Author: Health Freedom Idaho

  • Tree-killing herbicide pulled from market

    Tree-killing herbicide pulled from market

    Dupont’s new systemic herbicides, designed to keep turf grass free of troublesome weeds, seem to pose little direct danger to human health. But it turns out they do kill trees.

    After receiving more than 7,000 reports of damaged or killed trees in states throughout the midwest, last week EPA ordered Dupont to immediately “halt the sale, use or distribution” of the company’s herbicide Imprelis.

    EPA approved conditional registration of Imprelis in August 2010. New York and California chose not to register the herbicide because tests showed it failed to bind with soil, “raising a red flag for potentially contaminating groundwater and damaging non-target plants,” according to BioCycle Magazine.

    BioCycle also reports that a national law firm has organized a class action lawsuit targeting Dupont on behalf of homeowners in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota whose trees have been damaged or killed. Plans are underway for additional legal actions in Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas and South Dakota.

    Norway spruce and white pine appear to be particularly susceptible to harm from the longlasting herbicide.

    Imprelis is one of dozens of Dupont products with the active ingredient aminocyclopyrachlor, most designed for use on turf grass or roadside brush control. All other products in this family, including the herbicides Perspective, Plainview, Streamline and Viewpoint, are still on the market.

    Growing trouble with herbicides

    Last week’s action by EPA and the pending lawsuits — with billions in potential liability — come on the heels of Dupont’s losses in a lawsuit around damage caused by the company’s herbicide Oust. Another longlasting, water-soluble herbicide (active ingredient: sulfometuron methyl), Oust was used by the Bureau of Land Management back in 2001 to control invasive weeds on more than 30,000 acres of public rangeland in Idaho.

    When the wind came, the herbicide was carried in dust onto more than 100 neighboring farms. Sugar beets wilted, corn was stunted and potatoes died; after years of crop failure, farmers suffered millions in losses, and some lost their land to creditors.

    One of the attorneys in the case described the herbicide as “very potent,” known to hurt crops in concentrations as low as parts-per-trillion.

    In a 2009 trial involving just 4 of the 118 farmers who have filed suit, a jury ordered Dupont to pay $17.8 million in damages, finding the company “responsible for selling a product that was defective, unreasonably dangerous and lacking adequate warnings” according to coverage in the MagicValley Times-News.

    Dupont has appealed the ruling, and the 114 other cases remain to be heard. Between dying trees and damaged crops, Dupont’s herbicides seem to be keeping the company lawyers very busy.

    This article originally appeared at: http://www.panna.org/blog/tree-killing-herbicide-pulled-market
  • Polio Vaccines Now The #1 Cause of Polio Paralysis

    Polio Vaccines Now The #1 Cause of Polio Paralysis

    The Polio Global Eradication Initiative (PGEI), founded in 1988 by the World Health Organization, Rotary International, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, holds up India as a prime example of its success at eradicating polio, stating on its website (Jan. 11 2012) that “India has made unprecedented progress against polio in the last two years and on 13 January, 2012, India will reach a major milestone – a 12-month period without any case of polio being recorded.”

    This report, however, is highly misleading, as an estimated 100-180 Indian children are diagnosed with vaccine-associated polio paralysis (VAPP) each year. In fact, the clinical presentation of the disease, including paralysis, caused by VAPP is indistinguishable from that caused by wild polioviruses, making the PGEI’s pronouncements all the more suspect.1

    According to the Polio Global Eradication Initiative’s own statistics, there were 42 cases of wild-type polio (WPV) reported in India in 2010, indicating that vaccine-induced cases of polio paralysis (100-180 annually) outnumber wild-type cases by a factor of 3-4. Even if we put aside the important question of whether or not the PGEI is accurately differentiating between wild and vaccine-associated polio cases in their statistics, we still must ask ourselves: should not the real-world effects of immunization, both good and bad, be included in PGEI’s measurement of success?

  • POLIO not eradicated, just renamed.

    This article originally appeared at: https://thinklovehealthy.com/2016/11/05/the-eradication-of-polio/

    “Polio is the iconic epidemic, its conquest one of medicine’s heroic dramas. The narrative is by now familiar: Random, inexplicable outbreaks paralyzed and killed thousands of infants and children and struck raw terror into 20th century parents, triggering a worldwide race to identify the virus and develop a vaccine. Success ushered in the triumphant era of mass vaccination. We were all saved by vaccines.”

    This is the undying retort of everyone who questions the anti-vaccine stance.
    I get it. No one wants polio to “come back”. Not even the anti-vaxxers. But, was it ever truly eradicated?

    I know, I sound nuts. Let’s back up.

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    Archived Chicago Tribune article from 1960: “The Truth About the Polio Vaccines”

    In the 50s, prior to the introduction of the polio vaccine, the majority of reported paralytic polio cases were documented as polio – even if they weren’t confirmed. This means that cases of aseptic (viral) meningitis or other enterovirus infections (typically coxsackie or echo viruses) which can cause transverse myelitis, were documented as polio. Cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), which is a known adverse reaction that occurs following vaccination (Pentacel insert, page 7) may have also been improperly reported as polio, since they have similar symptoms (demyelination). It’s even been discovered that Franklin D Roosevelt likely had GBS, not polio.

    After the introduction of the polio vaccine, they began to test for and confirm suspected or reported cases of polio, thereby distinguishing between cases of polio and the other “polio-like” illnesses. By simply redefining the diagnostic criteria for what would be reported as “polio”, and no longer mislabeling polio-like illnesses as “polio”, this created an artificial drop in polio cases. The documentary “Vaccination: The Hidden Truth” (19:15-20:05) explains how this phenomenon also occurred in South America, showing that after the introduction of the polio vaccine, the reported or “notified” cases of polio actually increased, while the “confirmed” cases declined.

    This is one major reason why “anti-vaxxers” take issue with the idea that the polio vaccine eradicated polio.

     

    But, here’s another reason.

    Less than 1% of all polio infections result in permanent paralysis. What about the rest?

    Some cases of polio may result in temporary paralysis, or no paralysis at all. Symptoms of non-paralytic polio can be: fever, headache, sore throat, vomiting, fatigue, muscle aches/weakness, pain and stiffness in the back, neck or limbs, and – meningitis. Prior to the introduction of the polio vaccine, cases of temporary paralysis were documented as polio. Even cases where there was no paralysis, it was still “polio”. After the vaccine, only cases of permanent paralysis lasting longer than 60 days (page 9), were documented as polio. Again, by redefining the diagnostic criteria, this greatly contributed to the decline of documented cases of polio following the introduction of the vaccine.

     

    In order to qualify for classification as paralytic poliomyelitis, the patient had to exhibit paralytic symptoms for at least 60 days after the onset of the disease. Prior to 1954, the patient had to exhibit paralytic symptoms for only 24 hours. Laboratory confirmation and the presence of residual paralysis were not required. After 1954, residual paralysis was determined 10 to 20 days and again 50 to 70 days after the onset of the disease. This change in definition meant that in 1955 we started reporting a new disease, namely, paralytic poliomyelitis with a longer lasting paralysis.1

     “The Salk ‘Miracle’ Myth“…

    Under the new definition of polio, thousands of cases which would have previously been counted as polio would no longer be counted as polio. The change in the definition laid the groundwork for creating the impression that the Salk vaccine was effective.4

     And another.

    Prior to the introduction of the polio vaccine, a polio “epidemic” was defined as 20 cases per 100,000 population. After the vaccine, an outbreak was not labeled an epidemic until there were at least 35 cases per 100,000 population. As reported in the Chicago Tribune article, in 1960: “This change has resulted in a statistical – but not necessarily a real – drop in polio epidemics.” 

     

    Polio & polio-like illnesses.

    As it was noted above, transverse myelitis and GBS, both of which cause polio-like paralysis, are known adverse reactions to vaccination. Approximately 1,400 new cases of transverse myelitis and 3,000-6,000 new cases of GBS occur in the U.S. each year. There are more than 10,000 cases of aseptic meningitis each year, but this number may be as high as 75,000 due to lack of reporting. Aseptic meningitis has also been reported to occur following  vaccination (insert page 7, and in this study and many others). In contrast, at it’s peak incidence, there were over 52,000 cases of polio in 1952. Of those cases, 21,000 were associated with paralysis.

    Let’s do some math.

    1,400 cases of transverse myelitis + 6,000 cases of GBS + 75,000 cases of aseptic meningitis = 82,400 cases of polio-like illness every year in the US. 

    Adjusted for population size (319 million), this affects 0.026% of the population.

    Let’s compare this to the peak incidence of polio in 1952, which was 52,000 cases. Adjusted for population size in 1952 (158 million), that’s 0.033%.

    Vaccines, polio, and polio-like paralysis.

    One last note. In the 50s, smallpox and DPT (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) vaccines were in use. Not only have smallpox and DPT vaccines been found to cause transverse myelitis, but during that time, it was found that vaccinations and tonsillectomies could provoke polio infection during outbreaks or epidemics of polio. This was called “Provocation Polio“. The theory, is that deeply puncturing the muscle tissue via injection causes injury which makes the tissue susceptible to infection, which then allows enteroviruses to be driven deeper into the body where they bypass the gut and natural immune system responses, reach the central nervous system, and attack the spinal column. Tonsillectomies occur today, but were much more common in the 1950s, during polio epidemics.

    Take home.

    I encourage you to fully read through the 1960 Chicago Tribune article on polio and the polio vaccine.

    When it comes down to the facts, there’s nothing to claim. No one can truly claim that the polio vaccine eradicated polio in this country. Here’s what we do know:

    1. Through redefining two different types of diagnostic criteria (plus the reclassification of the term “polio epidemic”), an enormous number of potential polio cases in the post-vaccine era were discarded.
    2. Vaccination and tonsillectomies can provoke or cause polio infections, which may have inflated the epidemics that occurred in the 1950s. Vaccinations continue to contribute to the incidence of polio-like illnesses such as transverse myelitis, GBS, and aseptic meningitis, today.
    3. Transverse myelitis, GBS, and aseptic meningitis, which began to be documented separately after the introduction of the polio vaccine, currently impact the population at a similar rate as 1950s polio epidemics.
    4. What we have been told to believe about the eradication of polio, is a manipulation of the truth.

     

    – TLH

    Sources:

     

     

    Archived Chicago Tribune article from 1961 on the illusion of the decline of polio and the ineffective polio vaccine: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1961/03/05/page/62/article/the-truth-about-the-polio-vaccines

    Present Status of Polio (1960): https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19612702427

    Transverse myelitis on MMR vaccine insert (page 7): http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/m/mmr_ii/mmr_ii_pi.pdf

    History of transverse myelitis & smallpox vaccination: https://myelitis.org/resources/the-history-of-tm-the-origins-of-the-name-and-the-identification-of-the-disease/

    GBS on vaccine insert for Pentacel – DTaP, polio, hib (page 7): http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM109810.pdf

    FDR likely had GBS: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2003/10/did-fdr-have-guillain-barré

    World Health Organization article: http://www.who.int/ith/diseases/polio/en/

    Overview of poliomyelitis, symptoms: http://www.healthline.com/health/poliomyelitis#Overview1

    Transverse Myelitis and Vaccines: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19880568

    Provocation Polio: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)61251-4/fulltext?rss=yes

    Mechanism of injury-provoked poliomyelitis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC110068/

  • Weed killer found contaminating most popular US foods

    Weed killer found contaminating most popular US foods

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    FIND OUT WHAT’S IN YOUR FOOD!
    http://www.cornucopia.org/
    The old saying ‘you are what you eat’ is so true.
    The chemicals that are put on our food are ‘considered safe’ because they are so minute. However, they are cumulative and since most are not properly tested prior to release, we are seeing an unbelievable rise ailments. These chemicals have had time to build up also instead of dissipate like we were told they would once they were applied.
    For the last 20 years, these chemicals have had the chance to deplete our soils from so many nutrients. Our food is void of what we thought we were eating.
    NOVEMBER 2016

    Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used herbicide in agriculture and gardening. Several global scientific agencies have found the chemical is unlikely to cause cancer in people exposed to it through food. 

    Food Democracy Now!, a non-governmental organization, enlisted Anresco Laboratories to carry out the study. The food safety testing lab is registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

    Glyphosate food testing results, in parts per billion (ppb).

    Glyphosate food testing results, in parts per billion (ppb).

    IMAGE: FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW!

    Researchers found original Cheerios had the highest level of glyphosate compared to other foods tested, at about 1,123.5 parts per billion — or 1.125 milligrams of glyphosate per 1 kilogram of cereal. 

    On their own, those numbers seem meaningless. Who will realistically eat that much cereal in 24 hours, and do so day after day?

    However, since most people regularly eat a range of cereals and snack foods, their total exposure to glyphosate may be higher than results for a single item suggest. And the less you weigh, the more glyphosate you consume relative to your body weight, so toddlers munching on Cheerios have much higher exposure. 

    Monsanto’s glyphosate propaganda – a line which is parroted by the Monsanto-influenced FDA – holds that the substance poses no threat to humans and affects only plants.
    From Natural Health 365:
    “Scientists for Monsanto – the most hated corporation in the world – insist that glyphosate is safe because it targets a metabolic system called the shikamate pathway – which humans and animals lack. Yet the trillions of beneficial bacteria in the human digestive tract do have this pathway – and disrupting it can have catastrophic consequences.
    “In truth: Glyphosate harms critical beneficial bacteria, causing an overgrowth of pathogens, which in turn produce toxic phenols that cause inflammation … .”

    Glyphosate: a ‘wrecking ball’ to the human body

    Dr. Stephanie Seneff, an MIT senior research scientist and environmental toxins expert, is known for having documented the link between glyphosate and autism. She also believes that glyphosate is responsible for many other chronic diseases whose rates have soared in recent years, since the introduction of glyphosate. Dr. Seneff labels glyphosate as “the most significant chemical used today,” and one that has the effect of a “wrecking ball” on the human body.
    From Pompa:
    “Glyphosate is what Dr. Seneff calls a ‘monster molecule,’ and affects human biology in many ways. …
    “Dr. Seneff believes that glyphosate exposure is catapulting gluten sensitivity into epidemic proportions.”
    Aside from its effects on the gut, glyphosate has been linked to liver, kidney, pancreatic, thyroid and colon cancer – as well as ADHD, Alzheimer’s, birth defects, brain cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and more.
    Meanwhile, the EPA – another agency bribed into doing Monsanto’s bidding – continues to quietly raise the acceptable levels of glyphosate in our food supply. Fifty times the amount of glyphosate is now allowed on corn than was permitted in 1996, for example, and the total allowed amount has increased by a factor of 17.

    It’s time to get Monsanto’s Roundup off your plate, ban glyphosate and label GMOs! We need your help today. Every voice counts! The report can be viewed here.

  • Healing power of terpenes found in medical cannabis

    Healing power of terpenes found in medical cannabis

    (NatuarlHealth365) Have you ever heard of terpenes? You’re about to see why the pharmaceutical industry, mainstream media outlets and conventional medicine would like to see you uneducated about these powerful organic compounds found within medical cannabis.

    You see, there is just no way that big pharma medications will ever replicate the complex interactions that occur naturally in plants – even though drug companies keep trying at the expense of patients’ health and pocketbooks! One category of substances, called terpenes, play a major role in the healing power of not only medical cannabis but dozens of other pungent herbs and plants as well.

    Exposing the wonderful truth about terpenes

    Terpenes are the aromatic components in strong-smelling plants such as citrus, rosemary, frankincense, and especially cannabis. Plants use the pungent odors that terpenes produce to protect them against pathogens like fungus as well as against grazing animals.

    Most healing plants like lemon and rosemary contain one or two types of terpene. For instance, lemon (and especially lemon peel) contains the monoterpene limonene, which has been found to slash some cancers by 50 percent.

    The high amount of terpenes (especially limonene and pinene) found in the Mediterranean diet is one of the reasons why this way of eating has been recommended by both mainstream organizations like the Mayo Clinic and natural health experts like Dr. Andrew Weil. It is also why a modified low to no-carb version of the diet (with plenty of organic extra virgin olive oil and other healthy fats included) can be ideal for who are healing from or wanting to prevent cancer.

    The terpene pinene can be found in pine nuts, oregano and peppers. Basil is a virtual powerhouse of terpene action, including linalool, cineole, eugenol, sabinene, myrcene, and limonene.

    The following are just a few research studies that have connected specific terpenes to the healing and prevention of cancer:

    Limonene: Since the 1990’s, researchers have found evidence of the cancer-healing properties of limonene, especially on breast, prostate, skin and pancreatic cancers. One of the latest was a 2014 study published in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry which found 19 novel limonene-based thiosemicarbazones that were extremely effective against ten different cancer cell lines in laboratory tests.

    Pinene: Among the several studies confirming pinene’s cancer healing effects was a 2013 study done by Turkish scientists that found that α-pinene had anti-tumor effects on neuroblastoma cells (cancer of the adrenal glands).

    Caryophyllene: A 2014 study commissioned by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute in India found that this terpene stimulated apoptosis and tumor suppression in lymphoma as well as in neuroblastoma cells.

    Besides its directly protective effects against the “big guns” – cancer and heart disease – terpenes are also anti-fungal and anti-bacteria. And because their molecular structures are so small, they are able to breach the blood-brain barrier. This is why terpene content is the basis for effective aromatherapy protocols.

    Sadly, the current health crisis in the United States is caused in large part by the consumption of the “Standard American Diet,” which is severely lacking in terpene-rich foods.

    Terpenes are a part of the ‘Entourage Effect’ of medical cannabis

    There are over 200 kinds of terpenes in cannabis (depending on strain), some of which give off a distinct odor while others do not. All of them interact with each other and with the over 400 known substances in cannabis, including THC, CBD, esters, lactones, ketones, fatty acids, alcohols, steroids.

    These interactions produce what is now known as the “Entourage Effect” of Cannabis Therapy. The term was first coined in the late 1990’s by Israeli scientists S. Ben-Shabat and Raphael Mechoulam of Hebrew University in Jerusalem and refers to how terpenes and cannabinoids in cannabis combine and interact for the treatment of specific disease conditions.

    How do terpenes in cannabis trigger the healing response in the body?

    One big way is how terpenes help to strengthen and boost the endocannabinoid system, a scientifically-documented system whose job it is to bring balance and homeostasis to virtually every part of the body. This includes the endocrine system, where it helps regulate stress hormones, and the immune system, where endocannabinoid receptors play a part in T-Cell production, among other things.

    The use of medical cannabis to help in the healing of everything from pain to cancer is now a reality for thousands of individuals in the increasing number of states where marijuana for medicinal purposes is legal.

    If you are considering cannabinoid-based healing modalities for breast cancer (or any other health condition) you need to know about the terpene content in the cannabis-based product you will be taking. This is because studies have shown that the kind of terpene in a particular cannabis strain will have an effect on the way THC reacts in the body (research also continues to show how THC, often in very small amounts, is a vital component of marijuana’s healing effects).

    Another reason why terpene knowledge is important is for more targeted use of medical cannabis – especially for the healing of particular kinds of cancers.

    Terpenes are vital healing substances found in hundreds of herb and plants. Knowing about the terpene content in not only medical cannabis but also in the other super foods you may be consuming will help you become truly empowered on your journey towards vibrant health.

    About the author: Dr. Veronique Desaulniers (“Dr. V”) is a best-selling author and specialist in Chiropractic, Bio-Energetics, Meridian Stress Analysis, Homeopathy and Digital Thermography. After 30 years in active practice, she decided to “retire” and devote her time to sharing her personal, non-toxic Breast Cancer healing journey with others. Her years of experience and research have culminated in “The 7 Essentials™ “, a step-by-step coaching program that unravels the mystery of healing the body. Her website and personal healing journey have touched the lives of thousands of women around the globe. To get your F.R.E.E. 7-day mini e-course and to receive her weekly inspiring articles on the power of natural medicine – visit: BreastCancerConqueror.com

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    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470060
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  • Interview with an Anti-Vaxxer

    Interview with an Anti-Vaxxer

    Q: So you’re against vaccines now?

    A: Yes.

    Q: Don’t you worry about your child getting sick from vaccine preventable diseases?

    A: No, not really. I actually have less fear of many of those illnesses now that I’ve done my research.

    Q: But what about polio?

    A: Polio is asymptomatic in over 90% of cases. When symptoms do present, they’re usually mild and flu-like.

    Q: But we don’t see iron lungs anymore because of vaccines.

    A: We don’t see iron lungs anymore because of technology, they are called inhalers now. 

    Q: But even if the risk of getting something serious is small, don’t you want to protect your child with vaccines just in case?

    A: I do want to protect my child, and that is one reason I say no to vaccines. Because in my cost-benefit analysis, the chances of my child being harmed from vaccines is greater than the chances of my child being harmed from one of those illnesses.

    Q: But it’s not just about your child. It is your responsibility to vaccinate your child to protect immune compromised people through herd immunity.

    A: First and foremost, my responsibility is to my child. I will not set my child on fire to keep someone else warm. What parent would knowingly risk their child’s life for the sake of the herd? Would you? My child is not a human shield. Secondly, herd immunity is a myth. We do not have vaccine induced herd immunity and never have.

    Q: But don’t you think vaccines are a victim of their own success? They eradicated polio and other diseases, so you probably haven’t seen them thanks to vaccines.

    A: Correlation does not equal causation. The history of vaccines is more complex than that, and I no longer believe that vaccines can take the credit for eradicating any diseases. We have never had widespread vaccination for scarlet fever or typhoid, yet, they are no longer a threat. Amazing what sanitation can do. Polio has also not been eradicated. I may not have lived through the “polio” era, but I am living in a time with a different kind of epidemic. My child’s generation is the first to have a life expectancy that is less than that of their parents. People are sicker than ever with autoimmune diseases, deadly allergies, neurological problems, and cancer. We can not cling to a controversial problem of the past to make crucial decisions for today. We have to do something about the problems we are currently faced with, and giving more vaccines is not an acceptable solution.

    Q: Do the ingredients in vaccines concern you?

    A: Yes

    Q: You know there’s formaldehyde in pears, right? And mercury in tuna?

    A: When’s the last time you puréed a pear and some tuna, then injected it intra muscularly? We have a digestive system for a reason, and the mucosal tissue is one of the most important components of the human immune system. I don’t think bypassing those functions is without consequence. Ingestion and injection are not the same thing. It’s the same reason you can drink snake venom, but being bitten in the leg with the same venom can kill you.

    Q: But the science is settled and doctors and scientists agree that vaccines are necessary.

    A: Science is never settled. As history has shown, science can be dangerously wrong. It can also be heavily influenced by financial interests. And doctors and scientists do not all agree about vaccines. There are many doctors, nurses, immunologists, and researchers who are aware of the shortcomings of vaccines. And if we want to really discuss vaccine science, we need to demand that there be more of it, because vaccine science is severely lacking. It is the tobacco science of our time. The current vaccine schedule (which has more than tripled since vaccine manufacturers became protected from liability) has never been tested for safety. There hasn’t been a randomized double blind placebo controlled study comparing the outcomes of the vaccinated vs. unvaccinated. 

    Did you know the normal way to be exposed to viruses and bacteria is through the nasal and oral mucosa, which then go through the digestive tract, which causes a TH1 response, which imparts actual immunity? A vaccine creates a TH2 response, which is an acute inflammatory response, like one would get from a cut through the skin. Vaccines cause our bodies to have constant acute inflammatory responses and chronic inflammation has detrimental effects on our health.

    Did you know that polio vaccines used in the late 1950s and early 1960s were contaminated with a virus called simian virus 40 (SV40) present in monkey kidney cells used to grow the vaccine? Subsequently, investigators found SV40 DNA in biopsy specimens obtained from patients with cancers such as mesothelioma (lung), osteosarcoma (bone) and non-Hodgkins lymphoma (lymph nodes).

    Did you know there was only one animal study on vaccines (on monkeys), which duplicated the childhood vaccine schedule in 2010, which had detrimental effects, so much so that they study was pulled?

    Did you know that aluminum can alter DNA and that aluminum is in childhood vaccines?

    Want to know even more??
    https://youtu.be/zncuOv9VBxw
  • Combining Childhood Vaccines at One Visit Is Not Safe

    Combining Childhood Vaccines at One Visit Is Not Safe

     If your child’s doctor told you that he’s injecting your child with up to 8 different vaccines in one visit, but that the safety of CDC’s childhood vaccination schedule was never affirmed in clinical studies -would you hesitate to vaccinate your child? 1 Many parents have been taken aback by the fact that doctors and vaccine manufacturers push vaccines on our children at an exponentially increasing rate, without concern over liability or harm that might come to the child. The people who profit from the administration of the vaccines are in charge of ensuring their safety and have NO liability if they aren’t safe. 2 Every single company creating our pediatric vaccines has committed fraud, and yet when they tell us vaccines are safe and effective, we believe them. 3 Why? Because they have an excessive amount of money poured into our media to convince us that our immune system isn’t capable enough to protect against disease and that without their product, our children will suffer and die.4

    Did you know that in 1986 the Congress passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act – which shields drug companies from liability for injury and death caused by the vaccines they manufacture? Vaccines that the federal government admits are unavoidably unsafe.

    In 1986 Congress passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA), creating a no-fault compensation program to stabilize a vaccine market adversely affected by an increase in vaccine-related lawsuits and to facilitate compensation to claimants who found pursuing legitimate vaccine-inflicted injuries too difficult and cost prohibitive.

    Under 42 U.S. Code § 300aa–22 – Standards of responsibility: Paragraph (b), which addresses “Unavoidable adverse side effects; warnings” states, “(1) No vaccine manufacturer shall be liable in a civil action for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine after October 1, 1988, if the injury or death resulted from side effects that were unavoidable even though the vaccine was properly prepared and was accompanied by proper directions and warnings. 2

    That’s right, they didn’t require vaccines to be made safer they just added a tax and laborious process by which parents/families who suffered serious injury or harm from the vaccine must struggle through in order to receive a tiny compensation that far from covers the loss of health or life as a direct result of the vaccines. 5 That same act required Congress to provide oversite for the continual improvement of ‘vaccine safety’ with bi-annual reports. These were never delivered, never reviewed. The very government agency that was supposed to protect the health of our nation ignored their responsibility. 6

    Vaccines are administered to millions of infants every year, yet health authorities have no scientific data from synergistic toxicity studies on all combinations of vaccines that infants are likely to receive. National vaccination campaigns must be supported by scientific evidence. No child should be subjected to a health policy that is not based on sound scientific principles and, in fact, has been shown to be potentially dangerous.

    “We call on Idaho state legislators and Idaho State Health Department to clearly advise parents of their right to vaccine exemptions for schools and daycares, to provide parents with the most accurate data to allow parents to make a truly informed choice and to halt required vaccinations until these serious vaccine safety issues can be thoroughly investigated and resolved.”

    2 https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/5546

    4 https://www.statista.com/study/35061/us-biopharmaceutical-industry-facts-and-figures-2016/  *behind paywall
    Additional stats Drug Advertising: https://www.statnews.com/2016/03/09/drug-industry-advertising/
    https://www.nihcm.org/pdf/DTCbrief.pdf

    7.2 billion dollars in advertising dollars comes from pharmaceutical companies **consider if your station is receiving millions of dollars in advertising it won’t be in your best interest to report anything negative about the manufacturer and its products even if it is relevant fact for your audience.

    5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1PiR4PkCh0  autism rates is now 1 in 23 

    6 http://www.icandecide.org/white-papers/VaccineSafety-Version-1.0-October-2-2017.pdf

    http://www.icandecide.org/white-papers/ICAN-HHS-Notice.pdf

  • With no end in sight, we must be ever vigilant.

    With no end in sight, we must be ever vigilant.

    We must be ever vigilant. 
    According to Alan Phillips, JD, “we either push back and stop this now, or become a nation of people with growing awareness but no rights. Awareness is key, a prerequisite, but without action, it is only a consolation prize.”
    With no end in sight, the pharmaceutical industry has every incentive in the world to develop as many vaccines as possible – without any risk of being sued – thanks to current laws in the United States. In fact, according to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), “America’s biopharmaceutical companies are currently developing 271 vaccines to prevent – and in some cases treat – a variety of conditions, including infectious diseases, various forms of cancer and neurological disorders.
    Naturally, even if these vaccines don’t work (or harm people) – vaccine producers have nothing to lose and everything to gain, including the ability to profit off a sickened population.
    In 2015 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] introduced a bill to vaccinate EVERY CHILD. She proposed that the United States federal government take away all religious and philosophical exemptions or, in order words, require every school age child to get vaccinated – whether you like it or not. Simply put, if this legislation gets passed – parents will lose their right to decide what’s best for their child. The fact that  Congresswoman Wilson’s Senior Advisor Keenan Austin’s former job as Senior pharmaceutical sales representative, GlaxoSmithKline calls into question the motivation for a federally mandated vaccination bill.
    While the Federal Government has no authority to force States into vaccine compliance, they can ‘blackmail’ schools by withholding Federal Funds from those schools who do not comply to vaccination laws. (Much as Obama threatens school with the ‘bathroom access’ in 2016.
    Stating concern about the health of children, Congresswomen Wilson dismisses the fact, that the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has paid out well over $3 billion to the families of victims who died or suffered other catastrophic injuries as a result of being immunized, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.
    Totally fabricated lie: “All vaccines are safe and effective”
    According to Anne Schuchat, MD, the director of Centers for Disease Control, Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, has stated that “vaccines are safe and highly effective and it’s important for parents to know they’re the best way to protect their kids.”
    In fact, when asked if a healthy diet or lifestyle could help protect children from infectious diseases – her answer is ‘no!’
    Listen for yourself – in this YouTube video (below) – and see how government ‘health experts’ completely ignore the dangers of vaccines.
    But, the CDC and those who parrot their message will never admit – to the general public – what many health experts (and legal representatives) already know about the truth dangers surrounding ‘modern’ vaccines.
    For example, in 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that vaccines are “unavoidably unsafe.”  In truth, vaccines actually cause tremendous harm to people as proven by looking at the numbers within the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) – which highlights vaccine injury and death statistics.  From 1989-2015, the NVICP has paid $3.1 billion to people due to vaccinations – does this sound ‘safe’ to you?
    Keep in mind, there is a huge underreporting of vaccine adverse events with only an estimated 1% of serious adverse reactions ever reported.
    A vaccine is an injection of toxins. (see our vaccine ingredient resource page)
    On February 22, 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court shielded drug companies from all liability for harm caused by vaccines mandated by government when companies could have made a safer vaccine.  1
    From now on, drug companies selling vaccines in America will not be held accountable by a jury of our peers in a court of law if those vaccines brain damage us but could have been made less toxic. 2
    If you get paralyzed by a flu shot or your child has a serious reaction to a vaccine required for school and becomes learning disabled, epileptic, autistic, asthmatic, diabetic or mentally retarded, you are on your own. 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    From now on – unless we stand up and draw the line on vaccine mandates – the government can legally use police powers to force every American to get hundreds of vaccinations or be punished while those, who are hurt by vaccination, can be more easily swept under the rug and left to fend for themselves.  17, 18, 19&, 20

    Alan Phillips, J.D. is the only attorney in the United States whose practice is focused solely on vaccine exemptions and waivers. He advises individuals, families, attorneys, groups and organizations throughout the U.S. on vaccine exemption and waiver rights; supports legislative initiatives aimed at expanding vaccine freedom of choice; is published internationally on vaccine health and legal matters; has appeared at rallies, conferences throughout the U.S., and hosts two weekly radio shows discussing vaccine rights issues.
    Over the years, Alan has helped clients secure vaccine exemptions in a wide variety of settings, including schools, the military, immigration, healthcare and parents in vaccine custody disputes. Alan’s e-book, “The Authoritative Guide to Vaccine Legal Exemptions” is the only publication that provides authoritative, accurate, in-depth information about how state and federal laws interact with individual circumstances to form the precise boundaries of each person’s legal right to refuse vaccines.
  • FLU SHOT IS NOT Mercury-Free

    FLU SHOT IS NOT Mercury-Free

    2015/2016 Flu Vaccine Contains thimerosal a mercury derivative

    Flu Vaccine Mercury thimerosal

    THIMEROSAL/MERCURY

    The Influenza Vaccine clearly shows the vaccine contains Thimerosal a neurotoxin.
    Thimerosal, which is approximately 50% mercury by weight, has been one of the most widely used preservatives in vaccines.
    Tests conducted via ICP-MS document mercury in the Flulaval vaccine at a shocking 51 parts per million.
     50,000 ppb Mercury = Current “preservative” level mercury in multi-dose flu (94% of supply).
    WHAT EFFECTIVE DOES MECURY HAVE ON YOUR BODY?
    0.5 parts per billion (ppb) mercury = Kills human neuroblastoma cells
    (Parran et al., Toxicol Sci 2005; 86: 132-140).
    2 ppb mercury = U.S. EPA limit for drinking water http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html#mcls
    20 ppb mercury = Neurite membrane structure destroyed (Leong et al., Neuroreport 2001; 12: 733-37).
    200 ppb mercury = level in liquid the EPA classifies as hazardous waste. http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/regs.htm...
    25,000 ppb mercury = Concentration of mercury in the Hepatitis B vaccine, administered at birth in the U.S., from 1990-2001.
    50,000 ppb Mercury = Concentration of mercury in multi-dose DTaP and Haemophilus B vaccine vials, administered 4 times each in the 1990’s to children at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months of age.
    Current “preservative” level mercury in multi-dose flu (94% of supply), meningococcal and tetanus (7 and older) vaccines.
    By injecting mercury instead of ingesting it, you are essentially by-passing your inner filtration systems.  All of the mercury in a vaccine enters the blood stream, which leads straight to the brain.  Remember that toxic amounts of mercury is considered anything over 200 ppb, and the amount of mercury in a “thimerosal-free” flu vaccine is 300 to 600 ppb – the vaccine most commonly used contains 50,000 ppb.  When you ingest mercury, the amount that reaches your blood stream is much less than the actual amount you consumed.  When you vaccinate, the entire amount of mercury reaches your blood stream.
    mercury in a flu shot

    THE FLU SHOT NOT SAFE.  IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS VACCINE. 

    VAERS reporting reflects FLU VACCINE caused the most damage

    As of April 2016, 126,884 adverse reactions/events were reported for the flu shot to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System and it has the been the most compensated for vaccine injury. Vaccine manufacturer’s and providers administering vaccinations are exempt from lawsuit in the case of injury or death. Possible reactions include: Paralysis, severe allergic reaction,vomiting, chronic exhaustion, facial palsy, blood and lymphatic system disorders,convulsions and more.
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    DOJ Quarterly Vaccine Injury Compensation Information Department of Justice numbers reported regarding quarterly vaccine injury information reveals that the flu shot remains the most dangerous vaccine based on injuries and death compensated by the U.S. Government.

    The estimated 1,000 claims that the VICP anticipates being filed in 2016 are projected to cost $224 million. Although the VICP was originally created by Congress to shield drug companies producing government licensed, recommended and mandated vaccines for children, today it is not children but adults injured by influenza vaccine who are receiving most of the compensation.
    The majority of compensated flu shot injury claims are for nerve inflammation diagnosed as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune disorder that attacks the nervous system and can result in life-long paralysis. Other complications include fibromyalgia, transverse myelitis, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and death.
    Vaccine Injuries are Seldom Reported
    The U.S. Government keeps a database of reports documenting vaccine injuries and deaths called The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). The problem is that very few medical officials ever report vaccine injuries or deaths, either because they are not trained to recognized them, or due to pressure within their profession to not report them. To admit that vaccines do cause harm is professional suicide for most doctors and medical professionals.
    Hence, the quarterly DOJ report on vaccine cases only represents a tiny fraction of the actual cases that exist.
    One place we can get a glimpse of the amount of vaccine harm that is being caused in the U.S. today is to look at emergency room visits. As one can see in the report above, with most of the settlements being cases of harm caused by the flu vaccine, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is the most common injury suffered from the flu shot. GBS is a debilitating disease that attacks a person’s own immune system and damages their nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis. It is very similar to the symptoms one may see with polio.
    If you are taken to the emergency room with signs of GBS during flu season, chances are one of the first questions the doctors will ask you is if you have received the flu shot recently. GBS is also listed as a side effect of the flu shot in the package insert.
  • FLU SHOT? Not for my kids!

    FLU SHOT? Not for my kids!

    THE FLU SHOT IS NOT TESTED FOR SAFETY IN CHILDREN

    Despite what your health practitioner will say as they attempt to convince you to get the flu vaccine, the shot has not been evaluated for cancer risks, safety in pregnant women, or safety in various age range categories for children. 
    Once again a small bit of research reveals that vaccine science is not clear. 

    Vaccine package insert warnings which read as follows:
    • Flubok: “Safety and effectiveness in children 3 years to less than 18 years of age have not been established.”
    • Flucelvax: “Safety and effectiveness have not been established in children less than 18 years of age.”
    • Fluzone: “Safety and effectiveness in children below the age of 6 months have not been established.”
    • Fluvirin: “The safety and immunogenicity have not been established in children under 4 years of age.”
    • FluLaval: “Safety and effectiveness in children younger than 3 years have not been established.”
    • Afluria: “…not approved for use in children less than 5 years of age.”
    • Fluarix: “…not approved for use in children younger than 3 years.”
    • Fluvirin: “The safety and immunogenicity have not been established in children under 4 years of age.”

    READ THE LABEL!  
    Influenza vaccines contain three or four influenza virus strains and are produced using either chicken eggs or genetically-engineered dog kidney. Vaccine ingredients may include: formaldehyde, antibiotics, hydrocortisone, non-human protein and genetic materials, polysorbate 80, Thimerosal, MSG (monosodium glutamate), all of which are considered poisonous to humans.

    All Influenza Vaccines Clearly State:
    “This vaccine has not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for impairment of fertility.” 
     – see section 13.1 in all manufacturers inserts listed on left

    To make your research easier links are provided so that you can
    READ IT FOR YOURSELF
    Manufacture Package Inserts – Influenza
    Afluria Package Insert (injectable)
    bioCSL Inc.

    FluLaval Quadrivalent Package Insert (injectable)
    GlaxoSmilthKline
       
    Fluad Package Insert
    Novartis (Seqirus)

    FluMist Quadrivalent Package Insert (intranasal)
    MedImmune, Inc.
       
    Fluarix Package Insert (injectable)
    GlaxoSmithKline

    Fluvirin Package Insert (injectable)
    Novartis (Seqirus) Vaccines

    Fluarix Quadrivalent Package Insert (injectable)
    GlaxoSmithKline

    Fluzone Package Insert (injectable)
    Sanofi Pasteur  

    Flublok Package Insert (injectable)
    Protein Sciences Corporation

    Fluzone High-Dose Package Insert (injectable)
    Sanofi Pasteur
       
    Flucelvax Package Insert (injectable)
    Novartis

    Fluzone Intradermal Package Insert
    Sanofi Pasteur
       
    FluLaval Package Insert (injectable)
    GlaxoSmithKline

    Fluzone Quadrivalent Package Insert (injectable)
    Sanofi Pasteur
     
    RESEARCH & RETHINK VACCINES.