[Sundaycommunity] Vandana Shiva: "Keep Big Tech out of life sciences"
Arthur Blomme
art at integralshift.ca
Wed Apr 21 09:38:39 PDT 2021
Catherine
We are in the midst of the largest wealth transfer in history from the
poor to the billionaire class. Bill Gates and the tech giants are the
ones who are amassing the wealth.
It is absurd to suggest that Shiva and Mercola are amassing great wealth
for promoting better nutrition, organic food and peer reviewing the bad
science of Big Pharma. Shiva say's "Self care equals planet care." We
have to take action by improving our health.
The vaccine industry is a trillion dollar industry. Think about it. An
average of $40 per vaccine. You need two shots. Say we vaccinate half
of the global population. Now every year there will be a booster
vaccine to combat the variants. Global governments are on board,
funding the research and then paying again for the royalties to the
patent holders, i.e. Faucci et al.
Our current technocratic world view is the cause of environmental
destruction that is bringing on the sixth massive extinction which may
involve the extinction of our species. This is all in Laudato Si. The
Shiva videos present a spiritual movement of regenerative agriculture.
It is a conflict of two kinds of Science. I would have hoped to have
generated conversation on the theme of these videos rather on attacking
the messenger.
Be Well
Art
On 4/20/21 10:55 a.m., Catherine Walther via Sundaycommunity wrote:
> Yes, vitamins and healthy eating can help us all to fight off viruses
> and bad bacteria but
> be careful about what you read. We need to be able to distinguish
> between the guidelines of the
> health experts and recognizing the others who are amassing great
> wealth advocating against vaccines
> and general medicine. They won't help you when you end up in ICU.
> Here's what I found when I searched Dr. Mercola on the internet.
> Catherine
>
> WARNING LETTER
>
>
> Mercola.com, LLCMARCS-CMS 607133 — FEBRUARY 18, 2021
>
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> * Print
>
> Product:
> Food & Beverages
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Recipient:
> Dr. Joseph M. Mercola, DO
> Mercola.com, LLC
>
> 125 SW 3rd Place, Suite 205Cape Coral, FL 33991United States
>
>
> jm at mercola.com <mailto:jm at mercola.com>
> customerservice at mercola.com <mailto:customerservice at mercola.com>
>
> Issuing Office:
> Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
>
> United States
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *WARNING LETTER*
>
> Date: February 18, 2021
>
> Cc: TAHarrison at Venable.com
> LGordon at venable.com <mailto:LGordon at venable.com>
>
> Venable LLP
> Attn: Todd A. Harrison
> Attn: Leonard Gordon
> 600 Massachusetts Ave., NW
> Washington, DC 20001
>
> RE: Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease
> 2019 (COVID-19)
>
> This is to advise you that the United States Food and Drug
> Administration (FDA) reviewed your websites at the Internet addresses
> https://www.mercola.com <https://www.mercola.com> and
> https://www.mercolamarket.com <https://www.mercolamarket.com> on
> February 8, 2021. We also reviewed your social media site at
> https://www.twitter.com/mercola <https://www.twitter.com/mercola>,
> where you direct consumers to your website
> https://www.mercolamarket.com <https://www.mercolamarket.com> to
> purchase your products. The FDA has observed that your website offers
> “Liposomal Vitamin C,” “Liposomal Vitamin D3,” and “Quercetin and
> Pterostilbene Advanced” products for sale in the United States and
> that these products are intended to mitigate, prevent, treat,
> diagnose, or cure COVID-19/*1*/ in people. Based on our review, these
> products are unapproved new drugs sold in violation of section 505(a)
> of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 2pt1 U.S.C. §
> 355(a). Furthermore, these products are misbranded drugs under section
> 502 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 352. The introduction or delivery for
> introduction of these products into interstate commerce is prohibited
> under sections 301(a) and (d) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 331(a) and (d).
>
> There is currently a global outbreak of respiratory disease caused by
> a novel coronavirus that has been named “severe acute respiratory
> syndrome coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2). The disease caused by the virus
> has been named “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19). On January 31,
> 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a
> declaration of a public health emergency related to COVID-19 and
> mobilized the Operating Divisions of HHS./*2*/ In addition, on March
> 13, 2020, there was a Presidential declaration of a national emergency
> in response to COVID-19./*3*/ Therefore, FDA is taking urgent measures
> to protect consumers from certain products that, without approval or
> authorization by FDA, claim to mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or
> cure COVID-19 in people. As described below, you sell products that
> are intended to mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19
> in people. We request that you take immediate action to cease the sale
> of such unapproved and unauthorized products for the mitigation,
> prevention, treatment, diagnosis, or cure of COVID-19.
>
> Some examples of the claims on your websites that establish the
> intended use of your products, based on statements about the purported
> effects of their ingredients, and misleadingly represent them as safe
> and/or effective for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 include:
>
> * “Vitamins C and D are finally being adopted in the conventional
> treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV2. This fortunate turn of
> events is likely to save thousands of lives ….” [from an April 7,
> 2020 post on your Twitter page,
> https://twitter.com/mercola/status/1247540121919827970
> <https://twitter.com/mercola/status/1247540121919827970>]
>
> From your article titled “Vitamin C and D Finally Adopted as
> Coronavirus Treatment”
> (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/04/07/coronavirus-treatment.aspx
> <https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/04/07/coronavirus-treatment.aspx>):
>
> * “Vitamins C and D are finally being adopted in the conventional
> treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.”
> * “Vitamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug,
> actually killing viruses.”
> * “Vitamin C Is a Vastly Underutilized Antiviral ‘Drug’”
> * “Another powerful component in the prevention and treatment of
> influenza is vitamin D. Although vitamin D does not appear to have
> a direct effect on the virus itself, it does strengthen immune
> function, thus allowing the host body to combat the virus more
> effectively. It also suppresses inflammatory processes. Taken
> together, this might make vitamin D useful against SARS-CoV-2
> infection.”
> * “In my view, optimizing your vitamin D levels is one of the
> absolute best strategies available to prevent respiratory illness
> of all kinds.”
> * “Based on the available scientific evidence, there's no reason to
> ignore vitamins C and D for the prevention and treatment of
> COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.”
> * “Vitamin C is also a crucial aid, both for the prevention and
> treatment of viral illnesses. You can find pertinent reports and
> research about vitamin C against COVID-19 on the Orthomolecular
> Medicine News Service website. I recommend using liposomal vitamin
> C, as it allows you to take far higher dosages than regular
> vitamin C ….”
>
> From your article titled “Nutrition and Natural Strategies Offer Hope
> Against COVID-19”
> (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/29/andrew-saul-vitamin-c.aspx
> <https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/29/andrew-saul-vitamin-c.aspx>):
>
> * “Vitamin C . . . kills pathogens, including viruses, when taken in
> high doses.”
> * “[T]he government of Shanghai has issued official recommendations
> that vitamin C should be used for treating COVID-19.”
> * “High-Dose Vitamin C Kills Viruses”
>
> From your article titled “Quercetin and Vitamin C: Synergistic Therapy
> for COVID-19”
> (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/08/24/quercetin-and-vitamin-csynergistic-effect.aspx
> <https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/08/24/quercetin-and-vitamin-csynergistic-effect.aspx>):
>
> * “Vitamin C and quercetin have synergistic effects that make them
> useful in the prevention and early at-home treatment of COVID-19.”
> * “[V]itamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug,
> effectively inactivating viruses.”
> * “While high-dose vitamin C is new for COVID-19 treatment, it’s
> been used as a treatment for sepsis since about 2017. The vitamin
> C-based sepsis treatment was developed by Dr. Paul Marik …. In the
> interview above, Marik explains how the COVID-19 critical care
> protocol grew out of his sepsis treatment, as he and other doctors
> noticed there were many similarities between sepsis and severe
> COVID-19 infection ….”
> * “Quercetin was initially found to provide protection against SARS
> coronavirus in the aftermath of the SARS epidemic … Now, some
> doctors are advocating its use against SARS-CoV-2, in combination
> with vitamin C, noting that the two have synergistic effects.”
> * “There is evidence that vitamin C and quercetin co-administration
> exerts a synergistic antiviral action due to overlapping antiviral
> and immunomodulatory properties and the capacity of ascorbate to
> recycle quercetin, increasing its efficacy.”
>
> You should take immediate action to address the violations cited in
> this letter. This letter is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of
> violations that exist in connection with your products or operations.
> It is your responsibility to ensure that the products you sell are in
> compliance with the FD&C Act and FDA's implementing regulations. We
> advise you to review your websites, product labels, and other labeling
> and promotional materials to ensure that you are not misleadingly
> representing your products as safe and effective for a
> COVID-19-related use for which they have not been approved by FDA and
> that you do not make claims that misbrand the products in violation of
> the FD&C Act. *Within 48 hours, please send an email to
> COVID-19-Task-Force-CFSAN at fda.hhs.gov
> <mailto:COVID-19-Task-Force-CFSAN at fda.hhs.gov>* describing the
> specific steps you have taken to address these violations. Include an
> explanation of each step being taken to prevent the recurrence of
> violations, as well as copies of related documentation. Failure to
> adequately correct any violations may result in legal action,
> including, without limitation, seizure and injunction.
>
> FDA is advising consumers not to purchase or use certain products that
> have not been approved, cleared, or authorized by FDA and that are
> being misleadingly represented as safe and/or effective for the
> treatment or prevention of COVID-19. Your firm will be added to a
> published list on FDA’s website of firms and websites that have
> received warning letters from FDA concerning the sale or distribution
> of COVID-19 related products in violation of the FD&C Act. This list
> can be found at
> http://www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-products
> <http://www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-products>.
> Once you have taken actions to address the sale of your unapproved and
> unauthorized products for the mitigation, prevention, treatment,
> diagnosis, or cure of COVID-19, and any appropriate corrective actions
> have been confirmed by the FDA, the published list will be updated to
> indicate that your firm has taken such corrective actions.
>
> This letter notifies you of our concerns and provides you with an
> opportunity to address them. If you cannot take action to address this
> matter completely within 48 hours, state the reason for the delay and
> the time within which you will do so. If you believe that your
> products are not in violation of the FD&C Act, include your reasoning
> and any supporting information for our consideration.
>
> If you are not located in the United States, please note that products
> that appear to be misbranded or unapproved new drugs may be detained
> or refused admission if they are offered for importation into the
> United States. We may advise the appropriate regulatory officials in
> the country from which you operate that FDA considers your products
> referenced above to be unapproved and misbranded products that cannot
> be legally sold to consumers in the United States.
>
> Please direct any inquiries to FDA at
> COVID-19-Task-Force-CFSAN at fda.hhs.gov
> <mailto:COVID-19-Task-Force-CFSAN at fda.hhs.gov>.
>
> Sincerely,
> /S/
>
> William A. Correll
> Director
> Office of Compliance
> Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
> Food and Drug Administration
>
> ______________________________
>
> /*1*/ As explained in the next paragraph, there is currently an
> outbreak of a respiratory disease named “Coronavirus Disease 2019”
> (COVID-19).
>
> /*2*/ Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination that a
> Public Health Emergency Exists (originally issued Jan. 31, 2020 and
> subsequently renewed), available at
> https://www.phe.gov/emergency/news/healthactions/phe/Pages/default.aspx
> <https://www.phe.gov/emergency/news/healthactions/phe/Pages/default.aspx>.
>
> /*3*/ Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the
> Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak (Mar. 13, 2020),
> available at
> https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/proclamationdeclaring-national-emergency-concerning-novel-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak/
> <https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/proclamationdeclaring-national-emergency-concerning-novel-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak/>.
>
>
> On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 12:26, Arthur Blomme via Sundaycommunity
> <sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca
> <mailto:sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca>> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I believe that two of the greatest defenders of our future from
> the powers of Technocracy are Dr. Mercola and Vandana Shiva. At
> a time when most "real" journalists; {Chris Hedges, Glen
> Greenwald, Max Blumenthal and Jimmy Dor} are commenting on how
> the mass media is manufacturing consent, Mercola and Shiva are
> blazing the trail to a new narrative.
>
> Dr. Mercola a vocal foe to Big Pharma and the poisoning of the
> natural systems that support life. As such there is a strong
> campaign to discredit him. He provides scientific analysis and
> debates the findings of big Pharma and less monetized studies in
> the life sciences. He has his own peer reviewed papers.
>
> Vandana Shiva is credited with bringing down Monsantos, producers
> of roundup, a Chemical giant that is now bankrupt from a class
> action law suits. She stopped the patenting of seeds in India.
>
> They both sit on the steering committee for Regeneration
> International
> <https://regenerationinternational.org/our-network/>, an
> international organization promoting regenerative agriculture.
> Vandana Shiva describes this organization as "Regenerative
> agriculture provides answers to the soil crisis, the food crisis,
> the climate crisis, and the crisis of democracy." This message is
> in sync with the message of Laudato Si and highlights our common
> interest in food which we can mobilize and transform our
> lifestyles to increase our mutuality and connectivity to all on
> the planet.
>
> I am including a link to Dr. Mercola's interview from his site
> where you can get the transcript of the interview or read Dr.
> Mercola's analysis. Below that is another resource on Vandana
> Shiva where she describes how science is transforming from a
> mechanistic/control understanding of nature to a
> quantum/connectedness view of nature. Excellent resource for
> class rooms.
>
> Be Well
>
> Art
>
>
> Vandana Shiva on the Taking Down of Bill Gates' Empires
>
> **
> <https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2021/04/11/vandana-shiva-on-bill-gates-empires.aspx?cid_medium=etaf&cid=share>
>
>
> DIVIDE & RULE - The Plan of The 1% to Make You DISPOSABLE -
> Vandana Shiva <https://youtu.be/f9lq-uBdxg8>
>
> <https://youtu.be/f9lq-uBdxg8>
>
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