A Few Thoughts About H1N1
Posted on October 6, 2009 by Yael
Have you noticed how the whole world is buzzing and scared of the swine flu??
Of course you have. How can you not? Every now and then we got a scary headline that another person died of the disease, making everyone really scared of this mysterious new form of flu.
It seems that lately, those alarming headlines calmed down, and instead, people are talking a lot about a vaccine.
I decided to start reading about the swine flu, to know more about it.
The more I read, the more paranoid I became- is it possible that we are being scared out of our minds over a simple disease? Is it possible, that we are being pumped with only one side of the story?
I mean, there were little notices about people recovering from swine flu just like any other flu, but for some reason, those little articles were not made into huge headlines.
Why is that? Could it be that the reason for spreading the fear is for better vaccine sales?
OK, OK, I can hear you all rolling your eyes now.
I’m also rolling my eyes and saying to myself that it is time to stop reading about the subject.
Stop reading, but maybe it’s time to start writing.
I thought that maybe it’s time to write something that is more calm, and not all hysterical with a frightning headline.
Maybe this way people will have access to more information about the subject?
The first thing I would like to point out is that I read some information that was written by a doctor turned Chinese medicine practitioner in Israel, Dr. Reuven Barak.
He has a clear look at things and tends to not panic, which is always a good thing.
In his Hebrew blog he states that he didn’t want to talk about the issue, but since he was asked about it, he would just say that he thinks that H1N1 is just like any other flu, therefore there are no different recommendations to prevent it, but the usual ones: vitamin C, Yu Ping Feng San and so on.
Dr. Barak also mentions an important report from the website flu.org, from which he concludes:
1. This is a flu just like any other flu.
2. It’s best for all of us to calm down.
Interesting, don’t you think?
Another thing that troubles me is the vaccine.
A new vaccine is about to be brought to the world, and many will get it. I will not be surprised if governments around the world will invest too much money on explaining to the public why they should get the vaccine.
I wonder though, what do we know about this vaccine? Is it safe? Are there any short term and long term side effects?
I mean, this vaccine has been produced so fast, surely we don’t know a lot about it. How can someone decide that it is safe to use on millions of people around the world?
Naturally, one of the recommendations will be to give the vaccine to children, and I ask- do we know enough about the vaccine and how it will behave when given with other vaccines that we already give so freely to children- especially babies?
And if we decide not to give the vaccine- then what?
I found this video on YouTube, from Fox News, which only adds more reasons for me to this twice about this vaccine:
Conclusion
This is not a post that aims to say that vaccines are bad for you.
I gave my son some of the vaccines as I believe it is a good thing, but should be used wisely, and more important- one should always consider the person we are looking at.
One will have no reactions at all, and some will have devastating side effects.
Julian Scott, the author of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children, stated in one of the lectures he gave in Israel that vaccines are here to stay and we need to learn more about them, but there are certain things we need to pay attention to when considering giving vaccines to babies and children.
Panic, fear, hysteria- those are not our friends when it comes to make decisions, including ones that affect our health.
This post aims to encourage self-education about H1N1 and about the vaccine.
Educate yourselves so you will be able to educate your patients and your family members.
The more information that is based on facts and not on panic will benefit everyone.
Over to you
So what do you think about swine flu? Any recommendations?
You are welcome to leave you thoughts.
Tags: h1n1, julian scott, swine flu, vaccine
Categories: General notes, Practitioners notes, Students notes
I was watching a video yesterday of a lecture by the renowned Homeopathy master George Vithoulkas where he explained that the mechanism behind vaccines is that the Vital Force is suppressed by making the patient chronically ill and therefore incapable of generating the strong reactions (like high fevers) normally seen in such diseases. However the trade off here of course is greater derangement of the patient’s immunity. So whereas you don’t see polio, but now you’ve got to deal with AIDS/autoimmunity, MS, things of that sort.
Another homeopath, Elaine Lewis, has gone on record that the original Polio vaccine contained a virus later referred to as Simian Virus B (SVB), introduced due to the vaccine being prepared in a medium made from monkey kidneys, that the preparers were unable to eliminate. She then ties the introduction of the Polio vaccine to Africa in the 50s and 60s to the advent of AIDS in Africa.
Neither of these exactly create warm feelings toward vaccines on my behalf.
So should I call you G.? Or Michael? Maybe G. Michael?
Yeah, I don’t get a great feeling from the vaccine idea either, I agree with you.
I think that the amount of mercury in the vaccine won’t do anyone any good either, and this was known to be a trouble maker with the vaccines for children.
Thanks for your thoughts,
Yael
My husband and I just came back from Israel and he got some kind of flu while we were in Tev Avi. After we came back to Toronto, We went to see a Doctor in the Walk in Clinic. The Doctor in the Walk In Clinic said he got the Swine Flu, but didn’t give him any medicine except a puffer for his breathing. Then I took him to see a Chinese Herbal Doctor, after taking 4 perscriptions from him, my busband is feeliing better. He has gone back to work. (but he still feeling kind of weak.)
I did not catch any flu from him after all this, I think it is the good Lord who takes care of me and also the chinese medicine that I have been taking all this time that prevent me from getting sick.
Hey Margaret,
Thank you for your comment.
I think that treating swine flu just like any other flu is more or less the approach that should be taken.
I read this morning that most doctors in Israel are against the vaccine, and that doesn’t happen a lot.
THat should count for something, don’t you think?
Take care and I hope your husband feels better,
Yael