This
year I wanted to take a deeper look into the flu shot and I decided to do my
own research in the community by visiting three national chain "drug stores.”
The stores I chose had been advertising the flu shot consistently. I went in
and asked the pharmacists for ALL of the ingredients in the flu shot. Every one
of them told me that “they didn't have the information available for me to
read.” One of the pharmacists said I could find it online if I really wanted to
know. Another pharmacist’s response was that it's the same strain as last year
and went back to distributing more medication to its customers. The third pharmacist
said that they did offer a "thimerasol- free” shot for young children and
pregnant women if I was concerned about amount mercury in the flu shot. Since my entire practice is focused
on wellness and prevention I was on a mission to get more information and facts.
Here's
what I found:How is flu vaccine made?
According
to the CDC (center for disease control) in January and February of each year health
authorities travel to Asia to determine which strains will spread to the US the
next year. At that point they start manufacturing the next season’s flu
vaccine. This process is based on the assumption that the same bio identical
strain in Asia will be our flu virus here in the states. To add insult to
injury if you get a flu shot, you’ve just been injected with a laundry list of
other harmful ingredients
According
to the CDC the majority of flu vaccines still contain thimerasol (mercury).
There are two types of shots given. One contains 25 mcg of mercury and is often
the "standard flu shot". The other kind is labeled "thimerasol
free" containing less than 3 mcg of mercury and is for pregnant women and
young children.
What's
a safe level of mercury?
Some components in vaccines are
neurotoxic and may depress your immune response or cause brain and immune
dysfunction, particularly heavy metals such as mercury preservatives and
aluminum adjuvants. A typical dose of
thimerosal-containing flu vaccine contains 25 micrograms thimerosal. According
to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the safe limit for human exposure
to mercury is 0.1 mcg per kilo of weight per day. Since almost half of the
thimerosal is mercury (49%), this means that each flu shot contains just over 12
mcg's of mercury, which would be considered unsafe for anyone weighing
less than 265 pounds.
Secondary source: If we look
at "safe” and “unsafe” levels of mercury per the FDA, we find this
information: 2ppb (parts per billion) is the maximum amount of mercury that
is deemed as "safe" for ingesting. Anything over 200 ppb mercury is
considered TOXIC. After doing the math
we discovered that in the “pregnancy and child safe” flu shot there is 300 ppb.
In the “standard flu shot” there is 25,000ppb of mercury both amounts are used as a preservative.
No matter how you cut it, according to the stats the flu vaccine contain HIGHER
amounts of thimerasol (mercury) than what the CDC claims to be a TOXIC amount.
What
else is in a flu shot?
In addition to mercury, flu vaccines also
contain other toxic hazardous ingredients like:
·
Aluminum-
a neurotoxin that has been linked to Alzheimer's
·
Ethylene
glycol - antifreeze
·
Betapropiolactone-
a disinfectant
·
Triton
X 100- a detergent
Along with several other man-made chemicals
that have not been studied inside the human body.Oh we have more…
In a national survey 70 percent of doctors
and 62 percent of nurses DO NOT get the yearly flu shot. The reason they opted
out were they didn't believe the vaccine would work, were concerned with side
effects, and felt that their immune systems were strong enough to hold off the
flu for the season.
Get educated now!
With
the out of control rise in neurological health conditions in children and our
seniors I challenge our community to really look at creating a plan to stay
healthy. From what we have seen the push for additional inoculations is not
slowing down. Don't get stuck in the same rut and continue doing the same thing
over and over again without being more aware of the consequences.
Make
this year healthier and happier than the last. Get informed and join us at one
of our monthly Advanced Vitality Workshops. I challenge you this year to become
more educated and informed in the health choices for you and your family!
SMART Learning Lesson:
Sources:
2.) http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/31/flu-vaccination-epa-safety-limit-for-mercury.aspx
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