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Why I don't get the flu shot

There are so many reasons. Let me start counting. First and foremost, the flu shot, every year, is a crap shoot. The manufacturers started designing the 2004 flu shot in the winter of 2003 armed only with the info and stats from the flu of 2003 which may or may not have anything at all to do with the flu pattern of 2004. Maybe they have a resident psychic or astrologer, too. Who knows. Read on for more cranky talk.

The campaign started right on time, in mid- August, by bombarding the public newstations with communiques containing "stats" that this year's "new" influenza strains "will be associated with severe illness and serious outcomes." Subsequently, the talking heads, ever hungry for bad news, dutifully and somberly reported this to the millions of poor boobs who watch non-PBS or non- BBC news. Steps 3, 4 are more messages of ever-increasing intensity using words like " more severe than last or past years" and "deadly." Step 5 is the release of reports of flu cases causing "severe illness". Step 6 consists of showing pictures of ill children, affected families etc. At the same time, the TV stations would also show pictures of people being vaccinated. Step 7 is more of the same with continued reference to the flu shot and how important it is to get. See how we are being manipulated?

I am also paranoid enough to believe that the shut down of the"contaminated" plant in England thereby reducing our supply of the 2004 vaccination by more than half is yet another ruse of the drug companies to establish a perceived scarcity of the flu shot. I predict that after a tense amount of time - while the smug suits are sitting around the boardroom high-fiving - somehow, perhaps by some Hogwortsian sleight of hand, we will hear the talking heads announcing that thank god we now have plenty of flu vaccine to go around. Whew! By this time, much of our population will be suitably scared witless - even those who have avoided flu shots in the past - and, elbowing the elderly and the handicapped out of their way, will be first in line to queue up for their vaccination.

Another reason not to get a flu shot is the dangerous junk that they put in the vaccine itself: Ethylene glycol, phenol, formaldehyde, aluminum, mercury. Plus, outdated viruses, leukemia virus, and cancer producing virusues. Most flu vaccines are made from eggs (obviously) from chickens who are unhealthy and although it is claimed that there is 98% purification, that's not enough for me. As someone opined, ". . . " 2% of several billion viruses is an awul lot of cancer and leukemia danger." There are also many experts who think that repetitive flu shots are largely responsible for the increase in Alzheimer's disease due to the buildup of the mercury and aluminum in the brain.

The intranasal FluMist of last year was a miserable failure for MedImmune. It only made 33 million in revenue from sales. Sob. FluMist is really a bad one, folks. The nerves in the nose provide a direct pathway to the brain and bypass the blood brain barrier. In the delivery of all the dangerous stuff mentioned in the paragraph above, it's a straight shot to the brain - no pesky injection which will have to travel miles and miles through our lymph and blood first. Since it is a live virus, Flu Mist is also very dangerous for any immunocompromised person living with a Flu Mist recipient.

I understand how compelling and seductive it is to think about getting a flu shot: Relief with a capital R, no more worries about being in bed for 10 days with profound fatique, aching muscles and sensitive skin (oh yes, I had the flu 10 years ago. . .)or missing work or an expensive vacation or purposely avoiding being around coughing sneezing runny nosed adults and children.

But restrain yourself. If at all possible, don't cave. Believe in your own innate ability to stay well and heal yourself. If your immune system is not compromised with stress and bad food, I can almost guarantee that you will walk happily and healthily in the parallel universe of NoFlu.

Here are some things to try: 1) Avoid all sugar. It is the biggest immune compromiser there is.

2) Get enough sleep. This is the only time your body fully restores itself.

3) Wash your hands a lot. You could even pull a Howard Hughes (forget the diaper, though) and carry tissue around with you to open doors, flush public toilets.

4) Go to my website - drbea.com - and read through my handout called Cold and Flu. Purchase the supplements I mention in it - now - so you will have them at the very ready if you feel like you are getting something.

5) Use a couple of essential oils from Young Living: Thieves and Purification are two of the best for protection.

6) Exercise is a wonderful thing to do for your immune system. Many studies show that people who exercise moderately stay healthier than those who don't.

7) Let me check out your immune system and see how it's working. I have nutrition to help you if it's not up to snuff.

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