Comments on: Ignore Swine Flu Hysteria: 5 Reasons NOT to get The Swine Flu Vaccine . . . and 5 Things You Can Do To Promote Health During Flu Season

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:51:14 +0000

You make a good point, BrainLady (using the name in your email). For the scope of this article I didn’t use a lot of data — there’s plenty of that on the internet.

I agree with you that there are people at greater risk medically to face the flu. Could the vaccine help them? Perhaps. But there are a lot of variables in the mix that can render the vaccine ineffective, not the least of which is the very real possibility that the virus mutates and the new antigen doesn’t match the antibodies created by vaccination.

Thank you for leaving a comment!

By: sbg

sbg — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:06:40 +0000

There is no data in this “article”. Yes, there is a bit of hysteria, but you are totally missing the point. There are certain people for whom the risks are outweighed by the benefits of not getting the H1N1 virus. There are many people who think that they have gotten H1N1 and report that it “wasn’t that bad” who never had that diagnosis confirmed and probably didn’t have H1N1.

By: Dr. Brendan Armm

Dr. Brendan Armm — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:00:08 +0000

Thank you for this article, Christopher. I am in support of your writings, and will pass this forward to my patients. I believe in this, like you said, it’s best to treat the whole person keeping the immune system strong, improving patient education, focusing on nutrition and sleep, lowering stress, getting adequate exercise and maintaining good hygiene. Other symptoms that come up can most often be addressed well with acupuncture and Oriental medicine.

By: Zita

Zita — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:04:03 +0000

Well done for speaking out Christopher. Like Cat I’m going to pass this onto clients to tell them the facts – thank you:)

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:26:18 +0000

I totally agree with you on this! I haven’t had the flu in over 2 years, why would I go and get a vaccine and put all that crap into my body if my body has already been doing a great job of keeping me healthy!

Good stuff Christopher!

By: Shellie

Shellie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:48:56 +0000

Christopher, this is a fabulous article! I’ve been flip flopping on the vaccine, and even my husband was convinced our daughter should get one. This will hopefully put things in perspective. Have a wonderful day!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:22:48 +0000

Cat — I’d be honored!

FitPro and Estelle — Thank you for reading and for your comments — glad I could help!

Nisha — Yes, the Mercury-containing additive you speak of would be Thimerosal, I believe . . . and it is funny how mercury is considered so harmful in everyday conversation, but it’s ‘perfectly safe’ in vaccines.

Thanks for further specifying the beneficial vitamins and minerals that boost immunity; congrats on your 8-month-old and thanks for sharing his swine flu survival story!

By: Nisha

Nisha — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:00:17 +0000

Well said and reflects a post I made a couple of months back about swine flu vaccine for pregnancy and babies.

The vaccine also contains a type of mercury and although they say this is safe for kids, in my book no mercury is safe!

You are more likely to have immunity to swine flu if you are stocked up on Vit D,C, magnesium, zinc, eating a good varied clean diet, getting 8 hours sleep every night and drinking 2liters + water every day!

P.S. my baby had swine flu at 8 months and was absolutely fine after 5 days

By: Estelle

Estelle — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:52:13 +0000

My thoughts exactly but you expressed them so eloquently. I appreciate you confirming that which I have been thinking. Your background, knowledge and expertise give this mind-set more credence than my instinct-is-telling-me-something-is-not-right-here position. Thank you for your always thought provoking articles…ETC

By: fitprotogo

fitprotogo — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:33:43 +0000

It’s about time someone attempted to expose this ‘pandemic madness’ for what it really is … a form of terrorism. Sound like an extreme take? Maybe but think about it.

When swine flu first began to make headlines, I scoffed and wrote it off as just another attempt to divert our attention. Hadn’t we been there before? Bird flu ring a bell?

I don’t have a background in microbiology and I don’t think one is required to use COMMON SENSE.
That said, Christopher’s background allows him to communicate more of the scientific detail and make a more compelling argument for why this whole vaccine craze is just that … a craze.

I’m glad you pointed out the ability of these viruses to morph and mutate in such a way that they can easily render vaccinations completely ineffective.

Thanks for confirming what I’ve been saying and thinking all along.