The news media has reported that the Center for Disease Control as well as other health agencies and organizations have advised U.S. citizens to get the flu shot to combat the recent onslaught of influenza.  So far, the entire nation is in the “red zone,” and doctors are unsure of the toll the flu will have on the nation this year, considering the flu season  doesn't usually start until February.

However, there has been constant debate as to whether it is healthy to get vaccines and immunizations at all.

The inquiries stem from the fact that many vaccines are stored in preservatives.  This practice dates back to before the Great Depression in Australia.  In his 1967 book called The Hazards of Immunization, Sir Graham S. Wilson writes about how Dr. Ewing George Thomson, Medical Officer of Health of Bundaberg, administered immunization shots for diphtheria.  A new batch of vaccines was given to 21 children, spanning a seven-day period with no ill-effect.  On the tenth day after the batch was made, Dr. Thomson gave out another 21 shots to children.  Of those 21, 11 died the next day and the day after.  A Royal Commission investigation revealed “[an] injection of living staphylococci as the cause of the fatalities.”  Thus, preservatives were added to vaccines to stop the growth of the fatal bacteria and other substances and preserve the potency of the vaccine.

However, the most popular preservative, known as Thimerosal, contains methyl mercury, a very serious neuro-toxin.  To give you an idea, Dr. Masazumi Harada of the Kumamoto Gakuen University in Japan reported in 1995 that over 200,000 people, mostly in the fishing industry, were affected by mercury poisoning after an industrial discharge of a mercury-containing fungicide into Minamata Bay.  (http://www.einap.org)  Dr. Masazumi says that an overwhelming majority of the patients suffered impairments to their motor skills, and many fetuses suffered some degree of brain damage.

Another incident happened in Iraq, reported by the University of Baghdad in 1974.  Mercury-contaminated wheat was accidentally made into bread, which was consumed by expecting mothers and led to many fetuses suffering from severe neurological injury, including a condition resembling cerebral palsy.

Since then, multiple claims have been made internationally (mostly in the U.S.), linking autism to Thimerosal contained in infant and early-childhood immunization.  A Houston law firm that deals specifically with Thimerosal cases says that mercury is
“the second most toxic substance known to man behind uranium.” (www.thimerosal-news.com)

The Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged on their web site the negative affects of mercury in vaccines and say they have advised vaccine manufacturers to reduce or abolish the use of mercury-containing preservatives.  Though the FDA approves of vaccines with what they call “safe” amounts of chemicals like Thimerosal, critics say they don’t take into account that infants and children don’t receive just one shot, but MANY immunizations, increasing the amount of Thimerosal that goes into their bodies.

Mercury travels to and settles in the dormant cells of the body and fat cells are the most dormant. The brain is mostly lipids and therefore a great target for mercury.  If pregnant, the fetus is the most dormant to the mother's body and the brain of that child is most susceptible to mercury poisoning. Children's immune systems are not well-developed and exposure to mercury can cause serious if not permanent damage, in some cases death.
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A joint statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Public Health Service acknowledged the threat of vaccines containing mercury but said that no study (that they acknowledge) connects neurological diseases, such as autism, to methyl mercury poisoning.  Yet. 

The King Institute, Inc. has seen its share of neurologically damaged children and adults due to mercury poisoning.  Many law firms across the nation are working hard to help families receive compensation for their damaged children.

But it’s difficult, especially in today’s society, for many to avoid immunization.  For many children and adults, vaccinations are required before they are allowed to attend school or go to work.  And what is not required is often “strongly recommended” by health officials. In our opinion, weighing the costs of mercury poisoning, brain damage, and the threat of other severe repercussions, to rarely but possibly death makes a no brainer!
Vaccines Containing Thimerosal:
DTaP
Acel-Imune
Lederle Laboratories
Influenza
All
Tripedia
Pasteur Merieux Connaught
Pneumococcal
Pnu-Imune 23
Lederle Laboratories
Certiva
North American Vaccine
DTwP
All products
DT
All products
Td
All products
TT
All products
DtwP-Hib
Tetramune
Lederle Laboratories
TriHIBit
Pasteur Merieux Connaught
HibTITER (multidose)
Lederle Laboratories
ProHIBit4
Pasteur Merieux Connaught
Meningococcal
Menomune A, C, AC and A/C/Y/W-135
CLI
Hepatitis B virus
Engerix-B
SmithKline Beecham
Recombivax HB
Merck
Rabies
Rabies Vaccine Adsorbed
BioPort Corporation

As far as we are concerned, the flu shot is a waste of time.  The CDC has even admitted in press conferences that the vaccines they are giving out currently are obsolete for the strain of influenza that is making everyone ill.  This is the same situation each year.  

The media reported the CDC recommends the shots only to healthy people from age five to twenty-nine. The "healthy" people from five to twenty-nine are the ones that don't need the protection they falsely offer. Healthy people do not get the flu.  Instead, we suggest sticking to our guns and say the best defense is a good offense.  Build up that immune system and let it work the way God created it to work: to protect you from all the germs and viruses flying around out there.  Beef up on Vitamin C, drink lots of fluids (preferably water and 100 percent natural fruit juices), take lots of Vitamin B-Complex and other immune-system-friendly vitamins.  Enjoy the holiday goodies in moderation (if you must) and you can sail through this season with no worries.
by Christine Dao

In 1985 Dr. Viera Scheibner, a former principle research scientist for the government of Australia, and her husband, electrochemical engineer Leif Karlsson, invented the CotWatch breathing monitor for babies who are diagnosed “at risk” for SIDS, or “Cot Death.”  Over the next three years, the couple monitored hundreds of babies and studied the event reports that their CotWatch produced.  “By 1988 we knew that vaccines are killing babies,” said Dr. Scheibner.

Vaccine advocates cannot debate Dr. Scheibner, nor can they defend their motives because the very scientific journals upon which they depend for support, The Journal of the American Medical Association, the Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine, have all published reports that support her findings.
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Quoted from the Idaho Observer November 2000:
Dr. Scheibner has written two well referenced books on the subject. 

Vaccination: 100 Years of Orthodox Research Shows Vaccinations are a Medical Assault on the Immune System and Behavioral Problems in  Childhood: The Link to Vaccination.

“Dyslexia, minimal brain damage, ADD, autism, allergies, visual and many other neurologic diseases grouped together as 'developmental disabilities,' barely existed before mass vaccination programs.  Probably twenty percent of American children – one youngster in five – suffers from a ‘developmental disability.’  This is a stupefying figure.  'Developmental disabilities' are nearly always generated by encephalitis.  And the primary cause of encephalitis in the United States and other industrialized countries is the childhood vaccination program.  To be specific, a large proportion of the millions of U.S. children and adults suffering from autism, seizures, mental retardation, hyperactivity, dyslexia, and other developmental disabilities, owe their disorders to one or another of the vaccines against childhood diseases.”

- Ted Koren, DC
www.vaccinations.co.uk
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Perhaps the greatest concern with vaccines today rests with their possible causal relation to the growing epidemic of childhood autism, developmental delay and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  Regarding the latter, a recent news item stated that ADHD has increased from 900,000 in 1991 to nearly 5 million today.
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Dr. Harold Buttram as quoted in the Santa Fe New Mexican December 2002:

This section is for providing responses to e-mails we feel are important for many others to know as well.  Some of the requests are suggestions for an upcoming TKI Newsletter or Health News Update, esp the last Health News Update.

Q. As one inquirer writes: I am very interested in learning the right diet for me and my family.  I have read so many different view points  (Ayurveda, vegan, vegetarian, raw foods, etc. ) that I am confused and don't know which way to go.  

A.  I completely understand as a licensed Dietition-Nutritionist and a Clinical Nutritionist, this must be the most contradicting field of all professions. The understanding that I have come to over the years is that we are all individual and must be treated as such.  There are general guide lines that apply for a healthy diet (all substances consumed) for the average person. There are also substances that are unhealthy to any human of any age.  I will simply say that humans are primarily vegetarian; they can consume animal products, but it takes its toll in the person's health, life span, and quality of life.  We are generally chronically dehydrated; we don't get enough nutrition - not even from common store bought supplements.  The medical community doesn't know anything about a healthy diet and marketing is out to make a buck preying on people looking for help.  Most professionals are practicing based on outdated education and marketing propaganda they've bought into.  

Unless you come to us or someone qualified (look for consistent history of results), I must give an old moderate cliché for generalized best results: Eat 80% raw natural food and 20% cooked. Eliminate all dairy products, carbonation, canned vegetables, all fried food, eliminate caffeine products, all coffee, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and processed sugar products.  Increase clean water intake (2 -4 quarts daily depending on person), and if you are a meat eater- at least eliminate red meat, and all meat should be cooked throughout.  

I don't feel good about mentioning this without more detail, but consider eating for your blood type as a propensity. There are books available to read on this subject. Remember it is a general propensity, not rule.  Please don't forget to use common sense, because they list substances that should not be consumed by anyone interested in health, such as coffee, caffeine, alcohol, chocolate, processed sugar, and many others. They are only relaying how blood types react to substances in comparison to the other blood types.  

If you know how to properly use muscle testing (which is not an exact science, but is very helpful if done correctly), test all substances you place into your body for general reactions and possible allergies.  Lastly, pick an eight hour period to eat all your food each day and leave the remaining sixteen hours for assimilation, elimination, then detoxing. You pick the eight hour period that works best for you, but please be as consistent as possible or you are not allowing for the regular sixteen hour period which is the priority. Eat as many times as you wish, do not starve yourself for weight loss, it doesn't work.  Plus, you may drink clean water 24-7.
I know this subject opens up a big can of worms, but it is a start!  Seek a professional with an excellent track record. I find that credentials don't usually count as they should in this field for getting effective help.
P.S. I think this will be a good topic for a regular Newsletter section. See you next time!


We also came across a mattress topper by Aero.  It is similar to that of the Aero bed.  The mattress topper has the adjustable air cushion similar to that of the Sleep Number® bed.  The topper claims to be made of 100% cotton as well.  A mattress pad would still be required.  Granted, this does not eliminate the issue with the metal springs on a traditional mattress, but it may be a solution for those who cannot afford the Sleep Number® bed.  The cost for this product was $199 for a queen size mattress topper at Bed Bath & Beyond.

A. I wanted to include this in relation to the last Health News Update.  I might add that BB&B also honors coupons from their competition.

Q. There is a topic which I would love to see covered in any forthcoming newsletter. The topic is TKM and Spiritual Well-Being. I have been very interested to learn more about this. For people who are wanting to feel closer to God . . . wanting to submit better to His will . . . trying to let go of grudges and forgive, as He commands . . . I would love to hear what you might have to say about TKM® in connection with this. Are there sequences that you feel would be spiritually helpful in improving one's relationship with the Lord??  This is a topic that I would be vitally interested in.

A. Good question!  First I'll pose the question, would getting any of our old baggage, attitudes, hurts, habits, addictions, mental and emotional stubbornness, selfishness, and other stuff out of our life help our relationship with God. The answer is obviously YES! That is just a little of what TKM® will help us with.

We have countless reports over the years of how the Median sequence alone applied daily has changed attitudes, outlook, and lifestyle in very positive ways.  Specialized sequences for affecting a change in some areas we all need continued help in are:
#9 Sequence.  Great in helping us to "LET GO" of issues, incidents and our own stuff, which is God's desire for us.  This is for Him to work in and through us and for a greater relationship with Him and understanding of His will for us.
#13 Sequence.  Excellent for helping to balance our mental and especially our emotional state.  Our emotional stuff is probably our greatest stumbling block that we wallow in.  It helps develop emotional security.
R & R 4th Stratum Sequence.  It is an encompassing short sequence to help us not be in and under fear and its binding chains.
Stomach Sequence. It specializes in resolving preoccupation in thinking and emotions - worry!
Mediator Sequence.  It helps the functioning of God's perfect design in us of a system to balance and maintain balance with corrections and counteractions for our energy systems.  It mediates between the left and right supervisor pathways with the median pathway.  It is vital to keep our mediator functioning in our body as He intended. I love God's resounding design in life, as Christ is our Mediator between our Father God and man.
This question could also be talked about for days, and a great joy it would be for me to teach.
 
Q. I visited your web site and see that you refer to your institute as a Christian organization.  Unfortunately in searching your site I could not find anything that explains your core beliefs.  How does TKM®, which I have seen on other sites as Zen Buddhist/Eastern Religion/New Age reconcile with Christian beliefs?  I am very interested in this method as some friends are presently using it with positive results.  I would appreciate an answer as soon as possible.

A. This email has already been answered in more detail, but I thought you might have heard something similar. So here is the issue simplified.  TKM® is a registered trademark leased to the King Institute, Inc. by the owner Glenn Thomas King, PhD, RD, CN. Anyone using this name is in violation of federal laws.  We do have people that give notice to those who are brought to our attention. I have not found sites, as mentioned, speaking of TKM®. They may be talking about some type of energy work or Ki, or body work, but not TKM®.

We are a Christian operated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving God, which He wants us to serve His people. The one and only living God of Isaac, Abraham, and Jacob, according to His whole word through relationship with Jesus the Christ our Lord and Savior.  We walk what we talk.
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In the capacity of a Neurodevelopmentalist and lecturer, I am often asked to give my opinion on vaccinations.  Having seen hundreds and hundreds of children who have been affected by vaccines, it is a topic that usually causes great anger to arise within me.  I know vaccines kill children.  I know vaccines cause horrible damage to children. I have seen it first hand. My typical answer to this question is - would you want any of your children or grandchildren to have a “little” case of measles, a “little” bit of mumps, and a “little” episode of rubella all at the same time?  That is exactly what you are doing when you give your child the MMR vaccination. 

Not only that, but you are putting their immune system into quite a compromised position as well.  As their immune system is attacked, they are now vulnerable to any germ, virus, or bacteria they come in contact with.  If you are giving the vaccination to a child prior to six months old (it is not uncommon for children to have received 15 doses of vaccinations by six months), you are infecting a child whose immune system is not even fully developed or functioning, yet.  Hepatitis B is given just moments after birth.  Most newborns have just come through the trauma of birth and are not in a position to use their immune systems, even if it was functional at the time.

The total 24,775 VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) hepatitis B reports from July 1990 to October 31, 1998 show 439 deaths, and 9673 serious reactions involving emergency room visits, hospitalization, disablement or death. 

Paradoxically, the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) own Fact Sheet on the hepatitis B disease does not include newborn babies as a risk group for that disease. 

That Fact Sheet lists the risk groups as injection drug users, homosexual men, sexually active heterosexuals, infants/children of immigrants from disease endemic areas, low socio-economic level, sexual/household contacts of infected persons, infants born to infected mothers, health care workers and hemodialysis patients.  NOT NEWBORN BABIES. 

Vaccines do not make sense.  There is no logic in their use when you look at the statistics and the facts.  Unfortunately, most people do not ever see the statistics and facts.  Most people do not know that in 1986 the Federal Government set up the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to compensate damage by vaccine.  To date $1.1 billion has been paid out.

We are putting millions of defenseless babies, children, and adults at risk by mass vaccination.  The majority of the children will never recover from the assault on their central nervous system, their brain, their organs, their…..every part of their being.  Let me list some of the common components of vaccinations and ask whether you would knowingly put this into your child’s body.

Heavy Metals Thimerisal (mercury) Aluminum  (associated with Alzheimer’s and cancer in rats)         Horse Serum         Calf Serum         Fecal Matter         Urine Macerated Cancer Cells Sweepings from diseased children Pus form sores of diseased animals Formaldehyde (a                carcinogen) – used in embalming  fluids

Phenol (also a carcinogen) – may cause paralysis, convulsions, coma, and necrosis and gangrene  Lactalbumin hydrolysate – emulsifier Aluminum phosphate – aluminum salt which is corrosive to tissues Retro-virus (SV40) – contaminant virus of some polio vaccines Antibiotics – (i.e., neomycin tm) for infection Chick Embryo – growth medium for virus Sodium Phosphate – a buffering salt Foreign animal tissues containing genetic material (DNA/RNA) – from growth medium Ethylone glycol (antifreeze) Phenol (used in disinfectants and dye) Neomycin, Streptomycin (known allergens)