Should I vaccinate My Child?

[COUNTRYBUMPKIN]

Should I Vaccinate My Child?

By Shane “The People’s Chemist” Ellison, M.Sc.
All Rights Reserved © 2008
www.thepeopleschemist.com

Vaccine talk is riddled with shoddy science, emotional arguments, convoluted explanations and all out quackery. Very little common sense shines its way through the murky vaccine debate.

Rather than question the safety and efficacy of vaccines, most physicians and parents blindly “immunize” children. Rarely do they ask the lifesaving question of, “Will a vaccine protect my child?” As a pharmaceutical chemist and parent, I researched that question six years ago. The answer was an astounding no.

Vaccines are purported to work by triggering immunity. It is “thunk” by the experts that by exposing our immune system to weak or dead infectious agents, such as measles or a flu virus, that it creates the appropriate immune defense. This logic has been used to defend the use of every vaccine to date. Yet, each vaccine has proven that the theory is nothing more than mental masturbation for nerdy scientists; it sounds good and feels better, but it’s not the real thing. At best, vaccines only temporarily boost our defenses, which hardly compensates for the myriad of potential side effects. Few people are aware of – or willing to accept - these cold, hard facts.

Polio is the most feared childhood illness. It has caused paralysis and death for much of human history. The world experienced a dramatic increase in polio cases beginning in 1910. Frequent epidemics became regular events. They were the impetus for a "Great Race" towards the development of a polio vaccine. It was developed in 1953 and an oral version soon after. Yet, unbeknownst to most, polio infection plummeted before the vaccines were introduced – thanks to better sanitation and nutrition. Good thing, because both forms were a total failure. In addition to causing the very same infection they were supposed to prevent – polio – they can also lead to sudden death and cancer.

The polio virus still exists today. But few of us suffer from it. Our protection resides in the same things that were responsible for its decline; a healthy immune system courtesy of proper sanitation and nutrition.

This same scenario was repeated in the case of the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine. Between the years of 1900 and 1935, mortality rates due to whooping cough dropped by 79% in the U.S. Yet, the vaccine wasn’t introduced until 1940 (DTP and DTaP). Today, those most susceptible to whooping cough are the “immunized.” In 2002, researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publicly stated that “The number of infants dying from whooping cough, once a major killer of children in the United States, is rising despite record high vaccination levels in the nation.”

The measles vaccine is no different. In 1957, the MMR vaccine became widely used in an effort to eradicate measles, mumps and rubella. Rather than prevent measles, it elicited a widespread epidemic. Between 1983 and 1990, there was a 423% increase in measles cases among those vaccinated. Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) actually warns that vaccinated individuals are 14 times more likely to contract this disease compared to the unvaccinated.

The Centers for Disease Control insisted that the MMR vaccine would also eliminate mumps in the US by the year 2010. Then, in 2006, the largest mumps outbreak in 20 years occurred. Among those who suffered from mumps, 63% were “immunized.”

From its inception to now, the flu vaccine has proven just as worthless. In 2007, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the flu vaccine had “no or low effectiveness” against influenza or influenza-like illness. The analysis of data showed that the vaccine protected from zero to fourteen percent of vaccine participants.

Considering the overt failure of vaccination, the idea of main lining an ineffective and dangerous vaccine into our vulnerable children is chilling. Regardless, Big Pharma is hell bent on pushing more. Be forewarned, each and every vaccine will follow the same ineffective trend simply because they work against our immune system, not with it.

Vaccines will never be the panacea they are marketed as. Fortunately, as long as a child has proper eating and sanitation, their immune system can ward off biological threats. And in the rare case it doesn't, emergency medicine can tackle the infection. This is health made simple. But, in a society hell-bent on trading health for wealth, it is often over looked; just like the logic that teaches, “Vaccines don’t protect children.”

About the Author

Shane Ellison is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Grant for his research in biochemistry and physiology. Abandoning his career as a pharmaceutical chemist, he is the creator of the Hormone Intelligence Therapy (HIT) program for reversing diabetes, losing fat and feeling great in 90 days. Get access to Shane's free articles at: http://www.thepeopleschemist.com/articles.php and discover how to cheat metabolism, lose weight and master your best physique in 90 days without taking harmful drugs or supplements.


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[Palooka]

Oh thank you for this as I sit on the fence about getting my 3rd child all those vaccines. It's so hard to decide.

[AmyBoz]

Thank you for sharing this article. I wholeheartedly disagree with it, but I always do appreciate reading another point of view.

[SHOPGIRL]

I debated back and forth on this. I decided that there was a greater risk to my kids not vaccinating them. It's a tough choice.

[COUNTRYBUMPKIN]

You are more than welcome to everyone! I do know that if I had to do it all over with my children that I would never resort to vaccination. I am proud to say that I have educated my dd's on the danger's and that they will never get the vaccinations that they are now recommending for college. I am also proud to say that my dd has signed exemption forms so that my grandbabies will never be vaccinated. By eating a whole food diet and taking the proper wholefood supplements they will never have to worry! HUGS, Lynn

[daisymay1960]

By eating a whole food diet and taking the proper wholefood supplements they will never have to worry! HUGS, Lynn


Sorry but this is absolute tosh ,

besides if you are eating a whole diet why would you take supplements?

[COUNTRYBUMPKIN]

By eating a whole food diet and taking the proper wholefood supplements they will never have to worry! HUGS, Lynn


Sorry but this is absolute tosh ,

besides if you are eating a whole diet why would you take supplements?

Hi Daisymay!

Wholefood supplements are different from synthetic supplements. Our family consumes wildcrafted grasses,veggies and fruits. We takeVitamineral green and also a new product that is called Earth. We take plant form ionic minerals and exotic fruits and teas that are high on the ORAC. Also flax and high quality DHA, EFA. And broken cell chlorella. And last but not least..........broken cell chlorella and God given herbs of various kinds.

What most people do not realize is that our soils have been so depleted of vital minerals from conventional farming practices. Due to this.....it is vital to replenish your cells throughout the course of the day with superfoods and wholefood supplements. Also plenty of sunshine and some good exercise and quality rest. keeping a positive attitude is necessary as well. We want to make sure we live our lives clean to avoid disease. And that includes vaccinations. There is much debate on vaccines and there will alway's be those who will choose to have their children vaccinated and adults who will receive them as well. It is a very personal choice. Hope this helps you:-)

[mommymath]

I whole-heartedly and respectfully disagree. We did the research and we choose to fully vaccinate our son. We also have vaccinated him with the ones recommended for college students since we are university faculty and he is often with us ... we are not keen on our child playing in the homeschool group where many children are unvaccinated. Everyone makes their own choices.

[azangie]

I just don't understand. How does eating the right kinds of food protect you from getting Measles? One outbreak of Measles was here in AZ. The virus was brought back from Switzerland, where they don't vaccinate for measles, when people returned from a trip. I don't just understand......

[staciah]

I do agree that it is "your choice" to vaccinate your child but I do hope you tell other parents about your child not being vaccinated if they do go to play with other children.

I also hope you never step on a rusty nail because that is not a contagious disease.

All those "funky" food supplements you talk about, do you even know whats in them? Herbs can be dangerous also.

[FreesiaE]

Where is this authors citable research on these facts?

[iida]

While I understand your point of view and even kind of agree with the fact that there might be some side effects we don´t know about yet, I wouldn´t risk not getting those shots for my kids. I think my kids would be in much greater risk, if they didn´t get all those vaccinations.

I am a public health nurse myself and I strongly advise everyone to take them. It is even more important nowadays when people travel so much with their children. And many illnesses are more dangerous for adults. They may not get those illnesses at home where everyone else is vaccinated, but when they travel, there is always a risk.

I had measels when I was a child and I am okay. But it really is a dangerous desease and can cause a lifethreatening sequela. It has nothing to do with a diet.

[COUNTRYBUMPKIN]

Thanks for all of your replies. Popular opinion regards vaccinations as one of modern medicines greatest achievements, preventing more suffering and saving more lives than any other medical procedure. In my opinion nothing could be further from the truth! Any risks or "side effects" from vaccines supposedly outweigh the inherent benefits. However, finding benefits is diffucult and finding risks is easy.


I think that you have a better chance at being healthy if your cells are healthy. Vaccines damage your cells! I think that modern medicines practice of mass vaccinations may be a blunder that ranks right up there with antibiotics and x rays for damage done to health.
No reliable safety study has ever been preformed on any vaccine! And all evidence suggests that thy are both highly ineffective and downright harmful.

What about tetanus? The single most important factor in preventing tetanus is cleansing the wound and removing all foreign bodies and dead tissue. On very rare occasions, "tetanus prone" wounds might justify a booster vaccine for those that are already immunized, and immune globulin in those who have never been vaccinated.

To avoid any infectious disease, you don't need to have vaccines. You need to keep a strong immune system. Nutritional status is critical to immune competence. Refined sugars are well known to depress the immune system. regular exercise, a good diet, and avoidance of allergens and toxins help to maintain a strong immune system. Moreover, a high quality supplement program is essential!

[Greebo]

*poof*

Not worth it.

[McD]

Thanks for all of your replies. Popular opinion regards vaccinations as one of modern medicines greatest achievements, preventing more suffering and saving more lives than any other medical procedure. In my opinion nothing could be further from the truth! Any risks or "side effects" from vaccines supposedly outweigh the inherent benefits. However, finding benefits is diffucult and finding risks is easy.


I think that you have a better chance at being healthy if your cells are healthy. Vaccines damage your cells! I think that modern medicines practice of mass vaccinations may be a blunder that ranks right up there with antibiotics and x rays for damage done to health.
No reliable safety study has ever been preformed on any vaccine! And all evidence suggests that thy are both highly ineffective and downright harmful.

What about tetanus? The single most important factor in preventing tetanus is cleansing the wound and removing all foreign bodies and dead tissue. On very rare occasions, "tetanus prone" wounds might justify a booster vaccine for those that are already immunized, and immune globulin in those who have never been vaccinated.

To avoid any infectious disease, you don't need to have vaccines. You need to keep a strong immune system. Nutritional status is critical to immune competence. Refined sugars are well known to depress the immune system. regular exercise, a good diet, and avoidance of allergens and toxins help to maintain a strong immune system. Moreover, a high quality supplement program is essential!

Can you provide links to unbias sources please?