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Stoking the culture of alarmism - Wall Street Journal publishes op-ed against anti-vaccine activists

Marco Cáceres
The Vaccine Reaction
Sun, 27 Aug 2017 12:25 UTC
vaccine reaction
The idea is also to create paranoia within the vaccinated community to the point where people start to become suspicious of anyone who they believe does not fully share their views on vaccination and even hesitant of going out in public for fear they might “catch something.”
There are lots of articles in the mainstream newspapers and magazines aimed at scaring the public into getting vaccinated against every disease, illness, or disorder for which there is a vaccine. The authors of these articles commonly seek to instill fear as a means of convincing you to heed the recommendation of medical trade groups and public health officials to get vaccinated or risk contracting a viral or bacterial infection that could seriously harm or kill you or your children.

One of the most alarmist op-ed articles I've read lately was written by Julie Gunlock in The Wall Street Journal. The piece is titled "Is Your Child Safe From Antivaccine Activists?"1

Comment: Barbara Loe Fisher saw the 'Culture of Alarmism' coming when it comes to vaccines: Are you ready? The Vaccine Culture War in America
Rational thinking has been the first casualty in this 21st century equivalent of a 17thcentury witch hunt 43 led by defensive doctors in government, industry, academia and media, who are fed up with parents asking them questions about vaccine risks and failures they can't answer. 44 45 46 47 Assisted by communication conglomerates 48 and Astroturfers, 49 50 51 52 53 they piously wave the science flag and call parents "anti-social" if they don't vaccinate 54but completely ignore parents with vaccine injured children talking about how their vaccinated children are never healthy anymore. 55 Some of the most vicious attacks have been on families consciously choosing to stay healthy a different way 5657 and on doctors caring for families whose children are unvaccinated or receive fewer vaccines on an altered vaccine schedule. 58 59


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SOTT Focus: The Health & Wellness Show: Fungus Among Us


Sott.net
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:00 UTC
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Fungi are one of the key elements of life on Earth while being one of the least understood, at least in terms of the sheer volume of varieties and how they interact with the rest of the systems on the planet. Of an estimated 15 million species on Earth, some 6 million of them may be fungi. We are now just starting to learn about fungal networks and mycelial 'internets,' and mycologists believe that this new understanding could be a key element in our journey to better health and a more sustainable world.

When it comes to the health benefits of fungi scientists discovered that mushrooms and mycelium are more closely related to animals than plants - we share a common, unique evolutionary history. Mycologists have been documenting the anticancer and neurogenic properties of fungi in addition to metabolites that have long been used in western medicine to fight infections. There are also bad fungi, mold and fungal outbreaks like candida can wreak havoc on the body. Join us as we discuss the fungus among us.

Stay tuned for Zoya's Pet Health Segment where the topic will be yeast infections in dogs.

Running Time: 01:30:18

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Anxious? Your gut bacteria may be to blame

Abigail Miller
Daily Mail
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:19 UTC
gut bacteria
A team of scientists discovered that certain gene regulators in the brain - called microRNAs - play a key roll in anxiety-type illness and behaviour and are affected by bacteria levels in the gut
People who suffer from anxiety may take antidepressants or another medicine to treat their brain.

But a new study suggests gut bacteria actually plays a major role in anxious feelings.

A team of scientists discovered that certain gene regulators in the brain - called microRNAs - play a key roll in anxiety-type illness and behaviour and are affected by bacteria levels in the gut.

This study, done by the University of Cork, is one in a growing body of data on gut bacteria and physical and mental health.

Pharmaceutical and wellness companies have noticed, and have been marketing probiotics said to improve general physical and mental health for years already, as we reported in January of 2014.

Comment: The miracles of the microbiome: When gut bacteria change brain function

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How Big Pharma & Big Food ensure that we get sick and they make money

Paul Buchheit
Alternet
Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:05 UTC
What the health
Even the non-profit watchdogs are on Big Pharma's payroll

Another reason for single-payer health care: The documentary What the Health shows how the lives and health of human beings are considered insignificant, and in many ways threatened, by the pursuit of profits in the meat and dairy and drug industries.

The corporate disdain revealed by this film is nearly beyond belief. And our trusted watchdog agencies, both non-profit and government, are beholden to the biggest companies, accepting money in return for their silence about the dangers of animal and pharmaceutical products.

Comment: The Toxic Triad: How Big Food, Big Farming, and Big Pharma Spread Obesity, Diabetes, and Chronic Disease Across the Globe

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Modern day health propaganda revealed

Makia Freeman
Tools for Freedom
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:40 UTC
Health Propaganda
Health propaganda is pervasive. There are many misconceptions, omissions, distortions and lies surrounding the issue of health and medicine. Many are propagated by those who own Big Pharma (i.e. the Rockefellers and their ilk) who set the platform for Allopathy or Western Medicine to assume a monopoly and dominate healthcare - or more accurately "health management" - at the start of the 20th century. (This article reveals how they did it.)

Unfortunately, much of this disinformation is unwittingly propagated by well-meaning parents who want their children to be healthy but simply don't know how to see through all the propaganda. The result is a population that has been trained to look outside of itself for healing, to depend on Government and Big Pharma to take care of its health, and to unquestioningly accept the opinion of their (Western) Doctor. Meanwhile, epidemics of cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases (such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and dementia) rage throughout the US, Australia and many other Western nations.
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Our lost microbial diversity - the guts of hunter gatherers

Jen Viegas
The Seeker
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:24 UTC
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Young male member of the Hadza indigenous people of north-central Tanzania.
The gut ecosystems of hunter-gatherers in Tanzania vary seasonally with their diets, and include beneficial microbes that the guts of urban dwellers lack.

The Hadza are a small group of hunter-gatherers inhabiting Tanzania's Rift Valley. While they number just over 1000, fewer than 200 adhere to a traditional lifestyle that includes a diet mainly composed of just five items: meat, berries, a fruit called baobab, tubers, and honey.

Since the Hadza lifestyle does not include refrigerators or supermarkets, their diet fluctuates according to the seasons. This might not be a bad thing, as studies consistently show that these people tend to live long and healthy lives without the use of modern medicine. New research suggests one important reason why this might be the case.

Comment: Dr. Justin Sonnenburg: Is a disrupted gut microbiome at the root of modern disease?

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Studies show what happens to the human body when we walk barefoot

Arjun Walia
Collective Evolution
Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:58 UTC
grounding
© Scientific Research PublishingThe picture above represents Improved facial circulation (right image) after 20 minutes of grounding, as documented by a Speckle Contrast Laser Imager (dark blue=lowest circulation; dark red=highest circulation).
Grounding, or 'earthing,' as some people call it, involves placing your feet directly on the ground without shoes or socks as a barrier. The logic behind this practice relates to the intense negative charge carried by the Earth. This charge is electron-rich, theoretically serving as a good supply of antioxidants and free-radical destroying electrons.

Dr. James Oschman, a PhD in biology from the University of Pittsburgh and an expert in the field of energy medicine, notes:
Subjective reports that walking barefoot on the Earth enhances health and provides feelings of well-being can be found in the literature and practices of diverse cultures from around the world. For a variety of reasons, many individuals are reluctant to walk outside barefoot, unless they are on holiday at the beach. (source)

Comment: Read more about how Staying in tune with the Earth's pulse is key to our wellbeing:

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A revolutionary revisioning: Natural autoimmunity as the master conductor of homeostasis


Green Med Info Research Group
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:30 UTC
What if everything we thought we knew about autoantibodies, which are pathologically elevated in autoimmune diseases, was wrong? Rather than a biomarker of deranged immunoregulation, novel research is uncovering that antibodies directed against self are an essential physiological phenomena, mandatory for homeodynamics.

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How Microbiology Distorted the Foundations of Immunology

Through the lens of applied microbiology, a discipline which informed the inception of immunology, the immune system has been fashioned as the armed forces, vigilant against hostile intrusion. In fact, that the founders of immunology were microbiologists such as Paul Ehrlich and Louis Pasteur enabled the persistence of a framework whereby the immune cells were conceived as sentinels or alerted border guards, on the offensive against microbial invasion. Thus, as articulated by Poletaev and colleagues in their recent review, "'Microbiological' thinking, namely its idea of war against aliens, has persisted in minds for decades due to the fact that generations of immunologists have been educated by microbiologists" (1, p. 221).

However, when imagined through the foundations of physiology and pathophysiology, a dramatically divergent view of the immune system emerges. In fact, over a century ago, Ilya Ilyich Metchnikoff incorporated Darwinian logic into a theory suggesting that the objective of the immune system is not war against non-self, but rather ""harmonization of self," or even ontogenetic creation of multi-cellular organism" in the face of environmental and internal challenges (1, p. 221).
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High intensity exercise releases bursts of endorphins

Joe Battaglia
Prevent Disease
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:07 UTC
Take the stairs whenever you can – both a form of incidental and HIIT exercise.
Researchers in Finland have found that when you're working out, the level of endorphins released in the brain directly correlates to the intensity of exercise you're doing. That's a good thing for people doing high intensity interval training, or HIIT, because HIIT can be miserable.

The results were published in Neuropsychopharmacology.

Scientists believe exercise-induced endorphin release may in part be the body's way of motivating a person to power through activities that are no fun, but good for you. The new study, conducted at the University of Turku, shows that the popular (but miserable) high-intensity interval training leads to a burst of endorphin released into the brain, which the researchers speculate alleviates some of the physical and emotional stress caused by the awful, high-intensity exercise. A lower-tempo, less demanding, traditional and entirely reasonable one-hour aerobic routine, sadly, has no similar effect.

What Is HIIT?

HIIT is usually 30-60 minutes long. It switches between high intensity exercises to small active breaks. By making the body work hard, rest for a small amount of time, and then work hard again, it's able to grow stronger than just doing the same level of intensity for a prolonged period of time.

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Over 75K French thyroid patients petition against new drug formulation


The Connexion
Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:43 UTC
pills
New version of drug causing serious side effects, say users.

A free helpline number (French only) has been set up to assist thyroid patients in France concerned by side effects from taking a revised version of the drug Levothyrox.

The drug is among the most prescribed in France, with three million users with thyroid problems or cancer.

Doctors and health authorities have tried to reassure patients about the new drug. Professor Jean-Christophe Lifante, thyroid specialist at Lyon-Sud hospital, told Le Parisien: "There may be side effects on some patients, but we must calm the controversy because the majority of them are only temporary."

The National Agency for the Safety of Medicines (ANSM), which set up the helpline, said "the new formula has been demonstrated to be bioequivalent to the old formula" and that "this bioequivalence is the guarantee of identical effectiveness and safety".

However, many users are not convinced by ANSM's claims and say they have had serious side effects since the drug was first marketed at the end of March. These include dizzyness, headaches, memory loss, extreme fatigue and worse.

"We are facing a major crisis," said Chantal L'Hoir, founder of the AFMT (French Association of Thyroid Patients).

Comment: The benefits and advantages of taking natural, whole thyroid appear to be lost on the Big Pharma company making this evil drug. Or, maybe not. They just know they can't make a pile of money off something that is not patented and so, humanity suffers on at the hands of evil drug makers.

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