VIAGRA AND THE F.D.A - FACT OR FICTION?

The latest money making crazy ignited by pharmaceutical companies is VIAGRA. The fact is that VIAGRA has put more men six feet under than any combination of steroids or Ephedra combined. Nonetheless, pharmaceutical companies continue to push and advertise VIAGRA to the masses in their never ending quest for the almighty dollar. It is without question that VIAGRA has been linked to heart problems and other serious medical issues which have virtually been ignored by the F.D.A.

Preying on personal problems, VIAGRA was initially promoted as the savior for erectile problems in aging men. Unfortunately, it is now being used as a recreational drug by many young people. Not surprising when one considers that the drug was originally developed and promoted more for recreational reasons than for health and wellness. Any physician worth their salt will tell you that it is better to live with erection issues than to die of a heart attack or liver failure. VIAGRA goes beyond robbing Peter to pay Paul and it is time that the F.D.A. recognizes this and pulls it off of the shelf- especially since their sole role is purportedly to ensure "the safety of the public."

If the F.D.A. was so concerned about the public it would not be running massive campaigns against the use of anabolic steroids which are used by medical professionals around the world for anti-aging, hormone replacement therapy and more importantly, in the treatment of H.I.V. and AIDS patients. If steroids and growth hormones are so bad for the public then the F.D.A. should not be allowing the public to purchase Foster and Tyson chicken which have surprising high levels of growth hormones which are then directly consumed by millions of Americans on a daily basis. Believe it or not, pound per pound, a Foster chicken is more juiced up than a Russian Olympic weight lifter.

Alcohol, tobacco, McDonalds, and K.F.C. contribute to more deaths than any anabolic steroid that I am aware of. Politicians should take a hard look at the laws they pass and the power they give to the F.D.A. because while they can fool some people some of the time, they cannot fool all of the people all of the time. Young people are not easily fooled these days. Every time an athlete is asked to urinate in a jar, America’s youth are certainly wondering, how many politicians and lawmakers are being asked to do the same? If a ball player who earns a living entertaining America’s masses is tested for drugs and alcohol, surely those with the power to send America’s youth to war should be tested for drugs and alcohol, shouldn’t they?

We should all wage war against drug and be sincere about it instead of political gain. It is time for our leaders to tell us what they stand for instead of what they are against.

Vic Richards
CEO, Rebel Nutrition