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90% Smaller Needles!

Posted: February 14, 2013
By: Dr. Susan Burger

Hurray! A 20% shopping coupon when you get one! No appointment necessary! Yes, Get Your Flu Shot now!! These are what the signs say inside and outside of our local CVS drug store.

But just because the needles are smaller and you get a coupon, doesn’t make the substance being shot into your veins is any safer or more effective. Are sure you want to do that??

Did you know that there are hundreds of articles in medical journals that reveal that vaccines can actually harm your immune system and increase the susceptibility to the diseases that they are supposed to protect against? Flu vaccines contain mercury, formaldehyde, detergent, and other harmful ingredients that cause inflammation and nerve damage. Sounds counterproductive to me.

There is increasing evidence that flu shots increase the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease. One study showed that people who received the flu vaccine each year for 3 to 5 years had a 10-fold greater chance of developing Alzheimer’s than those who did not have any flu shots. And no, that is not a typo: 10-fold greater chance! 

In addition the CDC’s advisory committee on immunization practices often has a majority of committee members with a financial interest in immunizations. This alone must create some doubt in whether these shots are really in our best interest.

Google it and you will see the mounting evidence that these vaccines are not all that we are led to believe. Don’t just take my word for it. And if you still want to get the flu shot then that is your choice and you will be making it from a more informed viewpoint.

I know it sounds as if I am bashing something as American as apple pie and baseball. But please, take the time to question what you have taken for granted. There are many things that you can do to safely and naturally support your body’s immunity and ability to fight the flu, without the dangers involved. Ask me!