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Vaccine empire wobbles on its foundations: Another vaccine whistleblower steps out of the shadows

Jon Rapporport
jonrappoport.wordpress.com
Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:16 UTC
MMR vaccine
The new film Vaxxed (trailer) highlights one whistleblower, researcher William Thompson, who publicly admitted he and his CDC colleagues lied, cheated, and committed gross fraud in exonerating the MMR vaccine and pretending it had no connection to autism.

Now we have another: Dr. Peter Fletcher.

The Daily Mail has the story (3/29/16): Former [British] science chief: 'MMR fears coming true'.
"A former Government medical officer responsible for deciding whether medicines are safe has accused the Government of 'utterly inexplicable complacency' over the MMR triple vaccine for children."

Comment: The recent release of the 'controversial' film Vaxxed: From Cover Up to Catastrophe is causing a stir - vaccine whistle blowers come out and share their stories:

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Dandelion root: Immune system builder & anti-cancer properties

Toni
healthiestalternative.com
Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:42 UTC
Dandelion root
Dandelion is a flowering plant that is widespread distributed in every part of the world. The plant is considered to be a weed, but has many healing properties. The root and the leaves are both used medicinally. The root of dandelion is rich in minerals such as magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, silica, sulphur and chlorophyll. Also, contains inulin and mucilage, which improves the function of the digestive system, absorb toxins from the food, cleanse the liver, etc. The leaves are also rich in minerals and vitamins such as C, A, K, B1, B6 and E.

These facts for the plant are well known for years. But recent studies have shown new exciting facts about dandelion root.

Comment: Dandelion Leaf for Lowering Blood Pressure

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Syringe

Powerful forces threaten Houston, Texas film festival to pull VAXXED documentary... 'heavy handed censorship' by government officials who want the film shut down

Mike Adams,
Natural News
Thu, 07 Apr 2016 21:15 UTC
Vaxxed
As the war on the truth about vaccines continues to heighten, organizers of film festivals are starting to speak out about the incredible censorship and intimidation tactics being used against them to try to silence this independent film. VAXXED: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe unveils the true story of CDC scientist and whistleblower Dr. William Thompson, who publicly confessed to taking part in organized scientific fraud at the CDC to conceal the link between vaccines and autism.

Comment: See also: Should Robert DeNiro be hailed as a hero in the VAXXED documentary controversy?

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Beaker

Oxytocin nasal spray: How can it help curb obesity?

Marie Ellis
Medical News Today
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:09 UTC
Obesity is a major problem in the US today. With more than one third of the adult population categorized as obese, health care officials are searching for ways to reduce this public health issue. A new study suggests that oxytocin nasal spray could be a solution, after researchers found it may work by improving self-control.

The researchers - led by Franziska Plessow, PhD, from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston - presented their findings last weekend at the Endocrine Society's 98th annual meeting.

Oxytocin is a hormone produced in the brain that is then transported to the pituitary gland. It is often referred to as the "love hormone" for its role in sex, birth and breastfeeding.
man with nasasl spray
Could an oxytocin nasal spray improve self-control and reduce obesity?
It is also important for controlling food intake and weight.

A synthetic form of oxytocin is available in the US as an intravenous or injectable drug - called Pitocin - to induce labor.

Although oxytocin nasal spray is approved in Europe, it is not currently approved in the US outside of clinical trials.

Last year, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital announced that the nasal spray encouraged participants in a test meal to reduce caloric and fat intake without affecting appetite, but the team was not able to determine how the spray had this effect.

Comment: Oxytocin is produced when people get together and bond, but social isolation is increasing in the modern age, leading to a variety of health problems. We are a social species by nature and can only truly thrive physically, psychologically and emotionally through contact and interaction with others.

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Stop

What is gluten? Facts, foods and allergies

Megan Ware RDN LD
Medical News Today
Tue, 05 Apr 2016 07:13 UTC
Gluten is the general term for a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and triticale. All forms of wheat contain gluten, including durum, spelt and farro.
Bread and wheat producs
© unknownGluten can be found in many common foods such as bread and baked goods.
Wheat is commonly found in bread, baked goods, crackers, cereals and pasta. Soups may contain gluten, as well as sauces and salad dressings. Barley is often found in malt, food coloring, soups, malt vinegar and beer.

Unfortunately, a significant number people have an adverse reaction to gluten when they consume it, meaning that they must adhere to a gluten-free diet to remain healthy.

This Knowledge Center article provides further information on gluten, including why some people should avoid consuming it and which foods are known to contain gluten.

Fast facts on gluten

Here are some key points about gluten. More detail and supporting information can be found in the main article.
  • Gluten refers to a protein that is present in wheat, rye and barley
  • Gluten can be found in food products as diverse as salad dressings and beer
  • Cosmetics, medications and nutritional supplements can also contain gluten
  • For people with celiac disease, gluten causes damage to the small intestine
  • Celiac disease should be treated with a gluten-free diet
  • Gluten is only hazardous to the health of people with celiac disease.

Comment: Gluten, by its very nature, damages the intestines of everyone. When the body comes in contact with gluten, it produces antibodies against the 'foreign' nature of the protein. The problem is, proteins found in wheat and dairy are very similar to those that make up the first line of defence within the intestinal walls. The problem of this 'molecular mimicry' means that the body then learns to identify its own tissues as a foreign invader, leading to it attacking itself and producing auto-immune diseases.

The damage done to the intestines then leads to the compromise of gut-wall integrity, eventually allowing food and toxins to pass through the wall and into the bloodstream. This disastrous condition will then cause a host of problems anywhere in the body, from skin conditions to brain damage.

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Attention

More than half of fentanyl patch prescription use remains unsafe

Yvette Brazier
Medical News Today
Tue, 05 Apr 2016 07:04 UTC
fentanyl chemical structure
© unknownFentanyl is 100 times stronger than morphine.
Many physicians are still not following safety guidelines when prescribing fentanyl patches, according to research published in the CMAJ, which found that 50% of new prescriptions are still for people without the necessary previous opioid exposure.

Fentanyl is a powerful opioid with a strength 100 times that of morphine. Previous exposure to an opioid is considered an important safety requirement for patients about to use fentanyl.

Normally, a transdermal patch delivers fentanyl continuously over 3 days. Originally available in 25-, 50-, 75- and 100-μg/h patches, a 12-μg/h patch was introduced in 2006, mainly for dose adjustment rather than initial use.

The 25-µg/h fentanyl patch is recommended for people who have already used an opioid equivalent to 60 mg of morphine a day for a week or more.

Comment: The prescribing habits of doctors often aren't in the interests of the patient, but the drug manufacturers.

See: How money from Big Pharma sways doctors' prescriptions

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Gold Seal

The sugar conspiracy

Ian Leslie
The Guardian
Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:44 UTC

Comment: This is probably one of the best articles summarizing today's diet controversy. How did the world's top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long? Read on!


sugar controversy
In 1972, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar - and not fat - was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation ruined. How did the world's top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long?

Robert Lustig is a paediatric endocrinologist at the University of California who specialises in the treatment of childhood obesity. A 90-minute talk he gave in 2009, titled Sugar: The Bitter Truth, has now been viewed more than six million times on YouTube. In it, Lustig argues forcefully that fructose, a form of sugar ubiquitous in modern diets, is a "poison" culpable for America's obesity epidemic.

A year or so before the video was posted, Lustig gave a similar talk to a conference of biochemists in Adelaide, Australia. Afterwards, a scientist in the audience approached him. Surely, the man said, you've read Yudkin. Lustig shook his head. John Yudkin, said the scientist, was a British professor of nutrition who had sounded the alarm on sugar back in 1972, in a book called Pure, White, and Deadly.

"If only a small fraction of what we know about the effects of sugar were to be revealed in relation to any other material used as a food additive," wrote Yudkin, "that material would promptly be banned." The book did well, but Yudkin paid a high price for it. Prominent nutritionists combined with the food industry to destroy his reputation, and his career never recovered. He died, in 1995, a disappointed, largely forgotten man.

Comment: For more information, see Nina Teicholz: The Big Fat Surprise! (Video)
big fat surprise


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15 reasons not to trust that latest nutritional study

Mark Sisson
Mark's Daily Apple
Wed, 06 Apr 2016 07:12 UTC
conflict of interest
Nutritional studies are often the best we've got. Without them, we'd be plucking anecdotes from a swirling vortex of hearsay, old wives' tales, and prejudices. Some actionable information would definitely emerge, but we wouldn't have the broader vision and clarity of thinking offered by the scientific method. Most of them are deeply flawed, though. And to know which ones are worth incorporating into your vision of reality and which only obfuscate and further muddy the waters, you have to know what to watch out for.

Today, I'm going to discuss many of the reasons you shouldn't trust the latest nutritional study without looking past the headlines.

1. Industry distorts the research.

Last year, Marion Nestle looked at 152 industry-funded nutrition studies. Out of 152, 140 had favorable results for the company who funded it. An earlier analysis of milk, soda, and fruit juice nutrition studies found that those sponsored by milk, soda, and juice companies were far more likely to report favorable results than independent studies. The same things happens in cardiovascular disease trials and orthopedics trials.

Comment: More food for thought:

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Dollars

Why you shouldn't donate money to cancer charities

Arjun Walia
Collective Evolution
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 23:43 UTC
cancer
"Everyone should know that most cancer research is largely a fraud, and that the major cancer research organisations are derelict in their duties to the people who support them."(source)

The statement above comes from Linus Pauling, Ph.D, and two time Nobel Prize winner in chemistry (1901-1994). He is considered one of the most important scientists in history. Clearly a very intelligent man, and one of many others with similar beliefs who work directly within the medical field. These beliefs don't just come out of thin air, they come from research and proof. Although it can be a scary thing to consider, the fact of the matter is that various cancer charities are indeed largely fraudulent, and unfortunately we now have another example to add to the growing list of cases.

Comment: Indeed. Don't feed the beast. Cancer charities have no interest in stopping cancer. And for more on alternative cancer treatments (that actually have a greater success rate without the side effects of conventional treatments) see:
  • Important facts about cancer that nobody ever talks about


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Alarm Clock

Sleep deprivation can impair your ability to focus on specific information

Sara G. Miller
LiveScience
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 00:04 UTC
sleep deprivation, insomnia
A sleepless night may affect your ability to filter out information, a new study finds.

In the study, the researchers confirmed that sleep deprivation can impair what's known as "selective attention," or the ability to focus on specific information when other things are occurring at the same time.

A classic example of a setting that requires your selective attention is a cocktail party, said Eve Wiggins, a former student at Willamette University in Oregon and the lead researcher on the study. Selective attention is the ability to focus on a conversation you're having with someone at that party, even though you can hear other conversations going on all around you, she said.

Comment: Sleep deprivation has become almost epidemic in the modern world and our health, as well as our cognitive and emotional functions are suffering the consequences. Even short-term sleep deprivation can impair both short and long-term memory, damage our brain cells and make us more susceptible to engaging in risky behavior. For more information on the importance of obtaining adequate sleep and how to improve the quality of your sleep, see: The Health & Wellness Show: The Importance of Sleep

Further reading:

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