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Syringe

CDC caught hiding data showing mercury in vaccines linked to autism

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Dr. Coleen Boyle of the CDC testifies under oath before Congress in November 2012 that the body of evidence shows there is no connection between mercury in vaccines and autism.
In a press release issued this week, one that so far no mainstream media sources have bothered to report, it was announced that Dr. Brian Hooker had finally received documents from the CDC through a Freedom of Information Act that revealed the CDC had access to data linking Thimerosal in vaccines to autism, non-organic sleep disorders, and speech disorders.

Two members of Congress helped Dr. Hooker draft his letter to the CDC, after having spent nearly 10 years submitting over 100 Freedom of Information Acts to no avail.

This information, so far, has been completely blacked out of the mainstream media.

This information is very damaging to the CDC, which has stated for years that there are no studies linking the mercury of Thimerosal in vaccines to autism. You can watch for yourself in the video below the most recent testimony given by the CDC in the November 2012 Congressional Hearing on Autism, where they claim there are no studies linking Thimerosal to autism. Thimerosal is still used today in the flu shot that is administered to pregnant women and infants.

Comment: Original report:
Vaccine industry watchdog obtains CDC documents that show statistically significant risks of Autism associated with Thimerosal


Question

Mysterious polio-like illness strikes kids in California

Mystery Disease
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A rare "polio-like syndrome" has caused paralysis in about 20 children from across California, according to a report released Sunday by physicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The children, who are between the ages of 3 and 12, developed what is called acute, or sudden, flaccid paralysis -- weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of the nerves that stimulate muscles to move.

Although polio has been wiped out across most of the globe, other viruses can injure the spine, causing paralysis, said Dr. Keith Van Haren, author of the case report and a pediatric neurologist at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, at Stanford University. The children who have been affected seem to have been permanently paralyzed, he said.

Van Haren said these cases suggest there is a possibility of a new infectious polio-like syndrome in California.

The illness is not polio. All the victims had been immunized against polio and tested negative for the presence of the disease, Van Haren explained. And the disease is rare. "It's not an epidemic," he said. "But it is something that is concerning."

The culprit could be a virus strain called enterovirus-68 that has been linked to polio-like outbreaks in children in Asia and Australia, Van Haren said. But not all of the victims tested positive for that virus, so the cause of the disease is still unclear.

Some of the children had respiratory or other illnesses before developing muscle paralysis, but for others muscle weakness was the first symptom.

Van Haren said some victims suddenly developed weakness of one or more limbs within about 48 hours of becoming sick. MRI scans showed worrisome changes in the gray matter of the spinal cord.

To help them more effectively fight the disease, the children were given steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin and or blood plasma exchange -- without improvement, according to the authors of the case report.

Arrow Down

Breast cancer deaths not decreased by mammograms?

Mammogram
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A new study in the field of breast cancer prevention and cure has revealed startling results, kicking up a controversy amidst the international medical fraternity. The study, conducted by Canadian researchers, has questioned the deep-seated belief that regular mammograms aided in the decrease of deaths due to breast cancer. It has also suggested that yearly mammograms may be creating an upsurge in the number of women unreasonably getting cured for breast cancer. The air in the medical community is now fraught with tension over the study, which has overtly stated that breast cancer death rates are not decreased by mammograms.

The study, which is one of the biggest and most diligently conducted assessment of mammography, tracked almost 90,000 women, aged 40 to 59, for a quarter-century before raising these powerful doubts. It has shown through its observations that fatality rates from breast cancer and from all other causes were the same among women who got a mammogram test every year. More alarmingly, the study claimed that the screening had harmful effects: One in every five cases of breast cancer detected through mammography and treated, was actually not a real threat to the woman's life and did not need advanced treatments such as surgery, radiation or chemotherapy.

Published on Feb. 11 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the study is a pioneer work conducted in the modern era of more successful treatments for breast cancer. In the study, randomly picked Canadian women were assigned to have periodical mammograms and breast examinations done by trained nurses, or to get breast exams alone. The results of the study claimed that 22 percent of aggressive breast cancers were overanalyzed: In other words, these tumors would have usually been too minor to pose a life threat.

Syringe

Investigation exposes WHO and Big Pharma pandemic flu 'conspiracy'

Flu Pandemic
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During the 2009 global influenza pandemic, millions upon millions were vaccinated for a so-called 'swine-flu', but a joint investigation by theBritish Medical Journal (BMJ) and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) has uncovered some serious conflicts of interest between the World Health Organization (WHO), who proposed such heavy vaccinations, and the pharmaceutical companies which created them.

The joint-investigation's report explains that the WHO profited immensely from the scare tactics they utilized to promote the use of a swine flu vaccine. Creating mass hytsteria was the WHO's emergency advisory committee's goal. The advisory panel was choked with individuals highly connected to the pharmaceutical companies with vested interests in both antiviral and influenza vaccines.

An over $4 billion stake was invested in developing these vaccines, and without a pandemic there would be no use for them. Utilizing propaganda and fear, the drugs were pushed on unsuspecting people, and the money was made.

A German magazine has in fact called the swine flu a total sham. The WHO told the world that up to 7 million people could die without the vaccines they were pushing. They are considered a trustworthy organization by many, so governments everywhere, including our own, helped to push the swine flu 'remedy.'

Cheesecake

Is sugar the original gateway drug? What it's doing to our brains is pretty wild

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Sugar is the ultimate frenemy. There's so much to love, and then sometimes you really think about it and you're like, ugh, WHYYY. But the part that really gets me is the companies out there that slip unnecessary sugar into their food products. And not just certain ones ... most of them. They do it because they know the effect it has on our minds (and therefore their annoying profits). Sneaky, sneaky.

Comment: More information about the evil effects of sugar:


Info

Does a diet high in carbohydrates increase your risk of dementia? An interview with David Perlmutter, MD

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Even small increases in blood sugar caused by a diet high in carbohydrates can be detrimental to brain health. Recent reports in medical literature link carbohydrate calorie-rich diets to a greater risk for brain shrinkage, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, impaired cognition, and other disorders. David Perlmutter, MD, best-selling author of Grain Brain, explores this important topic in a provocative interview in Alternative and Complementary Therapies from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Alternative and Complementary Therapies website.

Dr. Perlmutter, a board-certified neurologist and fellow of the American College of Nutrition, has just been appointed Editor-in-Chief of a new peer-reviewed journal,Brain and Gut, that will debut in summer 2014. The journal will publish leading-edge research dedicated to exploring a whole systems approach to health and disease from the intimate relationship between the brain and the digestive systems.

In the interview "Rethinking Dietary Approaches for Brain Health," Dr. Perlmutter says, "We live with this notion that a calorie is a calorie, but at least in terms of brain health, and I believe for the rest of the body as well, there are very big differences between our sources of calories in terms of the impact on our health. Carbohydrate calories, which elevate blood glucose, are dramatically more detrimental to human physiology, and specifically to human health, than are calories derived from healthful sources of fat."

Life Preserver

Flashback Bone Broth: The "Soul food" perfect for sick pets who won't or can't eat


Good morning! I'm filming this video from my kitchen this morning as I make bone broth for my dog, Ada.

I thought it would be a good idea to show you how to make bone broth, in case you ever have a situation in your own life in which bone broth could provide excellent nourishment -- perhaps to help a pet recover from illness, or to provide nutrition for an older animal with a declining appetite.

Bone broth is a source of nourishment that has been around for hundreds of years. Some of you may already be making bone broth for your pets. There are lots of different ways to make it, and there really isn't a wrong way. I'm going to show you the way I make bone broth, but you can also find variations on the Internet.

You've probably heard that chicken noodle soup is kind of a "soul food." When we're sick, we want to eat foods that comfort us. And there's research now that proves the science behind why certain types of foods are nourishing to people and comforting to pets.

Comment: Not only for our pets! Bone broth is a super food:
Top 5 reasons why bone broth is the bomb.
Bone Broth - One of your most healing diet staples
Broth: A Food That Heals


Pocket Knife

The 2% solution to prepper paralysis

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Stuck in a paralyzing paradigm? Want to improve your skills but feeling overwhelmed?

If so, 2% is your solution.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines paradigm as...
A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them
Paradigm and mindset are closely related. The emphasis on paradigm is geared towards our preparedness community. Mindset, for our purposes, will focus on the individual.

According to the Oxford American Dictionary, mindset is...
an established set of attitudes held by someone
Many believe mindset determines actions. Hipster life-coach gurus tell you to get your mind right before tackling a new skill, shedding pounds, or reaching goals. Your body follows your head.

This theory may sell books, but will it work in the real world?

Alarm Clock

Doctors call on President Obama for more regulation on fracking

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Fracking opponents protest before the Tom Corbett inauguration to become the 46th governor of Pennsylvania at the state capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011.

More than 1,000 doctors and other health care professionals are calling on President Obama to take steps to protect Americans from the risks posed by fracking.

On Thursday, Environment America delivered a letter with more than 1,000 signatures from health care professionals that asked Obama to declare certain areas in the U.S. off-limits to fracking and to ensure that fracking is no longer exempt from environmental laws like the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act. The letter outlined the dangers fracking poses to health and the environment, including drinking water contamination, carcinogenic air pollution, acute and chronic health effects, and greenhouse gas emissions.

"Given this toll of damage, the prudent and precautionary response would be to stop fracking," the letter reads. "Instead, the oil and gas industry is seeking to expand fracking at a frenzied pace, even into areas that provide drinking water for millions of Americans."

The letter highlights the possible health effects of fracking, many of which have been well-documented: it notes, for example, research that found that people living within a half-mile of fracking wells "had a higher excess lifetime risk of developing cancer than people living farther away." It also noted the "growing number of documented cases of individuals suffering acute and chronic health effects while living near fracking operations - including nausea, rashes, dizziness, headaches and nose bleeds." A report from Pennsylvania last year documented the range of health problems affecting residents living near natural gas operations - however, in Pennsylvania, a gag order prevents doctors from telling their patients what chemicals from fracking solutions might be the cause of their illnesses.

Smoking

Finally they come around: Air pollution is more harmful than smoking for pregnant women

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© corbisHeavy intake of air pollutants from car exhausts could lead to an increased risk of developing high blood pressure disorders during pregnancy, according to a recent study
Polluted cities may be more harmful to pregnant women than smoking cigarettes.

This is the claim of a recent U.S. study which argues that mothers-to-be are at a high risk of developing complications from exposure to car exhausts and industrial waste.

Heavy intake of air pollutants could lead to an increased risk of developing high blood pressure disorders during pregnancy, according to the study.