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A Word on Vaccines

http://drsuzanne.net/dr-suzanne-humphries-vaccines-vaccination/
Dr. Suzanne Humphries was a widely known and respected MD that specialized in treating kidney disorders until she dared to question hospital administration on the practice of vaccinating severely ill patients upon hospital entry.

You’ve heard it said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, the following graph, of many, found in “Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and The Forgotten History,” by Humphries, clearly shows by using primary sources, nearly all diseases vaccinated for were completely eradicated or were on their way out before any vaccination programs began, and in the case of the Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccines, cases actually increased after vaccinations.

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For a clearer view of the graph, go to the above link listed at the beginning.

Humphries also educates that vaccines enter the body very differently than natural infection and can do untold harm especially to the nervous system. They also contain ingredients such as aborted human fetal cells, monkey and dog kidney cells, aluminum, mercury, polysorbate 80, formaldehyde, chicken embryos, serum from aborted calf fetus blood, cells from Army worms, and the scariest one of all: mouse brain. Viral vaccines prepared in tissue culture or mouse brain have been used in Asian countries, but according to the CDC website, while used in the US since 1992, is no longer available.

While all of these ingredients should stop us in our tracks, those of us with MSIDS should particularly begin to quake whenever we see mouse brains. Mice are one of the largest carriers of ticks and therefore MSIDS. To put vaccines through mouse brains that most probably are infected with multiple pathogens and then inject that substance into a human body is in a word, homicidal.  Now we are told they no longer do that. But the question remains, how many of us have latent viruses or bacteria reactivated by a childhood vaccination or tick bite?

Microbiologist Judy Mikovits, PhD, was jailed right here in the US without a search warrant for not turning in her personal lab notebook, which is unheard of in the scientific community, that contained details of her research on the retrovirus XMRV (xenotropic murine leukemia virus), the virus linked possibly to autism and other chronic illnesses. As she details in “Plague: One Scientist’s Intrepid Search for the Truth about Human Retroviruses and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Autism, and Other Diseases,” which reads more like a thriller, we have quiet plagues in our country such as ME/CFS that affect at least a million poor souls, with autism affecting 1 in 50 children, and that these are new diseases, never before seen in history. By the way, “murine” means mouse.  We are talking about a virus relating to the mouse.  It is no wonder that many are questioning vaccination practice when thousands of people are getting more than they bargained for and the very serious possible connection with MSIDS. The medical community vilified her as well and there is an article cited even on our website appearing to debunk Mikovits’ work; however, after reading her book you will understand that the replication studies used completely different laboratory standards. Mikovits is “old school,” and has been trained in the most rigorous laboratory standards for studying the AIDS virus. To compare the replication studies to her work would be like comparing an experienced farmer to someone who throws seeds up in the air.

PJ Langhoff, lifelong MSIDS sufferer and science writer, also connects dots to contaminated cell lines in vaccines as well as insect biowarfare (sprays to agricultural crops to combat pests) with chronic infection in her tomb, “God Science: The Secret World of Rampant Genetics, Hidden Illness, and Biotech Profiteering.” With nearly 4,500 scientific references, her book is quite convincing as well as could double as a booster chair for one of your kids.

So why aren’t we hearing about all of this?

Humphries gives a quote by Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, in Reader’s Digest.

“There are groups out there that insist that vaccines are responsible for a variety of problems despite all scientific evidence to the contrary. We have reached out to media outlets to try to get them to not give the views of these people equal weight in their reporting to what science has shown and continues to show about the safety of vaccines.” http://www.rd.com/health/wellness/h1n1-the-report-card/#ixzz3d9TPbRqJ

Well, that explains some things.

Blogs and other media also discredit anyone, even qualified folk in medicine who have legitimate concerns, who dares to question vaccination:

”some truly clueless anti-vaccinationists arguing against vaccines and bolstering their argument with a hilariously pathetic list of signatories, among which were noted anti-vaccine activists, chiropractors, homeopaths, and other dubious practitioners totaling only between 80-90. Among those signatories was a woman named Suzanne Humphries, MD.“
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/02/16/dr-suzanne-humphries-and-the-internation/

There is an increasingly widening schism in the medical community, but for those of us with MSIDS, this is nothing new. We know first hand that the mainstream medical community is not fighting for us. MSIDS is after all, all in our heads, don’t you know?

Have you ever considered that virtually no time is spent by doctors on disease prevention? According to Dr. Mercola, things like good nutrition, hygiene, fitness, optimal vitamin D levels, avoiding fluoride, and getting enough sleep, basically anything to bolster your immune system, can do far more for your overall health than any vaccine could ever hope to do. He also reveals that a study in China identifies vaccines as the most common source of adverse drug reactions in children, including anaphylaxis and death, and he convincingly argues that vaccines are creating new, more virulent strains of disease.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/04/26/vaccines-adverse-reaction.aspx.   Similarly to how organisms mutate and evade the immune system in an MSIDS patient, organisms vaccinated for are now forced to adapt and survive, and are becoming stronger. Humphries states the same and adds that the wild version of a disease is almost always milder and self limiting as well as the little quoted fact that the recent measles outbreaks were predominantly in vaccinated children. It’s also a fact that there are 107 children in 34 states with polio symptoms – all of whom have been successfully immunized against polio. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2015/02/15/effectiveness-safety-vaccines-questioned/23424655/. While the article admonishes that it’s not polio, doctors like Humphries believe it’s a mutated form that started out in the past as relatively mild. Equally disturbing is the 1200% increase of paralysis in India after the live oral polio vaccine was introduced a decade ago. Non-polio acute flaccid paralysis (NPAFP), is clinically indistinguishable from polio paralysis but twice as deadly. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/323371

There is also the inconvenient truth that completely vaccinated populations continue to get sick.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/05/10/mumps-vaccine  Recently, 41 vaccinated students at Harvard University came down with mumps.  Four other campuses in Boston are starting to see cases as well as four universities in Indiana.  About 13 cases of mumps have also cropped up in California.

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck….

Despite what the mainstream medical field tells you, you do have a choice – at least for now. Become informed. Do your own research. Try whenever possible to look at primary sources, as Humphries shows that the CDC and others manipulate the data to support their views, refusing to even consider another side. Dissolving Illusions is filled with graphs demonstrating that in certain cases, disease rates actually went down after vaccines were stopped. You will not find this on a CDC site. Another point to remember is that no long-term studies have been done comparing vaccinated versus truly unvaccinated people, much less considering multiple vaccines given simultaneously. Humphries sites only one recent study, http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/03/13/cid.cis307, where a saline placebo was used, rather than a vaccine or fluid which has everything but the main antigen. The study showed no difference in influenza viral infection but a 5-6 times higher rate of non-influenza viral infections in those who got the vaccine.

**This study came in after I wrote this article:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/05/18/first-peer-reviewed-study-of-vaccinated-vs-unvaccinated-children/    The first peer-reviewed study comparing health outcomes of vaccinated versus unvaccinated children implicates vaccines in a host of chronic illnesses. http://oatext.com/pdf/JTS-3-186.pdf   Scientists found no significant differences in rates of vaccine-preventable illnesses like hepatitis A or B, measles, mumps, rubella, influenza, meningitis or rotavirus. As would be expected, vaccinated children did have lower likelihood of two vaccine-preventable illnesses compared to unvaccinated children: chicken pox (7.9% vs. 25.3%), and pertussis (2.5% vs. 8.4%).
The study suggests that fully vaccinated children may be trading the prevention of certain acute illnesses (chicken pox, pertussis) for more chronic illnesses and neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and Autism. The scientists also found that children born prematurely, who were vaccinated, were 6.6 times more likely to have a neurodevelopmental disorder.

Also, this link shows 400 important scientific papers about vaccines:  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/07/02/critical-vaccine-studies shows Miller’s Review which summarizes 400 studies in bullet points with direct quotes – all published in peer-reviewed journals and indexed by the National Library of Medicine showing the lack of safety and /or effectiveness of vaccines:  http://vacbook.com/

No good studies have been done on pregnant women or the chronically ill, and even the CDC states that people with altered immunocompetence may be at increased risk for an adverse reaction after a live attenuated vaccine as well as that some have anaphylactic reactions to ingredients such as egg and antibiotics found in vaccines, and gives a conflicting paragraph on Thimerosal, an “organic mercurial compound,” which is like saying “organic” lead or anthrax in small amounts is OK. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2014/chapter-2-the-pre-travel-consultation/general-recommendations-for-vaccination-and-immunoprophylaxis
MSIDS patients are quite familiar with the information war and understand that the very folks entrusted with public health safety are often like wolves guarding the chickens. For instance, here’s a quote found in the NY Times by Dr. Lance Rodewald, the director of the Division of Immunization Services at the CDC: “Frightening parents about the consequences of failing to vaccinate their children will most likely be part of the campaign. For that task, meningococcal meningitis is ideal.”

Speaking of the Meningitis Vaccines: http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_28283397/robert-f-kennedy-jr-doing-math-meningitis-vaccinations    “Critics have faulted the government’s expedited safety and efficiency testing for the new B strain vaccines citing glaring lapses in safety protocols including the absence of inactive placebos. In addition, both new B vaccines are “pregnancy category B,” meaning that they should be administered to pregnant women only when necessary. Neither vaccine has been tested for carcinogenicity, mutagenicity or effects on male fertility.  According to their package inserts, Menactra and Menveo produce “serious adverse events” in 1 percent of recipients. Menomune, with its hefty mercury load, sickens 1.3 percent of those receiving it. According to the CDC Pink Book, 0.3 percent of those with “serious adverse events” from meningitis vaccines will die. So here is the math calculation that thoughtful student governments in Colorado must consider: If you inoculate Colorado’s 400,000 college students with the older vaccines, you can expect 4,000 serious adverse events and 12 dead. We do not yet know the effects of widespread vaccination of the hastily-expedited B vaccines, but according to their package inserts, about 2 percent of students who receive the B vaccine will be sickened or hospitalized with a serious adverse event. This could translate into an additional 8,000 sick students and 24 deaths, for a total of 12,000 sick and 36 dead in the attempt to possibly avert three meningitis cases.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/27/health/27vaccine.html?_r=0   So, rather than educating people on how to avoid meningococcal meningitis, authorities would rather resort to fear tactics. And, along this same line, Dr. Jacobson of the Mayo Clinic has created a slide show to train doctors on how to deal with patient objectives to vaccines. The slides coach physicians not to give printed material to parents or email them links to study vaccines for themselves, but rather to persuade them to get vaccinated.
http://drsuzanne.net/dr-suzanne-humphries-vaccines-vaccination/
In the link above, Humphries does an incredible job out outlining typical arguments used by vaccinators and takes them all head on. For an informative interview about vaccinations, watch the following YouTube.

Then there are those who state that those who choose to NOT vaccinate are hurting others.  Please read the following:  http://www.australiannationalreview.com/harvard-study-proves-unvaccinated-children-pose-risk/  In summary, a person who is not vaccinated with IPV, DTaP, HepB, and Hib vaccines due to reasons of conscience poses no extra danger to the public than a person who is.  No discrimination is warranted.

  21 minute interview with Humphries

Published on Oct 4, 2014
Dr. Suzanne Humphries, a highly educated medical doctor with specialities in internal medicine and nephrology talks about vaccines, diseases and health in an interview with Canal 2nd Opinion recorded in Ängelholm, Sweden in september 2014.

 2 hours long

Published on Mar 3, 2016
Dr Humphries in Tampere, Finland, November 2015. Hear the arguments that pro-vaccine doctors make about aluminum (called aluminium in Europe), and the science (or lack there-of) behind it. Dr. Suzanne breaks down the issue of aluminum into fine detail to help you discuss this issue which is an Achilles heel in the vaccination argument.

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Published on Jul 29, 2015
WeaponizedNews.Com — Florida Congressman Bill Posey: CDC Whistleblower Discloses Vaccine Deception

Granted five minutes to speak, Posey exposed lies by the CDC in the infamous 2004 study that exonerated the MMR vaccine and claimed it had no connection to autism.

“No connection to autism” was the lie. Congressman Posey read a statement by long-term CDC researcher William Thompson, one of the authors of the 2004 Pediatrics study designed to determine once and for all if the MMR vaccine has contributed to the autism epidemic.

“…the [CDC] co-authors scheduled a meeting to destroy documents related to the [MMR vaccine] study. The remaining four co-authors all met and brought a big garbage can into the meeting room and reviewed and went through all the hard copy documents that we had thought we should discard and put them in a huge garbage can.”

**UPDATE**

I left the following Youtube videos as proof ‘the powers that be’ are censoring information that is critical about vaccines. I found this more recent video of Humphries called: The Ugly History of Vaccines: Part 1

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Published on Aug 20, 2014
CDC Whistle Blower admits MMR Vaccine causes Autism
Higher rate of autistic regression in black children, particularly males.

Each state has its own laws on vaccinations. There are religious, medical, and conscientious objection exemptions. Depending upon the state, there may be all three possible exemptions to states like California where legislators are pushing for mandatory, compulsory vaccinations for all. This, by the way, seems to be the trend, and for those who disagree with this direction, it’s important to stand up and be heard. Everyone should take the time to learn about vaccines and the risks, but the MSIDS patient particularly needs to be well versed as his immune system is already compromised.

On a final note, every single Lyme/MSIDS person I know had a relapse after vaccination.

For more information on vaccines contact the National Vaccine Information Center at www.nvic.org.  NVIC is a national charitable, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to informed consent. They provide assistance to those who have suffered vaccine reactions; and funds research to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness, as well as monitors vaccine research, development, regulation, policy-making and legislation.

Meeting Reminder and upcoming lectures

We will have a simple support meeting this Saturday (June 20) from 1:30-3:30 at the Pinney Library on Cottage Grove Road in Madison.  Hope to see you all there!

Also, for those of you who missed Dr. Waters’ talk he gave to the group, he will be repeating it (A Multisystem Approach for the Treatment of Lyme Disease) on Thursday, July 23 at 6:30 at the Ambers Resort & Conference Center.  The address is 655 N Frontage Road, Wisconsin Dells, WI.  Family and friends are welcome.

Here’s a few more talks he’ll be giving, all at the Ambers Resort:

Thursday, June 15, 6:30:  Diet, Allergies & Fatigue

Thursday, August 20, 6:30:  Weight Loss Shouldn’t Be So Hard!

Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:30:  Pain ~ Friend or Foe?

All of these topics relate to those of us with MSIDS as our entire immune system is being challenged.  This sets us up for allergies, fatigue, weight gain or loss, and tons of pain.

Please advise me if any of your practitioners are giving public talks or if they would be willing to speak to our group.  “A man of many counselors is wise.”

Tacaribe Virus Found in Ticks

http://www.ocala.com/article/20150126/ARTICLES/150129735

University of Florida researcher, Katherine Sayler, found that about 10% of Lone Star ticks collected had the Tacaribe virus which causes hemorrhagic fever.  The virus was first isolated from bats and mosquitoes in Trinidad in the 1950’s.  

Symptoms include fatigue, fever, weakness, dizziness, and muscle pain.  More severe cases show bleeding under the skin, from bodily orifices, and in internal organs.  It can cause kidney failure and coma leading to death.  

What’s unusual about this event is that this virus was thought to have disappeared 40 years ago as well as the fact it seemed to jump from bats to ticks.  Sayler states that “No arena virus has ever been associated with a tick.”

Perhaps this article will help point out that the Emperor still has no clothes on.  Firstly, Lyme is a catch-all name for something that could potentially be hundreds of things.  Horowitz calls it MSIDS (multi infectious disease syndrome), which is a far better descriptor.  Secondly, authorities need to use the scientific method, unbiasedly.  If they did, they would discover that veterinarian, Dr. Breitschwerdt, strongly believes that each animal has its own strain of Bartonella and believes it’s a silent epidemic.  They would also learn that far more insects than thought are involved in spreading disease.  They would get over the notion that MSIDS has state and country borders.  (Tell that to the bird)  These pathogens have been here since the beginning of time.  Time to give them the respect and careful study they deserve and time to start listening to patients!

Meetings and repellents

Besides our June 6 meeting from 1:30-3:30 with Pharmacist Kathy Lynch from Women’s International Pharmacy, we have a simple group support meeting June 20 from 1:30-4:30.

Also, the following link has excellent information on repellents:

http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/mosquitosite/repellents-for-application-to-skin/

“Repellents with the best track records include the following: DEET, Picaridin, IR3535, and oil of lemon eucalyptus (PMD). The three non-DEET compounds each seem to work as well as or nearly as well as DEET when they are used at higher concentrations (20%).”

http://www.stopticks.org/prevention/

Excellent “natural options”: http://www.primallyinspired.com/favorites-how-to-make-a-homemade-bug-repellent-oil-easy-essential-oils/

Bug Blends

15 drops lavender + 5 drops eucalyptus

Bug Blend 1
10 drops rosemary
7 drops cinnamon
3 drops cedarwood
Bug Blend 2
12 drops lemongrass
6 drops eucalyptus
2 drops citronella
Bug Blend 3
20 drops rose geranium

Premixed Bug Blends
Many essential oil companies make premixed blends that you can purchase and use instead of blending your own. Just add 10-20 drops to your carrier oil and you’re good to go.
doTERRA’s TerraShield Repellant Blend
Plant Therapy’s Bug Off Synergy Blend
Eden’s Garden Four Thieves Synergy Blend

How To Make A Homemade Bug Repelling Oil:

The first thing you’ll need is to choose your carrier oil and put about 2 TBSP into a bottle or jar.

Next, choose the essential oils or blend of oils that you want to add to your carrier oil.
You want to get around 20 drops for 2 TBSP of carrier oil so that your oil isn’t too strong, but just right.

Slowly add your essential oils to your carrier oil.
Lastly, shake or stir your oil well to mix everything together and store it in a place that’s out of direct sunlight. To use your homemade bug repellent oil, just pour a bit of oil into the palm of your hand, rub it together, and massage it into your little ones skin before going outdoors.

The author of Primally Inspired puts 1 drop of Rose Geranium Oil in between her dog’s shoulder blades and a drop at the base of his tail each day.  She puts a drop on the insides of her wrists and a drop behind her ears.
 Homemade Flea Powder Recipe:

Homemade Flea Powder


Ingredients:
1 cup Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth (find HERE)
1/2 cup Neem Powder (find HERE)
1/2 cup Yarrow Powder (find HERE)
20 Drops Eucalyptus Essential Oil* (find HERE)  *Leave out the essential oil if using for cats.

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and put in a shaker top container. I used a mason jar with a shaker top lid (I got my mason jar shaker top lid at Christmas Tree Shop, but you could make your own by drilling holes in a regular mason jar lid).
Apply from head to tail along your pets spine in dry conditions. Brush your pets fur going the opposite direction so the powder comes in contact with the skin. Avoid the eyes and nose. Rub the powder on the belly and legs. Try to get the flea powder on as much skin as you can.

How often to apply flea powder?
To use this as a general repellent (with no serious flea infestation), applying once a month during active flea season (end of spring/summer) is sufficient. If the pet gets a bath or gets wet, it will need to be reapplied.
If you have a flea infestation:
You will need to apply more often, depending on how bad of an infestation you are dealing with.

If you have a flea infestation, you will also need to apply this flea powder to your floors, windowsills, door sills, pet bedding, sofa, etc. Focus your efforts where your pet spends the most amount of time, since fleas and their eggs will be the most concentrated in those areas. Just apply a light dusting to the areas in your house and leave it there overnight. Vacuum in the morning or sometime the next day. Do this once a week for 4 weeks if you have a flea infestation.

You can also leave a little bit of this flea powder on your door and window sills to prevent spiders, ants and other bugs from entering.

Marijuana, the miracle herb?

Information derived from a Mercola article found at:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/05/16/research-supports-marijuana-benefits.aspx?e_cid=20150516Z1_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20150516Z1&et_cid=DM74698&et_rid=955237506

Marijuana is a Schedule 1 controlled substance, a category reserved for the most dangerous drugs, along with heroin and LSD due to a “high potential for abuse” and “no accepted medical use.” Current research shows this to be completely untrue.

Interestingly, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) obtained a patent for marijuana as a “neural protectant,” in 2003. So much for the “no accepted medical use.”

The active ingredient, cannabinoids, has two subclasses important for medical use: THC (tetrahydrocannabinols) and CBD (cannabidiols). CBD comprises 40% of cannabis resin and interact with specific receptors in your cell membranes. THC is the most psychoactive, and is known for producing a “high.” Over time, some producers have bred plants with higher amounts of this compound. The downfall of this practice is lower medicinal value and adverse effects. Like all herbs; however, the plant works best as a whole plant with the CBD lessening the psychoactive effects of THC. Once again, it’s all in the breeding.

According to Dr. Mechoulam we have our own endogenous cannabinoid system within us, with our bodies making cannabinoids similar to those in marijuana, and are found on cell membranes throughout our bodies. The two that have been identified are CB1 which is in our brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, pancreas, and other parts. CB2 is in our immune system. This cannabinoid system is believed to assist regulating physiological processes and in maintaining homeostasis.

The most encouraging aspect for MSIDS (multi, systemic, infectious, disease) patients is the ability of marijuana to lower inflammation and an overactive immune system, increase energy, control appetite, help with nutrient transport, cellular communication, emotional balance, sleep, and memory, all of which we struggle with.

It is also pro-apoptotic, which means it kills cancer cells, but leaves healthy cells alone. It is also anti-angiogenic, which means it cuts off a tumor’s blood supply.

But perhaps the greatest benefit is its proven ability to control pain as well as or better than pharmaceuticals as demonstrated by the 2010 report by the Center for Medical Cannabis Research on 14 clinical studies which were FDA-approved, double-blind, and placebo-controlled.

According to Dr. Margaret Gedde, MD, PhD, cannabis is safer and less toxic than many prescription drugs. For instance, in states were medical marijuana is legal, overdose deaths from pharmaceutical opioids decreased by an average of 33% after five and six years of marijuana legalization. The main side-effect of cannabidiol is sleepiness which wears off after the patient gets accustomed to it.

For more information on optimal dosing and protocols, Gedde recommends looking into current clinical practice in states where cannabis is now legally accessible. Other resources include PubMed, cancer.gov, The Journal of Pain, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Mercola’s interview with Dr. Frankel. Found here:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/03/09/medical-cannabis.aspx