The media...

It's been over a month now, as addressed by my last post, and I believe it is time to begin the process of contacting the media about my personal discovery. I spoke with one Resveratrol company that I respect very much, and he suggested I wait another 2 weeks before I do. I think this is good advice. It's only another 12 days actually. He was saying I should have 6 weeks total under my belt. I'm almost there!
I guess I was looking for a little more support from that company, but he made me aware of the difficult scenario this could be for their company (without saying that specifically). See, the FDA has standards and regulations that everyone knows about. They are the ultimate when it comes to Food and Drugs in this country. (As I wrote that it just dawned on me that I should contact companies outside of the country who are not governed and limited by the FDA! European and Canadian health standards are still strong but are more open to supplements. My how this adventure is unfolding!)
Anyway, the FDA doesn't necessarily believe in alternative medicine officially due to the fact that they do not evaluate the products and ingredients in them. Despite the fact that there is this whole explosion of interest lately in supplements by American consumers (mostly due to the fact that many people have great success with them) the FDA in its (for lack of better words) snobby way dismisses it and as a result, all US supplements have a label on them that says something to the effect of "This product has not been evaluated by the FDA, therefore it is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure, or prevent any illness". (Something like that.)
I'm sorry, in my personal opinion, just because the FDA decided it will not look into the potential health benefits of a product IT deems as unworthy, does not mean - in my newly open eyes - that the said product does not work. Let's face it, many drugs today started as an herb or supplement. They began as a simple discovery of anecdotal evidence by a select few people (similar to what is POSSIBLY happening to me), and the labs decide at that point to conduct a few experiments. Once the experiments prove and validate what is being claimed by the original people who discovered the benefits, then it goes on to have it's active ingredient extracted or synthesized and thus turned into a drug.
That of course is an extremely simplified explaination as to what often happens in the process of turning a supplement into a pharmaceutical. But once that is done and the FDA has performed it's safety testing, which thank goodness they do - I have to assert - then the drug now can be endorsed by the FDA. In all reality, it is a process that protects the American people. I appreciate the FDA for that purpose.
I guess my personal "beef" with the process is that, whether or not Resveratrol has been deemed appropriate by the FDA, almost doesn't matter. That process could almost be seen as a purely political process full of red tape and lobbyists (nothing wrong with lobbyists!) and money and such.
The point of my story is that something has happened to me. I realize it is all at the beginning stages - pre FDA - (although Glaxo Smith-Kline is working hard to release their newly acquired SRT501. Maybe I should get ahold of them next!) but that doesn't mean it hasn't not changed me anyway. (Double negative equals a positive here!)
I do believe, from the bottom of my newly healthy mind and soul - that my Schizo Affective Bipolar Disorder has been "treated" by this supplement better than any drug I've ever tried! (I'm still on my Abilify and Zoloft though, just for the record, but remember, I've been on them and other drugs a long time with weaker results. ((I know, I'm a broken record but I HAVE to get these points across))). Whether its appropriate legally to assert that, I'm not sure, but I do know that it is my opinion and being a newly functional member in this blessed revitalized country makes it OK for me to express that to you.
Thank you "freedom of speech" and thank you Rev Genetics for your Nitro 250. Yes, I finally answered the question of which pill I take. I was reluctant to mention it before. I wanted to confirm in myself that it is the best I've tried (between 2 products) and it is. It's fantastic. There is a difference. It's a lower dose but Micronized meaning more goes into your blood stream. (By the way, there is no affiliation between me and Rev Genetics. It's simply the manufacturer of the pill that I prefer at this point.)
So, life is good for Jason. I am now contacting the media but waiting 2 weeks, as said, before any actual interviews. You would not believe who I've attempted to contact.
Anyway, thanks for being some of the first to follow this exciting mental health adventure. With the media's help, there will be many more!