Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

In the course of all of my reading and research, I have come to know this organization quite well.  PCRM is a committee that focuses on the truth and promoting good health.  This organization is made up of doctors who came to the conclusion that medicine doesn’t have to be what it has always been, if it’s not what it should be.  They understand that doctors have been trained a certain way, to focus on fixing things that are wrong and using surgery and medicine to do it.

But these doctors have gone in a different direction and believe that prevention is crucial to good health and to our nation.  And they believe that nutrition is the key to it all.

This group of doctors is taking on the food industry.  They are working very diligently to get the word out on the matters they feel are important for the public to know.  And their movement is picking up steam as more and more people are finding that everything the public hears and sees on tv and in commercials may actually not be true!

I encourage you to visit their website and follow this group.  As we make decisions about how we live our lives, we want to have the most truthful information possible.  I feel that this group is doing an amazing job to provide us with the information we need to eat healthy and stay healthy.

Website:   Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Here is a sample from their website about what they do.

Prevention
PCRM promotes preventive medicine through innovative programs:

PCRM has led the way for reforms of federal nutrition policies. Our clinical research programs are breaking new ground in diabetes, cancer, and other serious conditions. PCRM’s Cancer Project has provided vital information to tens of thousands of people. The New Four Food Groups is PCRM’s innovative proposal for a federal nutrition policy that puts a new priority on health. Our public service announcement series features medical experts on prevention and health.

Research Advocacy
We encourage higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research:

We oppose unethical human experiments. While great strides have been made in eliminating such experiments, problems remain. For example, children are still given synthetic growth hormone in experiments to make them taller, and both children and adults are exposed to unnecessary new drugs which have toxic effects. We promote alternatives to animal research and animal testing. We have worked to put a stop to gruesome experiments, such as the military’s cat-shooting studies, DEA narcotics experiments, and monkey self-mutilation projects. We also promote nonanimal methods in medical education. Currently, more than three-quarters of all U.S. medical schools have dropped their animal labs for medical students.

Organization
Since 1985, PCRM has been influencing advancements in medicine and science. We advocate for preventive medicine, especially good nutrition, conduct clinical research, and advocate for higher ethical standards in research. Our membership includes 150,000 health care professionals and concerned citizens.