Nursing Scrubs
Friday, October 30, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
I don't know why I am suddenly so anti-flu vaccine. I have been reading a lot of articles about how bad the shot is for you, the additives/fillers that are in the vaccine, plus those "flu-like symptoms" are not just symptoms - that IS the flu - just in a mild form...and to say these people who get the vaccine are not contagious when they are running a fever and coughing - well that just seems like a big, fat lie.
The flu vaccine in particular bothers me. It's either partially alive (why in God's name would anyone willingly inject a virus/illness into their blood stream) or it's dead (and if it's dead....I rest my case.) Plus, even if it DOES work, it only works against certain strains - so you are still just as likely to get the flu anyway. It makes NO SENSE! And as for H1N1 - well, that hasn't even been around long enough to test the vaccine. The FDA requires years upon years of testing just to pass a prescription laxative, diuretic, pain reliever, anti-depressant, etc etc etc. Why do we think it's safe to inject H1N1 into our bodies without the standardized testing that's required for other drugs and injections? How do we know that if this vaccine were a drug that it wouldn't be recalled in a month due to adverse reactions and death?
I have an asthmatic child at home and I am very concerned that many of her friends have come down with the seasonal flu and/or H1N1. I have been giving her Vitamin D supplements, Echinacea, Vitamin C supplements, and Zinc supplements. So far, so good....she also lets me give her Neti pot treatments as well, so that's a bonus. We don't run the heater in the house unless absolutely necessary and we leave our front and back doors open so that we can take advantage of fresh air.
I firmly believe that with adequate hand-washing, fresh air, a bit of exercise, 'eating the rainbow', and Vitamin supplements, we are doing better than getting vaccinated. I did a bit of research online and came across an article about Vitamin D and that the flu thrives in Vitamin D deficient bodies. People are not as likely to be outdoors when it's cold and rainy and gross out....so they are not as likely to have an adequate supply of Vitamin D in their bodies (since our bodies make Vitamin D by sun exposure.) Everyone's heard of Vitamin C, but Vitamin D hasn't ever (as far as I can remember) been advertised as an immune system booster. It makes a lot of sense.
I guess the best any of us can do is hope for the best and just take one day at a time.
Andrea Mueller
http://www.blueskyscrubs.com
The flu vaccine in particular bothers me. It's either partially alive (why in God's name would anyone willingly inject a virus/illness into their blood stream) or it's dead (and if it's dead....I rest my case.) Plus, even if it DOES work, it only works against certain strains - so you are still just as likely to get the flu anyway. It makes NO SENSE! And as for H1N1 - well, that hasn't even been around long enough to test the vaccine. The FDA requires years upon years of testing just to pass a prescription laxative, diuretic, pain reliever, anti-depressant, etc etc etc. Why do we think it's safe to inject H1N1 into our bodies without the standardized testing that's required for other drugs and injections? How do we know that if this vaccine were a drug that it wouldn't be recalled in a month due to adverse reactions and death?
I have an asthmatic child at home and I am very concerned that many of her friends have come down with the seasonal flu and/or H1N1. I have been giving her Vitamin D supplements, Echinacea, Vitamin C supplements, and Zinc supplements. So far, so good....she also lets me give her Neti pot treatments as well, so that's a bonus. We don't run the heater in the house unless absolutely necessary and we leave our front and back doors open so that we can take advantage of fresh air.
I firmly believe that with adequate hand-washing, fresh air, a bit of exercise, 'eating the rainbow', and Vitamin supplements, we are doing better than getting vaccinated. I did a bit of research online and came across an article about Vitamin D and that the flu thrives in Vitamin D deficient bodies. People are not as likely to be outdoors when it's cold and rainy and gross out....so they are not as likely to have an adequate supply of Vitamin D in their bodies (since our bodies make Vitamin D by sun exposure.) Everyone's heard of Vitamin C, but Vitamin D hasn't ever (as far as I can remember) been advertised as an immune system booster. It makes a lot of sense.
I guess the best any of us can do is hope for the best and just take one day at a time.
Andrea Mueller
http://www.blueskyscrubs.com
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