Today we find a lot of hard sell from doctors, government agencies,
medical facilities and even drug stores telling us to line up for our flu
shots.
"Nothing could be further from the truth," says Dr. Julian
Whitaker, MD, founder and director of The Whitaker Wellness Institute, the
largest alternative medicine clinic in the United States located in Newport
Beach, California.
Dr. Whitaker reports "that you may think immunization is your only
hope against a bad case of the flu and while immunization may reduce your risk,
it's far from a sure thing."
Flu s shots, according to Dr. Whitaker, "certainly don't protect
the numerous other bugs that cause the majority of respiratory infections and a
study in "The Lancet" found that flue shots do not reduce risk of pneumonia in
people over 65, in fact during peak flu season pneumonia rates were actually
higher in vaccinated individuals."
Researchers concluded that the lack of benefit means one of two
things.......either influenza is not a primary case of pneumonia or the vaccine
is ineffective.
The study involved people over 65 living on their own and previous
research suggests that flu shots may be advisable for frail older people in
assisted living facilities.
As a world renowned doctor in the nutritional field Dr. Whitaker
pointed out that "for the most of us..and that includes children--the current
scientific research doesn't even come close to supporting the wildly overblown
claims about the value of flu shots."
In support of his nutritional values and research Julian offers his
opinion "that this doesn't mean you should go through flue season unarmed and
that the most important step you can take is to increase your daily dose of
vitamin D3 as this has a profound effect on the immune system.
After reading and hearing interesting alternatives offered by
medical experts the best advise we offer is to discuss this information with
your physician and decide for yourself whether or not you're an appropriate
candidate for vaccination.
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