Incoming trump admin with RFK signals new start for FDA Healthcare system 

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Hi all, thought this recent development might be of interest to the FMT community, as it is in the unfortunate position of having no proper FDA designation.

As I'm sure everyone is aware, Trump is the incoming President of the United States and he is bringing with him Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a controversial figure in the health world, primarially for his stances on vaccines. More importantly, though, Bobby appears to be amenable to 'alternative' health interventions in a broad sense. In this tweet he mentions "psychadelics, peptides, stem cells, raw milk, hyperbaric therapies, chelating compounds, ivermetcin, hydroxychlorquine, vitamins, clean foods, sunshine, exercise, nutraceuticals... and any thing else that advances human health and can't be patented by pharma".

FMT clearly falls under this category and I imagine RFK would be sympathetic to the concept and the plight we have in a no-mans-land of legality.

He also mentions in an interview that he "plans to clear out ENTIRE departments at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)". link here

Regardless of your opinions on the adminstration, there may never be a better time to try to get visibility on FMTs at the federal/FDA level.
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In this video on RFK's YT channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg2PpeO-clk, Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, says he's the only candidate that is serious about chronic disease, and she is too and that's why she supports him.

I was very heartened to hear this, and then disappointed when she lists the main culprits and only 1/3 is correct (environmental pollutants, electromagnetic pollution, vaccines).

Her kid has autism. In 2019, she established a private foundation, Bia-Echo, that promotes research to lengthen the human reproductive lifespan. https://biaecho.org/project/nicole-shanahan/ - 1-page site with no contact.

I tried to contact her on Linkedin unsuccessfully.

In my opinion, the anti-vax stuff is a red herring that distracts from the real causes. It's extremely frustrating to see notable people like RFK focus so much on vaccines and virtually never mention the gut microbiome or FMT.

I don't know how to contact RFK (I've tried tweeting to him in the past), but I'm planning on driving to DC to protest at the capitol. If anyone knows of a way to petition RFK about this issue, please let me know.

EDIT: I just saw a clip where RFK says his main goal, which is supported by Trump, is to end the chronic disease crisis, and that Trump wants to see major progress within 2 years. We really need a way to contact him. FMT is absolutely the most promising intervention to achieve that goal.
 
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I agree with your point that alternative medicines should be looked at more but eliminating vaccines is NOT the right direction.

Do you know why there is a mention of HCQ? Also, the side effects of HCQ though rare are bad (i.e. blindness) when on it you have to get regular eye exams and it is known to cause pigmentation in the skin. I thought metformin was the new trendy drug for longevity.
 
Michael Harrop said:
In my opinion, the anti-vax stuff is a red herring that distracts from the real causes. It's extremely frustrating to see notable people like RFK focus so much on vaccines and virtually never mention the gut microbiome or FMT.
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I agree -- I think he has the right attitude but vaccine stuff is not the correct path.
Michael Harrop said:
I don't know how to contact RFK (I've tried tweeting to him in the past), but I'm planning on driving to DC to protest at the capitol. If anyone knows of a way to petition RFK about this issue, please let me know.
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That's definitely the question - I imagine reaching him directly will be extremely hard, and trying to pitch him on something like FMT would be harder. Might be more effective to contact someone in his circle with a smaller following, though it's hard to say who those people might be.

Until things shake out and we know what his exact position will be in the Trump admin, it might be hard to know the correct course.

The main thing I am thinking about is the way of framing this for people in the way that is most convicining. I think a high level approach might be best, eg: "The FDA currently does not have a legal framework for holistic treatments that can improve general health, and kills the sale of such treatments by treating them as regular pharmaseuticals that must be approved condition by condition. For example....(then describing FMT/FMT sales)". He mentions therapeutic peptides, which are kinda in a similar purgatory.

Anyway, I will try try to keep up with any developments re: RFK and hopefully there will be people we can try to contact.
 
Someone sent me this:

You could consider making a post there about FMT, or holistic treatments and give FMT as an example. You could use or reference this summary: https://forum.humanmicrobiome.info/threads/the-fda-and-fmt-regulation-part-2-jul-2024-humanmicrobes-org-i-met-wit.520/#post-1370

I'll likely be away for a few months in DC.
 
Fmt2024 said:
I just made a post there too: https://forum.policiesforpeople.com/t/fecal-microbiota-transplant-fmt-saved-my-health-let-s-make-it-widely-available/20967
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I don't think it's the best idea to make what is essentially a duplicate, and looks similar to spam. I think commenting in the first thread and sharing it on social media encouraging other people to vote, is the better tactic.

AU's regulations are not good at all BTW. The TGA went against much of the feedback they received.
 
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