Flu Vaccine: Safe or Unsafe
We hear more and more about the flu vaccine. But is it worth the shot in the arm? -Or is it a shot in the dark?
Nearly 150 million doses have been produced in hopes of keeping millions from getting sick between now and April. That's the highest number ever available.
No one wants the flu after all. Is there any adult who hasn't had the flu and doesn't know the routine that follows in its wake? Your life fades into the suffering world of high fevers, body aches and overall misery.
Ask people on the street why they're getting this year's shot. Here's a typical response: "I wanted to be pro-active so I would not get the flu this season. Last year I got sick and it wasn't fun."
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Doctors Note:
The Flu shot is one that most people get confused about. People are confused on what to do as one doctor may say it is vital to get the shot and others may say it a scam and it doesn’t work. One thing we all should know is the more we understand a particular subject the more we will know if it is needed or not. From my studies, I strongly believe that the flu shot should be avoided at all times.
There are thousands of strains of the flu and experts guess which one may hit each year. The chances that the correct strand will be used in the vaccine are very slim. As a result, the antibody that you receive from the vaccine is not guaranteed to protect you against the stand that hits.
I am going to break it down to you and you decide whether to take the flu shot or not.
Flu shots have been shown to:
- Increase Alzheimer disease due to the amount of mercury they contain and how they react to aluminum and formaldehyde.
- Cause joint inflammation and arthritis
- Cause anaphylactic shock .
- Cause Guillain-Barré syndrome which is a paralytic autoimmune disease.
- Studies have found from the following journals that:
October 2008 issue of the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine -vaccinating young children against the flu had no impact on flu-related hospitalizations or doctor visits during two recent flu seasons.
Lancet- influenza vaccination was NOT associated with a reduced risk of pneumonia in older people (pneumonia is the actual cause of death in most flu-related deaths). Vaccination coverage among the elderly increased from 15 percent in 1980 to 65 percent now, yet there has been no decrease in deaths from influenza or pneumonia.
So what may be the cause of influenza (flu):
A lot of experts say it is due to low levels of vitamin D.
So we should drink milk and take vitamin D tablets right?
NO. Milk, believe it or not will deplete calcium from your bones and vitamin D tablet in synthetic forms does not absorb very well in your body.
So then how should we get out vitamin D? The best way to get Vitamin D is by direct sunlight at least 15 minutes a day. You can also get some from cod liver oils.
Other things you can do to help prevent the flu are cutting your intake of sugar, eating garlic, getting exercise and getting plenty of sleep.
You may not get the flu after getting the flu shot but what you are doing is weakening your immune system, so you would be more susceptible to catching a virus of some sort and be affected more than you would have if you were not vaccinated. Pneumonia is another problem people encounter after receiving the flu shot.
It really is not safe to get the flu shots and it is very simple to prevent the flu. You need to have trust in yourself and stop letting the medical media scare you.