H1N1: panic or prevention

Remember that the 1918 flu mutated many times until it reached its deadliest form three years later.

by Dr. Steven Siegel — 

By now you have probably read or heard about the H1N1 swine flu virus. Ninety-nine percent of what you have heard is based on the standard medical approach about how vitally important it is to be vaccinated and “protected.” The question remains though: Are you really protected or are you just increasing your risk for developing other health problems?

Let us look first at what is being said by physicians around the world. Joseph Mercola, M.D., brings up the issue of squalene, an oil found naturally in the nervous system. It is used as an adjuvant or component to stabilize and preserve the ingredients in a vaccine. It is harmless to the body if taken through the digestive system, but toxic when administered via injection. The squalene in previous vaccines has been related to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a severe neurological disorder affecting the nervous and muscular systems.

In a confidential correspondence between the British Health Protection Agency and 600 neurologists (leaked to the public), German health expert and lung specialist Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, chairman of the health committee in the German Parliament and European Council, reports that the nutrient solution for the vaccine consists of cancerous cells from animals. Some fear that the risk of cancer can be increased by injecting these cells.

Russell Blaylock, M.D., states that the Baxter swine flu vaccine, called Celvapan, uses cultured cells from the African green monkey, which has previously been implicated in transmitting a number of vaccine–contaminating viruses, including the HIV virus. Aside from these two major factors, there are many other inherent risks we are already familiar with in the vaccine controversy.

One of the important risks involves thimerosal, a form of mercury used as a preservative in vaccines. Health experts have stated that there are no safe levels of mercury in the body; in fact, it actually displaces the mineral zinc, which is required in enzymatic reactions — essential to health and proper functioning of the immune system.

Let’s also not forget that vaccines are made from attenuated dead viruses, which are mainly composed of DNA introduced into the body to create the immunity. These remnants can cause future autoimmune processes if the immune system reacts against it at a later time.

This new strain of flu has been found to contain two key genes from pigs that are new to everyone; therein lies the threat of a global pandemic. Looking back at the Spanish flu of 1917, we know that 24.7 to 39.3 million people died from it, even though it took three years for the virus to mutate to its potent virulent form, which caused the majority of deaths.

Most people didn’t die from the viral infection but from an overly aggressive immune response called a cytokine storm. This is when an overabundance of inflammatory immune chemicals secreted by the white blood cells that the body uses to kill the virus do not shut off and create severe reactions.

To recap: We can be poisoned by squalene, thimerosal and other adjuvants; we can possibly increase our risk of developing cancer; or we can set the stage for a severe autoimmune problem, such as lupus or MS. Interestingly, there are more than 10,000 articles regarding the SV40 Virus (Simian Virus 40) on the Internet, of which 5,000 directly link it to cancer. This virus was introduced to the public in the polio vaccine between 1953 and 1964, and has been passed down through the generations, contributing greatly to the staggering increase of cancer in our society today. Ultimately, cancer lies in wait for the right conditions and lowered resistance in the body to manifest.

Most importantly: If the virus mutates and renders the vaccine ineffective, what do you do? Take the next new vaccine? Remember that the 1918 flu mutated many times until it reached its deadliest form three years later. At this point you may be confused about which steps to take, and rightly so. Your best defense is to work on regaining total health. When you are healthy, the body can deal with most viruses and infections in the way it was designed to.

Going back to the time of Pasteur, he was challenged over the cause of disease by another great microbiologist named Beauchamp. Pasteur argued that microbes caused disease, while Beauchamp said the overall condition or milieu of the patient allowed the microbes to flourish. As we all know, Pasteur won out (mainly because of politics), and this heralded in the age of vaccines. The truth is that on his deathbed, Pasteur admitted Beauchamp was right, but by that time, the medical pharmaceutical complex was ramping up, and money became the prime motivator that dictated policy — as is still the case today.

Many people feel that taking a vaccination is the right way to go, and for those who feel that way, it is important to make sure the toxic material from the vaccine is pushed out of the body to limit the hazardous effects that have been talked about previously. In my practice, I see patients who will accept the vaccine when offered but will also take the necessary precautions to limit the damage from side effects.

There are many approaches one can take to mitigate the inflammation and spread of this toxic material, but none so far have any answers for effectively targeting the toxicity and forcing it out. I have found that a 10-day program using European drainage remedies has been extremely effective in accomplishing healthy results. By initiating this right before inoculation, the body is primed to reject and eliminate the offending materials. Now is the perfect time to start taking greater control of your health.

Dr. Steven Siegel is a licensed clinical nutritionist and dietician, Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutritionists, and chiropractic physician in practice devoted solely to nutrition. 480-603-9222.

Reprinted from AzNetNews, Volume 28, Number  5, Oct/Nov 2009.