What's in vaccines?

If you choose to vaccinate your children that's your right...ahem, I guess, right? or is it? If it is harmful, is it your right to harm your child? I believe if you strongly believe in vaccinating then you should diligently research them. Shouldn't you at the very least, know what's in them? That's my opinion though. I did and what I found was profound. In the end I chose to let my children's immune systems work without outside interference. Consider this: our bodies have built in mechanisms to protect us from entry to exit. This means from the time something enters our mouth until it exits our bodies we have bacteria in place ready to deal with what comes along. Our skin is also covered with bacteria that protects outside invaders from doing harm. What happens when we bypass this system and stick a needle full of a man made cocktail into our blood? Is this safe for our bodies? I don't believe so myself. I made it my business to know what was in those little vials before my precious children were stabbed with them. Do you know what is in them? Do you want to?

I am citing this website:
http://www.rense.com/general59/vvac.htm

This following list of common vaccines and their ingredients should shock anyone.




The numbers of microbes, antibiotics, chemicals, heavy metals and animal byproducts is staggering. Would you knowingly inject these materials into your children?



Acel-Immune DTaP - Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556

* diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, formaldehyde, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, thimerosal, and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) gelatin Act HIB



Haemophilus - Influenza B Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463

* Haemophilus influenza Type B, polyribosylribitol phosphate ammonium sulfate, formalin, and sucrose



Attenuvax - Measles Merck & Co., Inc. 800-672-6372

* measles live virus neomycin sorbitol hydrolized gelatin, chick embryo



Biavax - Rubella Merck & Co., Inc. 800-672-6372

* rubella live virus neomycin sorbitol hydrolized gelatin, human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue



BioThrax - Anthrax Adsorbed BioPort Corporation 517.327.1500

* nonencapsulated strain of Bacillus anthracis aluminum hydroxide, benzethonium chloride, and formaldehyde



DPT - Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis GlaxoSmithKline 800.366.8900 x5231

* diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, formaldehyde, aluminum phosphate, ammonium sulfate, and thimerosal, washed sheep RBCs



Dryvax - Smallpox (not licensed d/t expiration) Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556

* live vaccinia virus, with "some microbial contaminants," according to the Working Group on Civilian Biodefense polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of coal tar vesicle fluid from calf skins Engerix-B



Recombinant Hepatitis B GlaxoSmithKline 800.366.8900 x5231

* genetic sequence of the hepatitis B virus that codes for the surface antigen (HbSAg), cloned into GMO yeast, aluminum hydroxide, and thimerosal



Fluvirin Medeva Pharmaceuticals 888.MEDEVA 716.274.5300

* influenza virus, neomycin, polymyxin, beta-propiolactone, chick embryonic fluid



FluShield Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556

* trivalent influenza virus, types A&B gentamicin sulphate formadehyde, thimerosal, and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) chick embryonic fluid



Havrix - Hepatitis A GlaxoSmithKline 800.366.8900 x5231

* hepatitis A virus, formalin, aluminum hydroxide, 2-phenoxyethanol, and polysorbate 20 residual MRC5 proteins -human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue



HiB Titer - Haemophilus Influenza B Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556

* haemophilus influenza B, polyribosylribitol phosphate, yeast, ammonium sulfate, thimerosal, and chemically defined yeast-based medium



Imovax Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463

* rabies virus adsorbed, neomycin sulfate, phenol, red indicator human albumin, human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue



IPOL Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463

* 3 types of polio viruses neomycin, streptomycin, and polymyxin B formaldehyde, and 2-phenoxyethenol continuous line of monkey kidney cells



JE-VAX - Japanese Ancephalitis Aventis Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE

* Nakayama-NIH strain of Japanese encephalitis virus, inactivated formaldehyde, polysorbate 80 (Tween-80), and thimerosal mouse serum proteins, and gelatin



LYMErix - Lyme GlaxoSmithKline 888-825-5249

* recombinant protein (OspA) from the outer surface of the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi kanamycin aluminum hydroxide, 2-phenoxyethenol, phosphate buffered saline



MMR - Measles-Mumps-Rubella Merck & Co., Inc. 800.672.6372

* measles, mumps, rubella live virus, neomycin sorbitol, hydrolized gelatin, chick embryonic fluid, and human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue



M-R-Vax - Measles-Rubella Merck & Co., Inc. 800.672.6372

* measles, rubella live virus neomycin sorbitol hydrolized gelatin, chick embryonic fluid, and human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue



Menomune - Meningococcal Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463

* freeze-dried polysaccharide antigens from Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, thimerosal, and lactose



Meruvax I - Mumps Merck & Co., Inc. 800.672.6372

* mumps live virus neomycin sorbitol hydrolized gelatin



NYVAC - (new smallpox batch, not licensed) Aventis Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE

* highly-attenuated vaccinia virus, polymyxcin B, sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of coal tar vesicle fluid from calf skins



Orimune - Oral Polio Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556

* 3 types of polio viruses, attenuated neomycin, streptomycin sorbitol monkey kidney cells and calf serum



Pneumovax - Streptococcus Pneumoniae Merck & Co., Inc. 800.672.6372

* capsular polysaccharides from polyvalent (23 types), pneumococcal bacteria, phenol,



Prevnar Pneumococcal - 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine Wyeth Lederle 800.934.5556

* saccharides from capsular Streptococcus pneumoniae antigens (7 serotypes) individually conjugated to diphtheria CRM 197 protein aluminum phosphate, ammonium sulfate, soy protein, yeast



RabAvert - Rabies Chiron Behring GmbH & Company 510.655.8729

* fixed-virus strain, Flury LEP neomycin, chlortetracycline, and amphotericin B, potassium glutamate, and sucrose human albumin, bovine gelatin and serum "from source countries known to be free of bovine spongioform encephalopathy," and chicken protein



Rabies Vaccine Adsorbed GlaxoSmithKline 800.366.8900 x5231

*rabies virus adsorbed, beta-propiolactone, aluminum phosphate, thimerosal, and phenol, red rhesus monkey fetal lung cells



Recombivax - Recombinant Hepatitis B Merck & Co., Inc. 800.672.6372

* genetic sequence of the hepatitis B virus that codes for the surface antigen (HbSAg), cloned into GMO yeast, aluminum hydroxide, and thimerosal



RotaShield - Oral Tetravalent Rotavirus (recalled) Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556

* 1 rhesus monkey rotavirus, 3 rhesus-human reassortant live viruses neomycin sulfate, amphotericin B potassium monophosphate, potassium diphosphate, sucrose, and monosodium glutamate (MSG) rhesus monkey fetal diploid cells, and bovine fetal serum smallpox (not licensed due to expiration)



40-yr old stuff "found" in Swiftwater, PA freezer Aventis Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE

* live vaccinia virus, with "some microbial contaminants," according to the Working Group on Civilian Biodefense polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of coal tar vesicle fluid from calf skins



Smallpox (new, not licensed) Acambis, Inc. 617.494.1339 in partnership with Baxter BioScience

* highly-attenuated vaccinia virus, polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of coal tar vesicle fluid from calf skins



TheraCys BCG (intravesicle -not licensed in US for tuberculosis) Aventis Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE

* live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis monosodium glutamate (MSG), and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80)



Tripedia - Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Aventis Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE

*Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Clostridium tetani toxoids and acellular Bordetella pertussis adsorbed aluminum potassium sulfate, formaldehyde, thimerosal, and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) gelatin, bovine extract



US-sourced Typhim Vi - Typhoid Aventis Pasteur USA SA 800.VACCINE

* cell surface Vi polysaccharide from Salmonella typhi Ty2 strain, aspartame, phenol, and polydimethylsiloxane (silicone)



Varivax - Chickenpox Merck & Co., Inc. 800.672.6372

* varicella live virus neomycin phosphate, sucrose, and monosodium glutamate (MSG) processed gelatin, fetal bovine serum, guinea pig embryo cells, albumin from human blood, and human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue



YF-VAX - Yellow Fever Aventis Pasteur USA 800.VACCINE

* 17D strain of yellow fever virus sorbitol chick embryo, and gelatin





For fun, what about the H1N1 flu shot? What are some of it's fun ingredients?

Sanofi-Pasteur
•Inactivated A/California/7/2009(H1N1)v-like virus propagated in embryonated chicken eggs


•Prefilled pediatric syringes and single-dose vials are mercury-free

•Multi-dose vials contain 25 mcg of mercury per 0.5 ml dose

•Formaldehyde (up to 100 mcg). Formaldehyde is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and as a known human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

•Triton-X 100 (Polyethylene glycol P-isooctylphenyl ether) is a toxic detergent

•Sodium phosphate

•Sodium chloride (table salt)

•Gelatin

•Sucrose (table sugar)
 
 


I really don't follow any herd mentality in my life. If everyone else is doing it that means nothing to me. I need to know the facts. The facts are vaccines are a billion dollar industry. We are in the midst of an autism epidemic and vaccines are looking awfully suspicious. I am paying attention. There are many more facts on the subject. Dr Wakefield has some pretty damning evidence about MMR. It is possible we may never know which of these ingredients are the most detrimental, but I'm seeing MANY more people start to question their safety. 

These parents are certainly convinced their children were harmed by vaccines.
http://vimeo.com/3443801 

Touchy subject, I know, but don't you think we need to stop trusting everything so blindly? There might be people out there who want to make money and they might not care who they hurt. There is so much to cover on this subject and I follow the latest science on it all of the time. So please don't consider this the end of the evidence.

Soy Formula and Soy in general

I have decided I am going to post things here that I research for people. I look a ton of stuff up and put it all on Facebook and then when I want to go back and reference it for someone else it's impossible to find it on there. So for today's topic we have soy formula and it's dangers.

It all started with me posting Dr Mercola's dailytip:
DAILYTIP: Whatever you do, AVOID soy infant formula. It is one of the worst foods you can feed to your baby.

Question:
really? The babies' doctor put them on soy milk. It's organic but I wonder what else can I give them? Help!

My response:
How old are they now? Honestly, if I were you I would do away with all formula. They are old enough that you can do that without worrying. Your option would be some homemade nut milks that are real easy to do. Some people just find it intimidating. There are store bought nut milks that have more sugar and things in them than I like but prefer them to formula. Or you could opt for raw goat or cow milk. I have researched pasteurized milk and I am convinced it is detrimental to our health. Raw milk is still in it's normal state so if you feel you need a milk you could go that route. I have a friend who goes out of state to get real good quality raw milk for a co-op if you want her info.

There are so many reasons that formula isn't good for babies. Here is a link to the EWG's article on the extremely high levels of rocket fuel in formula:

http://www.ewg.org/node/27772

Then onto the topic of soy. Soy is so so so bad for anyone, but infants fed soy formula are getting the equivalant of at least five birth control pills per day. That is the most astounding fact to me that I always tell people.
All of that esttrogen is not good for boys or girls. I knew someone who took their daughter off of soy and saw immediate changes in her behavior. She went from being moody and whiney to happy and not so moody. Here's a good article:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/03/30/finally-infant-soy-formula-under-investigation.aspx

You can find a lot more info on Dr Mercola's site too. Just search infant formula or soy formula and he has tons of articles.

This book I have, Our Toxic World, says the identity problems children-mainly boys have today and fertility issues are due to all of the estrogen people are exposed to through soy.



Here's some more things taken from the website below:

•Contains Isoflavones (Genistein and Daidzein). In soy the isoflavones are built in insecticides. If they kill bugs are they good for humans?



•Isoflavones are estrogen like substances which have the same effect as the bodies estrogen. Cancer comes from having too much estrogen. Irritability and mood swings, fat gain from the waist down, fibrocystic breast disease uterine fibromas are all associated with estrogen dominance. Instead of helping prevent the bad effects of environmental or natural estrogen dominance soy isoflavones are now known to increase the bad effect of estradiol and estrone the two major bad guys of the estrogen family. (1,2,3).



•Kills testicular tissue. In men it permanently reduces testicular function and lowers Luteinizing Hormone production. LH is what signals your testicles to work. This increases the probability of estrogen dominance in men with its hair loss, swollen and cancerous prostates. (4,5). Male children fed soy formulas and soy products may not ever get to like girls. Doris Rapp MD, the worlds leading pediatric allergist, asserts that environmental and food estrogens are responsible for the increase in male homosexuality and the worldwide reduction in male fertility. (6)



•Isoflavones decrease thyroid hormone production. This can stunt children's growth and make the rest of us tired and fat. (7,8,9).



•Female children fed the estrogens in soy formula and products hit puberty very very early sometimes as young as age 6 to 8! (10).



•Pregnant women eating soy products may affect the sexual differentiation of their children. Studies show malformations of the reproductive tract or offspring born with both male and female sexual organs. (11).



•Isoflavones decrease GOOD cholesterol (HDL). (12,13).



•Soy contains Phytin, which takes essential minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium etc. out of the body before they can be absorbed. Also soy contains Trypsin inhibitors block this vital anti cancer enzyme, anti fibrosis enzyme. (14).



•A 7000 man 30 year epidemiological study done in Hawaii shows soy is connected with a higher rate of Vascular Dementia (Alzheimer's disease). (15,16).



http://www.totalityofbeing.com/FramelessPages/Articles/SoyPoison.htm



If you do a search for: soy estrogen formula there is tons of info. I've actually seen much better articles than this. My friend was giving it to her twins and I taught her how to make nut milks so she could get them off of it.

Dr Mercola also has recipes for homemade formula's and I believe Weston A Price does as well.

 

Soy should only be consumed if it is organic and states it clearly AND it must be fermented. This means miso, natto, tempeh, and soy sauces. This means soy milk should be avoided. ??? Seriously! Review the bullets above!

 

Oh and to debunk the common misconception about health conscious folks, I don't eat tofu or drink soy latte's either! So stop asking! ;)  

 

 

 

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I was going through family pictures on my computer when I came across some John had taken of my rash when it was almost at it's worst back in September. Some of the cracks got deeper and worse at a point. Since then I have had some lab tests done. I still haven't got all of the answers but I have eliminated all of the foods that it came back that I was allergic to and worked on my intestinal flora which was extremely low and started taking enzymes since my pancreas is basically not even producing enzymes.

Eliminating the foods I was allergic to just wasn't cutting it. What really helped was when a friend of mine (Sharon Hoehner-THANK YOU!) who noticed some of the foods I was allergic to might point to an oxalate allergy. I don't think I would have ever stumbled upon that information alone with it being so rare and there not being very much information on it. Once I eliminated foods high in oxalates I started seeing much more improvement. I love kale, parsley, broccoli, and spinach in my fresh juices and instead of helping me they were harming me. It has been very difficult to be so limited on what foods I can eat and has been very hard to stick to the high raw diet when so many vegetables are off limits. It has been very frustrating at times, that I am so limited. Sometimes I felt like the only food I that wasn't going to bring me pain was apples.

I just want people to know that there are always answers to their problems if they are stubborn enough and take enough time to do their own research. I could be another statistic slathering gobs of steroids on my skin everyday while my insides continued to be inflamed and making room for disease to flourish. Instead I chose to find out what was really causing my problems.

When people tell me about their issues I just want to dig and and find the solution for them but it takes a lot of time to research and in the end people aren't always willing to make the changes-especially when it comes to diet. One of my favorite quotes: "It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet." -Margaret Mead  I wish it weren't so true. : /



Our bodies have symptoms for a reason. They are red flags telling us to pay attention. Not to go to the doctor where they will give us a magic pill that will take away the symptoms until big problems unleash themselves later in our lives.


So here's some before pictures:

With coconut oil on.

I'm not sure if you can tell, but at this point it had gone up both hands and arms. It was very swollen as well.

Not sure these get the amount of pain I was in across. :) Even my VERY non-dramatic husband was worried I was going to get an infection and told me daily they were going to amputate my arms. Yeah, he's not super sensitive either. LOL!

These are without coconut oil.

Skin couldn't stay on, but when it came off the tender skin underneath wasn't ready to be exposed.

It's funny that now that it's healed I am not worried about showing these, but at the time I was hiding from the stares under bandages and long sleeves.

My journey is not over. I still have flare ups and can't figure out what happened. It is not easy to obtain information about what foods are high in oxalates either. I basically have to look them up one by one. I have a chart that is not very detailed with foods. I am also not able to juice and eat as many greens as I would like. Cucumbers, bok choy, sprouts and lettuce are really the only safe greens I can count on. I am always accidentally eating something I shouldn't like right now I ate acorn squash and had forgotten it is high in oxalates. I am not accepting this diagnosis for life. I have found a lot of information pointing to the fact that my kidneys and gall bladder could be full of stones causing this reaction to oxalates or have some sort of kidney disease. Once I am done with nursing I have a whole host of detoxing planned.



My hands are finally back to normal after almost three years!! I couldn't be happier!! Thanks for reading and have a lovely day! :)

I was having trouble uploading pictures yesterday, but it's working now, so you can see my current hands.