Vaccinations and Immune Suppression

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> > Vaccinations and Immune Suppression

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> > Vaccines and Immune Suppression

> > Vaccines, all vaccines, are immune suppressing; that is they depress our

> > immune functions. The chemicals in the vaccines depress our immune

system;

> > the virus present depresses immune function, and the foreign DNA/RNA

from

> > animal tissues depresses immunity. Toraldo, et al found that the

> chemotaxis

> > and metabolic function of PMNs (polymorphonuclear neutrophils) was

> > significantly reduced after vaccinations were given and did not return

to

> > normal for months. Other indicators of immune system depression included

> > reduced lymphocyte viability, neutrophil hyper-segmentation,

> > and a reduced white cell count. All vaccines are immune depressing to

some

> > extent and that is the trade-off we are risking. The medical thought is

> that

> > we trade a small immune depression for an immunity to one disease. Now

let

> > me repeat, we are trading a total immune system depression (our only

> defense

> > against all known disease - including millions of pathogens) for a

> temporary

> > immunity against one disease, usually an innocuous childhood disease.

> > Therefore, the trade is not at all fair. Mullins puts it this way, " Are

we

> > trading mumps and measles for cancer and AIDS. "

> > The trade-off is not worth the risk. We are risking getting many more

> > diseases than we are " preventing " from getting. [Later we will see that

> > there is literally no prevention.] Another good example is the ritual of

> the

> > yearly flu shot. There may be only two or three varieties of flu viruses

> in

> > each shot, hence the names " Asian-Flu " , " Japanese-Flu " " Indian-Flu " or

> > " Swine-Flu " . But there are literally thousands, may be millions of

> > flu-causing viruses. Taking one or two does not make sense and many

people

> > report getting the flu after taking a flu shot. We do not know which

> variety

> > of flu will affect us each year and in each locale. Therefore, the best

> > method to avoid the flu is to strengthen our immune system by eating

> > properly and getting all the essential vitamins and minerals that our

body

> > needs. Only nutrition can build and support a strong immune system,

while

> > vaccines help to tear our immunity down. Vaccines have been linked to

AIDS

> > and other immuno-deficient disorders as well.

> > Vaccinations depress our body’s immune functions and that keeps us open

to

> > developing many other diseases. It is very childish to think that we are

> > going to take one flu vaccine and never get sick from the many varieties

> of

> > flu that exist, especially since viruses can mutate so fast when the

> > conditions arise. Keeping up with these fast mutating viruses can only

be

> > done by priming our immune system with good nutrition and keeping the

> > conditions/environment for their growth minimal. In other words,

> pathogenic

> > viruses will not grow where the conditions will not allow it. It is the

> > terrain which dictates our health and not the germs/viruses themselves.

> > Germs are pleiomorphic, meaning that they can change with their

> environment;

> > rods become cocci, and vice-versa. Thinking that germs cause disease

means

> > that we are not responsible for our own health and we place that

> > responsibility in the hands of some one who has the means to kill these

> > germs with toxic chemicals (drugs), even if those drugs/vaccines harm

our

> > body. Vaccines prevent health!

> > Vaccinations reduce our immunity in many important ways:

> > 1) Vaccines contain many chemicals and heavy metals, like mercury and

> > aluminum, which are in-themselves immuno-suppressing. Mercury actually

> > causes changes in the lymphocyte activity and decreases lymphocyte

> > viability.

> > 2) Vaccines contain foreign tissues and foreign DNA/RNA which act to

> > suppress the immune system via graft-vs-host rejection phenomena.

> > 3) Vaccines alter our t-cell helper/suppressor ratios ... just like

those

> > seen with AIDS. This ratio is a key indicator of a proper functioning

> immune

> > system.

> > 4) Vaccines alter the metabolic activity of PMNs and reduce their

> chemotaxic

> > abilities. PMNs are our body’s defenses against pathogenic bacteria and

> > viruses.

> > 5) Vaccines suppress our immunity merely buy over-taxing our immune

system

> > with foreign material, heavy metals, pathogens and viruses. The heavy

> metals

> > slow down our immune system, while the viruses set up shop to grow and

> > divide. It is like being chained and handcuffed before swimming.

> > 6) Vaccines clog our lymphatic system and lymph nodes with large protein

> > molecules which have not been adequately broken down by our digestive

> > processes, since vaccines by pass digestion with injections. This is why

> > vaccines are linked to allergies, because they contain large proteins

> which

> > as circulating immune complexes (CICs) or " klinkers " which cause our

body

> to

> > become allergic.

> > 7) Vaccines deplete our body of vital immune-enhancing nutrients, like

> > vitamin C, A and zinc, which are needed for a strong immune system. It

is

> > nutrients like these that primes our immune system, feeds the white

blood

> > cells and macrophages and allows them to function optimally.

> > 8) Vaccines are neurotoxic and slow the level of nervous transmission,

and

> > communications to the brain and other tissues. Now we know that some

> > lymphocytes communicate directly with the brain through a complex set of

> > neurotransmitters. Altering these factors will also depress our

immunity.

> > 4) Links of Vaccines to AIDS -

> > While the medical profession does not lightly discuss AIDS and vaccines

in

> > the same sentence, there is much evidence linking AIDS to vaccines.

> Buttram

> > and Hoffman state, " Indirect immunofluorescence evaluation of

> T-lymphocytes

> > from blood samples taken ... after vaccination revealed a temporary drop

> ...

> > in the helper/suppressor ratio after vaccination. " What that means is

that

> > immediately after vaccines are given our blood " looks " like the blood of

> and

> > AIDS patient. AIDS is diagnosed when the T -cell (helper to suppressor)

> > ratios are depressed and vaccines cause that same occurrence. Now is it

> any

> > coincidence that the countries where AIDS is rampant most, are the same

> > countries which received the most vaccinations? It is no joke when one

> asks,

> > " Are we trading mumps and measles for cancer and AIDS? "

> > When we look into vaccine production we see the links of vaccines to

> monkey

> > viruses, like SV-40, which causes immuno-deficiencies (similar to AIDS)

in

> > monkeys. Some scientists feel that SIV and HIV are very similar viruses

> and

> > may be one in the same. If it is found in monkeys it is called SIV and

if

> it

> > is found in people it is then called HIV. Very likely, it is the foreign

> > nature of SIV which makes it deadly to our immune system and our immune

> > system goes on the blink. Vaccinations and AIDS are clearly related, and

> the

> > medical literature shows us many links to AIDS. The first Hepatitis

> vaccines

> > made were notorious for causing AIDS and were made from the blood of the

> gay

> > populations, who had high levels of hepatitis and AIDS. Links of AIDS to

> the

> > hepatitis vaccines were numerous in the medical literature at the time

> (the

> > 1970s) of the first hepatitis vaccines and people were afraid to take

them

> > for that reason. Yes, one may fear hepatitis, but we also had a greater

> fear

> > of AIDS, which was more deadly and serious a condition, although many

more

> > people experienced hepatitis each year.

> > Many other views of how vaccines started the AIDS epidemic are

available,

> > but none can be proven with any degree of certainty. Whether HIV is a

> > disease similar to the SIV found in monkey, remains to be seen. Is SIV

and

> > HIV the same virus? Is SV-40 involved in immuno-suppression and

> > immunodeficiency? There were reports of the smallpox vaccines delivered

to

> > Haiti, Brazil and Africa containing HIV by the London Times in 1987.

Some

> > persons have taken conspiratorial views of AIDS, but none have surfaced

> with

> > any degree of veracity and it misses the point ... all vaccines are

> > immuno-suppressive and compromise the host’s immunity. Whether they

> contain

> > actual HIV viruses may be disputable, they will depress the immune

system.

> > Today more care is taken in vaccine production and there are better

> methods

> > of locating and removing contaminant viruses, but vaccines are still

> > dangerous from their humble beginning and set the stage for many other

> > diseases to follow suit many years later.

> >

> > 5) True Immunity: Where Does it Come From? Nutrition!

> > Science has glossed over the most valuable point of health, ...

nutrition.

> > What is it that boosts our immune system and gives one a vibrant healthy

> > life? ... nutrition. What is it that allows one to over -come the most

> > devastating diseases known to mankind? ... Nutrition. What is the key

> factor

> > for the recovery of disease? ... Nutrition. What is needed for the body

to

> > heal itself? ... Nutrition. What key factor prevents disease? ...

> Nutrition.

> > What is missing from allopathic medicine today? ... Nutrition! It is

> > nutrition and only nutrition which boosts our immune system and helps

the

> > body defend itself from foreign pathogens. Herbs, foods, nutrients and

> > vitamin supplements are the tour-de-force of our immunity and it is

> > virtually ignored by medical science in favor of drugs (chemicals).

> > One can speculate many reasons why medical science has chosen to ignore

> this

> > most important aspect of our health ... perhaps, because there is no

> profit

> > in broccoli and carrots. But regardless of profit there is a side of

> science

> > that altruistically searches for truth. Herbalists and naturopaths for

> > centuries have cured devastating diseases with nature’s remedies and

> proper

> > diet. Medicine has shunned diet and nutrition (and herbs) as not having

a

> > place in scientific medicine. But the lowly herb can cure more than an

> equal

> > share of allopathic man-made (synthetic) drugs which although originally

> > came from many herbs are now toxic according to their dose and must be

> > tightly regulated.

> > The divergent paths of allopathic medicine and herbal naturopathic

> remedies

> > is seen in the philosophy of vaccination. Vaccines are the only way

modern

> > medicine has to " prevent " disease for they don’t believe in or use herbs

> or

> > nutrition. Therefore, toxic vaccines are their only tool to " promote

> > health " . Herbalists and naturopaths, on the other hand, see the person

> with

> > a totally different point of view and understanding. The person is

taught

> > how to live with nature, how to eat naturally and how to not create the

> > environment for pathogens to grow. When the body is periodically

cleansed,

> > disease is not a problem. Allopathy desires to force health by giving

the

> > body more toxins (vaccines) to deal with in a futile and erroneous

attempt

> > at " preventing " disease. Yet, vaccines cause illnesses, many diseases,

> > numerous disorders and set the stage for cancerous grow while depressing

> our

> > body’s ability to fight off pathogens. Allopathy depresses important

body

> > functions, while making the body more toxic. Naturopathy helps the body

> > eliminate toxins while supporting the body’s immune functions.

> > Therefore, there are many points in which allopathic medicine and

> > naturopathic medicine diverge and differ. Yet, the laws of our land only

> > allow allopathic methods (vaccinations) of disease " prevention " and not

> > other more effective and less damaging methods of prevention, i.e.,

> > homeopathy and naturopathy. Many religions refuse vaccines on religious

> > grounds, because vaccines are contrary to their beliefs and vaccines are

> > blood products grown on aborted fetuses and human and animal tissues.

> > Vaccines grown on animal tissues, aborted fetuses, and cancer cells

would

> be

> > against anyone’s fair judgement and common sense, regardless of

religious

> > beliefs. Therefore, it is common sense which mandates our opinions

against

> > putrid vaccines, as well as religious beliefs.

> > It is no secret anymore that proper nutrition builds good immunity, when

> the

> > medical literature is full of studies on the intimate details of our

> > immunity as related to nutrients. The fact that nutrition plays a large

> role

> > in one’s health (and immune functions) can no longer be suppressed by

> > prejudice. The over-whelming science today substantiates nutrition as a

> key

> > factor in our health. Nutrition boosts our immune system like nothing

else

> > can. Field stated, " it is accepted that nutrition is important in the

> > development and function of the immune system. " Harbige noted that

> > " Nutrition and nutritional status can have profound effects on immune

> > functions, resistance to infection and auto-immunity in man and other

> > animals. " Scrimshaw and SanGiovanni state that " infections, ... have

> adverse

> > effects on nutritional status. ... Conversely, almost any nutrient

> > deficiency, if sufficiently severe, will impair resistance to

infection. "

> > Chandra (Am J Clin Nutrition, 1997; 66(2):460s-463s) also noted,

> " Nutrition

> > is a critical determinant of immune responses and malnutrition is the

most

> > common cause of immunodeficiency worldwide. " Chandra and Chandra (Prog

> Food

> > Nutrition Sci, 1986;10(1-2):1-65) stated that " the immune system plays a

> key

> > role in the body’s ability to fight infection and reduce the risk of

> > developing tumors, autoimmune and degenerative disease. "

> > Yet, although this information is new to us now, it is not new to

> everyone.

> > Many people have always maintained that a strong immune system began

with

> > good nutrition. Roger Williams, Linus Pauling, Ewan Cameron, Adelle

Davis,

> > John R Christopher, Jethro Kloss, and many other notable nutritionist

have

> > claimed nutrition was important to our health for many years, but were

> > ignored. Profit of man-made chemicals came before the health of the

> patrons,

> > many asked to suffer needlessly in the name of science when they could

> have

> > been cured by a simple herbal remedy or a food. Nutrition has been

> > down-played in the last 80 years in favor of patent-able drugs (man-made

> > chemicals). Perhaps, the penicillin era was the greatest cause of the

> > downfall of nutrition as a part of our health. The search for the magic

> > bullet began with Paul Erlich’s compound 606, and continues to this day.

> We

> > think that cancer must be cured from without by a man-made chemical,

while

> > we ignore the inner terrain and the body’s natural innate abilities (to

> > heal) within ... governed, of course, by nutrition. Hopefully within the

> > next decade great strides will be taken in nutrition and health to make

up

> > for lost time. Many physicians are learning nutrition and herbology and

> > homeopathy on their own time. Their patients will be the better for it.

As

> > more nutritional oriented physicians become available, the people will

> have

> > a choice and a place to turn to when in need. Nutrition Produces Health

> and

> > Vitality! Vaccines Prevent Health!

> >

> > 6) Vaccines and Cancer -

> > " I never saw cancer in an un-vaccinated person. "

> > Dr W B Clarke, circa 1909

> > We don’t usually associate vaccinations with cancer, but there are many

> > citations in the medial literature where vaccines caused cancers.

> Sometimes

> > cancer occurred at the site of injection and sometimes a lymphatic type

of

> > cancer would occur many years later in locations. Vaccines cause cancer.

> > Yes, not everybody gets cancer after receiving a vaccine, but their body

> has

> > been seeded with the ingredients for cancer to grow. Picture cancer as a

> > window of opportunity. Once that window is opened, cancer can grow. Dr

> > Vincent’s work with Biologic Terrain Assessment (BTA) found that all

> > children were pushed into the cancer " window " after vaccines were given.

> Now

> > those children who don’t develop cancer were (obviously) able to negate

> that

> > cancer " window " with good nutrition. It is the environment which allows

> > cancer to grow in the first place, and vaccines create that environment.

> > When the cancer is at the site of the vaccine injection, it is hard to

> deny

> > a causal relationship. Miraculously, doctors tell their patients it is

> > co-incidental or unrelated to the vaccines.

> > Yet, it was known in the 1800s that vaccines clog our lymphatics and

> contain

> > toxic materials which could lead to disease, even cancers. Even Jenner

> > himself had trouble with his vaccines causing diseases, and death. He

was

> > nearly lynched in one town for his specious concoctions. Our lymphatic

> > system is designed to carry our lymphocytes throughout our body and

> maintain

> > control over our cellular immunity. Therefore, the injection of large

> > molecular sized proteins (foreign tissues in the vaccines) will clog our

> > lymph-nodes and create problems for the lymphatic system. Therefore, it

is

> > no mystery that vaccines and lymphatic diseases, like leukemias and

> > lymphomas, are related.

> > " Syphilis, phthisis, scrofula, cancer, erysipelas and almost all

diseases

> of

> > the skin, have been conveyed, occasioned, or intensified by

vaccination. "

> Dr

> > William Hitchman

> > " Cancer and other vile diseases are daily inflicted on virtuous families

> by

> > vaccination. "

> > Dr Edward Haughton, BAMD, MRCS

> > " Experts say 98 million Americans who took polio shots in the 1950s and

> > 1960s may get a deadly brain cancer from the inoculations ...

Researchers

> at

> > the University of Chicago Medical Center say that a virus contaminated

the

> > polio vaccine and they have now found genetic material from the virus in

a

> > number of brain cancer victims. "

> > Dr Jacob Rachlin quoted from Weekly World News of Lantana [FL]

> > Of course, anything which depresses our immunity will eventually lead to

> > cancer, since it is our immune system which cleanses and eliminates

> mutated

> > (cancerous) cells from our body daily. If this is not done, cancers will

> > grow and develop unchecked by our immune system. Therefore, a healthy

> immune

> > system is needed to protect us from cancer and Vaccines Prevent Health.

> > Vaccines and Auto-Immune Disease - [The injection of foreign animal

> > DNA/RNA.]

> > Auto-immune disease is common-place today, but were very rare just a few

> > years ago. Does anybody wonder why one day we are healthy and the next

day

> > our body no longer recognizes our own cells as self? Could the injection

> of

> > foreign animal DNA/RNA have anything to do with our epidemic rise in

> > auto-immune disease today? Bart Classen, MD has done some remarkable

> > research on vaccines and auto-immune diseases, especially Diabetes

> mellitus,

> > which he sees as a marker disease for all auto-immune conditions. His

> > research finds that the more that vaccinations are given the more

diabetes

> > (and auto-immune diseases) appears. Dr Classen’s research found that

this

> > held true for many animal models; after receiving vaccines they

> experienced

> > increases in diabetes. Then he carried his research to include

vaccinated

> > human populations. He found that in retrospective studies of

vaccinations

> in

> > five different human populations, this fact held true also. The more

> > vaccines one received the more was their incidence of diabetes (and

> > auto-immune diseases).

> > Now it is interesting that the increases in diabetes included

> Juvenile-onset

> > diabetes, which we are told today is a profoundly " genetic " disease.

Yet,

> Dr

> > Claussen’s studies revealed that vaccinations [any vaccination] can

cause

> > increases in Juvenile-onset diabetes, too. Now one theory said that the

> > antigenic structure of the measles/mumps virus was similar to the

> antigenic

> > structure of the beta cells (which produce insulin) in the pancreas. So

> when

> > our body makes antibodies to fight off measles virus, those antibodies

> > attack the pancreatic beta cells, too. Viola diabetes!

> > Vaccines create the foundations for auto-immune disease when foreign

> animal

> > tissues are injected into our blood streams. It alters our genes

> ( " jumping "

> > genes) and creates havoc in our lymphatic system. Auto-immune conditions

> are

> > more common today than before massive vaccination programs began in the

> > 1940s. Auto-immune conditions such as ALS, MS, RA, and Diabetes are

severe

> > diseases and not to be taken lightly. They alter people’s lives for ever

> and

> > cost more than money when we consider the time involved, the stress

> > involved, and eventually death ensues. There is even some speculation

that

> > auto-immune conditions may be behind the brain conditions they see in

> autism

> > and there is some talk in the medical literature of auto-immunity to

brain

> > cells. If the body can not even recognize its own cells, then it has

been

> > tricked into thinking that those cells are no longer self. Why does this

> > occur? Could AIDS be an auto-immune condition where the lymphocytes are

> > reacting against each other? What about the myriad of neurological

> > disorders, kidney disorders, blood disorders and the many diseases

> > associated with vaccinations? When we are looking for excellent health,

we

> > need to avoid auto-immune disorders. One must remember that Vaccines

> Prevent

> > Health!

> > [Note: Dr Classen feels that Diabetes is an indicator (marker) disease

for

> > auto-immunity.

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