Flu Immunity

Reason # 10: I lived through the swine flu fiasco of 1976.

I was practicing chiropractic and alternative medicine in 1976 when the Centers for Disease Control, the drug companies and the media initiated a massive campaign to immunize everyone in the United States against the swine flu which at that time had not even yet materialized as a problem. I distinctly remember seeing a picture of Pres. Gerald Ford in the newspaper with his sleeve rolled up and allegedly receiving the swine flu vaccine. The government and the drug companies had the media on board to the point that even Walter Cronkite promoted the swine flu immunization on his evening news.

The promoters of this hoax eventually faced two problems which they had not planned on; (1) A CDC virologist, Dr. Anthony Morris, blew the whistle on the fact that the swine flu vaccine was not only worthless but was also dangerous, and, (2) Hundreds of people developed a crippling neurological disorder called Gillian-Barre Syndrome, also referred to as ”French polio”. And, there were at least 25 deaths reported which were attributed directly to the vaccine.

Reason # 9: I had lunch with Dr. Anthony Morris
You ask, who was he? During the 1976 swine flu fiasco, Dr. Morris, formerly of HEW was then active as Director of the Virus Bureau of the Food and Drug Administration. He stated, “There is a great deal of evidence to prove that immunization of children does more harm than good.” During those days Dr. Morris also stated: “There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them, anyway.” My opinion is the swine flu symptoms scare back then was a fabricated farce as it is today, 33 years later.
Meanwhile, back at the virus laboratories, after Dr. Anthony Morris had been summarily fired, a special team of workers was rushed in to clean out the four rooms in which he had conducted his scientific tests. The laboratory was filled with animals whose records verified his claims, representing some three years of constant research. All of the animals were immediately destroyed, and Morris’ records were burned.

A couple years later I had the occasion to have lunch with Dr. Morris. He told me at that time, and I quote, “I will never have a flu shot of any kind”. Enough said.

Reason # 8: Government and bureaucratic corruption leads to a cash cow for pharmaceutical companies, danger for me and a waste of my taxpayer money.

For years there have been published in various healthcare journals articles describing the incestuous relationship between the drug companies, the FDA, the CDC and various government bureaucracies. For example, when an executive from the FDA leaves his post, he frequently will be hired by a drug company. Conversely, when drug company executives leave their posts, they frequently end up working somewhere in the government bureaucracy. To make matters worse, the drug companies spend inordinate amounts of money lobbying Congress and feathering the nests of cooperative politicians. The result of this inbred and convoluted political/medical system is that drug companies are able to gain the cooperation of the government in promoting their drugs and vaccines without adequate accountability and with corrupted supervision. That is why we see an annual fabricated flu epidemic with such scare tactics as there not being enough flu vaccine to go around such as we see now with the attempt at stampeding all of us into receiving the swine flu vaccine. For me, thanks but no thanks. I much prefer the swine flu symptoms over the risks associated with the swine flu vaccine.

Reason #7: Pharmaceutical companies are dealmakers all the way to the White House.

From the Huffington Post August 13, 2009:

A memo obtained by the Huffington Post confirms that the White House and the pharmaceutical lobby secretly agreed to precisely the sort of wide-ranging deal that both parties have been denying over the past week. The memo, which according to a knowledgeable health care lobbyist was prepared by a person directly involved in the negotiations, lists exactly what the White House gave up, and what it got in return.

It says the White House agreed to oppose any congressional efforts to use the government’s leverage to bargain for lower drug prices or import drugs from Canada — and also agreed not to pursue Medicare rebates or shift some drugs from Medicare Part B to Medicare Part D, which would cost Big Pharma billions in reduced reimbursements. In exchange, the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) agreed to cut $80 billion in projected costs to taxpayers and senior citizens over ten years. Or, as the memo says: “Commitment of up to $80 billion, but not more than $80 billion.”

What does this tell us? The drug companies have their tentacles deeply set in the government and their objectives are not betterment of the health of America. Their objectives are strictly financial. Thus, we see such healthcare fiascos as the swine flu disaster of 1976 and the one that we see materializing today. For me, I’ll pass on that swine flu vaccine.

Reason #6: A surprising percentage of healthcare workers refused the swine flu vaccine for themselves.

From Reuters, August 27, 2009.
In one of several surveys of healthcare workers, “less than half (48%) of the 389 workers who returned the questionnaires intended to accept pre-pandemic H1N1 swine flu vaccine. The most common reason for refusal was potential side effects, followed by questions about the vaccine’s efficacy and the conviction that it was “not yet the right time to be vaccinated.”

Recent news reports tell us that healthcare workers in New York have rebelled against the notion of having the swine flu vaccination being forced upon them, not optional. This healthcare worker is going to bow out. Thank you very much.

Reason #5: 1 in 3 parents oppose the H1N1 vaccine.

Associated Press, October 8, 2009
Parents are rising up in opposition to the swine flu vaccine for a number of reasons including the following:
• Potential side effects. They prefer the swine flu symptoms to the vaccine risk.
• The swine flu doesn’t amount to any greater health threat than seasonal flu.
• The swine flu vaccine is too new and untested.
• “We’re talking about putting an unknown into my child”.
Parents are not stupid. We need to be thankful for the internet and alternative media available to us today which provide information with the other side of the story.
Information that we will not receive from the bureaucracies of the government/medical industrial complex.

Reason #4: flu vaccines contain ingredients which I do not want injected into my body nor the bodies of my family.
The swine flu vaccine will likely contain adjuvants such as mercury which are included in the vaccine to allegedly make the vaccine more effective. These chemicals are extremely toxic and can lead to autoimmune conditions such as lupus and arthritis. A partial list of additives found in various vaccines includes:
• Squalene (known to cause autoimmune disorders such as lupus in animals. Thankfully, it has been outlawed in the U.S.).
• Thimerosal (a mercury derivative implicated as causal factor in autism)
• Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)
• Phenol (a disinfectant dye)
• Aluminum
• Benzethonium chloride (a disinfectant)
• Formaldehyde (a preservative and disinfectant)
Let’s choose one of these ingredients, thimerosal. Thimerosal is a mercury-containing concoction that is included in vaccines to help prevent contamination. Thimerosal has been implicated as one causal factor in the autism epidemic. In fact, many states including Missouri have passed legislation to remove thimerosal from childhood vaccines. The problem is, it is still included in flu vaccines. Autism researchers have determined that throughout the course of all of the vaccines that children are now required to receive, (up to 35 before school age and 65 by age 15!) that the children are actually receiving a total body burden of mercury which exceeds that allowed by OSHA for adults. For me, no thank you. I’ll take the swine flu symptoms over the vaccine any day.

Reason #3: The vaccine has not been tested for long-term effects.

Here is a classic case illustration of how vaccines that have not been tested long-term can catastrophically affect the health of our children years after receiving the shot.
The hepatitis B vaccine triples of the risk of autism.

From the Age of Autism:
An abstract of the study was published in the September, 2009 issue of the respected journal Annals of Epidemiology. In it, Carolyn Gallagher and Melody Goodman of the Graduate Program in Public Health at Stony Brook University Medical Center, NY, wrote that, “Boys who received the hepatitis B vaccine during the first month of life had 2.94 greater odds for ASD (autism spectrum disorder) compared to unvaccinated boys.” The authors used U.S. probability samples obtained from National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 1997–2002 datasets.

The conclusion states that: “Findings suggest that U.S. male neonates vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine had a 3-fold greater risk of ASD; risk was greatest for non-white boys.”

Think about it. In virtually every delivery room in America, new born babies get the hepatitis shot within hours of birth. The onset of autism commonly occurs between the ages of 12 months and 18 months. So this begs the question, “were there any studies or autism risk analyses published and made available to the parents who so dutifully have allowed their newborn babies to be subjected to the hepatitis shot without question?” Of course not. There were no long-term studies regarding the hepatitis vaccine and autism connection. Now, let’s apply some rational thought to the Swine Flu. With the alleged testing being done just this summer, how can they possibly know the long-term effects of the swine flu vaccine? Obviously, they have no clue about long term effects of the Swine Flu vaccine just as they had no clue about the hepatitis vaccine. Until now, that is, when years later we are seeing very serious long term adverse effects. As far as autism is concerned, this is just the tip of the iceberg of the autism/vaccine connection. Fortunately, we now have an uprising of informed parents who are not willing to subject their children to untested and unproven vaccines just because the pharmaceutical/government political machine says that we should. Bravo for those parents.

Reason #2: I am a Defeat Autism Now! doctor.

Defeat Autism Now! , sponsored by the Autism Research Institute, is the premier driving force organization behind the biomedical alternative medicine approach and protocols for treating autism. I am privileged to have been certified as one of their doctors. Beyond that, I am board certified in clinical nutrition which incorporates all types of biomedical and alternative protocols for most any condition.

I have a steady flow of phone calls and parents into my office bringing children with autism. Parents who swear that their child was perfectly normal until receiving one or more vaccines. These parents sometimes cry and sometimes they are very angry. Without exception they have all blamed vaccines for the horrible, heart wrenching life that they did not ask for, that of raising an autistic child. If you, my reader could sit in on a couple of these consultations, I assure you that you would never again allow a vaccination of any kind for your children or yourself, let alone the untested swine flu vaccine.

Reason #1: There are good, healthy alternatives to vaccines for prevention and treatment of flu symptoms.

There are two simple dietary supplements that you can take which will boost your immune system and thereby increase your resistance to the swine flu symptoms. Those two supplements are Vitamin D 2000 and Sambucus black elderberry extract. I personally take 4000 i.u. Of Vitamin D 2000 and one Sambucus immune lozenge daily. I recommend that for every one including my own family.
In addition, There are number of things you can do to strengthen your immune system and thereby improve your resistance to the flu.
1. Remove sugar from your diet as much as possible. Sugar has a strong weakening effect on the immune system.
2. Eat a diet high in antioxidants including five servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
3. Try to get some mild to moderate exercise every day which strengthens your immune system.
4. Again, I recommend you take nutritional supplements with known track record of supporting your immune system against the flu. We recommend the herbal product Sambucus and Vitamin D 2000.
5. Other things you can do include minimizing stress, getting plenty of sleep and washing your hands carefully. Of course, it goes without saying that if you avoid crowds and people who have the flu you will be less likely to be exposed.