The Conspiracy And Why The Mainstream Is In A Fear Driven Panic To Stop
Alternative: 


 Here is an article with information derived from the JAMA. It is a couple
years old so the number of people seeking Alternative instead of
conventional medicine has undoubtedly grown immensely since then.
And it certainly explains the "Why" very well.
Alternative Medicine Is Going Mainstream
Last November, the American Medical Association (AMA) raised a white flag to
alternative medicine in their Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA).  They dedicated an entire issue to alternative medicine, and their
editorial comments literally gushed with the promise of  alternative medical
procedures.  You might ask yourself why this bastion of conventional
medicine, which has vociferously opposed alternative medicine in the past,
suddenly jumped on the bandwagon.  The answer is simple.
Highlights From JAMA'S Issue on Alternative Medicine
 * The herb saw palmetto {Serenoa repens) improves urinary flow in men with
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Eighteen studies involving 2,939 men
were reviewed, and it was concluded that the herb is as effective as the
most popular drug treatment for this condition, and has significantly fewer
side effects.
* A Chinese herbal formulation was found to be effective in the treatment of
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an inflammatory condition of the
gastrointestinal tract that affects up to 20% of the population. In a study
of 116 patients with IBS treated for 16 weeks with herbs or a placebo, the
group taking the herbal combination showed significant improvement.
* Yoga is more effective than splints in treating carpal tunnel syndrome.
Yoga-based stretches and postures aimed at correcting alignment of the
hands, wrists and arms and improving flexibility were demonstrated to be
superior to wrist splints in relieving the signs and symptoms of this common
problem.
...  "It's because the public is deserting conventional medicine and
flocking to alternative health care providers  by the millions. '....
Back in 1991, David Eisenberg, M.D., published a groundbreaking study on the
extent to which the public had adopted alternative medicine. His follow up
study was the lead article in JAMA, entitled "Trends in Alternative Medicine
Use in the United States, 1990-1997."  In it, Dr. Eisenberg reported that
46,3% of Americans visited an alternative practitioner in 1997.  This is a
substantial increase from the 36.3% he reported in 1991, when the public
made 427 million visits to alternative care practitioners.  By 1997, the
number had jumped to 629 million, exceeding the total visits to all
conventional physicians.  We spent $27 billion on alternative therapies in
1997, most of it out of pocket, since they generally aren't covered by
medical insurance.  These numbers are staggering!
This was nearly as much as we paid just out of pocket (not including
insurance and third-party payments) for almost all conventional therapies,
including hospital care. One finding of the study, which was of particular
interest to me, and must surely be alarming to the medical establishment,
was that 60% of people who consulted alternative practitioners didn't
discuss it with heir conventional physicians.  It's not that they don't want
professional advice.  They just know in advance what their doctor will say
and are sparing themselves an unpleasant and often demeaning interview. Most
conventional physicians are missing the boat
Conventional medicine is wired for expensive invasive procedures and oiled
by the pharmaceutical industry.  This multibillion dollar industry so
jealously guards its dominion over serious illnesses that they've made it
difficult, and in some cases, illegal for practitioners  to treat these
diseases with what are considered to be superior and safer alternatives.  In
many states, it's ctually against the law to treat cancer with any modality
other than surgery, chemotherapy and radiation even though these therapies
fail in most types of cancer.
But all of that is changing. Ready or not, alternative medicine is going
mainstream. Viable  alternative solutions for virtually all medicine
conditions will continue to grow in popularity into the next century. As a
result, the entire face of medicine will change dramatically. 
What The FDA and Drug Companies Are Doing
If they can't find a way to patent a substance, even a simple vitamin like
vitamin c, and make it their own property (whether it is or not), and force
people to pay for a doctor appointment to get a pricey prescription for it,
and make billions of dollars from it, they obstruct it, oppress it ,
discredit it, ignore it. Yes millions of patients are dying of cancer every
year as the FDA/CM/Drug companies obstruct and oppress anything that they
can't make millions from!
What Is Happening To This Support Group
There is a well known strategy/GAME where someone attacks and try's to win
by distracting, alienating, dividing and causing strife within the targeted
group. Those of you who are sparring with Moran. Why not just stop! I have
used the "just stop acknowledging the attacks" strategy with numerous Morans
in my life. It worked every time no matter who they were or what they were
attacking, or where the attacks were occurring, church, family, work,
political organizations etc. Ignore, with total indifference, and you take
away a bullies fun of getting a rise out of you and like magic they just go
away. And, if those of you who are playing the game like the game, at least
take it to personal e-mails, not postings to the group, so the rest of us
can get on with the objective...to help each other find health and healing!
Some of you have allowed Moran, to some degree, to oppress the positive,
productive communication and helping of others that this group had in the
past. If nothing else you have allowed him to waste a great deal of your
time and energy that should have gone into helping others, looking for
solutions, rejoicing over victories, and positive communication inside and
outside this group. 
What We Can And Should Be Doing Instead Of Wasting Time And Energy The Small
And Unimportant.
The current situation with the FDA, CM and Drug companies will not change by
arguing with anyone. They are a tiny speck in the big picture. Victory comes
from taking a unified stand in large numbers. Join the organizations already
in existence that are legally, politically and economically taking on the
FDA, CM, and Drug companies. If the organizations that exist are
ineffective, it could be because not enough people, who understand what is
wrong, are willing to join, help out, and  support, to make them effective.
If the organizations are truly ineffective, start new ones that are
effective. 
I think we should turn the tide on the FDA, CM, Drug companies and start
taking actions to assist in shutting them down. If every person, who can
afford it, or who has a lawyer in the family,  who has ever been harmed, not
helped, or had a family member die because of drugs, surgery, chemo and
radiation, or an FDA ruling etc. would file a lawsuit, it would change
things considerably. There undoubtedly are organizations in existence
already that are taking on the task of filing suits for just such reasons.
Lets find them and support and help them. And, when appropriate utilize
their services. 
We should diligently watch for legislation that erodes our rights to
quality, self chosen care. And also legislation that helps and protects us
as well. When large numbers of people stand together and write, call, e-mail
of Government, FDA and CM officials it does make a difference. There
undoubtedly are organizations we can join and support that are already watch
dogging the issues for us. Get our family, friends, neighbors, co-workers,
club and church members to also join them and make their voice heard loudly,
firmly and often. Folks the squeaky wheel gets the attention. The more times
large numbers of people write on an issue the better.
In addition, we should work for the goal of being allowed to hold doctors to
the exact same standards as EVERY other working person on this planet. There
isn't one person who would not be fired very quickly if they had the same
performance record as the conventional medical doctors and drug companies.
Theirs is the only profession where they can minimally help very few,
damage, harm and kill others, and not only stay employed, but also get paid
large sums of money from those they harmed and killed. If  I produced
nothing tangibly positive at my job, failed more then I succeeded, I would
be looking for another very soon. If we all start holding CM, FDA and drug
companies accountable for their failures and they were only paid for their
successes, like everyone else, there would "suddenly" be a great interest in
safe and effective preventive, and alternative solutions.
Since greed is the driving force here, start boycotting, as much as
possible, every company associated in any way with pharmaceuticals, medical
doctors, medical supplies, oppressed AM studies, rigged for the desired
propaganda CM and AM studies. Their parent companies, subsidiary companies
etc. Especially those who buy off, and pay off, politicians , the FDA and
subsidize studies that are done poorly and inadequately to discredit AM.
Money talks especially when large numbers of people write to the company and
tell them why they are being boycotted.
Bottom line is, nothing will change for the better with the current path
that is being followed. To truly change anything, positive, decisive,
effective, focused action must be taken by large numbers of people. That is
just the way it is. Forget arguing with the small and unimportant and focus
on taking steps within the big picture to create positive change. If you
dont, the status quo will be maintained forever..
M Meadows