LS 77 - What the FDA Doesn't Want You to Know with Jonathan Emord

Jason Hartman and Jonathan Emord, Esq. discuss the conflict of interests found within the FDA and their history with hiding the negative aspects of prescription drugs, as well as the benefits of natural remedies. According to Mr. Emord, "Perhaps as many as 15% to 20% of all drugs on the market today are ones that carry serious side effects, including heart attack, stroke, neurological disorders, kidney failure, liver failure, and death." Jonathan W. Emord is one of the nation's leading free speech attorneys. He has defeated the Food and Drug Administration a remarkable seven times in federal court, more times than any other attorney in American history, earning him the title, "FDA Dragon Slayer." He is the 2007 recipient of the Cancer Control Society's Humanitarian Award for "winning and preserving our great civil rights to life, to liberty, and to health freedoms." He is the only non-scientist ever appointed to the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists and serves as that organization's Vice Chair. In 2010, he became the first person awarded the title "Honorary Nutrition Specialist" by the CBNS. He is also a member of the Governing Council of the International Society of Regulatory Toxicology. Congressman Ron Paul says "[a]ll freedom-loving Americans are in debt to Jonathan Emord for his courtroom [victories]" and calls him a "hero of the health freedom revolution." Formerly an attorney in the Reagan Administration's Federal Communications Commission, Emord has practiced constitutional and administrative law in Washington, D.C. for the past twenty-five years. He is routinely consulted by industry, Congress, and the media on regulatory issues that affect health freedom. He is the author of four critically acclaimed books: Freedom, Technology and the First Amendment (1991); The Ultimate Price (2007); The Rise of Tyranny (2008); and Global Censorship of Health Information (2010). Mr. Emord is the American Justice columnist for USA Today Magazine. Websites Mentioned: www.emord.com