To read the letter the FDA sent to the Peebles, click here . My first thought was, 'Oh my gosh. Shecter said that the mailing looked official and even included items in small print that appeared to come from packet inserts in prescription medication. The product claimed to be a natural alternative to estrogen or progestin, a treatment for everything from menopause to depression to osteoporosis. A long-time employee in the health industry, Shechter was outraged.
Doctors are also concerned.
The mailing crosses all ethical boundaries, Dr. Perlmutter said, because there is no evidence that the miracle cream works. The Health Notification Service of Henderson, Nev., is owned by Roger Peeples. That explanation isn't good enough for the Food and Drug Administration. They've sent Peeples a warning letter calling his therapeutic claims false and misleading. The FDA has told Roger Peeples and the Health Notification Service to change his marketing.