Americans are justifiably concerned over the government's escalating intervention into our freedom to choose what we eat and how we manage our health.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in order to comply with standards dictated by supra-national organizations such as the UN's World Food Code
(CODEX), NAFTA, and CAFTA, has been assuming greater control over nutrients, vitamins and natural health care providers. Ultimately, this regulation results in the restriction of our right to choose the manner in which we manage our health and nutritional needs.

Dr. Ron Paul is the national leader in terms of preserving Health Freedom. He introduced the Health Freedom Protection Act, H.R. 2117, to ensure Americans receive truthful health information about supplements and natural remedies.

Dr. Paul supports the Access to Medical Treatment Act, H.R. 746, which expands Americans' discretion to utilize alternative medicine and innovative treatments.

Ron Paul opposes legislation that aggrandizes the FDA's legal powers. The FDA has consistently failed to protect the public from dangerous drugs, genetically modified foods, dangerous pesticides and other chemicals in the food supply. Meanwhile, the FDA wastes public funds by attacking safe, healthy foods and dietary supplements.

Dr. Paul also opposed the Homeland Security Bill, H.R. 5005, which, in section 304, authorizes the forced vaccination of American citizens against small pox. Ron Paul believes the government should never possess the power to require immunizations or vaccinations.