Life goes on - editor's desk - Editorial

Although it was early 1995, it seems like only yesterday when I sat in an office at 5 Penn Plaza in Manhattan, at the old headquarters of what was then called Better Nutrition for Today's Living magazine. I was beaming, wide-eyed and enthusiastic, convinced that I could change the world, starting with this magazine.

It's now 2002 and, looking back, we did try to change the world together--the yearly trips to Washington, D.C. to fight for your access to supplements and to independent information about these products. We also fought to rewrite the National Organic regulations. Together we won! We battled for folic acid fortification--and we won! State by state, we fought against legislation (like the Dietitian's Bill, in Texas) that would have taken away our rights--and we won! We fought for DHA to be allowed in infant formulas--and, you guessed it, we won! We even battled drug-industry attorneys on FOX-TV--and won! The list truly goes on.

And so, now, do we: myself, Patti Woods, Ren Knopf and David Pollard--the editorial and art staff of Better Nutrition. This is our last issue with the magazine, as our corporation has decided to move our editorial operations to Virginia.

They say if you love something, set it free. Fly high and strong, Better Nutrition--for we will always love this magazine and each, and every, one of you.

In good health, I remain

Yours most affectionately.

James Gormley

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