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Created on Thursday, 21 October 2010 19:53

I like to think that most of the folks who visit this site to read this blog share my way of thinking about health and refrain from getting the flu shot. But, if you are considering getting it, there are some things that you should know.

First, they have quietly added the Swine Flu vaccine to the regular Seasonal Flu vaccine. That's because they had so little success last year getting Americans to take the Swine Flu vaccine. Only about a third of eligible people actually took it, and about 100 million doses had to be discarded at a colossal loss to taxpayers.

Second, flu vaccine is one of the few vaccines that still contains mercury, and you've probably heard about all the concern over mercury in vaccines. One of our most popular supplements is DMSA, which is a mercury chelator. Lots of people are striving to get the mercury out of their bodies, and it makes no sense to let someone inject you with mercury.

Third, the flu vaccine also contains aluminum. And, flu shots have been linked to Alzheimer's disease. According to Dr. Hugh Fudenburg, one of the leading immunogeneticists in the world, those who have had 5 or more consecutive flu shots have a 10X greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than those who eschew flu shots.

Fourth, the government quietly admits that current swine flu inoculation has a small chance of causing Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which is the paralytic nerve disease that afflicted and killed many people during the Swine Flu Fiasco of 1976.

Fifth, Swine Flu last year proved to be very mild. In desperation, the CDC started diagnosing all cases of flu and flu-like illness as Swine Flu without doing serological testing, and that was just to boost the numbers.

Sixth, the off-stated claim that 36,000 Americans die every year of the flu is a bold-faced lie. It includes a lot of elderly people who die of pneumonia, which is a very common way for elderly people to die, in all years, and under all conditions.

Seventh, many doctors admit that flu shots don't work in the elderly anyway. For example, Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota, a leading immunologist, has stated publically that the flu vaccine does not work in the elderly because their immune systems do not respond to it. The much weaker antibody response among the elderly renders the flu vaccine practically useless in that age group. Dr. Osterholm draws the line at "60s and beyond." Hey, I am turning 60 this flu season!

And what am I doing about the flu? Well, I'll tell you what I am not doing: I am not getting a flu shot. I would rather get the flu than get the flu shot. Seriously. I am not being facetious or rhetorical. I would rather go through the aches, the pains, the fever, the nausea, etc. and just tough it out. I may feel lousy for a while, but so what. I know very well that the flu is not going to kill me. But, I'm not so sure about the vaccine. Oh, I'm not saying that I think the flu shot is likely to kill me on the spot. But yes, I do think it could shorten my life in the long run. It could increase my risk of developing a serious disease later on.

So, I am entering this flu season unvaccinated and unafraid. I know when I'm being conned with fear tactics, and I refuse to cower. I take care of myself. I eat right. I exercise. I get adequate rest and sleep. And I take supplements that I know are beneficial. And chief among them for the purpose of preventing the flu is Vitamin D3. I take 5000 IUs of Vitamin D3 every day. That's what I did last year as well, and I never came down with the flu or even a cold. Will I do as well this year? Only time will tell. But, it really doesn't matter because even if I do have to go through the flu, I will have no regrets. I am not the least bit afraid of it. I'll stop, rest, and sleep as much as I can. I'll fast or eat lightly, such as fresh juices. I'll do absolutely nothing to suppress symptoms. If I develop fever, I'll let it rage. I'll just wait for it to resolve by itself. I'm not going to suppress it. If I start coughing, I'll let myself cough. I'm not going to suppress it. My body would be trying to expel toxins and virus and exudate from my lungs, so why would I want to suppress it? Would it be better to keep that gunk down  there? Wouldn't that only invite complications? And were it to happen that I got the flu, I would increase my Vitamin D consumption to 10,000 IUs a day temporarily. I might also take a couple grams of Vitamin C every day while I was in the throes of it, which is more than I take normally. But again, I'm only speaking hypothetically because I don't expect to get the flu.  It's been so long since I have had the flu that I can't even remember when it was. It was many years ago.

So, I'm really not the least bit worried for myself. And no matter what the government warns us about or threatens us with, I am not getting vaccinated. Period.