Another influenza season is beginning, and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will strongly urge Americans to get a flu shot. In fact, the CDC mounts a well-orchestrated campaign each season to generate interest and demand for flu shots.
But a recent study published in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine found that vaccinating young children against the flu appeared to have no impact on flu-related hospitalizations or doctor visits during two recent flu seasons. At first glance, the data did suggest that children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years derived some protection from vaccination in these years. But after adjusting for potentially relevant variables, the researchers concluded that "significant influenza vaccine effectiveness could not be demonstrated for any season, age, or setting" examined.
Additionally, a Group Health study found that flu shots do not protect elderly people against developing pneumonia -- the primary cause of death resulting as a complication of the flu. Others have questioned whether there is any mortality benefit with influenza vaccination. Vaccination coverage among the elderly increased from 15 percent in 1980 to 65 percent now, but there has been no decrease in deaths from influenza or pneumonia.
There is some evidence that flu shots cause Alzheimer’s disease, most likely as a result of combining mercury with aluminum and formaldehyde. Mercury in vaccines has also been implicated as a cause of autism.
Three other serious adverse reactions to the flu vaccine are joint inflammation and arthritis, anaphylactic shock (and other life-threatening allergic reactions), and Guillain-Barré syndrome, a paralytic autoimmune disease.
One credible hypothesis that explains the seasonal nature of flu is that influenza is a vitamin D deficiency disease. Vitamin D levels in your blood fall to their lowest point during flu seasons. Unable to be protected by the body’s own antibiotics (antimicrobial peptides) that are released by vitamin D, a person with a low vitamin D blood level is more vulnerable to contracting colds, influenza, and other respiratory infections.
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Everyone is looking for the perfect product to have younger healthier looking skin. You Are What You Absorb. The Dirty Dozen...Ingredients to AVOID in personal care products.
Chemicals to avoid
The following chemicals are found in the majority of health and beauty products and have been linked to cancer, mutation or other harmful effects. Know what is on the label.
Petrochemicals
Mineral Oil
Phenoxyethanol
Petrolatum
PEGs
Silicones
Formaldehyde donors (preservatives)
BHT
Parabens
Synthetic dyes such as FD&C or D&C colors
Sodium/Potassium Hydroxide
Sulfates (SLES, SLS, ALS)
Carbomer
Quarternary Ammonium
Alcohol (ethanol, SD alcohol)
Glycols
GM (Glyceryl Monostearate)
Toluene
Phthalates
Ethanolamines (TEA, DEA)
Synthetic Fragrance
AMP-95
The following chemicals are found in the majority of health and beauty products and have been linked to cancer, mutation or other harmful effects. Know what is on the label.
Petrochemicals
Mineral Oil
Phenoxyethanol
Petrolatum
PEGs
Silicones
Formaldehyde donors (preservatives)
BHT
Parabens
Synthetic dyes such as FD&C or D&C colors
Sodium/Potassium Hydroxide
Sulfates (SLES, SLS, ALS)
Carbomer
Quarternary Ammonium
Alcohol (ethanol, SD alcohol)
Glycols
GM (Glyceryl Monostearate)
Toluene
Phthalates
Ethanolamines (TEA, DEA)
Synthetic Fragrance
AMP-95
We all want healthier younger looking skin.
The $50 billion beauty industry is so powerful that it's kept itself unregulated for decades. In the United States, it's perfectly legal for beauty products to contain chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, reproductive problems and learning disabilities. Hazardous chemicals do not belong in products we use on our bodies.
Isn't it time for you to find out what's going on, and help make sure that what goes on your body is safe. Would you be surprised to learn that major loopholes in federal law allow the $50 billion cosmetics industry to put unlimited amounts of chemicals into personal care products with no required testing, no monitoring of health effects, and inadequate labeling requirements?
• Americans are less protected than consumers in other countries. The European Union has banned more than 1,100 harmful chemicals from cosmetic products. In the U.S., only ten ingredients are restricted.
Customers that suffer from acne, psoriasis, wrinkle spots and dry skin have found effective relief with the use of the Glimpse Skin care line.
Learn more about Breakthrough - Exclusive Skin Care free of these ingredients Click here now.
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If we are going to heal the planet, we have to start changing the way we live every aspect of our lives, one day and one step at a time. It makes sense to start on a personal level, with the things we do every day, including living as healthfully as possible.
You’ll be amazed at how a few strategic personal choices can radiate outwards and help put us all on the path to living on earth as cleanly and sustainably as possible.
By incorporating a few simple green practices into your workout or favorite sporting activities, you can help to sustain the planet and keep fit at the same time.
The benefits we gain from regular physical exercise are unparalleled—it boosts physical and mental health by offsetting depression, improving self-esteem, controlling weight, and preventing cardiovascular disease and other serious ailments. Whether you are just embarking on an exercise program or have long made fitness a priority, taking steps to green your own fitness plan only increases the benefits to the environment.
Green and Natural Fit
Going green with your workout routine is easy, fun, and can even improve your social life. Exercising out of doors increases your relationship with and understanding of the natural world, and helps you to establish a connection with your community. Spend a little more time outside and you will likely meet your human neighbors (including fellow outdoor enthusiasts) and the local flora and fauna population. Depending on your climate, you may even want to scratch that gym membership altogether and opt for a no-cost, outdoor-scenery workout. The easiest way to make your exercise an environmental act is to shift your workout to the out-of-doors.
DRINKING WATER: This is one of the most important studies you need to pay attention to.
According to Healthy Child.org, the EPA currently tests drinking water for 90 contaminants.
Among the 7,500 contaminants currently NOT being tested in our water supply include Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals used in cosmetics, perfumes, automotive coolants and pesticides.
The list also covers explosives such as TNT, and rocket propellants that fuel the space shuttle such as per chlorate.
My recommendation is to purchase an alkaline water system at study why at this website.
ASTHMA:
Twenty million Americans have Asthma.
1 out of 13 children in America now have Asthma. Asthma occurrence Increased 160% in children under age five between 1980 – 1994.
Autism has gone from 1 in 1000 to 1 in 100
To learn more about dangerous chemicals and toxins allowed in our skin care products and cosemtics visit my health blog here:
You’ll be amazed at how a few strategic personal choices can radiate outwards and help put us all on the path to living on earth as cleanly and sustainably as possible.
By incorporating a few simple green practices into your workout or favorite sporting activities, you can help to sustain the planet and keep fit at the same time.
The benefits we gain from regular physical exercise are unparalleled—it boosts physical and mental health by offsetting depression, improving self-esteem, controlling weight, and preventing cardiovascular disease and other serious ailments. Whether you are just embarking on an exercise program or have long made fitness a priority, taking steps to green your own fitness plan only increases the benefits to the environment.
Green and Natural Fit
Going green with your workout routine is easy, fun, and can even improve your social life. Exercising out of doors increases your relationship with and understanding of the natural world, and helps you to establish a connection with your community. Spend a little more time outside and you will likely meet your human neighbors (including fellow outdoor enthusiasts) and the local flora and fauna population. Depending on your climate, you may even want to scratch that gym membership altogether and opt for a no-cost, outdoor-scenery workout. The easiest way to make your exercise an environmental act is to shift your workout to the out-of-doors.
DRINKING WATER: This is one of the most important studies you need to pay attention to.
According to Healthy Child.org, the EPA currently tests drinking water for 90 contaminants.
Among the 7,500 contaminants currently NOT being tested in our water supply include Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals used in cosmetics, perfumes, automotive coolants and pesticides.
The list also covers explosives such as TNT, and rocket propellants that fuel the space shuttle such as per chlorate.
My recommendation is to purchase an alkaline water system at study why at this website.
ASTHMA:
Twenty million Americans have Asthma.
1 out of 13 children in America now have Asthma. Asthma occurrence Increased 160% in children under age five between 1980 – 1994.
Autism has gone from 1 in 1000 to 1 in 100
To learn more about dangerous chemicals and toxins allowed in our skin care products and cosemtics visit my health blog here:
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