| Greetings from The Seniors Coalition:
The hypocrites in the Congress are ready to strip senior's access to needed dietary supplements unless we act immediately to let them know we will not stand for it.
These are the same Senators and Representatives who pontificate against the high cost of drugs in America, but then try to limit access to affordable and effective dietary supplements that we seniors need to maintain our good health. Three U.S. Senators have launched the attack on dietary supplements by introducing legislation to ban DHEA – and you can be certain that is just the beginning of the onslaught against dietary supplements.
Members of Congress are unfairly exploiting the professional and amateur sports scandal involving the abuse of anabolic steroids as the basis for attacking DHEA and seeking its removal from the marketplace. Those kinds of drugs should be banned from sports at all levels, but this overreaction – typical for politicians looking to get in front of a camera – is like killing a fly with a bazooka.
For the record, DHEA is NOT an anabolic steroid. In fact, research has shown that individuals who have taken DHEA with the purpose of drastically enhancing their strength and performance on the athletic field have not been shown to receive any benefits by taking this supplement.
During our younger years, our bodies maintain appropriate DHEA levels influencing nearly every organ and tissue in our bodies including muscles, bones, immune system and mind. As we age, however, our natural levels of DHEA are depleted.
Seniors who take the DHEA dietary supplement have been shown to display a wide range of benefits, including maintaining muscle strength and strong bones, boosting immunity, and improving mood and sleep patterns. Further studies suggest that DHEA may be helpful for such conditions as obesity, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
DHEA is a supplement that has greatly improved the quality of life for seniors around the country, and we must STOP members of Congress from taking away the access that seniors who need the assistance of this supplement have enjoyed. If we don’t take immediate action, the next step will be for force all dietary supplements to be controlled drugs that require a prescription from a doctor.
That’s what the big drug companies want – because it eliminates the competition from dietary supplements.
It’s what the medical profession wants because it increases revenue for doctors.
But it is not what seniors want, and we have to act IMMEDIATELY to have our voices heard on Capitol Hill.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The Seniors Coalition is a senior advocacy organization with more than 4 million members across America. We fight every day to protect the retirement security of America's seniors, and we stand toe-to-toe with those members of Congress who try to limit consumer choices for America's senior citizens.
Click here now to visit our grassroots website – www.seniorcongress.org – where you can send a fax and an email to your legislators (at no cost) telling them to "PROTECT YOUR ACCESS TO DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS THAT INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS, AND VOTE 'NO!' TO S. 1137."
Also, click here to visit The Senior Coalition's homepage – www.senior.org – to stay up to date with the latest progress on this DHEA legislation.
Thank you for your help!
The Seniors Coalition - 4401 Fair Lakes Court, Suite 210 - Fairfax, VA 22033
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