Still thinking of having a flu shot this year?

The flu vaccine debate roars back into our daily life as winter once again approaches. Run, hide, and be very afraid, the FLU is back. Ok, so what is the flu? Some of the symptoms are fever, feeling excessively tired, painful joints, runny nose, cough, cold, and at its worst, congestion that can potentially lead to pneumonia, sickness, and diarrhea. These are all very uncomfortable to deal with, no doubt. But what of the risks of the flu shot?

Mercola posted this newsletter article at his website: “Additionally, a Group Health study found that flu shots do not protect elderly people against developing pneumonia — the primary cause of death resulting as a complication of the flu. Others have questioned whether there is any mortality benefit with influenza vaccination.

Vaccination coverage among the elderly increased from 15 percent in 1980 to 65 percent now, but there has been no decrease in deaths from influenza or pneumonia.

There is some evidence that flu shots cause Alzheimer’s disease, most likely as a result of combining mercury with aluminum and formaldehyde. Mercury in vaccines has also been implicated as a cause of autism. Three other serious adverse reactions to the flu vaccine are joint inflammation and arthritis, anaphylactic shock (and other life-threatening allergic reactions), and Guillain-Barré syndrome, a paralytic autoimmune disease. …”

Mercola points out that the flu shot has such high levels of mercury you may be better of having a good dose of the flu than suffering the side effects later in life of accumulated mercury and other toxins that flood into your brain with this vaccine. In this article, Mercola has an 8 point check list to help you ward off the flu and other seasonal ailments with some very simple solutions, including supplementation of Vitamin D to help strengthen your immune system.

If you want to avoid the flu this year, practice good hand washing, get plenty of sleep and maintain a regular schedule of chiropractic appointments. To read how chiropractic care can prevent the flu and help you avoid a flu shot read our article from February here: “CHANDLER, ARIZ, Nov. 8, 2004 — The World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA) is recommending that people of all ages add chiropractic to their strategy for warding off and fighting the flu and its effects this season…”

Make an adjustment: Stay Healthy ~ Be Happy!
Call Dr. Paul or Dr. Susan at Fontana Family Chiropractic, Evergreen Colorado.

Start a preventative maintenance schedule that’s convenient for you!

303.674.1500 or email office@fontanachiro.com

*Update:

1. Safeminds.org  Safeminds Alert – Flu Vaccines what you need to know. Get ALL the facts.  In March of 2001, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement warning pregnant women and young children not to eat fish containing high levels of mercury because it causes neurological problems in children. Yet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that these same women and young children (ages 6 to 59 months) should get flu shots. Despite what you may have heard, flu shots still contain mercury in the form of the preservative thimerosal. In fact, some flu shots contain more mercury than the EPA recommended safe level for seafood.

2. SAFE MIND’s recently obtained the transcribed minutes to the Simpsonwood meeting held June 7-8, 2000 in Norcross, Georgia where the finding of the Vaccine Safety Datalink analysis of Thimerosal containing vaccines and neurodevelopmental outcomes were reviewed by a panel of experts. There were a number of additional findings not previously reported in the VSD data contained in this document. Read the PDF here.

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