🎙️ Interview Title: “Codex Alimentarius & The Future of Food Freedom”
Guests: Dr. Rima E. Laibow, MD
Hosts: Holistic Nurse Erica Carmen & Webmaster Joseph C. Jukic
Erica Carmen (EC):
Welcome everyone to Healing Without Borders. I’m Holistic Nurse Erica Carmen, and joining me as always is our brilliant webmaster and researcher, Joseph C. Jukic. Today, we’re honored to speak with Dr. Rima E. Laibow, a pioneering physician and advocate for health freedom. Our topic—one that affects everyone who eats—is the Codex Alimentarius. Welcome, Dr. Laibow.
Dr. Rima Laibow (RL):
Thank you, Erica and Joseph. It’s a pleasure to be with you both and to speak about something that’s quietly reshaping global nutrition policy—often without the public’s full awareness.
Joseph C. Jukic (JJ):
Dr. Laibow, many of our listeners have heard the term Codex Alimentarius, but don’t really know what it means. Can you explain it in simple terms?
RL:
Certainly. Codex Alimentarius means “Food Code.” It’s a set of international food standards created jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. It was originally intended to ensure food safety in international trade.
But over time, it has become a regulatory framework that can restrict access to vitamins, minerals, herbs, and natural remedies, under the guise of “harmonizing” laws across nations.
EC:
So, in your view, Codex isn’t really about protecting consumers—it’s more about controlling them?
RL:
That’s right. While the official narrative emphasizes consumer safety, the deeper reality is that Codex can be used to limit natural health options and favor pharmaceutical interests. For instance, certain Codex guidelines classify even essential nutrients as “toxins” at doses above trivial amounts. That’s scientifically absurd.
JJ:
Dr. Laibow, you’ve warned that under Codex, high-potency supplements could become illegal or require a prescription. How realistic is that threat?
RL:
Very realistic. In fact, the European Union already has versions of this in place—the Food Supplements Directive and the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive. Under these systems, natural substances must go through costly pharmaceutical-style approvals. Codex aims to globalize that structure. Once adopted, national sovereignty over food and nutrition policy could be lost.
EC:
That’s alarming. As a nurse, I see firsthand how nutrition can heal—how vitamin D, magnesium, selenium, and omega-3s can transform lives. What happens to holistic practitioners if Codex rules become binding?
RL:
It would marginalize them. Practitioners who recommend “non-approved” nutrient levels or herbal combinations could be accused of practicing outside regulated limits. It’s the medical-industrial complex consolidating control.
JJ:
So it’s not just about what’s on our plates—it’s about who gets to decide what health even means.
RL:
Exactly. It’s a war for definition. If the WHO defines nutrients as “toxins,” then wellness itself becomes a regulated commodity. That’s why health freedom advocates must stay alert.
EC:
What can citizens do to protect their right to natural health?
RL:
First, become informed. Visit the Natural Solutions Foundation website, read the Codex texts for yourself, and question politicians about their stance on health sovereignty. Secondly, support local food systems, community gardens, and farmers who resist corporate control. And finally, never surrender your right to choose what goes into your body.
JJ:
That’s powerful. You’re saying health freedom is the foundation of human freedom.
RL:
Absolutely. If you can’t control what goes into your body, then you don’t truly own yourself.
EC:
Thank you, Dr. Rima Laibow, for your clarity and courage. We’ll keep spreading the message: education, sovereignty, and health freedom for all.
RL:
Thank you both. Stay informed, stay strong, and stay well.
End of Interview