b'The Fight to Keep NACBY MICHAEL LEVESQUENow the FDA wants to take NAC (N-Acetylcysteine) from the open marketplace of stores throughout thecountry by denying its status as a nutraceutical.W hentheU.S.Foodand DrugAdministration (FDA)wascreatedin 1906byCongress,there was not the intent to have an agency of the government work against the health of the nation. It was created because the pharmaceuticalindustrywascreating drugsthatwereconsidereddangerous, and needed testing and validation due to their unique chemical makeup as a sin-gle compound that acts alone, yet affects thebiologicalsystem.Awholeprotocol of testing was required eventually since often the drugs produced bad side effects rangingfromstomachupsettodeath, from rashes to birth defects, cancer, heart attacks, and an endless ever-growing list of bad side effects.The other purpose of the FDA was toNot Again! Attack! Nutraceuticals Rescue protect the pharmaceutical industry fromNowtheFDAwantstotakeNACHealthcompetition and aid in the process of li- (n-acetylcysteine)fromtheopenNutraceuticals are nutrients that closely censing their drugs for use. This has grownmarketplaceofstoresthroughouttheinteract with other nutrients, dependent on tobeamajordivisionbetweennaturalcountry by denying its status as a nutraceu- adequate amounts of other supporting nu-products that have curative properties andtical. This seems completely flawed sincetrients. They are not a magic, poison bullet. pharmaceutical drugs. Presently, the FDAother nutrients have both drug status andThey are available for study in universities has full authority to regulate the naturalnutraceuticalstatusandremainavail- throughout the World with endless studies products industry that produces nutraceu- ableinthemarketplace,suchasNi- confirmingtheirefficacy,safety,andin-ticals (natural medicines); however, havingacin(VitaminB3)ortheaminoacidteractions. Whereas drugs involve propri-the FDA regulate that industry is the sameL-carnitine.TheFDAwillthenonlyetary studiessometimes presented with as putting a fox in place to guard the chick- permitNACsusewithaprescriptionfalse data to gain approvalsas they go en coop! It has only caused the harassmentandenhancethewealthofthephar- into use, their bad side effects may become and destruction of many good companiesmaceuticalindustry.NACisoneofrecognized with warnings then needing to that benefit the health of the nation. As anaturesmosteffectivenutrientsandbe issued. In many cases, the harm done result,ourtaxdollarsprovidetheFDAactually eliminates or reduces the harmis not revealed for many years or until the with the ability to destroy our own health.that many drugs create. nextgeneration,suchashashappened 18 H ealtHF reedomN ews /s ummer2021'