Will all those who feel powerless to change things please signify by maintaining their usual silence.

A bill is being drawn up which will be appended to a complicated HMO bill which will not be controversial. Both sides of the aisle want to rein in some of the abuses of the HMOs. So far, so good. However, if this bill slips through, the F.D.A. will be empowered to regulate natural (herbal) products. Yep, you will need a prescription to get your Echinacea, etc. It would devastate the health food industry while lining the pockets of physicians.

We have the email addresses of all of the Senators and Congressmen.

We wrote some unique software which can send an email to each legislator. The email appears to have come from you. It is tempting to just do it but, without your permission, that would be deceptive and downright unethical.

With our large subscriber base we can probably stop this outrage in its tracks. Imagine a legislator receiving 30+ thousand emails demanding that this nefarious appendage be removed from what is otherwise a good bill.

WILL YOU SPEND 30 SECONDS TO HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD?

If you share our conviction that herbs remain unregulated then all you must do is :

1. Send an E-Mail to Jon5454@yahoo.com
2. Type "Herbs - A prescription item?" in the Subject Box
3. Type OK in the text box


(The OK will give Jon your permission for him to send an e-mail to all senators and congressmen asking them to remove the clause in the new bill that will require us to have a prescription to buy herbs.)

If you will take a few minutes and forward this to your friends, or post on a news/discussion group we will gain thousands of new voices.

If you choose not to respond, perhaps you have no problem with paying your physician $50 or more for a prescription for your favorite herbal remedy.

Thank You.