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The PATH Newsletter
(Pursuing Abundance Through Health)
Volume 4 - Spring Issue 2005
Editor: Margaret Templeton
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=> Health News: Autism and ADHD Linked to Vaccines
=> Featured Article: The Drug Company Influence on Your Health
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=> Guest Column: Sweet Little Pain Invaders!
=> Holistic Q&A for Readers: A Question For YOU!
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Autism and ADHD Linked to Vaccines
In a study review conducted by David A. Geier, B.A.
President, MedCon, Inc., and Mark R. Geier, M.D., Ph.D.
President, The Genetic Centers of America, the authors
present a clear correlation between Thimerosal (a mercury
based preservative used in vaccines) and spectral autism and
possibly ADHD.
Thimerosal is an organic mercury compound that is
metabolized to ethylmercury and thiosalicylate and has been
present since the 1930s as a preservative in some vaccines
and pharmaceutical products to prevent bacterial and fungal
contamination.
One cited study showed that there are distinct similarities
between autism and mercury exposure in their effects upon
biochemistry, the immune system, the central nervous system
structure, neuro-chemistry and neurophysiology.
The National Toxicology Program (NTP), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health's
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Statement on Thimerosal states that symptoms of Thimerosal
exposure include mental retardation in children, loss of
coordination in speech, writing, gait, stupor, irritability,
and bad temper progressing to mania.
The FDA in 1999, under the recommended childhood
immunization schedule, determined infants might be exposed
to cumulative doses of ethylmercury that exceed some federal
safety guidelines established for exposure to methylmercury,
another form of organic mercury. Additionally it was noted
that routine administration of childhood vaccines expose
children to more than 100 times the Federal Safety
Guidelines for orally ingested methylmercury.
In another study, mice were injected with
ethylmercuri-S-cysteine (EMC) and found that the extent and
distribution of cell damage was highly predictable, and
selective necrosis of the small granular neurons was a
constant finding. Thimerosal crosses the blood-brain and
placental barriers and results in appreciable mercury
content in brain tissue.
In another report the authors concluded that the elimination
of methyl- and ethylmercury is very slow, especially in man
and primates, and consequently there is a considerable risk
of mercury accumulation.
The authors also found that the glutathione system is
involved in the metabolism of Thimerosal or its
decomposition products. And that certain individuals are
genetically more sensitive to Thimerosal due to genetic
factors in their glutathione system.
Brain scans of children with autistic spectrum disorders
show damage in areas similar to areas damaged by mercury.
These areas tend to be areas that have minimal glutathione
levels. In addition, these areas typically have higher
testosterone concentrations. Testosterone has been shown to
increase Thimerosal neuronal toxicity whereas estrogen has
been shown to reduce Thimerosal neuronal toxicity.
According to John Hopkins University the increased incidence
of ADHD could represent an alternative manifestation of
vaccine-associated neuro-developmental toxicity as ADHD.
In a closed meeting where the findings of the Vaccine Safety
Datalink analysis were discussed a participant, Dr.
Johnston, stated: "This association leads me to favor a
recommendation that infants up to two years old not be
immunized with Thimerosal containing vaccines if suitable
alternative preparations are available." "Forgive this
personal comment, but I got called out at eight o'clock on
an emergency call and my daughter-in-law delivered a son by
C-Section. Our first male in the line of the next
generation, and I do not want that grandson to get a
Thimerosal containing vaccine until we know better what is
going on."
Recent other studies report no correlation between vaccines
containing mercury and autism. At least one of these studies
was lead by Thomas Verstraeten, who failed to disclose to
"Pediatrics" as per the journal's requirements that he is
employed by GlaxoSmithKline a vaccine manufacturer that
produced Thimerosal containing vaccines.
In conclusion parents taking their child for immunization
should insist on vaccines that do not contain mercury
preservatives, such as Thimerosal. In addition chelation
and other natural detoxification programs are known to
remove heavy metals from the body. Once heavy metals are
removed from a child's body it may be possible for them to
recover from the affects of the poisoning. For more
information on heavy metal poisoning and detoxification
visit the author's website at http://www.wholeearthhealth.com.
Copyright Scott D Saunders, Whole Earth Health LLC
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Featured Article
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The Drug Company Influence on Your Health
By: Shane Ellison, M.Sc.
Copyright © 2005 All Rights Reserved
www.healthmyths.net
In the beginning, there were nutrients for procuring health. Today,
there are drugs, drugs and more drugs. This is the result of the
drug company business model. It utilizes an arsenal of techniques to
influence the government in order to minimize competition from
nutritional supplements. The cold hard fact of this business model
has become clear: Health in America has been fractured. The health
of U.S. children is worse in virtually all categories relative to
children in other industrialized countries. At least 80% of seniors
have at least one chronic disease and 50% have at least two
according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Understanding
these techniques serves as a how-to guide for avoiding government-
mandated drug addiction and remaining healthy.
First, education on the proper use of nutritional substances to
achieve good health was removed from the medical school curriculum
over 85 years ago. There is not a medical doctor practicing today
who has been trained in medical school on the prophylactic use of
nutritional supplements. This explains the reluctance of medical
doctors to teach patients about natural alternatives, they don't
know about them. Through self-education, a select few medical
doctors have become excellent advisors on proper use of
nutraceuticals.
Second, the FDA has stonewalled ALL nutritional supplement
manufacturers from educating their clients on nutritional
supplements by passing the Dietary Supplement Health and Education
Act (DSHEA). This act prohibits supplement manufacturers to market
or claim that their products "cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent" any
given disease or illness. Instead, they can only make general
statements about their products. As a result, nutritional
supplements carry labels that are intentionally vague and misleading
to consumers. Finding which nutritional supplements to take for any
given illness has become close to impossible.
DSHEA also gave the FDA the authority to remove any nutritional
supplement from the market if it "proved" to be unsafe. Because of
their broad definition of "unsafe" and because most anything, even
water, is unsafe in large amounts, the FDA can now ban any
nutritional supplement which poses as competition to its
pharmaceutical partners. Ephedra is a perfect example. Green tea
extract may be next.
Third, lobbying by the pharmaceutical industry has enabled the drug
community to influence the media to set a negative tone on the use
of nutritional supplementation. More often than not, the message is
that natural alternatives to prescription drugs are ineffective and
dangerous. Unable to distinguish between the truth and profit
motives, the general public has turned away from nutritional
supplements to embrace pharmaceutical drugs.
And finally, on the worldwide front, the pharmaceutically-compliant
World Trade Organization (WTO) is working rigorously to convince the
nations of the world that ALL human beings require the EXACT same
amount of nutrients and that anything above this amount is
dangerous. Under the guise of protecting vitamin consumers, the WTO
is using what is known as the CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISION
(CAC) to further restrict the free use of nutritional supplements within
the United States and worldwide.
Specifically, the CAC is setting "Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral
Food Supplements." These guidelines are more restrictive and will
supercede current U.S. regulations by dictating to the U.S. which
nutrients are safe, the maximum and minimum amounts allowed in a
product, and related packaging and labeling requirements.
The CAC stands firm in their conviction that these guidelines are
for the safety of others. But if safety were the priority, then the
WTO could use the CAC to protect us from prescription drugs, which
kill and estimated 100,000 people every year in the United States.
Instead, they waste time on nutritional supplements, which have
killed less people than rabid squirrel attacks.
The success of the aforementioned techniques lies in fear. This
fear is secured by the vested interests of professional alarmists
within the government who promote it in order to minimize drug
competition. The end result - drug companies secure their lion's
share and profit from your pain.
About the Author
Shane holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-
hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis.
He understands that Americans want and deserve education rather
than prescriptions. His shocking e-book surrounding cholesterol-
lowering drugs and HEART DISEASE can be downloaded for FREE
as a pdf file at www.health-fx.net. His life saving book Health Myths
Exposed is available at Amazon and www.healthmyths.net.
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Sweet Little Pain Invaders!
© By Lena Sanchez
You awoke this morning with pain that is more pronounced than
usual and it's not exercise induced? Did you do something to
provoke it? Possibly and probably!
There are days like that for those of us who have had to live
with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) for a host of years or those
who suffer with gout, arthritis and a myriad of other joint and
tendon pain.
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins, "There's no denying
that there is a strong connection between what you eat and
how you feel, and the difference is likely to become more
and more apparent the older you get." (Johns Hopkins Health
2000, www.intelihealth.org)
Heck, I figured that out on my own after a lot of excruciating
pain filled days and nobody gave me a millions of dollars grant
for figuring it out. Hey, they didn't send me on a cruise to
figure it out either! Those perks are saved for the drug industry.
Although mostly denied by the medical profession for the last
three decades that 'what you eat doesn't influence your pain'...
Prior to the denial phase of medicine - when the
pharmaceutical industry took over the medical world - it was
and in some circles still is a known factor that certain foods
and drinks trigger certain pains and exacerbate autoimmune
and so-called degenerative diseases. I personally heard a
lot of doctors tell patients that "food isn't important to the
problem"! While they blithely wrote them a prescription.
Bunk!
For instance, Joint problems have been found to be exacerbated
by the use of alcohol, liver and other organ meats. The most
famous joint problem is recognized as "Gout." And even though
the pharmaceutical companies have tried to convince the world
this is not true, it certainly is, and gout and arthritis suffers
who have had direct results by eliminating those foods, will tell
you that when they stopped eating certain foods and ate certain
others their problem subsided... While escaping the liver
and heart disease caused by those prescriptions as well!
By the same token eating sugary foods and drinking sugary
drinks do the same thing to FMS sufferers. Occasionally I
wake up with "pains" but it only takes me a few moments
to look back on my food intake the last 24 hours to remind
me that I created those pains myself.
My 40+ years with FMS has taught me a few things about
myself that I'm not particularly happy with but it's there. I
have those days when I just have to indulge in that Hershey's
with almonds or a fun size snickers with almonds, or maybe
a cherry soda. It took me years to figure out that almost all
exacerbation of my FMS days are caused from what I put
into my mouth. I now know those times that I indulge is going to
make me suffer with pain and I have to decide if it's worth it
and should others around me have to suffer for my indulgence?
Those days have now become few and far between!
Your doctor probably wrote you a prescription or prescriptions
and said, "Food doesn't change anything. What you eat doesn't
make a difference." Boy is he/she wrong! Congratulations, if you
bought into that you are now buying boats and Jaguar's for the
legal drug cartel's pushers, oops drug reps!
Is your health problem suffering because you are a victim of
your eating habits? We have a choice, eat and be in pain or
stay away from those pain inducing foods, candy, sodas,
ice cream, etc. and be comfortable.
Hoping you make a smart decision!
Lena
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Holistic Q&A
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Dear Readers,
This issue I have a question for you!. Do you have a living will?
If not why don't you check these sites for an online approach or
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Phoebe's Pet Column:
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Greetings Human Friends,
Here's something smokin' with important findings!
Smokers Put Pets at Risk
Do you smoke? Need an incentive to quit? Do you have pets?
Then that beloved pet just might be the incentive you need
to stop.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have
discovered that pets are affected by second-hand smoke.
Cats living with a smoker are two times more likely to get
feline lymphoma than one that's not. After five years the
rate increases to three times as likely. When there are two
smokers in the home, the chances of a cat getting feline
lymphoma increases to four times as likely and after five
years, three times the rate of cats living in smokefree
homes.
Dogs living in a smoking household have a 60 percent risk of
getting lung cancer.
Long-nosed dogs, such as collies or greyhounds, are twice as
likely to develop nasal cancer if they live with smokers.
Pets of all sizes and ages are affected. But especially
small pets, the very young and the old.
Second-hand smoke contributes to a other pet ills as well.
As a smoker exhales, the air is filled with poisonous fumes.
A pets eyes can become irritated due to the smoke's effects
on the tiny blood vessels found within the eye.
Smoke can damage the sensitive lungs in a pet.
Additionally, the noxious fumes can cause a cold that can
lead to more serious, life-threatening conditions.
Smoke inhalation quickly irritates an animal's throat
because animals have a shorter esophagus than humans.
Just as smoke affects furniture, rugs, curtains, etc. the
smoke also affects a pet's living quarters and gets into the
pet's fur and skin. A cats hair continuously traps large
quantities of smoke particles just like drapery, furniture
and clothing. The cat sniffs and inhales these
concentrated particles from his fur while grooming which
leads to lymphoma in the nasal passages and intestines as
well as the chest.
Some pets are allergic to smoke.
Animals have a very acute sense of smell and the odor of
smoke is very offensive to them.
Nicotine is a highly toxic chemical. Some pets may suffer
the effects of nicotine poisoning when exposed to high
concentrations.
If a pet has respiratory allergies such as asthma, the
illness is going to be worsened by constantly breathing the
second hand smoke.
Respiratory illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis, and a
collapsing trachea are the most common possible causes of a
chronic cough in dogs. The constant irritation eventually
causes the trachea to lose its round open shape. It begins
to collapse resulting in even more coughing and irritation,
and to an untreatable, intolerable condition usually leading
to euthanasia.
So the next time you light up, think of the air that your
beloved pet is being forced to inhale.
Here is more information on helping you to kick the smoking
habit:
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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
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Well what do you think of that? If this article may benefit
some pets you know, pass it along and have the human
responsible put it in their pipe but warn them NOT to smoke it!!
Staff Columnist,
Phoebe
Mini Schnauzer
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