Volume 5 Issue 1
Spring 2010
Immunization, Self Harm & Body Cleanse Detoxification
Rotarix Vaccine
On March 23 the Food and Drug Administration advised against immunizing children with Rotarix vaccine. Scientists have found traces of a pig virus called porcine circovirus 1 in the vaccine. The health risks associated with this are unknown. The rotavirus causes mild to severe childhood diarrhea.
A recent review looked at whether immunizing health care workers in nursing homes against seasonal flu reduced the risk of influenza, pneumonia or death from flu in nursing home residents. No evidence was found that immunizations were of any benefit. Because the amount of medicine in a very diluted preparation is so tiny, these medicines are extremely safe. They can be used with pharmaceutical drugs without fear of any drug interactions. If the homeopathic medicine chosen is the wrong one, there is no bad reaction. Instead the medicine has no effect.
Gardasil is a relatively new vaccine that is being promoted to prevent adolescents from becoming infected with certain strains of human papilloma virus. Becoming infected with this virus can lead to cervical cancer. The virus is primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse. Since becoming widely promoted, more than 17,000 adverse reactions to this vaccine have been reported and over 50 deaths. The deaths are in young healthy teens who had recently received the vaccine. These deaths are considered coincidental by the FDA and the vaccine manufacturer Merck. See http://vaccines.mercola.com/ and other articles, plus links, on the mercola.com web site.
There is a host of other disturbing information about vaccines and their risks that is generally ignored by the medical establishment and the media. Drug companies are actively pursuing a multitude of new vaccines due to several reasons. One reason is that the new drug pipeline for significant new medications is drying up.
In clinical trials, drug after drug is being found to be too toxic to humans to release on the market. Vaccination manufacturing has attractive benefits ($$$) and minimal risk to drug manufacturers. In 2006, the government passed a law relieving vaccine manufacturers from liability stemming from injuries and deaths due to vaccinations. This was supposedly done to entice drug companies to make vaccines. The government funds a program to pay damages to children and adults injured or killed as a result of a vaccination. Drug companies see vaccines as a relatively quick way to develop a new drug with almost no risk to them if it results in harm.
I urge everyone to read up and become educated on the pros and cons of vaccination. Vaccinations are considered good medical practice by the medical establishment (the American Medical Association; specialty societies such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians; Food and Drug Administration).
Intentional Self Harm
Intentional self-harm is a common condition that may affect up to 4% of the population. Intentional self-harm is the deliberate infliction of injury to a person’s own body without any suicidal intention.
This distressing condition is usually hidden by the person and is a sign of underlying emotional trauma and conflict. The most common form of self-harm is cutting the skin but many other ways of self-harm can occur. Self-harm is associated with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, childhood abuse, substance abuse, schizophrenia and personality disorders.
It is more common in teens and young adults although it can occur in older people as well. A common belief that this behavior is about seeking attention has been found to be untrue in most people who injure themselves in this way. There is overlap with the group of people who are suicidal but many people who self injure themselves are not suicidal.
Research into this condition is limited and much remains to be discovered. Currently, treatment is directed towards the underlying psychological conditions. A positive therapeutic relationship with an empathetic therapist is a key component of getting help with this largely hidden disorder. If you know someone with this problem, encourage them to get help. Effective treatments are available.
Body Cleanse Detoxification
Spring time is traditionally the time to do an annual body cleanse or detoxification. I encourage annual cleanses due to the very toxic world we live in now. I will list a variety of suggested ways to help detoxify your body and mind. A colon cleansing program of colonics or laxatives to ensure complete emptying of the colon may be especially helpful in people with constipation. Liver support herbs can help the liver clear the many toxic chemicals we are exposed to on a daily basis. Spend a day creating only positive mental thoughts. Notice if you have habitual negative thoughts and consciously release those thoughts.
Choose one body care product that contains synthetic chemicals and replace it with a new one that contains only natural and safe chemicals. Have a dental amalgam removed if you have tested for high levels of mercury in your body. Do a juice fast for a day or eat only green vegetables for 3 days.
Get outside, exercise until you are sweating and get some sunlight on bare skin for 20-30 minutes. Most of all, celebrate the beauty of springtime and laugh, sing and dance.
Daniel Blodgett MD