December 31, 2009 marks the beginning of the end of our civil liberties when it comes to choosing vitamins and other natural food products. Codex Alimentarius Commission, which is the appointed agency to watch over the safety of consumables across international borders as part of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations, will force the US Congress to institute strict guidelines in the regulation of natural products.

Your nutritional freedom will be taken away.

The big problem lies in the toxicology reporting process. The dosage of a vitamin to create an effective therapeutic response varies individually. This effective dosage might be beneficial for one person and dangerous for another. Thus the dosage must be made smaller to be safe for all, subsequently making it so small reducing any benefits that anyone can gain – and thus being viewed as having NO benefit. Wow. This is ridiculous. If only they used these guidelines for dangerous pharmaceutical drugs we wouldn’t have so many unneccesary deaths each year- like my childhood friends father and 5 years later, his mother.

This is yet another shortsighted, corporate greed fueled revocation of our freedom to choose a natural herb, vitamin, or nutraceutical product without having to make an appointment to get a prescription from a doctor. In a nutshell, all natural healing facilities, techniques, and modalities will be eliminated, live and organic food will no longer be available, natural food concentrates and supplements will no longer exist. This serves to keep everyone malnurished, further reducing life expectancies and our ability for self-healing. Guess who will profit? The medical doctors and pharmaceutical corporations, the chemical and food processing industry, and of course the dairy and meat industry. We must use our collective voices to put an end to this abomination of health freedom. Please take action at the Stop Codex website today.

I’m proud to announce that The Center for Structural Wellness has come into existence in the Union Square area of NYC. This is going to be an important step in understanding how human structure and its various expressions effect the health of the individual. Structural Integration will remain the main focus for work here but the Center will also encompass many other complementary, alternative, and western therapies. From acupuncture to Alexander Technique, massage to chiropractic, Biodynamic Cranial to physical therapy, Pilates to Yoga, and also including western doctors who are educated in CAM techniques, all working together to educate everyone on the importance of structural health. There will be a website release in the next month illustrating how this Center will work along with information on all of the affiliates. I will be picking the best practitioners and therapists so that everyone will be guaranteed the best treatment possible. For now please contact me through this address to set up an appointment.

Before and after photos of a client who has undergone the Basic 10 Series of Structural Integration. Notice how much his body is able to balance along the midline and gain vertical lift. What is harder to see in these two pictures taken 3 months apart is the increase of efficient movement, better poise and posture, and an increase in confidence and self-expression.