Sunday, December 16, 2012

Planning to Get Your Flu Shot?


A patient in my Oakland office today mentioned she got her annual flu shot & I was surprised. It made me realize that I needed to remind my community about the harmful side effects & fallicies that flu shots work. It is important to do your homework before you allow yourself or a loved one to be injected. 60% of MDs avoid the vaccine and because it can be more dangerous than the flu itself! Think about it:  If a chemical can harm you when you are well, it can not heal you when you are sick!

Side Effects
According to Drugs.com, the possible side effects of Tamiflu are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, nose bleed, eye redness, insomnia, cough or other respiratory symptoms. Serious side effects in children can be sudden confusion, delirium, hallucinations, unusual behavior or self injury. Nervous system side effects such as headaches have been seen in up to 18% of the people. According to NVIC, Gillian-Barre syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune disease, has been associated with the influenza vaccine since 1976.

Seniors are especially at risk as reported by the ACIP Provision Recommendations for the Use of Influenza Vaccines. In 2007, a study published in the Annals of Medicine concluded that abnormalities in arterial function and LDL oxidation may persist for at least two weeks after a slight inflammatory reaction. This could explain the earlier report of an increase of cardiovascular risk in the first weeks following vaccination.

Effectivness
There is no scientific evidence that supports the effectiveness of flu shots in preventing the flu. In fact, The National Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy boldly stated that “flu shots don’t work in the elderly.” Actually, the possibility of the vaccine impairing your immune system is a concern. There are components in vaccines that are neurotoxins which can depress your immune system and brain function.


Kids & Pregnancy
According to the CDC, the flu vaccine, FluMist, which is often given to children, contains chick kidney cells and MSG. Many other flu vaccines contain formaldehyde and mercury which are neurotoxins. Christina England, a contributor on VacTruth.com just informed readers that there has been a 4,250% increase in fetal death rates reported to VAERS after flu shots were given to pregnant women. Pregnant women should be aware as the flu vaccine has been officially listed as a Category C drug which means that its safety has not been established scientifically and adverse fetal effects in animals have been detected. The FDA states that “Category C drugs are more likely to cause problems for the mother or fetus.”


Not everything that feels like the flu is actually the flu. According to the CDC, only 13% of the people with flu-like symptoms who were tested for the flu this year tested positive! So this means your body could be in a healing process that "looks" like a flu but isn't, so taking a flu vaccine will add another element of challenge & toxicity for the body to process out.


What To Do Instead
Get your spine checked! Subluxations of the neck & lower back cause poor immune function. I have patients all the time tell me they rarely get sick no that they are under Chiropractic care! What controls healing? The nervous system!


Lighten the Load: Eat light, limit animal meats, dairy & grains. When your body is processing adaptive changes from the enviroment, ie. from fall to winter, that is a stress. Eating light will allow more phiosiological energy availble for healing processes. Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, lean proteins and healthy fats. Avoid the white devils such as white sugar, white pasta and white flour. Eat more whole grains and legumes.

Exercise can also strengthen your immune system. Slow & Steady: Hiking, swimming, walking were you get a good light sweat for at least 20 minutes 4 times a week will lubricate the joints, move toxins & increase circulation. Then, Strong & Long: You want to build core strenght & have long strong muscles through activities such as weight training, Pilates, or yoga.


Sources:
http://www.drugs.com/sfx/tamiflu-side-effects.html
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/11/01/flu-vaccine-and-its-side-effects.aspx
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-flu.pdf
http://vactruth.com/2012/11/23/flu-shot-spikes-fetal-death/
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly
http://suite101.com/article/60-%-of-doctors-dont-get-a-flu-shot-a136897
http://www.thefamilypractice.net/tfp/homepage/display_articles.php?id=235

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