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June 2001-Matthias Rath, M.D., a world-renowned physician and scientific researcher, received the prestigious 2001 Bulwark of Liberty Award sponsored by the American Preventive Medical Association and the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine on May 26th in Clifton, Virginia. The award was presented to Dr. Rath at the Bulwark of Liberty Awards and The Pearson v. Shalala First Amendment Freedom Awards celebration recognizing the recent litigation victory against the Food and Drug Administration.

Berkley Bedell (right), former Member of Congress, chairman of various congressional subcommittees in conversation with Dr. Matthias Rath at the Bulwark of Liberty Award

According to Jonathon W. Emord of Emord & Associates, P.C., the Washington, D.C.-based law firm representing the plaintiffs in the Pearson v. Shalala litigation, "The individuals receiving the Bulwark of Liberty Award have passed national boundaries and have improved health and enhanced life around the world. This award is a fitting tribute." Further, the award recognizes those who have made extraordinary efforts to advance nutrition science, educate the public on the health benefits of nutrients, and end government censorship of health information.

Candace Campbell, the Executive Director of the American Preventive Medical Association presented Dr. Rath with his award, praising his hard work and achievements. "He is certainly doing more than his part to protect our healthcare freedom," she stated, siting his efforts to fight the "Codex Alimentarius," which has the potential to eliminate healthcare freedom.

An advocate for patient health information rights, Dr. Rath strives to improve the health and quality of life for people across the world. The award symbolizes Dr. Rath's efforts to protect those rights. In his acceptance speech, Dr. Rath described this healthcare crisis as a "global contest," stating, "The pharmaceutical 'business with disease' versus the right for millions of people to have unrestricted access to natural preventive health information. That is the global picture."

Widely known for his major scientific breakthrough based on research of vitamins and cardiovascular health, Dr. Rath developed the world's first patented therapy for the natural reversal of cardiovascular disease. His scientific and clinical research has proven that vitamin deficiencies cause the most common chronic diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes. These discoveries have prompted him to use natural remedies to prevent and treat these diseases as opposed to the pharmaceutically-based approach to health care which is responsible for 106,000 deaths annually in the United States from side effects of correctly administered prescription drugs.

Dr. Rath led the crusade against legislation in Europe promoted by the pharmaceutical industry's efforts to restrict access to natural health information and to vitamin therapies through the UN's "Codex Alimentarius" Commission.

Dr. Rath's studies have been published numerous times, including Arteriosclerosis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and European Heart Health Journal. Additionally, he has authored books on science including Why Animals Don't Get Heart Attacks-But People Do!, and a series on cellular health.

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