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The Freedom of Choice, Naturally

For as long as I can remember, I have taken chicken soup when a cold was beginning in my body. I usually make it from scratch, with lots of garlic, onion, and herbs. I also take extra Vitamin C, and drink plenty of orange juice. I never thought twice about asking my doctor (or the FDA) if it was okay to do these things. It just seemed logical that they were good ideas.

As I got older, my body began to have strange reactions to synthetic medicines. It became a habit of mine to discover natural remedies for my different afflictions. Over time, I even chose to visit the local health food store before making a doctor appointment. As it happens, I began to appreciate the many wonderful things available to cure our ills, and learn more about them. I did this because I don't particularly enjoy going to the doctor, and getting medicine that caused other ailments. I also chose to do this because I didn't want to harm myself by using these new found wonders incorrectly.

Government is a wonderful thing when it is for the people, and by the people. Government for the sake of government is extremely dangerous. As an intelligent, free thinking individual, I am willing to research the different effects of natural products I decide to use, whether they are for medicinal purposes or to lighten my hair. I do not want or require a group of government paid individuals to decide if putting minced onion in my ear is an acceptable practice to cure an earache. (Yes, this really does work. It even kept my son from getting tubes when he was a baby. Just don't forget to wrap the onion in gauze first, and expect some pain as the infection is drawn out of the ear.)

I do not want to be denied access to some of the easiest cures available, just because some government agent didn't want to lose a job, and erred on the safe side when in doubt. I am an intelligent individual who does not require the government to do my thinking for me. I also enjoy the freedom of avoiding sitting in doctor offices for hours on end. This saves me a trip to the pharmacy, which will also take up far too much of my time. The idea of having to go through this for natural, herbal supplements and remedies is not something I can easily swallow. Nor is it something I would ever support given my ability to think for myself.

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