Thinking about getting a flu shot? Given the ingredients in the shot, I think I'd rather just have the flu. Or take enough Vitamin D and stay on top of my sleep. No one in our house got the flu last year, perhaps thanks to our drinking milk from grazing cows that get natural vitamin D, elderberry syrup, and some fabulous cold/flu formula from an herbalist that we know?
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"Here are five major reasons why this government push to vaccinate virtually all children with a yearly flu vaccine is so reprehensible:
1. The majority of flu shots contain 25 micrograms of mercury, an amount considered unsafe for anyone weighing less than 550 pounds! And which groups are most sensitive to the neurological damage that has been associated with mercury? Infants, children, and the elderly.
2. The above study published in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine found that vaccinating young children against the flu appeared to have no impact on flu-related doctor visits or hospitalizations during two recent flu seasons.
At first glance, the data did suggest that children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years derived some protection from the vaccine in these years. But after adjusting for potentially relevant variables, the researchers concluded that "significant influenza vaccine effectiveness could not be demonstrated for any season, age, or setting.”
3. The new policy ignores a large-scale, systematic review of 51 studies, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in 2006, that found no evidence the flu vaccine is any more effective for children than a placebo. The studies involved 260,000 children, age 6 to 23 months.
4. If your child gets a flu shot, he can still get the flu (or flu-like symptoms). This is because it only protects against certain strains, and it’s anyone’s guess about which flu viruses will be in your area.
5. There are many studies supporting the hygiene hypothesis, which proposes that acquiring viral infections early in life is not a bad thing. It actually helps build your child’s immune system, drastically reducing the risk for heart disease, allergies, and asthma, as he grows older."
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jenn
Irina was telling me yesterday that she was suffering from allergies so bad it was to the point where she couldn't hardly function. A friend to her to make some Mint tea and put several drops (12-15 for her and 3-5 for the kids) of "Grapefruit Seed Extract" in it and take it and also give to her kids when they feel like they are coming down with a cold. She said she did this twice a day for 2 days and by the third day all of her allergy symptoms were gone!