Questions for those of you who dont vaccinate..

[Yeddi]

Tink,
there is a lot of evidence that has long been forgotten or fobbed off (because it wouldn't make as much money says my cynical side) that vitamin C is one of the best ways to protect from disease. They've found that large doses of intravenous vit C given to cancer patients makes them more likely to go into remission by almost 300%, and a lot of doctors from the 1930's to the 1960's found 1000mg of vit c every 6 hours cured measles and polio. Of course then the vaccinations came onto the market and no further study was allowed to get off the ground and any attempts since have had to deal with some really unreasonable aggression and is considered career suicide. It's a shame it's not about health! Vitamin D is a natural steroid too and very helpful in healing. In the olden days the nurses in the hospital used to wheel all the patients out onto the patio of the hospitals and give their sore bits some sun (morning or late afternoon of course). They've recently found that there is a link with vit d deficiency and MS.

Health begins in the gut! Good luck

[smee]

Yeddi, that's really interesting about the vit C and D - I've heard that there are a lot of links with vit D deficiencies and various diseases including cancer and depression. Do you have a link somewhere to read more?

[Yeddi]

Sure, you might only be able to get the abstracts though. I think they are taking it even further and investigating its relation to all autoimmune diseases.

Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis. [Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1997] - PubMed result
Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis : Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Some other interesting information about Vitamin D

- Vitamin D activates your immune system to respond to any viral exposure (not just one virus), so if you are vit D deficient vaccines wont work
- Vitamin D also improves sugar metabolism, bone density and healthy moods.
- Vitamin D works on everyone and is safe for everyone, including infants and children.
- Vitamin D is found naturally in breast milk.

[tinkerbelle]

thanks yeddi - i have read along the same lines and always dose up on vitamin C and D if I think Im coming down with something.. probiotics meant to be good to boost immune system too.
i too believe health starts in teh gut - ive just recently bought the body ecology diet book and the gut and the gut and psychology syndrome book and im looking forward to reading both!