Fw: Vaccines Cause Alzheimer's Disease

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NaturalNews) The issue of cognitive decline and the more advanced

Alzheimer's disease is predicted to be a public health crisis in America over

the next 20 years, as the swell of baby boomers hits the age when problems

manifest. This past week the Wall Street Journal ran an article on a man getting

Alzheimer's in his 40s, one of 500,000 Americans with early onset. The notion

that this problem is striking ever earlier sent shock waves through the country

and left people wondering why this is happening.

Clearly, there are many inflammatory factors in a person's life and

gene-related weaknesses are involved. However, theoretical data on the

inflammatory nature of vaccines, especially in the large numbers given to

children at an early age while their nerves are developing response patterns for

future life, means that they cannot be ruled out as one main factor that primes

the Alzheimer's pump.

How inflammation causes Alzhimer's

We already know from existing research the recipe that leads to

Alzheimer's risk. Data coming from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging found

that aging in general, fewer years of education (less brain exercise), and the

apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele were significantly associated with increased

risk of Alzheimer's disease. Other research has shown that heavy smoking and

drinking speed the onset of Alzheimer's. A sluggish thyroid also increases the

risk.

On the other hand the Canadian researchers found that the use of

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, wine consumption, coffee consumption, and

regular physical activity were associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's

disease. There are many great anti-inflammatory nutrients that readily replace

the concept of drug use, including the grape seed extracts of red wine (which

have been shown to reduce Alzheimer's plaque formation).

Natural vitamin E at the dose of 2000 IU per day has been shown to extend

the life of Alzheimer's patients by two years. DHA and folic acid have been

shown to be protective against Alzheimer's. Moderate coffee intake has a

brain-activating effect, which would be synergistic with learning or other forms

of constructive brain exercise that help keep your brain cells fit. Physical

exercise is proven to elevate levels of brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF)

vital for your brain to withstand stress and inflammation and keep your brain

cells living longer in a healthier condition. The common theme is that using

your brain constructively helps keep it fit and factors that induce brain

inflammation, of which there are many, send you in the wrong direction.

Besides the above, obvious factors that cause brain inflammation include a

lack of sleep, emotional stress, physical exhaustion, cell phone use, and a poor

quality diet. This means that there will never be a specific cause of

Alzheimer's identified, other than the idea that too much inflammation combined

with genetic weaknesses will lead to the problem. Too much inflammation is the

common theme behind all nerve-related diseases, heart disease, and cancer. Thus,

the manifestation of various shades of cognitive decline will be common in the

overall population and progression into full Alzheimer's, compared to some other

serious problem, will depend on genetic weak spots.

For example, healthy children of Alzheimer's patients have adverse changes

in their brain structure before any symptoms appear. The greater the amount of

inflammation, combined with an individual's ability to tolerate inflammation,

will determine the age of onset.

Recently researchers did autopsies on the brains of individuals who

maintained sharp memory into their 80s. Those with sharp memory compared to the

brains of those with " normal aging " had far less brain tangles. Thus we see a

sliding scale of tangles, going from virtually none in true health, to the

common averages of " normal aging, " down into the diseased ranges of cognitive

decline, and eventually into Alzheimer's. With this understanding, " normal

aging " can be seen as abnormal from an optimal health point of view. Such brain

tangles are driven by inflammatory processes.

The Immunization-Alzheimer's Controversy

The adjuvants used in vaccines (putting the mercury issue aside) are

intentionally highly inflammatory so as to provoke a more active immune response

to the weakened pathogen. The fact that American children are the most

vaccinated in the world at such an early age, when their brains are setting up

shop, runs the high risk that vaccinations will " train " nerves to become more

hyper-active to future inflammatory stress of any kind.

Such issues would be magnified if a child had a history of stress in the

womb, stress as an infant (unstable environment), poor nutrition in the womb or

early life, other health problems as an infant, or has family-related gene

weaknesses predisposing to Alzheimer's (or any other nerve-related disease for

that matter). These massive numbers of early vaccinations could easily set the

stage for early onset Alzheimer's. At this point there is absolutely no science

that refutes this theory, and plenty of science to predict it.

Our government, bless their little hearts, has no interest in proving this

not to be the case or in figuring out a safety threshold for the number of

vaccines or the age they are given. Rather, they operate on the assumption that

any number of vaccines is harmless. This public health mentality of " fire a shot

gun and ask questions later " (or never ask any questions at all) is good for

herd mentality and not so good for personalized wellness and quality of life.

Any notion that the treatment is problematic, such as a contributor to

autism, is met with flat out denial. It does not matter to them what data is

presented or what new science obviously predicts. Our government's illness is

their bizarre concept of control at all costs by unelected bureaucrats, risks be

dammed. The bottom line, our government doesn't actually care what adverse

effects vaccinations may cause to your child, they are treating a herd.

1,000% Increase in Alzheimer's Risk

This issue flared up back in 1997 when a leading proponent of the

vaccine-autism link, Hugh Fudenberg, MD, presented his research at the NVIC

International Vaccine Conference, Arlington, VA. His data showed that if an

individual had five consecutive flu shots between 1970 and 1980 (the years

studied) his / her chances of getting Alzheimer's disease is 10 times higher

than if he / she had one, two, or no shots. This data was never published in a

peer reviewed journal. Supporters of Fudenberg describe him as " the world's

leading immunogeneticist and 13th most quoted biologist of our times (nearly 850

papers in peer review journals). "

The Alzheimer's Association website attempts to discredit Fudenberg, but

not the data he presented, stating that his " license was suspended by the South

Carolina Board of Medical Examiners. " This is true, but that was due to a

classic witch hunt because of his anti-vaccine position. The Alzheimer's

Association went on to reference a meaningless study in which those with a

negligible vaccine history had no apparent risk of Alzheimer's. The data does

not begin to approximate the potential risk of massive numbers of vaccines given

to American children and future Alzheimer's risk.

Thus, the question of the immunization link to Alzheimer's is an

open-ended and controversial issue. A responsible government would have demanded

animal studies with different levels of immunizations at different ages in

relation to the onset of Alzheimer's. These studies aren't being conducted

because OUR GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWER.

Since Americans are more vaccinated than Europeans, a detailed analysis of

vaccine amounts compared to Alzheimer's risk or early onset of Alzheimer's could

be conducted. However, if the government is behind this study they will use

statistical techniques that water down the results so that risk disappears, the

favorite strategy employed when any drug or medicine has potential risks that

would cause people not to take them.

Stopping Problems Early

Regardless of factors that set the stage for Alzheimer's it is quite clear

that an overall strategy that balances your inflammation checkbook is central to

preventing the problem. On one side of the equation is the wear and tear in your

life. On the other side are the healthy things you do to rejuvenate and recover.

No matter what you believe in, you'd better figure out a way to balance this

checkbook.

We definitely know that it takes many years of wear and tear for full

blown Alzheimer's to manifest. It is vital to act aggressively to prevent the

problem if you are sliding down the Alzheimer's slope. Managing inflammatory

stressors is at the top of your list. It is easiest to make changes in your

brain before the problem gets large. Various memory glitches are normal and

others are not. The Alzheimer's Association does have a list of the ten warning

signs that is helpful:

1. Memory loss. Forgetting recently learned information is one of the most

common early signs of dementia. A person begins to forget more often and is

unable to recall the information later. What's normal? Forgetting names or

appointments occasionally.

2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks. People with dementia often find

it hard to plan or complete everyday tasks. Individuals may lose track of the

steps involved in preparing a meal, placing a telephone call or playing a game.

What's normal? Occasionally forgetting why you came into a room or what you

planned to say.

3. Problems with language. People with Alzheimer's disease often forget

simple words or substitute unusual words, making their speech or writing hard to

understand. They may be unable to find the toothbrush, for example, and instead

ask for " that thing for my mouth. " What's normal? Sometimes having trouble

finding the right word.

4. Disorientation to time and place. People with Alzheimer's disease can

become lost in their own neighborhood, forget where they are and how they got

there, and not know how to get back home. What's normal? Forgetting the day of

the week or where you were going.

5. Poor or decreased judgment. Those with Alzheimer's may dress

inappropriately, wearing several layers on a warm day or little clothing in the

cold. They may show poor judgment, like giving away large sums of money to

telemarketers. What's normal? Making a questionable or debatable decision from

time to time.

6. Problems with abstract thinking. Someone with Alzheimer's disease may

have unusual difficulty performing complex mental tasks, like forgetting what

numbers are for and how they should be used. What's normal? Finding it

challenging to balance a checkbook.

7. Misplacing things. A person with Alzheimer's disease may put things in

unusual places: an iron in the freezer or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl. What's

normal? Misplacing keys or a wallet temporarily.

8. Changes in mood or behavior. Someone with Alzheimer's disease may show

rapid mood swings – from calm to tears to anger – for no apparent reason. What's

normal? Occasionally feeling sad or moody.

9. Changes in personality. The personalities of people with dementia can

change dramatically. They may become extremely confused, suspicious, fearful or

dependent on a family member. What's normal? People's personalities do change

somewhat with age.

10. Loss of initiative. A person with Alzheimer's disease may become very

passive, sitting in front of the TV for hours, sleeping more than usual or not

wanting to do usual activities. What's normal? Sometimes feeling weary of work

or social obligations.

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About the author: Byron J. s, Board-Certified Clinical

Nutritionist, nationally-renowned nutrition expert, and founder of Wellness

Resources is a leader in advocating the value of dietary supplements as a vital

tool to maintain health. He is an outspoken critic of government and Big Pharma

efforts to deny access to natural health products and has written extensively on

the life-shortening and health-damaging failures of the sickness industry.

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