Wednesday, March 21, 2007

He Shot Him When He Wasn't Looking

A patient -- let's call her Grace -- came in the other day with quite the story...

Apparently her husband had been to see their GP. The physician wanted to give him the flu shot. Grace's husband said he didn't want the flu shot, or any other vaccine for that matter.

But the doctor gave it to him anyways.

When he got home, he said to Grace, "I can't believe it! He just gave it to me. Said I needed it because I'm over sixty. He even told me to bring you in to get it, too."

Now, ignoring the fact that it's more or less illegal to give someone an injection without their consent, this type of black-and-white thinking about vaccines infuriates me. And Grace wasn't too happy about it either.

I don't think she booked that appointment with her GP.

I have nothing against medical doctors in general. Most MDs would never show such disrespect for their patients -- even if they didn't agree with their decision.

But that's the thing, people need to make their own decisions, not their MDs, not their NDs.

You need to know all the facts, yourself, before making decisions about your health. You need to know things like...

One reporter for the Washington Times, in April 2005, wrote an article on his investigation of a large Pennsylvania Amish community. What was he searching for? Children with autism. One in every 166 children in the United States has autism. According to that ratio, he should have found 200 Amish children with autism.

Instead, he found only three. Two of whom had received vaccinations before being adopted into the Amish community. The third child may have received a vaccination, they weren't sure.

You see, Amish people don't usually have their children vaccinated. They avoid all modern advancements of the last century.

So you have to wonder, what are we doing, in our technological wonder world, which these back-nature folks are not, that is causing such high rates of autism amongst our children?

Now, get this...

There's a new vaccine on the market by Merck & Co. It targets the human papilloma virus (HPV). Two strains of HPV are believed to cause 70% of all cases of cervical cancer in women.

The virus is only transmitted by sexual contact.

Merck & Co. has been pushing to make it mandatory for grade six girls to receive the vaccine.

In Alberta, they've even considered giving the vaccine to new borns. They'd track the children to see if in 25-30 years they experience less cases of cervical cancer.

Alright, I'm all for reducing cases of cervical cancer. I tell all my female patients to get regular Pap smears done (which, by the way, is the single most effective cancer screen in the history of medicine). Approximately 400 Canadians died from cervical cancer last year. But, I'm just not at all convinced giving a vaccine is the route.

Why? First of all, most people don't realize a lot of vaccines contain mercury -- one of the most deadliest substances on the planet to us human beings.

Secondly, vaccines do not have a 100% success rate, by any means, especially in cancer prevention.

Thirdly, the general public needs to know about the natural options that exist to fighting off viruses -- where the "side-effects" are mostly, if not completely, positive.

Next week, I'll send you an email explaining how one dietary change can boost your immune system by 200%. How? There's a food-type that many people are eating in excessive quantities that literally knocks out 50% of their white blood cell activity for four hours following ingestion.

Most North Americans are consuming a lot of this one substance.

If you need help deciding whether you want to get vaccinated, or whether you want to vaccinate your children, please book an appointment with me. I can fill you in on the pros and cons, plus show you a host of naturopathic treatments to keep your family virus-free, with strong and healthy immune systems.

Just let Suzanne know at (519) 739-2402 that you want to talk with me about your options, and she'll book you a consult ASAP.

Yours in health,
Dr. Karlo Mauro, N.D.
http://www.thenaturopath.ca/feelbetter
(519) 739-2402

P.S. The March newsletter will be stuffed and mailed any day now. I'm just going over a last edit.

Inside, I'll share with you an immune building "prescription" that most MDs use themselves, but only recommend to 17% of their patients. At least that's the case in North America. Over in Europe cardiologists are sending their patients home with the stuff. It's non-pharmaceutical, inexpensive and a favourite with my kids.

Here's what else you can expect in the March newsletter...

* What Al Gore Didn't Know He Knew About Our Fatty Membranes …pg. 2
* What's the Deal With Omega Six and Nine?... pg. 3
* Flax Seed Oil Versus Fish Oil... pg. 4
* Newsletter Contest: Top Ten Finalists... pg. 4

If you've been an active patient within the last 12 months, you're in. Expect the newsletter sometime soon. If you haven't yet come by the clinic, give Suzanne a call at (519) 739-2402 to book an initial consultation and she'll mail you a welcome package, or let us know your postal address and we'll send you a DVD presentation that shows you how I combine 3,000 year old Chinese medicine and modern technology to evaluate any organ imbalances you may have.