Sick Brains in Teens - Is There A Root Cause?

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Sick Brains in Teens - Is There A Root

Cause?

Thursday, February 03, 2011 by: Dr Sherri Tenpenny, citizen

journalist

(NaturalNews) It's been nearly a month since the nation's

attention was focused on Tucson, where five were killed and 13

injured , including Congresswoman le Giffords, several

other shootings missed the mainstream news. Violence seems to be

erupting among youths everywhere, from Los Angeles(1) to

Omaha(2) to Brooklyn(3) - indicating something is seriously

going wrong in the minds of young persons in this country.

Why Young Brains Are Sick

The list of assailing particles on children is long, and starts

with chemical exposure

in the womb. In July, 2005, the Environmental Working Group

released a hallmark study using cord blood to

assess the chemical exposure of neonates in-utero. The placenta

has long been thought to shield the developing baby from

pollutants in the

environment. The study's alarming results dispelled this

as a wishful myth. Of the 287 chemicals

identified in the umbilical cord blood of 10 infants, 180 were

known carcinogens,

217 were toxic to the brain

and nervous system, and 208 have been associated with birth defects

or abnormal development in animal tests. The study concluded

that, "the dangers of pre- or post-natal exposure to this

complex mixture of carcinogens, developmental toxins and

neurotoxins have never been studied."(4)

Within hours of emerging from the womb, a newborn is given a

dollop of antibiotics in the eyes, injected with the hepatitis

b vaccine, with known neurotoxic properties,(5)and jabbed with a

vitamin K

shot, which contains 9 mg of benzyl alcohol. In 1992, Golding

published concerns that vitamin K injections could be associated

with a doubled risk of malignant disease in children,

particularly leukemia. While there have been considerable doubts

about whether the association is coincidental or causal, the

controversy has never been completely resolved.(6)

Starting around the 60th day of life, infants

with still immature immune systems are subjected to a battery of

vaccines:

DTaP, HiB, polio, Prevnar, and a squirt of oral rotavirus vaccine,

all generally given at the same time. The onslaught of these

shots, including two additional injections of hepatitis b

vaccine, repeats twice, every 60 days. This deposits

approximately 66 different viral or bacterial antigens and

measurable amounts of a dozen different chemicals into a six

month old infant.

By the time a child

is five years old, a little 40 pound human will receive up to 35

injections, containing at least 110 different weakened pathogens

(or pathogen particles), and an assortment of 59 different

chemicals. If all approved shots are administered, the little

tot will also be injected with stray viral DNA, four types of

animal cells, cells from aborted fetal tissue and a bit of human

albumin (a foreign protein.) By the way, all of these substances

are listed on package inserts for each vaccine.

Subjective Labels for Brain Pathology

According to the U.S. Surgeon General, nearly 20 percent of

American children and adolescents suffer from a mental

disorder so significant, it interferes with their

day-to-day life.(7)

The plethora of diagnoses fall into a few fairly well defined

categories: Conduct disorders,

such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

(ADHD); learning disabilities, a spectrum of speech

delay and comprehension issues; and mood

disorders, which include depression, bipolar

disorder and chronic anxiety.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

approximates that nearly 5.4 million children 4 to 17 years of

age have been diagnosed with ADHD alone (2007 data). This

represents nearly 1 in 10 of all children - and the number has

been escalating. Between 2003 and 2007,(8) the number of

parent-reported children diagnosed with ADHD increased by 22

percent. Disturbingly, in an attempt to quell their

out-of-control behavior,

more than two thirds of these children have been placed on at

least one prescription medication.

Since the underlying cause for the sick brain and

hyperkinetic behavior has not been identified and addressed, the

drugging is akin to tightening down the lid on a boiling pot of

water.

One of these behavioral disorders, called Oppositional Defiant

Disorder (ODD),(9)is said to manifest around 8 years of age.

Mannerisms include: easily losing one's temper; aggressively

arguing with adults

and defying requests; refusing to follow rules; deliberately

annoying other people; blaming others for one's own mistakes or

misbehavior; and being touchy, easily annoyed or angered,

resentful, spiteful, or vindictive. In 2008, ODD was the most

common reason children were referred to mental

health professionals for an assessment, accounting for at

least half of all out patient visits to psychiatrists and

psychiatric practitioners. These children, mostly boys, are

commonly diagnosed and treated for several coexisting mental

disorders.(10)

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of

Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is about to be released, replacing the

older DSM-IV. The DSM (11) is a catalog of hundreds of

psychiatric conditions, including a long list of anxiety,

personality and adjustment disorders. Diagnoses are available to

give children who struggle with math and writing skills a diagnosis

(Mathematics Disorder 315.1 and Disorder of Written Expression

315.2, respectively), labeling a child who has a missing skill

with a mental deficiency. New disorders are on the horizon too,

such as Temper Dysregulation Disorder with Dysphoria (TDD),(12)a

tweak to the current diagnosis of bipolar disorders for children

under the age of ten.

Treatments offered for malfunctioning, unhealthy brains

include an extensive list of prescription medications,

divided by class, based on the effect they are thought to have

on brain chemistry. Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics

and sedatives are prescribed to ostensibly correct imbalances in

brain chemicals. If one drug doesn't

work, more are added, perhaps with unintended consequences on

behavior.

A recent 69-month study identified 484 drugs that

accounted for 780,169 serious adverse events, including violence

and aggressive behavior. The drugs were associated with 387

reports of homicide, 404 physical assaults, 27 cases indicating

physical abuse, 896 homicidal ideation reports, and 223 cases

described as violence-related symptoms. Medications most

strongly associated with violence(13) were 11 different antidepressants,

particularly the serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ex: Lexapro,

Paxil, and Zoloft); 6 different sedative/ hypnotics (ex: Xanax

and Clonipin) and 3 drugs given for ADHD, including Ritalin and

Concerta. Additionally, the anti-psychotics drugs, Seroquel,

Zyprexa and Respirdol, commonly used to treat ODD,(14)are among

drugs that can lead

to violence.

Combined Effects

Significant populations of children in the U.S. have been

exposed to a combination of chemicals, vaccines and multiple

prescription medications - from infancy through early adulthood.

No studies have examined the effect these components have

individually on brain function, let alone in combination. Mental

health experts

try to convince us that the chemical exposures are so small they

cannot have negative effects. Same with vaccines. "Experts"

espouse that vaccinations are safe, effective, protective and

harmless. No thought -- or research -- has been done to examine

the potential problems that can arise from the combined effect

of four or more simultaneous medications, vaccines and

chemicals. There has been little effort by the government

(FDA/CDC), the pharmaceutical industry

or doctors -- all of whom profit handsomely from massive drug

and vaccine use --- to evaluate the combined negative effects of

these exposures.

Brain inflammation has been the hallmark of severe reactions

since the first vaccine -- smallpox. The pertussis vaccination

can have profound effects on the developing brain of a child,

leading to permanent changes in behavior, personality,

intelligence, emotional stability, and physical ability.

Virtually every year--from 1933 to the mid-1980s-- a paper was

published discussing the adverse effects of the whole cell

pertussis vaccine.(15) Instead of spending more money to create

new drugs and vaccines, we should demand that industry and

governments study the complications and injuries caused by the

combined use of the products we already have.

Violence In America

I have received many emails and messages over the years from

persons or parents

who are planning to go to other countries for a vacation, on a

mission trip or to participate in a lifestyle immersion event. While

many of the questions are about travel

vaccines (few of which are required anywhere in the world; they

are only recommended), I also get asked, "Do you think it is

safe to go there?"

That question always makes me pause. I've had the good fortune

to have traveled throughout 57 countries over my life. Only on

rare occasions- and mostly when I was in an ill-advised part of

town or was unaccompanied in a rural area with wild animals I

was unfamiliar with - did I ever feel unsafe. In fact, as a

general rule, I have felt safer off the beaten path in a foreign

country than in the downtown of an unknown, mid-sized city after

dark anywhere in the U.S.

An epidemic

of chronic physical illness,

mental disability, depression

and violent behavior have escalated over the last 20 years and

in one way or another, is touching us all. Although economic and

social factors, biological variables and individual dietary

practices certainly play a role in overall health and

behavior, the detrimental, combined effect of chemicals, drugs

and vaccines heaped into the brain from birth is a real concern

and is undoubtedly a huge contributor to the violence rising

among America's youths.

Based on survey data(16) from the U.S. Department of Justice,

roughly 5,340,000 violent crimes were committed in the United

States during 2008. This includes almost 16,300 murders of

which, 76 percent, or nearly 11,000 incidents, were committed

with firearms. Since the Tucson shootings,

calls for stricter licensing and gun registration, more vigorous

background checks prior to purchasing a gun, and a ban on

assault weapons are again on the table. The pros and cons of

this debate reach far beyond the scope of this discussion.

But truly, guns don't shoot people. And something obviously

makes people shoot people. Perhaps stopping the chain of events

that result in medically unhealthy and physically sick young

brains is the place to start. We owe it to future generations to

clearly identify the effect these combined toxic

compounds are having on brains of all ages. Even more

importantly, we need to heal these damaged brains and restore

them back to health before the epidemic of violence gets any

worse.

REFERENCES

(1) Los

Angeles shooting: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_...

(2) Omaha shooting: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/u...

(3) Brooklyn shooting: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/n...

(4) EWG study on chemicals: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburd...

(5) Hepatitis B hazards: http://legaljustice4john.com/hepBha...

(6) Vitamin K controversy: http://www.bmj.com/content/308/6933...

(7) Mental illness in children: http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/...

(8) CDC, Parent-reported ADHD: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data...

(9) eMedicine, Oppositional Defiant Disorder: http://emedicine.medscape.com/artic...

(10) Facts for Families, ODD: http://aacap.org/page.ww?name=Child...

(11) Complete list of Mental Disorders: http://counsellingresource.com/dist...

(12) The new Temper Disorder: http://www.wellsphere.com/autism-au...

(13) Medications associated with violence: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...

(14) Medications to treat ODD, ADHD, etc: http://www.myoutofcontrolteen.com/m...

(15) The true story of pertussis: http://jhmas.oxfordjournals.org/con...

(16) JustFacts.com re: crime and self defense: http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol...

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http://www.naturalnews.com/031198_psychiatry_teens.html

Sick Brains in Teens - Is There A Root

Cause?

Thursday, February 03, 2011 by: Dr Sherri Tenpenny, citizen

journalist

(NaturalNews) It's been nearly a month since the nation's

attention was focused on Tucson, where five were killed and 13

injured , including Congresswoman le Giffords, several

other shootings missed the mainstream news. Violence seems to be

erupting among youths everywhere, from Los Angeles(1) to

Omaha(2) to Brooklyn(3) - indicating something is seriously

going wrong in the minds of young persons in this country.

Why Young Brains Are Sick

The list of assailing particles on children is long, and starts

with chemical exposure

in the womb. In July, 2005, the Environmental Working Group

released a hallmark study using cord blood to

assess the chemical exposure of neonates in-utero. The placenta

has long been thought to shield the developing baby from

pollutants in the

environment. The study's alarming results dispelled this

as a wishful myth. Of the 287 chemicals

identified in the umbilical cord blood of 10 infants, 180 were

known carcinogens,

217 were toxic to the brain

and nervous system, and 208 have been associated with birth defects

or abnormal development in animal tests. The study concluded

that, "the dangers of pre- or post-natal exposure to this

complex mixture of carcinogens, developmental toxins and

neurotoxins have never been studied."(4)

Within hours of emerging from the womb, a newborn is given a

dollop of antibiotics in the eyes, injected with the hepatitis

b vaccine, with known neurotoxic properties,(5)and jabbed with a

vitamin K

shot, which contains 9 mg of benzyl alcohol. In 1992, Golding

published concerns that vitamin K injections could be associated

with a doubled risk of malignant disease in children,

particularly leukemia. While there have been considerable doubts

about whether the association is coincidental or causal, the

controversy has never been completely resolved.(6)

Starting around the 60th day of life, infants

with still immature immune systems are subjected to a battery of

vaccines:

DTaP, HiB, polio, Prevnar, and a squirt of oral rotavirus vaccine,

all generally given at the same time. The onslaught of these

shots, including two additional injections of hepatitis b

vaccine, repeats twice, every 60 days. This deposits

approximately 66 different viral or bacterial antigens and

measurable amounts of a dozen different chemicals into a six

month old infant.

By the time a child

is five years old, a little 40 pound human will receive up to 35

injections, containing at least 110 different weakened pathogens

(or pathogen particles), and an assortment of 59 different

chemicals. If all approved shots are administered, the little

tot will also be injected with stray viral DNA, four types of

animal cells, cells from aborted fetal tissue and a bit of human

albumin (a foreign protein.) By the way, all of these substances

are listed on package inserts for each vaccine.

Subjective Labels for Brain Pathology

According to the U.S. Surgeon General, nearly 20 percent of

American children and adolescents suffer from a mental

disorder so significant, it interferes with their

day-to-day life.(7)

The plethora of diagnoses fall into a few fairly well defined

categories: Conduct disorders,

such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

(ADHD); learning disabilities, a spectrum of speech

delay and comprehension issues; and mood

disorders, which include depression, bipolar

disorder and chronic anxiety.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

approximates that nearly 5.4 million children 4 to 17 years of

age have been diagnosed with ADHD alone (2007 data). This

represents nearly 1 in 10 of all children - and the number has

been escalating. Between 2003 and 2007,(8) the number of

parent-reported children diagnosed with ADHD increased by 22

percent. Disturbingly, in an attempt to quell their

out-of-control behavior,

more than two thirds of these children have been placed on at

least one prescription medication.

Since the underlying cause for the sick brain and

hyperkinetic behavior has not been identified and addressed, the

drugging is akin to tightening down the lid on a boiling pot of

water.

One of these behavioral disorders, called Oppositional Defiant

Disorder (ODD),(9)is said to manifest around 8 years of age.

Mannerisms include: easily losing one's temper; aggressively

arguing with adults

and defying requests; refusing to follow rules; deliberately

annoying other people; blaming others for one's own mistakes or

misbehavior; and being touchy, easily annoyed or angered,

resentful, spiteful, or vindictive. In 2008, ODD was the most

common reason children were referred to mental

health professionals for an assessment, accounting for at

least half of all out patient visits to psychiatrists and

psychiatric practitioners. These children, mostly boys, are

commonly diagnosed and treated for several coexisting mental

disorders.(10)

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of

Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is about to be released, replacing the

older DSM-IV. The DSM (11) is a catalog of hundreds of

psychiatric conditions, including a long list of anxiety,

personality and adjustment disorders. Diagnoses are available to

give children who struggle with math and writing skills a diagnosis

(Mathematics Disorder 315.1 and Disorder of Written Expression

315.2, respectively), labeling a child who has a missing skill

with a mental deficiency. New disorders are on the horizon too,

such as Temper Dysregulation Disorder with Dysphoria (TDD),(12)a

tweak to the current diagnosis of bipolar disorders for children

under the age of ten.

Treatments offered for malfunctioning, unhealthy brains

include an extensive list of prescription medications,

divided by class, based on the effect they are thought to have

on brain chemistry. Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics

and sedatives are prescribed to ostensibly correct imbalances in

brain chemicals. If one drug doesn't

work, more are added, perhaps with unintended consequences on

behavior.

A recent 69-month study identified 484 drugs that

accounted for 780,169 serious adverse events, including violence

and aggressive behavior. The drugs were associated with 387

reports of homicide, 404 physical assaults, 27 cases indicating

physical abuse, 896 homicidal ideation reports, and 223 cases

described as violence-related symptoms. Medications most

strongly associated with violence(13) were 11 different antidepressants,

particularly the serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ex: Lexapro,

Paxil, and Zoloft); 6 different sedative/ hypnotics (ex: Xanax

and Clonipin) and 3 drugs given for ADHD, including Ritalin and

Concerta. Additionally, the anti-psychotics drugs, Seroquel,

Zyprexa and Respirdol, commonly used to treat ODD,(14)are among

drugs that can lead

to violence.

Combined Effects

Significant populations of children in the U.S. have been

exposed to a combination of chemicals, vaccines and multiple

prescription medications - from infancy through early adulthood.

No studies have examined the effect these components have

individually on brain function, let alone in combination. Mental

health experts

try to convince us that the chemical exposures are so small they

cannot have negative effects. Same with vaccines. "Experts"

espouse that vaccinations are safe, effective, protective and

harmless. No thought -- or research -- has been done to examine

the potential problems that can arise from the combined effect

of four or more simultaneous medications, vaccines and

chemicals. There has been little effort by the government

(FDA/CDC), the pharmaceutical industry

or doctors -- all of whom profit handsomely from massive drug

and vaccine use --- to evaluate the combined negative effects of

these exposures.

Brain inflammation has been the hallmark of severe reactions

since the first vaccine -- smallpox. The pertussis vaccination

can have profound effects on the developing brain of a child,

leading to permanent changes in behavior, personality,

intelligence, emotional stability, and physical ability.

Virtually every year--from 1933 to the mid-1980s-- a paper was

published discussing the adverse effects of the whole cell

pertussis vaccine.(15) Instead of spending more money to create

new drugs and vaccines, we should demand that industry and

governments study the complications and injuries caused by the

combined use of the products we already have.

Violence In America

I have received many emails and messages over the years from

persons or parents

who are planning to go to other countries for a vacation, on a

mission trip or to participate in a lifestyle immersion event. While

many of the questions are about travel

vaccines (few of which are required anywhere in the world; they

are only recommended), I also get asked, "Do you think it is

safe to go there?"

That question always makes me pause. I've had the good fortune

to have traveled throughout 57 countries over my life. Only on

rare occasions- and mostly when I was in an ill-advised part of

town or was unaccompanied in a rural area with wild animals I

was unfamiliar with - did I ever feel unsafe. In fact, as a

general rule, I have felt safer off the beaten path in a foreign

country than in the downtown of an unknown, mid-sized city after

dark anywhere in the U.S.

An epidemic

of chronic physical illness,

mental disability, depression

and violent behavior have escalated over the last 20 years and

in one way or another, is touching us all. Although economic and

social factors, biological variables and individual dietary

practices certainly play a role in overall health and

behavior, the detrimental, combined effect of chemicals, drugs

and vaccines heaped into the brain from birth is a real concern

and is undoubtedly a huge contributor to the violence rising

among America's youths.

Based on survey data(16) from the U.S. Department of Justice,

roughly 5,340,000 violent crimes were committed in the United

States during 2008. This includes almost 16,300 murders of

which, 76 percent, or nearly 11,000 incidents, were committed

with firearms. Since the Tucson shootings,

calls for stricter licensing and gun registration, more vigorous

background checks prior to purchasing a gun, and a ban on

assault weapons are again on the table. The pros and cons of

this debate reach far beyond the scope of this discussion.

But truly, guns don't shoot people. And something obviously

makes people shoot people. Perhaps stopping the chain of events

that result in medically unhealthy and physically sick young

brains is the place to start. We owe it to future generations to

clearly identify the effect these combined toxic

compounds are having on brains of all ages. Even more

importantly, we need to heal these damaged brains and restore

them back to health before the epidemic of violence gets any

worse.

REFERENCES

(1) Los

Angeles shooting: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_...

(2) Omaha shooting: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/u...

(3) Brooklyn shooting: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/n...

(4) EWG study on chemicals: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburd...

(5) Hepatitis B hazards: http://legaljustice4john.com/hepBha...

(6) Vitamin K controversy: http://www.bmj.com/content/308/6933...

(7) Mental illness in children: http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/...

(8) CDC, Parent-reported ADHD: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data...

(9) eMedicine, Oppositional Defiant Disorder: http://emedicine.medscape.com/artic...

(10) Facts for Families, ODD: http://aacap.org/page.ww?name=Child...

(11) Complete list of Mental Disorders: http://counsellingresource.com/dist...

(12) The new Temper Disorder: http://www.wellsphere.com/autism-au...

(13) Medications associated with violence: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...

(14) Medications to treat ODD, ADHD, etc: http://www.myoutofcontrolteen.com/m...

(15) The true story of pertussis: http://jhmas.oxfordjournals.org/con...

(16) JustFacts.com re: crime and self defense: http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol...

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Sick Brains in Teens - Is There A Root

Cause?

Thursday, February 03, 2011 by: Dr Sherri Tenpenny, citizen

journalist

(NaturalNews) It's been nearly a month since the nation's

attention was focused on Tucson, where five were killed and 13

injured , including Congresswoman le Giffords, several

other shootings missed the mainstream news. Violence seems to be

erupting among youths everywhere, from Los Angeles(1) to

Omaha(2) to Brooklyn(3) - indicating something is seriously

going wrong in the minds of young persons in this country.

Why Young Brains Are Sick

The list of assailing particles on children is long, and starts

with chemical exposure

in the womb. In July, 2005, the Environmental Working Group

released a hallmark study using cord blood to

assess the chemical exposure of neonates in-utero. The placenta

has long been thought to shield the developing baby from

pollutants in the

environment. The study's alarming results dispelled this

as a wishful myth. Of the 287 chemicals

identified in the umbilical cord blood of 10 infants, 180 were

known carcinogens,

217 were toxic to the brain

and nervous system, and 208 have been associated with birth defects

or abnormal development in animal tests. The study concluded

that, "the dangers of pre- or post-natal exposure to this

complex mixture of carcinogens, developmental toxins and

neurotoxins have never been studied."(4)

Within hours of emerging from the womb, a newborn is given a

dollop of antibiotics in the eyes, injected with the hepatitis

b vaccine, with known neurotoxic properties,(5)and jabbed with a

vitamin K

shot, which contains 9 mg of benzyl alcohol. In 1992, Golding

published concerns that vitamin K injections could be associated

with a doubled risk of malignant disease in children,

particularly leukemia. While there have been considerable doubts

about whether the association is coincidental or causal, the

controversy has never been completely resolved.(6)

Starting around the 60th day of life, infants

with still immature immune systems are subjected to a battery of

vaccines:

DTaP, HiB, polio, Prevnar, and a squirt of oral rotavirus vaccine,

all generally given at the same time. The onslaught of these

shots, including two additional injections of hepatitis b

vaccine, repeats twice, every 60 days. This deposits

approximately 66 different viral or bacterial antigens and

measurable amounts of a dozen different chemicals into a six

month old infant.

By the time a child

is five years old, a little 40 pound human will receive up to 35

injections, containing at least 110 different weakened pathogens

(or pathogen particles), and an assortment of 59 different

chemicals. If all approved shots are administered, the little

tot will also be injected with stray viral DNA, four types of

animal cells, cells from aborted fetal tissue and a bit of human

albumin (a foreign protein.) By the way, all of these substances

are listed on package inserts for each vaccine.

Subjective Labels for Brain Pathology

According to the U.S. Surgeon General, nearly 20 percent of

American children and adolescents suffer from a mental

disorder so significant, it interferes with their

day-to-day life.(7)

The plethora of diagnoses fall into a few fairly well defined

categories: Conduct disorders,

such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

(ADHD); learning disabilities, a spectrum of speech

delay and comprehension issues; and mood

disorders, which include depression, bipolar

disorder and chronic anxiety.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

approximates that nearly 5.4 million children 4 to 17 years of

age have been diagnosed with ADHD alone (2007 data). This

represents nearly 1 in 10 of all children - and the number has

been escalating. Between 2003 and 2007,(8) the number of

parent-reported children diagnosed with ADHD increased by 22

percent. Disturbingly, in an attempt to quell their

out-of-control behavior,

more than two thirds of these children have been placed on at

least one prescription medication.

Since the underlying cause for the sick brain and

hyperkinetic behavior has not been identified and addressed, the

drugging is akin to tightening down the lid on a boiling pot of

water.

One of these behavioral disorders, called Oppositional Defiant

Disorder (ODD),(9)is said to manifest around 8 years of age.

Mannerisms include: easily losing one's temper; aggressively

arguing with adults

and defying requests; refusing to follow rules; deliberately

annoying other people; blaming others for one's own mistakes or

misbehavior; and being touchy, easily annoyed or angered,

resentful, spiteful, or vindictive. In 2008, ODD was the most

common reason children were referred to mental

health professionals for an assessment, accounting for at

least half of all out patient visits to psychiatrists and

psychiatric practitioners. These children, mostly boys, are

commonly diagnosed and treated for several coexisting mental

disorders.(10)

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of

Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is about to be released, replacing the

older DSM-IV. The DSM (11) is a catalog of hundreds of

psychiatric conditions, including a long list of anxiety,

personality and adjustment disorders. Diagnoses are available to

give children who struggle with math and writing skills a diagnosis

(Mathematics Disorder 315.1 and Disorder of Written Expression

315.2, respectively), labeling a child who has a missing skill

with a mental deficiency. New disorders are on the horizon too,

such as Temper Dysregulation Disorder with Dysphoria (TDD),(12)a

tweak to the current diagnosis of bipolar disorders for children

under the age of ten.

Treatments offered for malfunctioning, unhealthy brains

include an extensive list of prescription medications,

divided by class, based on the effect they are thought to have

on brain chemistry. Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics

and sedatives are prescribed to ostensibly correct imbalances in

brain chemicals. If one drug doesn't

work, more are added, perhaps with unintended consequences on

behavior.

A recent 69-month study identified 484 drugs that

accounted for 780,169 serious adverse events, including violence

and aggressive behavior. The drugs were associated with 387

reports of homicide, 404 physical assaults, 27 cases indicating

physical abuse, 896 homicidal ideation reports, and 223 cases

described as violence-related symptoms. Medications most

strongly associated with violence(13) were 11 different antidepressants,

particularly the serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ex: Lexapro,

Paxil, and Zoloft); 6 different sedative/ hypnotics (ex: Xanax

and Clonipin) and 3 drugs given for ADHD, including Ritalin and

Concerta. Additionally, the anti-psychotics drugs, Seroquel,

Zyprexa and Respirdol, commonly used to treat ODD,(14)are among

drugs that can lead

to violence.

Combined Effects

Significant populations of children in the U.S. have been

exposed to a combination of chemicals, vaccines and multiple

prescription medications - from infancy through early adulthood.

No studies have examined the effect these components have

individually on brain function, let alone in combination. Mental

health experts

try to convince us that the chemical exposures are so small they

cannot have negative effects. Same with vaccines. "Experts"

espouse that vaccinations are safe, effective, protective and

harmless. No thought -- or research -- has been done to examine

the potential problems that can arise from the combined effect

of four or more simultaneous medications, vaccines and

chemicals. There has been little effort by the government

(FDA/CDC), the pharmaceutical industry

or doctors -- all of whom profit handsomely from massive drug

and vaccine use --- to evaluate the combined negative effects of

these exposures.

Brain inflammation has been the hallmark of severe reactions

since the first vaccine -- smallpox. The pertussis vaccination

can have profound effects on the developing brain of a child,

leading to permanent changes in behavior, personality,

intelligence, emotional stability, and physical ability.

Virtually every year--from 1933 to the mid-1980s-- a paper was

published discussing the adverse effects of the whole cell

pertussis vaccine.(15) Instead of spending more money to create

new drugs and vaccines, we should demand that industry and

governments study the complications and injuries caused by the

combined use of the products we already have.

Violence In America

I have received many emails and messages over the years from

persons or parents

who are planning to go to other countries for a vacation, on a

mission trip or to participate in a lifestyle immersion event. While

many of the questions are about travel

vaccines (few of which are required anywhere in the world; they

are only recommended), I also get asked, "Do you think it is

safe to go there?"

That question always makes me pause. I've had the good fortune

to have traveled throughout 57 countries over my life. Only on

rare occasions- and mostly when I was in an ill-advised part of

town or was unaccompanied in a rural area with wild animals I

was unfamiliar with - did I ever feel unsafe. In fact, as a

general rule, I have felt safer off the beaten path in a foreign

country than in the downtown of an unknown, mid-sized city after

dark anywhere in the U.S.

An epidemic

of chronic physical illness,

mental disability, depression

and violent behavior have escalated over the last 20 years and

in one way or another, is touching us all. Although economic and

social factors, biological variables and individual dietary

practices certainly play a role in overall health and

behavior, the detrimental, combined effect of chemicals, drugs

and vaccines heaped into the brain from birth is a real concern

and is undoubtedly a huge contributor to the violence rising

among America's youths.

Based on survey data(16) from the U.S. Department of Justice,

roughly 5,340,000 violent crimes were committed in the United

States during 2008. This includes almost 16,300 murders of

which, 76 percent, or nearly 11,000 incidents, were committed

with firearms. Since the Tucson shootings,

calls for stricter licensing and gun registration, more vigorous

background checks prior to purchasing a gun, and a ban on

assault weapons are again on the table. The pros and cons of

this debate reach far beyond the scope of this discussion.

But truly, guns don't shoot people. And something obviously

makes people shoot people. Perhaps stopping the chain of events

that result in medically unhealthy and physically sick young

brains is the place to start. We owe it to future generations to

clearly identify the effect these combined toxic

compounds are having on brains of all ages. Even more

importantly, we need to heal these damaged brains and restore

them back to health before the epidemic of violence gets any

worse.

REFERENCES

(1) Los

Angeles shooting: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_...

(2) Omaha shooting: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/u...

(3) Brooklyn shooting: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/n...

(4) EWG study on chemicals: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburd...

(5) Hepatitis B hazards: http://legaljustice4john.com/hepBha...

(6) Vitamin K controversy: http://www.bmj.com/content/308/6933...

(7) Mental illness in children: http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/...

(8) CDC, Parent-reported ADHD: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data...

(9) eMedicine, Oppositional Defiant Disorder: http://emedicine.medscape.com/artic...

(10) Facts for Families, ODD: http://aacap.org/page.ww?name=Child...

(11) Complete list of Mental Disorders: http://counsellingresource.com/dist...

(12) The new Temper Disorder: http://www.wellsphere.com/autism-au...

(13) Medications associated with violence: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...

(14) Medications to treat ODD, ADHD, etc: http://www.myoutofcontrolteen.com/m...

(15) The true story of pertussis: http://jhmas.oxfordjournals.org/con...

(16) JustFacts.com re: crime and self defense: http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol...

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http://www.naturalnews.com/031198_psychiatry_teens.html

Sick Brains in Teens - Is There A Root

Cause?

Thursday, February 03, 2011 by: Dr Sherri Tenpenny, citizen

journalist

(NaturalNews) It's been nearly a month since the nation's

attention was focused on Tucson, where five were killed and 13

injured , including Congresswoman le Giffords, several

other shootings missed the mainstream news. Violence seems to be

erupting among youths everywhere, from Los Angeles(1) to

Omaha(2) to Brooklyn(3) - indicating something is seriously

going wrong in the minds of young persons in this country.

Why Young Brains Are Sick

The list of assailing particles on children is long, and starts

with chemical exposure

in the womb. In July, 2005, the Environmental Working Group

released a hallmark study using cord blood to

assess the chemical exposure of neonates in-utero. The placenta

has long been thought to shield the developing baby from

pollutants in the

environment. The study's alarming results dispelled this

as a wishful myth. Of the 287 chemicals

identified in the umbilical cord blood of 10 infants, 180 were

known carcinogens,

217 were toxic to the brain

and nervous system, and 208 have been associated with birth defects

or abnormal development in animal tests. The study concluded

that, "the dangers of pre- or post-natal exposure to this

complex mixture of carcinogens, developmental toxins and

neurotoxins have never been studied."(4)

Within hours of emerging from the womb, a newborn is given a

dollop of antibiotics in the eyes, injected with the hepatitis

b vaccine, with known neurotoxic properties,(5)and jabbed with a

vitamin K

shot, which contains 9 mg of benzyl alcohol. In 1992, Golding

published concerns that vitamin K injections could be associated

with a doubled risk of malignant disease in children,

particularly leukemia. While there have been considerable doubts

about whether the association is coincidental or causal, the

controversy has never been completely resolved.(6)

Starting around the 60th day of life, infants

with still immature immune systems are subjected to a battery of

vaccines:

DTaP, HiB, polio, Prevnar, and a squirt of oral rotavirus vaccine,

all generally given at the same time. The onslaught of these

shots, including two additional injections of hepatitis b

vaccine, repeats twice, every 60 days. This deposits

approximately 66 different viral or bacterial antigens and

measurable amounts of a dozen different chemicals into a six

month old infant.

By the time a child

is five years old, a little 40 pound human will receive up to 35

injections, containing at least 110 different weakened pathogens

(or pathogen particles), and an assortment of 59 different

chemicals. If all approved shots are administered, the little

tot will also be injected with stray viral DNA, four types of

animal cells, cells from aborted fetal tissue and a bit of human

albumin (a foreign protein.) By the way, all of these substances

are listed on package inserts for each vaccine.

Subjective Labels for Brain Pathology

According to the U.S. Surgeon General, nearly 20 percent of

American children and adolescents suffer from a mental

disorder so significant, it interferes with their

day-to-day life.(7)

The plethora of diagnoses fall into a few fairly well defined

categories: Conduct disorders,

such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

(ADHD); learning disabilities, a spectrum of speech

delay and comprehension issues; and mood

disorders, which include depression, bipolar

disorder and chronic anxiety.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

approximates that nearly 5.4 million children 4 to 17 years of

age have been diagnosed with ADHD alone (2007 data). This

represents nearly 1 in 10 of all children - and the number has

been escalating. Between 2003 and 2007,(8) the number of

parent-reported children diagnosed with ADHD increased by 22

percent. Disturbingly, in an attempt to quell their

out-of-control behavior,

more than two thirds of these children have been placed on at

least one prescription medication.

Since the underlying cause for the sick brain and

hyperkinetic behavior has not been identified and addressed, the

drugging is akin to tightening down the lid on a boiling pot of

water.

One of these behavioral disorders, called Oppositional Defiant

Disorder (ODD),(9)is said to manifest around 8 years of age.

Mannerisms include: easily losing one's temper; aggressively

arguing with adults

and defying requests; refusing to follow rules; deliberately

annoying other people; blaming others for one's own mistakes or

misbehavior; and being touchy, easily annoyed or angered,

resentful, spiteful, or vindictive. In 2008, ODD was the most

common reason children were referred to mental

health professionals for an assessment, accounting for at

least half of all out patient visits to psychiatrists and

psychiatric practitioners. These children, mostly boys, are

commonly diagnosed and treated for several coexisting mental

disorders.(10)

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of

Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is about to be released, replacing the

older DSM-IV. The DSM (11) is a catalog of hundreds of

psychiatric conditions, including a long list of anxiety,

personality and adjustment disorders. Diagnoses are available to

give children who struggle with math and writing skills a diagnosis

(Mathematics Disorder 315.1 and Disorder of Written Expression

315.2, respectively), labeling a child who has a missing skill

with a mental deficiency. New disorders are on the horizon too,

such as Temper Dysregulation Disorder with Dysphoria (TDD),(12)a

tweak to the current diagnosis of bipolar disorders for children

under the age of ten.

Treatments offered for malfunctioning, unhealthy brains

include an extensive list of prescription medications,

divided by class, based on the effect they are thought to have

on brain chemistry. Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics

and sedatives are prescribed to ostensibly correct imbalances in

brain chemicals. If one drug doesn't

work, more are added, perhaps with unintended consequences on

behavior.

A recent 69-month study identified 484 drugs that

accounted for 780,169 serious adverse events, including violence

and aggressive behavior. The drugs were associated with 387

reports of homicide, 404 physical assaults, 27 cases indicating

physical abuse, 896 homicidal ideation reports, and 223 cases

described as violence-related symptoms. Medications most

strongly associated with violence(13) were 11 different antidepressants,

particularly the serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ex: Lexapro,

Paxil, and Zoloft); 6 different sedative/ hypnotics (ex: Xanax

and Clonipin) and 3 drugs given for ADHD, including Ritalin and

Concerta. Additionally, the anti-psychotics drugs, Seroquel,

Zyprexa and Respirdol, commonly used to treat ODD,(14)are among

drugs that can lead

to violence.

Combined Effects

Significant populations of children in the U.S. have been

exposed to a combination of chemicals, vaccines and multiple

prescription medications - from infancy through early adulthood.

No studies have examined the effect these components have

individually on brain function, let alone in combination. Mental

health experts

try to convince us that the chemical exposures are so small they

cannot have negative effects. Same with vaccines. "Experts"

espouse that vaccinations are safe, effective, protective and

harmless. No thought -- or research -- has been done to examine

the potential problems that can arise from the combined effect

of four or more simultaneous medications, vaccines and

chemicals. There has been little effort by the government

(FDA/CDC), the pharmaceutical industry

or doctors -- all of whom profit handsomely from massive drug

and vaccine use --- to evaluate the combined negative effects of

these exposures.

Brain inflammation has been the hallmark of severe reactions

since the first vaccine -- smallpox. The pertussis vaccination

can have profound effects on the developing brain of a child,

leading to permanent changes in behavior, personality,

intelligence, emotional stability, and physical ability.

Virtually every year--from 1933 to the mid-1980s-- a paper was

published discussing the adverse effects of the whole cell

pertussis vaccine.(15) Instead of spending more money to create

new drugs and vaccines, we should demand that industry and

governments study the complications and injuries caused by the

combined use of the products we already have.

Violence In America

I have received many emails and messages over the years from

persons or parents

who are planning to go to other countries for a vacation, on a

mission trip or to participate in a lifestyle immersion event. While

many of the questions are about travel

vaccines (few of which are required anywhere in the world; they

are only recommended), I also get asked, "Do you think it is

safe to go there?"

That question always makes me pause. I've had the good fortune

to have traveled throughout 57 countries over my life. Only on

rare occasions- and mostly when I was in an ill-advised part of

town or was unaccompanied in a rural area with wild animals I

was unfamiliar with - did I ever feel unsafe. In fact, as a

general rule, I have felt safer off the beaten path in a foreign

country than in the downtown of an unknown, mid-sized city after

dark anywhere in the U.S.

An epidemic

of chronic physical illness,

mental disability, depression

and violent behavior have escalated over the last 20 years and

in one way or another, is touching us all. Although economic and

social factors, biological variables and individual dietary

practices certainly play a role in overall health and

behavior, the detrimental, combined effect of chemicals, drugs

and vaccines heaped into the brain from birth is a real concern

and is undoubtedly a huge contributor to the violence rising

among America's youths.

Based on survey data(16) from the U.S. Department of Justice,

roughly 5,340,000 violent crimes were committed in the United

States during 2008. This includes almost 16,300 murders of

which, 76 percent, or nearly 11,000 incidents, were committed

with firearms. Since the Tucson shootings,

calls for stricter licensing and gun registration, more vigorous

background checks prior to purchasing a gun, and a ban on

assault weapons are again on the table. The pros and cons of

this debate reach far beyond the scope of this discussion.

But truly, guns don't shoot people. And something obviously

makes people shoot people. Perhaps stopping the chain of events

that result in medically unhealthy and physically sick young

brains is the place to start. We owe it to future generations to

clearly identify the effect these combined toxic

compounds are having on brains of all ages. Even more

importantly, we need to heal these damaged brains and restore

them back to health before the epidemic of violence gets any

worse.

REFERENCES

(1) Los

Angeles shooting: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_...

(2) Omaha shooting: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/u...

(3) Brooklyn shooting: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/n...

(4) EWG study on chemicals: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburd...

(5) Hepatitis B hazards: http://legaljustice4john.com/hepBha...

(6) Vitamin K controversy: http://www.bmj.com/content/308/6933...

(7) Mental illness in children: http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/...

(8) CDC, Parent-reported ADHD: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data...

(9) eMedicine, Oppositional Defiant Disorder: http://emedicine.medscape.com/artic...

(10) Facts for Families, ODD: http://aacap.org/page.ww?name=Child...

(11) Complete list of Mental Disorders: http://counsellingresource.com/dist...

(12) The new Temper Disorder: http://www.wellsphere.com/autism-au...

(13) Medications associated with violence: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...

(14) Medications to treat ODD, ADHD, etc: http://www.myoutofcontrolteen.com/m...

(15) The true story of pertussis: http://jhmas.oxfordjournals.org/con...

(16) JustFacts.com re: crime and self defense: http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol...

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