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"Get a flu shot. Unless you are allergic to eggs, you should get a flu shot if you are over 50 or have a chronic condition. Because viruses are constantly changing, you must get a flu shot every year. For best results, be well-rested and relaxed. If you're under stress, your body won't respond properly to the vaccine. Wash your hands religiously. Navy recruits lathered up five times a day and watched their rate of respiratory illness drop by 45 percent. Wash vigorously with regular soap and water for 15 to 20 seconds, long enough to sing the famous "Happy Birthday" song, then rinse." - The Editors of FC&A, Unleash the Inner Healing Power of Foods (Get the book.)

"And it's not as if only a small minority of children receive the flu shot. As Dr. Lawrence Rosen pointed out, it's now recommended for all children 6 months to five years old, regardless of their health condition. There's a real contradiction here. On the one hand, the American Academy of Pediatrics admits that there's "no safe level" of mercury exposure; on the other hand, the CDC is recommending that we give our kids flu shots that contain mercury. But why would we ever inject this known neurotoxin into the bloodstreams of our children?" - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"This was despite the fact that flu shot coverage among the elderly (those most likely to die from flu) increased from 15% to 65% after 1980. 104 Perhaps flu shots do save some lives, but there is little doubt that vitamin D would do a much better job. Considering that daily supplementation with 2,000 IU per day of vitamin D can cost as little as $10.00 per year, a tremendous financial burden could be lifted from the health-care system and from the budget of elderly persons!" - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.)

"The vaccinations may have played a role, but Liza thought there may have also been problems in utero, possibly connected to her getting a flu shot while she was pregnant. Alisa also had gastrointestinal problems that seemed to somehow play a role in her condition. Liza immediately sacrificed her lucrative career to work full-time with Alisa, and in Liza's opinion, "That was the beginning of the end of my marriage." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Lawrence Rosen recommends the preservative-free nasal Flu-Mist, which he said works even better than the conventional flu shot. "It's a much more effective flu vaccine than a shot," he said. "In children over the age of two years old, the injectable flu vaccine, in most studies, seems to be about 70 percent effective. Under two, it may not be more effective than placebo. There are not good studies showing that flu vaccine in kids under two are more effective than placebo." So ask your pediatrician about FluMist, which is now approved for children as young as twenty-four months." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"I haven't got a flu shot and I don't intend to." ~ George W. Bush, 2004 Presidential Candidate and President. Does Mr. Bush know more than the rest of us? Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center say that 98 million Americans who took polio shots in the 1950s and 1960s may get a deadly brain cancer from the inoculations. Whether manufactured vaccines directly or indirectly cause cancer is irrelevant. It is important to know, however, that conventional immunization programs can prevent the body from developing a potentially life-saving healing crisis." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Until other states do the same, or until congress passes a law, we absolutely shouldn't be exposing all of these kids to this known developmental neurotoxin, especially when most of them don't even need a flu shot in the first place. We also need to be calling more public attention to the health consequences of thimerosal. Over the last few years, scientists have begun to focus on the possible correlation between" mercury exposure in early childhood and the rise of autism spectrum disorders." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Vaccination Options Seasonal flu shot Pandemic flu shot Pneumonia shot Recognition of Flu Symptoms Knowing the characteristics of the flu is essential for recognition of symptoms. Review chapters 3 and 4 to learn about influenza and how viruses alter their genes, like a chameleon changes color to survive. I discussed the difference between a cold and the flu and between ordinary flu and pandemic flu earlier in the book. It may be a good time to reread those sections now. If you or a family member becomes sick, evaluate symptoms early. Is it a cold or the flu?" - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.)

"Throat, respiratory, gastrointestinal and ear infections caused by bacteria or other kinds of viruses are not prevented by getting an annual flu shot." Via the government of course by their own lobby, the media that concentrates in selling fear. And via front groups. Front groups that are not grass-root movements. Artificial front groups. False front-groups are a piece of technology of the black propaganda know-how. We will talk more about that later. Do we know what is really on the hidden agenda of the pharmaceutical drug cartel?" - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Using the numbers determined from a variety of sources—including medical journals and government documents, it can reasonably be assumed that the flu shot may cause 40 cases of GBS per year. The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) database reveals that the average hospital charge per person for GBS is nearly $70,000. Add another $40,000 per person for rehabilitation costs after months of paralysis. Therefore the cost to healthcare for this "rare" complication can be approximated to be at least $4.4 million." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "One recognized complication of the flu shot is a condition called Gullian-Barre Syndrome (GBS). Guillian-Barre is disorder characterized by progressive paralysis, beginning in the feet and advancing up the body, often causing paralysis of the diaphragm and breathing muscles within a matter of hours or days. Nearly all patients with GBS are hospitalized because of paralysis. The prognosis of GBS varies. Up to 13 percent die and 20 percent more are left significantly disabled, defined, for these purposes, as unable to work for at least a year." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"When asked why this was so, Fudenberg said it was due to the mercury and aluminum that is in every flu shot (and most childhood shots). The gradual mercury and aluminum buildup in the brain causes cognitive dysfunction. Is this why the number of those suffering from Alzheimer's is expected to quadruple?21 The evidence against vaccinations is clear, yet there is a continuing effort to make vaccine administration compulsory worldwide. Woodruff claims that this "will be a license to print money for the vaccine producers and an iatrogenic health disaster of the first magnitude." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"There are no controlled trials that show that a flu shot prevents deaths in children or the elderly. The only positive studies are of patients with COPD, probably because COPD patients have marginal lung function and preventing any flu infections will have a greater impact. Dr. Tom Jefferson, an epidemiologist working for the Cochrane Collaboration in Rome, Italy, a nonprofit organization that conducts analyses of published clinical trials, led a group that performed a comprehensive review of the published data on flu vaccines." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Unless you are allergic to eggs, you should get a flu shot if you are over 50 or have a chronic condition. Because viruses are constantly changing, you must get a flu shot every year. For best results, be well-rested and relaxed. If you're under stress, your body won't respond properly to the vaccine. Wash your hands religiously. Navy recruits lathered up five times a day and watched their rate of respiratory illness drop by 45 percent. Wash vigorously with regular soap and water for 15 to 20 seconds, long enough to sing the famous "Happy Birthday" song, then rinse. Work out wisely." - The Editors of FC&A, Unleash the Inner Healing Power of Foods (Get the book.) "Get a flu shot. It may cut your risk for stroke in half. CHAPTER 34 Wipe out the threat of Syndrome X What is Syndrome X? It's a potentially dangerous cluster of conditions centered around insulin resistance, an abnormality in the way your body's insulin metabolizes sugar. Also called insulin resistance syndrome, it can lead to heart disease and diabetes. Who gets it? Experts estimate that one out of three Americans has it. Certain groups, like blacks, Latinos, Indians, and Asians, are more at risk." - The Editors of FC&A, Unleash the Inner Healing Power of Foods (Get the book.)

"Although flu vaccines can never be accurate, employers encourage millions of their employees submit to a flu shot each year, trying to avoid the loss of working days. Influenza always starts in the Far East, and then spreads to the West in early winter, reaching its peak during February and March. It may come in either of three types, A, B, or C. During the last several years, type A has been the dominant version. What makes vaccination against the flu so unsuccessful is that the strains of the flu virus are different every year and the so-called protection lasts for only six months." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Please save yourself and your children from the harmful effects of vaccinations such as the heavily marketed flu shot. Vaccines are extremely toxic, contaminated with a variety of known poisons (by design), and largely unnecessary. Why would anyone still need to receive vaccines for diseases that haven't been common for decades? • See "Cookware", "Heat Therapy", "Heavy Metals", and "Ion Foot Baths" in the Resources section. Eliminating Intestinal Toxins from Radiation Is radiation harmful to humans?" - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"Studies have shown that as many as one in 10 people who get a flu shot experience flu symptoms within a week. Meanwhile, a study in Newfoundland found that older people who take a multivitamin every day for a year have a much stronger immune system and fewer days of illness due to infections than those who don't take multivitamins. If you feel it's important to follow your physician's orders and get a flu shot, by all means do it, but please don't fool yourself into thinking that a flu shot is highly protective and that you don't need to take care of yourself to prevent the flu." - Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., Prescription Alternatives, Third Edition: Hundreds of Safe, Natural Prescription-Free Remedies to Restore and Maintain Your Health (Get the book.)

"The bottom line is that there is no real advantage in having a flu shot. And certainly, given the frailty of so many of the oldest members of society, there is absolutely no reliable way of telling whether the flu or something else may have led to their death. The death rate in and out of the flu season is actually about the same. But then, as we have seen with AIDS, statistics can be manipulated in ways that support theories which have only one objective, to keep the medical business going." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Because viruses are constantly changing, you must get a flu shot every year. For best results, be well-rested and relaxed. If you're under stress, your body won't respond properly to the vaccine. Wash your hands religiously. Navy recruits lathered up five times a day and watched their rate of respiratory illness drop by 45 percent. Wash vigorously with regular soap and water for 15 to 20 seconds, long enough to sing the famous "Happy Birthday" song, then rinse. Work out wisely. Regular exercise can help keep your immune system strong." - The Editors of FC&A, Unleash the Inner Healing Power of Foods (Get the book.)

"If you feel strongly that a flu shot is a good idea for you, turn to page 412 for guidelines on how to supplement safely with DHEA. Don't use DHEA if you are under 40 years old. Flu shots are not without side effects. Studies have shown that as many as one in 10 people who get a flu shot experience flu symptoms within a week. Meanwhile, a study in Newfoundland found that older people who take a multivitamin every day for a year have a much stronger immune system and fewer days of illness due to infections than those who don't take multivitamins." - Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA, Bottom Line's Prescription Alternatives (Get the book.) "A study from the Netherlands showed that among two groups of elderly people, one that received flu shots and one that received a placebo, the group receiving the flu shot had only a 1 percent lower incidence of flu than the placebo group! One supplement that has been found to help older people marshal a better immune response to flu shots is the steroid hormone DHEA. In one study, when a group of elderly people took small doses of this hormone before receiving the flu vaccine, their immune response was significantly improved." - Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA, Bottom Line's Prescription Alternatives (Get the book.)

"One of my biggest problems with the flu shot is that it contains thimerosal, a preservative that contains mercury. Mercury is a known immune-system suppressant and is toxic to the nervous system. In my opinion, it can be particularly harmful to pregnant women because it exposes the fetus to mercury. Infants are not able to detoxify mercury effectively, and it can cause nerve and brain damage in children." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "The flu shot contains inactive (killed) virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that it can be given to anyone older than six months of age, including healthy people, pregnant and nursing women and those who have chronic medical conditions. The other form is a nasal-spray vaccine called FluMist. It contains attenuated (weakened) live viruses and should be used only by healthy people." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Being offered a regular flu shot doesn't seem to reassure my patients. Bird flu is what worries them. Bird flu is indeed a threat—it has shown itself to be a ruthless killer of birds, and it has prompted humans to slaughter millions of birds that could be infected. But for people, the risk so far is close to zero for anyone except bird handlers in Southeast Asia. The virus has not killed many people worldwide, and it will not spread widely among humans unless there are several more mutations of its genetic material. Most of my patients understand all this." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "If a preservative-free vaccine is not available to you, you should still get a flu shot if you fall into any of the following groups... •Anyone age 65 and older. •Residents of nursing homes or other long-term-care facilities that house people of any age who have chronic medical conditions. •Anyone who has chronic disorders of the pulmonary or cardiovascular system." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"There are two that work SHOULD YOU GET A flu shot? Every fall Americans are put through the annual flu season vaccination ritual. The ritual goes like this: You go to your physician, he or she tells you that the flu can be deadly and that a flu shot will prevent it. You get the shot, feel terrible for a week, and a couple of months later, you get the flu along with everyone else. The next year rolls around and you ask yourself, should I or shouldn't I get a flu shot?" - Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., Prescription Alternatives, Third Edition: Hundreds of Safe, Natural Prescription-Free Remedies to Restore and Maintain Your Health (Get the book.)

"Cardiovascular death had occurred in twenty-six (seventeen percent) of the controls, but only nine (six percent) of those who had received the flu shot (one patient in each group died from non-cardiovascular causes)(35). Prevent Infection-Related Heart Disease-Raise Your Cholesterol! If and when future trials confirm the infection hypothesis, it will be a moment of great irony in the history of cardiovascular research." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"With each new flu shot, on the other hand, your immune system becomes more depleted and the side effects become more pronounced and severe. And, you may still get the flu anyway." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Here's how to get the most out of your flu shot. Grab some ginseng. A recent study found that taking 100 milligrams of this herbal supplement twice a day for four months enhanced the power of a flu shot. By giving your immune system a boost, ginseng reinforces your body's battle against the flu. Relax. If you're under a lot of stress, your body won't respond properly to the flu shot. Studies show that chronic stress works against your immune system. So, find ways to deal with your anxieties. Try some light exercise, find someone to talk to about your problems, or just meditate." - Frank W. Cawood and Associates, The Folk Remedy Encyclopedia: Olive Oil, Vinegar, Honey and 1,001 Other Home Remedies (Get the book.)

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