Breast Cancer Screening has Minimal Benefits

Finally! The American Cancer Society has admitted that its reckless advice to women for the past several decades to have an annual mammogram is not actually in the best interests of health. For an organization that gets millions upon millions of dollars in donations every year, yet has NEVER had a single cancer treatment breakthrough, this is an astonishing admission. I blogged earlier this year about the extreme dangers of mammograms and how the cumulative effects of radiation from this screening test actually CAUSE many breast cancers! A single mammogram exposes a woman's chest to 1 RAD of radiation; that's the equivalent of about 1000 chest xrays! This article (link below) does not go so far as to expose mammograms for what they truly are, a moneymaker for gynecologists (and that's about it), which is a shame. I would have gained a lot of respect for the ACS if it had finally admitted not only that mammograms were of minimal value in extending longevity but also the dangers they posed to the health of women who are cancer free at the time of the screening.

One step at a time. For now, the ACS is now saying that if a woman chooses not to have mammograms, that is a respectable decision based on the risks inherent in the process. As a 45 year old woman who should have technically had 5 mammograms already (mmmm, 5000 chest xrays? I don't think so), I am glad that I doubted their claims about the benefits of screening years ago, did my own research, and made my own decision NOT to EVER have a mammogram. Doctors make mistakes folks. And, it always pays to do your own research before blindly accepting a doctor's advice to have a screening test that potentially can cause the very disease that you're screening for.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33408887/ns/health-the_new_york_times/

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

H1N1 FluMist Nasal Vaccine Warning

Press Release
October 6, 2009

From: A. True Ott, PhD, ND
V.I.C. (Vaccine Injury Coalition)
1260 S. 1200 W. #3
Ogden, UT 84404

Contact Phone Number: 801-392-1635

Today, October 6, 2009, the Weber/Morgan Health Department began dispensing 'H1N1' "Swine Flu" nasal "flu-mist" vaccines to the general public, with the public announcement that all county "health departments" in the State of Utah would soon follow.

These vaccines are said to be "free" to the public - which is a false statement. The manufacturer of the "vaccine" - MedImmune Inc., has been paid handsomely for this serum by the federal government - thus the "vaccine" is not free at all. It has been paid for by our tax dollars. With the federal government, there is no such thing as a truly "free" benefit!

The news media has been blindly promoting this vaccine without mentioning the following risks:

1. The vaccine is composed of "live" viruses. The vaccine circular, page 21, section 17.2 warns under the heading "Vaccination with a Live Virus Vaccine": "Vaccine recipients or their parents/guardians should be informed by the health care provider that Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Live, Intranasal is an attenuated live virus vaccine AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR TRANSMISSION TO IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS". (Emphasis added). In layman's terms, the "live viruses" can be "shed" and cause other people to become infected.
2. The virus included in the FluMist vaccine is NOT a naturally-occurring virus, but is a laboratory-created "Influenza Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase VARIANT" that is protected by MedImmune U.S. Patent # 2008/0069821 A1.
3. According to the vaccine circular, this "live-virus" vaccine has not been tested, and is clearly experimental. The FDA has allowed it to be licensed solely under new "emergency" licensing provisions.
4. The vaccine dose contains 0.188 mg. of monosodium glutamate - a well-known brain excito-toxic compound. Placing this amount of MSG directly into the nasal passages can cause neurological adverse reactions.

I personally believe that providing this "live virus" spray to citizens will actually CAUSE the feared pandemic to occur. Based on the summer's events in the Southern Hemisphere, the W.H.O.'s "pandemic" has disappeared. The projected "2nd wave" in Australia and South America did not materialize. Therefore, there is no further justification for "pandemic level 6" status - and thus, no need for H1N1 live-virus vaccines to be given away "free".

Dr. Ott






VIC (Vaccine Injury Coalition)
Autism is 1 in 67 children today and it's impossible to have a genetic epidemic!
Please learn from our mistake and educate BEFORE you vaccinate!
For more information visit www.vacinfo.org or call 800-939-8227

Swine Flu Vaccine Must be AVOIDED by Pregnant Women

Today, media outlets report that out of 100 pregnant women hospitalized for swine flu, 28 have died.

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20091001/28-pregnant-women-dead-from-h1n1-swine-flu-in-us

Does this mean that pregnant women should get the swine flu shot as soon as it becomes available next week? Absolutely not!

Let's talk statistics for a moment. On average, only 1 out of every 1000 pregnant women who get the regular seasonal flu will require hospitalization. The swine flu is known to be much milder than the seasonal flu, so these numbers are likely conservative if applied to H1N1. This means that there were over 100,000 pregnant women who got the swine flu to result in the 100 who were hospitalized. And, if 28 died, this is a rate of death of .03%. Wow, that gives some perspective to things, doesn't it? A pregnant woman is far more likely to die in a car wreck in her lifetime than from the swine flu!

In addition, multi dose vials of swine flu contain thimerosal, a mercury containing compound known to cross the placenta and harm the fetus. How can the CDC possibly recommend a thimerosal containing vaccine for pregnant women when the FDA recommends that pregnant women avoid eating fish because of the mercury risk? The amount of mercury in a flu shot (25mcg per .5ml dose) dwarfs the amount in a serving of swordfish (a high mercury containing fish).

http://www.vaccineinfo.net/immunization/vaccine/influenza/flu_vaccine_warning.shtml

It is extremely interesting to note that anything that contains greater than 200 ppb of mercury is classified as hazardous waste by the EPA. The swine flu (and seasonal flu) vaccine has mercury levels that exceed this value by 250 times (50,000 ppb mercury).

http://naturalhealthblog.healthegoods.com/flu-vaccine-contains-mercury-take-caution-if-younger-or-lightweight/07/2009/

Not only is the death rate from swine flu if one is pregnant miniscule, the swine flu itself is an incredibly mild virus! 99% of flu circulating right now is swine flu! So, if you or someone you know has had flu like symptoms in the past few weeks, it was probably swine flu and you didn't even know it! My entire family likely had swine flu last weekend (we all had fever, malaise, and a nasty headache), and guess what? It lasted about 3 hours (no medication, only rest and fluids); much milder than even a headcold typically lasts!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,557281,00.html

Skip the swine flu vaccine, my pregnant friends! The risks to you and your baby far outweigh any possible perceived benefits.

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

Want Grandchildren? Then Don't Let Your Kids Get the Swine Flu Shot - Part II

I realize that my last blog about the squalene adjuvant, the swine flu vaccine, and its proven ability to permanently sterilize those who get injected with it was mind boggling for many of you. For those of you who haven't been following the history of the vaccinations for years as I have, it seems impossible and at the very least, highly improbable that such idiocy and imcompetence is possible within the pharmaceutical companies and the government. Well, believe it. Sterilization is only the tip of the iceberg. Please note here that I am talking about squalene when it is injected directly into the blood, NOT when it is consumed as food. I fully realize that squalene in food is not harmful at all. Can you blend up a bowl of spaghetti and inject it into your blood without harmful effect? Of course not. The METHOD with which the squalene enters the body makes all the difference in the world in how it affects you. That's why the argument that squalene is an innocuous substance is so ridiculous. It's not just the "what" but the "how" that is so vitally important.

The negative effects on human health when oil based adjuvants are injected directly into the blood has been known for DECADES. The history of oil based adjuvants and squalene in particular is expertly outlined in the book "Vaccine-A" by Gary Matsumoto, an investigative journalist. To learn more about this astounding piece of research, go to:

http://www.vaccine-a.com/book.html

This is not the first time squalene adjuvants have been used in vaccines. Experimental batches of the anthrax vaccine were "accidentally" (yeah, right) injected into thousands of service men and women during the Gulf War with devastating consequences. These people have suffered a wide range of life altering auto immune disorders as a result (termed "Gulf War Syndrome"), with crippling arthritis of particular prominence. You see, squalene injected into the blood not only has the ability to sterilize, but also cause tremendous pain and suffering in the form of lupus, cancer, arthritis, fibromyalgia, MS and many other disorders where the immune system goes completely haywire.

Dr. Meryl Nass, M.D., (anthrax vaccine expert), stated on her blog:

“A novel feature of the two H1N1 vaccines being developed by companies Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline is the addition of squalene-containing adjuvants to boost immunogenicity and dramatically reduce the amount of viral antigen needed. This translates to much faster production of desired vaccine quantities.”

Dr. Mercola explains the effects of squalene injected into humans in this excerpt from his article on the subject:

The Department of Defense made every attempt to deny that squalene was indeed an added contaminant in the anthrax vaccine administered to Persian Gulf war military personnel – deployed and non-deployed – as well as participants in the more recent Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP).

However, the FDA discovered the presence of squalene in certain lots of AVIP product. A test was developed to detect anti-squalene antibodies in GWS patients, and a clear link was established between the contaminated product and all the GWS sufferers who had been injected with the vaccine containing squalene.

The CDC is now trying to deny that the squalene adjuvant is contained in the USA doses of the swine flu vaccine. Fact is that the adjuvant IS CONTAINED in swine flu vaccines purchased by other countries. Do they actually expect us to believe that the vaccines for the USA were made separately without the adjuvant and that the squalene will only be added if vaccine supplies need to be stretched? Given the history of denial, secrecy, and outright deception regarding squalene and the anthrax vaccine, it would seem wise to view such denials with a high level of skepticism.

Once again, I would urge people to avoid the swine flu shot .. the swine flu is a very mild virus and not even as serious as the regular seasonal flu. To get the shot is plain foolish if not downright stupid.

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

Want Grandchildren? Then Don't Let Your Kids Get the Swine Flu Shot

Here's the dirty little secret about the swine flu vaccine. It contains antigens from PORCINE (pig) glyco-proteins (viruses are a form of glyco-proteins) bonded with a powerful oil-in-water "adjuvant" called squalene. What do these ingredients do and why on earth are they in the swine flu vaccine? The reason these ingredients are included in the vaccine is because they cause the immune system to hyper react to the shot itself, thereby allowing the vaccine to be "watered down" (for lack of a better lay term) and still achieve the desired immune response. The reason this vaccine is watered down is because so many doses had to be readied in such a short amount of time. Therefore, more doses could be prepared from each batch of vaccine.

The extreme dangers of the squalene adjuvant bonded with the pig glyco-proteins are many fold, but in particular, they have the ability to sterilize the person receiving the shot. Yes, permanent, irreversible sterilization. This combination of ingredients is highly effective at sterilizing all mammals that are injected with it, as discovered by the research of Dr. Richard A. Fayrer Hosken, a veterinarian at the University of Georgia.

Perhaps it is coincidental that the swine flu vaccine produced by Novartis' has listed on its product information circular, section 8.1, this warning paragraph: "Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with this ---[vaccine]. It is also not known whether the vaccine can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman, OR CAN AFFECT REPRODUCTION CAPACITY." (Emphasis added.)

Don't take a chance with this shot, folks. The swine flu has so far proven to be no more dangerous than the common cold. Why mess around with such long term and potentially devastating consequences?

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

Longevity Secrets of The World's Oldest Man

The world's oldest living man gives the secrets to his longevity in this USA Today article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-24-oldest-man-diet_N.htm?se=yahoorefer

Funny thing is, his list of "secrets" probably didn't have much to do with his longevity at all! The true secret to his longevity is most likely his favorite food, which he doesn't give any credit to and is listed at the very end in the article almost as an afterthought! This wonderful, longevity producing food that is LIVER, the very food shunned by most people in Western society as being too rich in cholesterol to possibly be healthy. Fact is, the cholesterol in liver is extremely healthy! Oxidized cholesterol is what clogs the arteries and this dangerous type of cholesterol is found in processed foods like pasteurized milk. The health producing type of cholesterol found in liver is so very necessary as we age as it helps repair tissues, something that happens more and more the older we get. Restricting the healthy type of cholesterol like what is found in liver actually harms your health, in many cases, bringing on dementia and all other manner of ills.

Liver also boasts ample amounts of natural vitamin A and D, both of which are lacking in the Western diet. Over 95% of Westerners are likely deficient in vitamin D, many severely so. A person cannot possibly live to be over 100 without decent vitamin D blood levels. So, eat your liver and ignore what mainstream media has to say about it. My favorite way to eat liver is as traditional French duck pate on crackers. So very delicious! You can substitute chicken liver for duck liver in a pinch. Here's a great recipe for pate from the cookbook "Nourishing Traditions".

Chicken (or Duck) Liver Pate

3 TBL butter

1 lb chicken or duck livers (or a combination)

1/2 lb mushrooms, washed, dried, and chopped

1 bunch green onions, chopped

2/3 cup dry white wine or vermouth

1 clove garlic, mashed

1/2 tsp dry mustard

1/4 tsp dried dill

1/4 tsp dried rosemary

1 TBL lemon juice

1/2 stick butter, softened

sea salt

Melt butter in a heavy skillet. Add livers, onions, and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes until livers are browned. Add wine, garlic, mustard, lemon juice, and herbs. Bring to a boil and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is gone. Cool. Process in a food processor with softened butter. Season to taste. Place in a crock or mold and chill well. Serve with whole grain bread or crackers.

Pre-Teen Osteoporosis

I knew it was coming. Decades ago, Dr. Price warned it would happen. Even still, I was completely unprepared for what I saw in the Post Office line last week. Tears welled up in my eyes at the sight of an obese boy, probably about 11 years old, with a very clearly defined Dowager's hump, one of the most obvious signs of osteoporosis! I couldn't help but think how many gallons of soda that boy had consumed to leech enough calcium out of his bones to produce a hump at such a young age.

What is happening to our children? We see it all around us. Childhood obesity exploding to a point where nearly 1 in 3 children are overweight or obese by the age of 6. 1 in 4 teenagers are obese. Adult diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and probably very soon, osteoporosis, are skyrocketing. When will the degeneration reach a point where people return at last to a focus on nutrient dense, traditional foods for maintaining health, not just cutting calories and exercising, which have limited and short lived health benefits? How many more adult diseases must our children suffer before people stop spending 90% of every dollar on processed foods and, instead, shift to spending 90% on whole foods? Is the convenience of the fast food drive thru worth a Dowager's hump in your child? Clearly not.

I sincerely hope that is the last Dowager's hump I see on a child. Unfortunately, odds are that I will see a lot more before a majority of parents, and not just the select few, wise up.

To learn how to feed your child properly, ideally starting 6 months prior to conception, please visit the following link which contains all the information you need:

http://westonaprice.org/children/index.html

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist