You don’t need a doctor’s appointment to get a flu shot; For $ 25.00, you can simply queue at your local Walgreen’s or CVS. And many people don’t think twice about it either way, because they’ve been conditioned to equate a flu shot with an automatic bubble of flu protection.
Right now, flu shots are still optional and you are certainly free to make your own decision, but before you run out and get a jab, read this and then do some research for yourself.
With all the drama surrounding the supposed need to get ‘the vaccine’, consider the following facts: each year 910,000 people die of heart disease; 7.6 million die of cancer; 160,000 die of stroke; 180,000 die of diabetes.
With these alarming statistics in a country that spends $ 3 trillion on health care, one has to wonder why there is such an insistence on vaccinating everyone, when comparatively few (1,806 people a year) die from the flu.
Although the CDC has reported an average of 36,000 influenza deaths per year, when the figures were broken down, only 1,806 people actually died from influenza, the rest died of pneumonia. As I have emphasized many times, the “P” word (Prevention) is under-emphasized in our health care system.
If the large sums of money we now funnel into disease control were instead directed toward wellness and prevention programs, teaching people how to boost their own natural immunity to disease, we could come out of an embarrassing 39th place in our Health. They are as a nation, compared to the rest of the world.
Even though some HMOs force you to listen to a 5-minute lecture on the topic before routing your call so you can deal with what you actually called, many healthcare professionals now understand that a flu shot on its own cannot guarantee a flu-free winter.
Flu vaccines also contain formaldehyde, thimerasol (think mercury), and a variety of other toxins including aluminum, newt, phenol, and ethyl glycol (think antifreeze).
Incidentally, the FLULAVA insert says “… there have been no controlled trials demonstrating a decrease in influenza after vaccinating with FLULAVA.” You will also see on the leaflet that the vaccine contains 25 mcg. of thimerasol, which is 250 times the EPA legal allowance for humans.
Defend yourself naturally:
o Eat food that looks like food and start cutting out processed, chemical-laden foods that aren’t really food at all.
o Ditch those destructive sodas and avoid artificial sweeteners like aspartame and splenda.
o Exercise and get fresh air and sunlight.
o Drink lots of water: alkaline and ionized is best.
o Take a daily vitamin D3 supplement and a good omega 3 fish oil. Take a whole food multivitamin / multimineral supplement every day.
o Remember to wash your hands.
Learn to decrease your reactivity to stress in your life; laugh a lot; love a lot; and have good, healthy thoughts.
Consider hiring a health advisor to help and support you on your path to natural health. Your health is your responsibility, not the government’s.