1. The right to
control our own bodies - to decide what food, drink, and medicines to take
and use, and what food, drink, and medicines not to take.
2. The right to supplement our diets with
vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, and enzymes without government
restrictions.
3. The right to receive alternative medicine
and treatments (such as those provided by chiropractors, acupuncturists,
naturopathic doctors, massage therapists, and clinical nutritionists)
without government restrictions.
4. The right of alternative medical
practitioners to determine and use those treatments best suited for their
patients without government restrictions.
5. The right of manufacturers and
distributors of dietary supplements to provide truthful research and label
information about the benefits of supplements and other health aids.
6. The right to discuss and disseminate
truthful natural-health information. The FDA, the FTC, and other
government agencies should not be allowed to prevent health organizations
such as the National Health Federation from disseminating this vital
information.
7. Freedom from international Codex
Alimentarius Commission standards that would greatly restrict all of the
above rights on behalf of a small elite that has gained control of
governmental health agencies. We view this and other governmental actions
as the greatest threats to our health freedom today.
8. The freedom to eat clean, fresh food
without pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, poisons, or irradiation.
9. The right to breathe clean air and to
drink water free of harmful chemicals such as fluoride.
10. The right to protect ourselves and our
children from unnecessary and often dangerous, childhood vaccines.
11. The right of our military men and women
to refuse to submit to mandatory vaccines such as anthrax.
12. The right to keep our medical records
private and confidential.