AN UNSILENCED VOICE

From Reflections, Revocations, and Revelations, to Reconciliation and Rejuvenation

As we look back into the last 365 days, known all too well as 2012, we start to anticipate the changes we hope to make for 2013.  We already know from past experiences, that with each New Year that befalls us, we will reflect back and struggle to find resolution to questions that seem to be, without answer, revocations that were heartbreaking, and revelations that opened our eyes to what could have been.  We take all of these situations, experiences, thoughts and emotions and try to find a way to make sure that they do not follow us into the New Year.

When we create our New Year’s resolutions, do we truly sit back and think of what positive can be reflected in each negative thing we experienced?   What could be learned from it?  What knowledge did we gain that we can also carry into the next 365 days to come?  For no matter how hard, or painful an incident, or situation was, there is always a positive that can be reflected.  Once we learn to look within ourselves and view something that was not a pleasant event, and grow, we can then redefine ourselves through that experience.

We can look at each incident that impacted us over the past year and find a portion of reflection, revocation and revelation in each circumstance.  We can then take those circumstances and use them as stepping stones to grow emotionally.  We can begin by reconciling within ourselves the positive and then rejuvenate within by using that inner strength the reconciliation creates.

To experience the loss of a family member or loved one whether it is a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild or sibling, the pain can be insurmountable  The inner emotional pain felt is overwhelming and it seems almost incomprehensible that one could find any positive in that!  The many tears that were shed upon your face and the shoulders of those you leaned on for strength may bring momentary comfort, but the emptiness can leave a void the size of a crater.  Especially when multiple family losses are felt, then that hole seems like it is an expansive window into a universe of emptiness.  How does one find a positive in that?

It does seem hard to fathom, but it exists.  It exists in the memories you learn to cherish.  Yes, at times the pain is still there, but so are the new warm emotions they create that can sometimes be followed by a smile, a feeling of content in knowing that if suffering were involved, it has dissipated.  Where there was no suffrage in health, there is the content in knowing that still pieces of that memory; that soul; that family member, is with you in spirit.  You can call forth that strength and cherish it in your weakest moments.

Some that have not experienced a loss would not understand, but I find it very comforting to look at the pictures of loved ones that have passed on and spend some time alone when I am feeling down and miss them, and just have a “chat”.  I find myself on the days I feel the weakest, the worst, I can sit and talk to my grandmother and she speaks to me.  Now I am not saying I ”hear” her voice answering me, or she is talking from the grave.  It is by far a different experience.  I “feel” her in my heart, in my soul.  I have her memories there, and when I have doubt, I talk to her photo, and in my mind I can reflect back to what she would have told me if she were still alive, and a sense of warmth overcomes me, and I smile.    She has spoken to my heart through memories.  There is always the comfort in knowing “When one door closes another opens”, and as one life leaves us another will soon enter to bless our lives and fill it with joy.  If not, then the human race would become extinct and there is nothing more precious than the breath of life, the birth of a child.

Let’s not forget the loss of a special love we may have experienced that may have brought us a disheartened feeling of inadequacy and failure.  To let your heart go when you find that special someone, to finally love and feel loved, and lose it, can sear the heart as if to be branded by a prod so hot, so scarring that it almost seems to burn clean through to the soul, leaving  ashen remains.  This too is a pain that one can find very little comfort or positive sense from.  You battle between a sense of distain, a feeling of abandonment and question and doubt the validity of that affection and love.

For how could someone share such emotion and taunt your heart by reaching out and embracing your weaknesses your needs, and then turn it off so suddenly to pursue another?  How could you be so gullible in allowing it to happen?

There is a part of you that feels the urge to just choke the life out of them, and another part of you that wants to run after them and beg them for an answer, for reprise, for a second chance, yet reality sets in and you feel empty and alone.  You see them moving on and out of that love for them that you harbor, you try to remain friendly and encourage them to make the best of their pursuits, while inside the pain still exists, cutting and searing at your soul daily.

Eventually you do move on, but the pain is always there.  Once again asking what shall I find in this heart breaking experience that’s a benefit?  What is positive in allowing me to be a vulnerable pawn to someone’s shallowness or how did I allow myself to become so disposable?  Why could I not see that I was there to suit a temporary need or fixation emotionally, sexually or just a simple toy for someone’s amusement like a puppet on a string?

It is actually just as it feels joyous and painful.  It is love.  For in feeling and loving and losing that love you have experienced and grown in the sense that you have truly known what it means to love.  For without heartbreak one cannot truly experience love.  Until your heart has felt the passion and then the pain of being tossed aside, one cannot truly learn to love again with a clearer sense.  Then one day perhaps the New Year to come you shall find love and see it with eyes wide open, more clearly, more defined, and love more passionately because you have once known the pain.  You may also have gained enough wisdom to not let down your guard and feel the betrayal as deeply the next time.   Or perhaps that love that created the heartache, may find it’s way back to you and make you both stronger individuals for it.  Either way it is a lesson in the game of love.

You may also through meeting that individual, had other people enter your life that leaves an impact through their friendship and kindness.  Either way, whether they return to you, walked away permanently as you were their pawn, and their arrogance has taught you just how shallow people can be and it has made you stronger, wiser, and less vulnerable to the twisted mind games people play all in the name of self gratification.  Let that be your lesson to not create a pattern of repeated replacing one for another, because that in itself is a semblance of failure in their character, their moral fortitude.  Then you know how not to be.  Lesson learned.

Jobs come and go, and with the state of our economy, many have found this past year very difficult financially and felt losses.  Some to the point they have lost their homes, their possessions, and possibly much more.  Always remember that as we lose things in our lives we are merely making room for change for something different, for a purpose we are just not aware of yet?  Perhaps in 2013 that purpose will be revealed and 2013 will be the time for career changes that can over time mold a better financial future in the long run?  You may also consider furthering your education to better pave a new road ahead.  During these most difficult times you tend to draw closer to family, spend more time at home together, and in doing this, learn more about each other, and grow stronger in the family bond.

If losing a home or belongings we may feel as if we are a failure in the eyes of society or our families because we could not provide what we consider part of their basic needs, shelter, a home.  They say home is where the heart is, so home is wherever we park ourselves.  It is not defined by the structure that contains it but by the love that encompasses every member it holds.  Any place can be considered a house, but love makes it a home.  From a well structured new house with all the amenities the Joneses may own and the latest IKEA ® accompaniments, it is no more a home than the Smith’s in a small cottage with few amenities and second hand furniture.  We need to remember the positive, that home is where the heart is, our home is a home our love built, and it’s ours.

Should our health be a factor, and the past year put us through milestones that have set us back, or hampered us from doing the things we felt were part of our lives and how we defined ourselves, get real!  Life is always changing everyone has challenges, bumps, and obstacles in our path.  We either go around, over, or through them.  If we cannot do that, then it should be our cue that perhaps Karma is sending us a message and that we should change a few directions in our lives, for things to improve.    We are never given in life more than we can handle, and that which does not kill us will either make us stronger, or give us enough endurance to eventually regain our strength and kick someone or something ass with a driving force hard enough to succeed at what we attempt.

So whatever you have experienced in 2012, try to look back at the pain and hardship, and emotional roller coaster’s and grow from it.  Always hold in your heart the family you have lost, and know they will always be with you through memories, scrap books, pictures and in your heart.  For the love you have lost through a spouse or partner or lover, whatever you choose to refer to them now, use that as a tool to never be as shallow, never treat someone as disposable as they may have treated you, and if you can, sit back and relish in the thought that the person they dumped you for will most likely be as shallow as them and one day dump them just like they did you.  Then you will have the last laugh.  Because how you treat people is eventually how you will find yourself being treated, and it is not you that is lacking in character it is them and you by far are too good for them.  In the workforce, improve on your job skills or take on a new avenue of tasks or employ.  Become stronger in your desire for success.

In closing do not be afraid to look back at all the negatives or downfalls that created pain in 2012 and make a New Year better.  Color 2013 brilliant and memorable.  Don’t rush to set goals you know are near impossible to reach but set a list of desired possibilities for change.  Make your year a chance to grow within yourself.  Make new friends and perhaps, veer away from some in the past year that lack the fortitude, character to be a true friend and make them an acquaintance.  You truly do not want anything or anyone to hold you back.  If you fall in love again, just make sure it isn’t with someone shallow and self motivated, or only in it for what they can gain, and when they have found it, bail.  Then you will not be a pawn in their chess game of life.   Repeating the cycle of love and losses should be someone else’s repeated cycle of failures, not yours.  In 2013 LIVE, LOVE and rejuvenate the inner you through learning lesson from the past year and prospective hopes for a newer better year ahead.

I truly love that we have the freedom to voice our opinions.  The fact we can sport bumper stickers on our vehicles proclaiming our love for something or our disdain for another.  That is part of our First  Amendment right ( for those hating the constitution, you sure practice this right a lot).  I would love to have a few bumper stickers that say, our government sucks, its in the toilet and we allow it to happen by repeatedly putting morons in positions of power when we should get back to a more sovereign society governed by the people, not by bureaucratic assholes.  We should have back the freedoms we once had  and make BIG BROTHER to get the hell out of our pockets and our lives.

But what got me today was when I saw a group on facebook titled “Don’t Support our troops”, I was quite appalled as to the one-sided message portrayed.  Yes it is true that in every bunch, you will find a bad apple so to speak, and something or someone or a group of people whose actions are abhorrent and unacceptable.  I do not like the war nor do I agree with what has transpired in it.  I do however have first-hand knowledge of what good has happened to the people in the war torn countries that beg for our help also.

The site states this

LIBERTY IS EMBARRASSED!

The goal of this page is to point out that slogans such as “Support the Troops” are merely Soviet-style propaganda. Their purpose is to short-circuit the thinking process and enforce conformity while stifling freedom.

Well isn’t that site doing the same thing?  Do we not all post propaganda in one facet or another?  Where do we draw the line between fact and fallacy and hate?

In liking the statement “Don’t Support the Troops”  does that include our state militias founded in the 1700′s known as the National Guard?  You know.. your neighbor, your store clerk, you hotel manager, the person who helps neighbors and friends in need.  The one who at a moments notice of a disaster, says good-bye to their families and heads out to protect and serve their state from natural disasters repercussions, are they to be hated and unsupported also?

Unless we have forgotten, there are always bad people everywhere!  We call the cops when our house has been broken into.. yet half the cops are crooked.  We support Wal-Mart by shopping there, when they have a record of abusive employer practices and sell things made at the hands of people in foreign countries forced to work in horrid conditions, such as sweat shops owned by drug smugglers, so that we may save a buck.

The point I am trying to make is before we decide to not support a soldier think… get off your lazy ass next time there is a major flood and spend weeks in hot torrential rains and substandard conditions and fill sandbags so a neighborhood may have less flooding, next ice storm when a small community has not enough volunteers in the area willing to help seniors get out of their homes so they don’t die, you get your coats on and go door to door, rescuing them and sleeping in cold trucks and eating 1 meal a day.. and let my family stay home.

So before choosing what to support and not what to support…. think of BOTH sides  Because I sat and looked at that site and was really surprised and wow….  now I know what people think of my relatives… because most of them serve or have served in the Armed forces.

I do not take offense to those that choose to not support our troops, that happens when we have some of them doing things that are revolting.  But what about those that are doing good?  Do we hate all because of a few?

ANOTHER WORTHLESS BILL TO SCREW THE SIMPLE HOME GARDENER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD….

If you trade or give your food away, or sell it at farmers markets, you are no longer considered growing for personal consumption which puts you in a category as a Community Supported Agriculture supplier, or so you forget what it actually means CSA’s for short. This is a whole world of difference because now your food has to be “traceable” That means if your neighbor little sally walker has a tummy ache, you need to be held accountable for giving her those bacteria laden zucchinis. What it really means is a drive to the freshly built State Agriculture Office, to talk to the ladies who got promoted from the DMV to fill out a stack of paperwork the size of War and Peace, pay a handy little “CSA Licensing fee” plus all the taxes and stuff of course, agree to surprise inspections, OH, and don’t forget that dollar to the %^$#@  fund. By the way would you like to register to vote sir?

So in other words you don’t grow it yourself, you probably aren’t going to get to eat it. Which is going to make you a pretty big ball of sad if you get most of your fruits and veggies from farmers markets. Is this going to be the end of organic farming? No probably not directly or in the near future but farmers who can afford to give away 50% of their profits to the government to implement this bill will probably not going to be living in your town. And because of the lack of farmers putting their heirloom seed grown produce out there, we will eventually see a decline in the amount of heirloom seeds available to the public. The worst part though is the bill will directly affect pet and animal feed manufacturers as well, which means higher feed costs for farmers, which means you “ain’t makin” chicken wings for the backyard barbecue buddy. It’s all hot dogs from here. We will probably still get hamburgers for a while, but eventually hamburgers will be the price of steak, steak will be the price of lobster, lobster will be filled with oil.

BEFORE YOU COMPLETE AND SEND IN THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY BE AWARE OF YOUR RIGHTS… SEE MY RESPONSE BELOW TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, CENSUS BUREAU:

To: United States Department of Commerce

Re: American Community Survey

To Whom it May Concern,

Pursuant to Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution, the only information you are empowered to request is the total number of occupants at this address.

The only legal obligation I am required to state is that there are three adults, all United States Citizens, residing at my home.  Our “names, sex, age, date of birth, race, ethnicity, telephone number, relationship and housing tenure” have absolutely nothing to do with apportioning direct taxes or determining the number of representatives in the House of Representatives.  Therefore, neither Congress nor the Census Bureau have the constitutional authority to make that information request a component of the enumeration outlined in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3.

In addition, I cannot be subject to a fine for basing my conduct on the Constitution because that document trumps laws passed by Congress.  In case you are not aware, or need be reminded please reference the following;

Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894)

“Neither branch of the legislative department [House of Representatives or Senate], still less any merely administrative body [such as the Census Bureau], established by congress, possesses, or can be invested with, a general power of making inquiry into the private affairs of the citizen.

Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 190.  We said in Boyd v. U.S., 116 U. S. 616, 630, 6 Sup. Ct. 524,

―and it cannot be too often repeated,―that the principles that embody the essence of constitutional liberty and security forbid all invasions on the part of government and it’s employees of the sanctity of a man’s home and the privacies of his life.

As said by Mr. Justice Field in Re Pacific Ry. Commission, 32 Fed. 241, 250, ‘of all the rights of the citizen, few are of greater importance or more essential to his peace and happiness than the right of personal security, and that involves, not merely protection of his person from assault, but exemption of his private affairs, books, and papers from inspection and scrutiny of others.  Without the enjoyment of this right, all others would lose half their value.’”

Note: This United States Supreme Court case has never been overturned.

Respectfully,

A Citizen of the United States of America

Attached: United States Constitution

The Flu Vaccine

A Necessity or Unnecessary Evil, You Decide

By Dawn Eckel

Author, Reporter-Journalist

IAPP-NWU KANSAS CITY: Fear resonates throughout the world as multiple flu cases and viral infections become widespread coast to coast.  The most common decision plaguing individuals during this time is whether to vaccinate themselves in an effort to escape the plight of several missed days at work, crouched in pajamas, riddled with symptoms varying from aches, pains, sniffling, coughing and fever. In some cases escalating to camping out in their home lavatory to pay penance to a porcelain god in the form of vomiting until they’re exasperated and writhing from dry heaving for hours on end.

As mainstream media focuses on governmental pressures and the World Health Organization pleas to the public for more vaccination of those most at risk, many medical professionals are taking a proactive approach to sharing the negative aspects of a vaccination they allege to be full of toxins that are more detrimental than the virus for which people are to be vaccinated against.

In a society that has spent millions focusing on what is considered healthier alternatives to our self-destructive nature that we as individuals have become accustomed to, many ask themselves, why would they pursue fear-ridden tactics to coerce the population to vaccinate themselves with what can be considered by some as a deadly toxin? 

We will take a look into the varied skepticism and warnings given over the last decade by medical professionals and researchers, and compare them to the common fears shared by many individuals who either loathe the vaccine or vehemently refuse to partake in receiving such toxins annually and those avidly vaccinating themselves as a mandate for employment or through group think mentality.  We will contrast and compare the risks and dangers using fact-based variables and let you draw your own conclusions as to what your choice will be in the future.

Numerous medical experts trained in the fields of biomedical and pharmaceutical research have begun to draw the conclusion that it is more important to protect yourself and your family from the flu vaccine than the flu itself. Let’s take a look at several of the reasons behind this conclusion.

• Over the last several years medical journals have published thousands of articles revealing that injecting vaccines can actually lead to serious health problems including harmful immunological responses and a host of other infections.  This leads to further increasing the body’s susceptibility to the diseases that the vaccine was supposed to protect against.
• Despite numerous reports by some health professionals and published reports, there is a total lack of real evidence that young children even benefit from flu shots. In researching over 50 different studies involving more than 240,000 children with ages ranging from 6 to 23 months, no evidence was found to indicate that the flu vaccine was any more effective than a placebo. Also the shots are only able to protect against certain strains of the virus, which means that if you come into contact with a different strain of virus you will still get the flu.
• ·        It has been a known fact for decades that the Flu vaccine contains strains of the flu virus along with other ingredients deemed harmful to the human body by the same medical professionals endorsing its use. When you think about the impact such a vaccine can have over someone with a suppressed immune system, it is alarming. If you have a disease that is already lowering your body’s ability to fight a virus, taking the flu shot will put your body in danger of getting the full effects of the flu and make you more susceptible to pneumonia and other contagious diseases.
•  After polling over 100 parents of small children in the last 18 months, I found that the opinions of the 32% that opted to rely only on the social demands of their pediatricians to provide the Flu vaccine to their children were disturbing when compared to those who chose to opt-out.  As well as the new research showing the correlation of the rise in Autism and vaccinating children with the toxins contained in them.
• Well known to society is one of the most alarming ingredients, Mercury. We will cover its dangers at length later. Mercury is classified as a heavy metal known to be hazardous for human health. The amount of mercury contained in a multi-dose flu shot is much higher than the maximum allowable daily exposure limit as stated by the National Poison Control Center. The single-dose contains a lower amount of Mercury toxin, but with any toxin entering the human body, there are repercussions. Mercury toxicity has been documented to cause memory loss, depression, ADD, oral health problems, digestive imbalances, respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases and many more such serious health ailments.
• The impact the Flu vaccine is having on the elderly is increasingly alarming.  There is mounting statistical evidence that flu shots can tremendously increase the susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease.  One report shows that people who received the flu vaccine each year over a period of 3 to 5 years had a 10-fold greater chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease than people who had not received any Flu vaccinations.  We also need to take in to consideration the risks factors with age and the immune systems natural weakening process, thus lowering your ability naturally to fight off infection. Introducing the flu virus in the bodies of elderly could have dangerous consequences in comparison to its proclaimed benefits.
• How do we know who to believe, when we make our decisions to vaccinate and why does the CDC (Center for Disease Control) endorse and recommend, and in some cases mandate that certain employees such as the Military and medical professionals receive these vaccinations?  The Center for Disease Control appoints a 15-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).  This committee is responsible for deciding who should be vaccinated each year.  When you research the board members appointed, you will discover the majority of the ACIP have a financial interest and or investments directly or indirectly linked to different aspects of these immunizations. From their financial perspective it is in their best interest to support vaccination. Thus making it more about the profit margin and may have very little to do with your health and well being.  The short of it is, the very people pushing these vaccines stand to make billions of dollars.  We all know, when money is involved, it creates a doubt on validity as to whether these flu vaccines really are beneficial or not. 

Now that you are becoming slightly skeptical and full of questions as to the validity of the Flu vaccine being toxic and the risks of their harmful effects, let’s take a closer look at the research and statistics available, that the mainstream media conveniently does not make readily available to the public.  I don’t know about you, but I sure would not want any of the following compounds in my bloodstream or deposited in my body.

First we will look at what is in the most commonly used Flu vaccinations based on information provided by the manufacturers and readily available through the World Association for Vaccine Education (WAVE).  Most contain some or all of the following;

• Ethylene Glycol: Ethylene Glycol is nothing more than the technical name for anti-freeze, the same stuff that you put inside your car engine. I don’t think I have to tell you what would happen if you ingest antifreeze.
• Thimerosal: This is a mercury derived disinfectant and preservative which is used in a majority of the vaccinations and can result in brain injury over a long period of time leading to Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s Disease, lack of memory, sluggish brain performance and also is known to induce auto-immune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, ALS as well as altering and depleting the immune system from working efficiently.
• Phenol: Phenol is most commonly used as a disinfectant, also used as a dye, is listened as a carcinogenic agent (cancer-causing) and is also known as carbolic acid.
• Neomycin and Streptomycin: These compounds are used as antibiotics which have side effects to include severe allergic reactions in some people. It always puzzled me why they are putting two different forms of antibiotics in a viral vaccine.
• Aluminum: Aluminum accumulates in the skin, bones, brain and kidneys and can cause Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Aluminum has also caused cancer in laboratory mice. It is commonly used as an additive in most vaccinations.
• Formaldehyde: Formaldehyde is used as a preservative. It is also classified as a carcinogenic (cancer-causing agent) and causes the body fluids to become acidic in nature. Formaldehyde will start to preserve your tissues within the body.
• Octoxinol-9: This is a vaginal spermicidal (kills sperm) known to cause when injected, chills, confusion, dizziness, lightheadedness, muscle aches, skin rashes severe enough to lead to peeling and blistered skin lesions.
• Triton X-100: Harmful if swallowed. Causes severe eye irritation. May be harmful if inhaled or in contact with skin. Toxicology not fully investigated. The product may contain traces of ethylene oxide or dioxane, which are known to be probable human carcinogens.
• Gelatin: Made from the boiled bones, skins and tendons of animals.
• Chick Embryo: this can be problematic for those allergic to eggs or egg products
• Sodium Phosphate: Phosphates are slowly and incompletely absorbed when ingested, and seldom result in systemic effects. Such effects, however, have occurred. Symptoms may include vomiting, lethargy, diarrhea, blood chemistry effects, heart disturbances and central nervous system effects. The toxicity of phosphates is because of their ability to sequester calcium. Irritant due to its acidic nature. May cause inflammation and pain on prolonged contact, especially with moist skin. May sequester calcium and cause calcium phosphate deposits in the kidneys.
• Sodium Chloride (salt): Very large doses can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and prostration. Dehydration and congestion occur in most internal organs. Hypertonic salt solutions can produce violent inflammatory reactions in the gastrointestinal tract. May irritate damaged skin; absorption can occur with effects similar to those via ingestion.
• Betapropiolactone: A disinfectant
• Nonoxynol: Used to kill or stop growth of STDs

 Now that you know a few of the chemical ingredients that make up vaccines for the Flu, let’s take a brief look into a small portion of the vaccine production process.

• Production and development of some Flu vaccines are a multi-step processes.  After generating a baseline vaccine, undisclosed to most due to patent secrecies, the vaccine is sustained in a white crystalline substance called allantoin.  Allantoin is an animal waste product with high nitrogen content, commonly used as a fertilizer and considered toxic.  What is even more alarming is how often it is found in toothpaste, mouthwash, and other oral hygiene products, in shampoos, lipsticks, anti-acne products, sun care products, and clarifying lotions FDA approved for use.  Allantoin is broken down to dirueidoacetic acid. Diureidoacetic acid can be further broken down to another product that is partly responsible for the development of kidney and bladder stones. 
• Gentamicin, a broad spectrum antibiotic, is added to each embryonated chicken egg to inhibit the growth of bacteria. Then Formaldehyde is introduced to inactivate the virus. Formaldehyde we consider mainly to be used in the preservation process in embalming deceased individuals to mask decaying process through chemical preservation of dead human flesh.
• Next they introduce two more chemicals into the cocktail, Tri-butyl-phosphate and Polysorbate 80, USP. When introduced their primary mission is to inactivate and disrupt a significant proportion of the virus. Then, resin is added to eliminate “substantial portions” of these two chemicals, tri butyl phosphate and Polysorbate 80. Despite the attempts to use resin to remove them, I am sure trace residue is still present; the same as decaffeinated coffee still contains some caffeine, the process is flawed. Vaccine manufacturers label this residual substance “other undesirable materials”. In their research notes.
• So, at this point, we see that the vaccine contains: Allantoin and its byproducts, various egg proteins, gentamicin, an antibiotic; formaldehyde, resin, tri-butylphosphate, and polysorbate 80, which is used as a compounding agent in formulating tablets. In other words, polysorbate 80 is the vehicle or carrier for most drugs, and it is also found in ice creams and other fabricated imitation foods. To preserve this quite seemingly toxic witches’ brew, Thimerosal, a mercury derivative, is then added. Therefore, each 0.5 milliliter dose influenza vaccine contains 25 micrograms of mercury. Are you sure you want all that in your body?
• Some pharmaceutical companies use polyethylene glycol and Isooctylphenyl for various reasons when producing this cocktail. Polyethylene Glycol is a relative of ethylene glycol (antifreeze) which is often used to poison dogs and other predators of sheep. The body has a very difficult time expelling it because it is resistant to biodegradation. Isocctylphenyl ether is a compound of ether and has anesthetic properties. Isooctylphenyl ether is a teratogen, causing abnormal prenatal development. It also induces testicular atrophy in animals, and current ongoing research is taking place to document its effects on the male reproductive functions in humans.
  • Some vaccines are also grown and strained through animal or human tissue to include but not limited to, monkey kidney tissue, chicken embryo, embryonic guinea pig cells, calf serum, and human diploid cells (the dissected organs of aborted human fetuses as in the case of rubella, hepatitis A, and chickenpox vaccines).  If that doesn’t repulse you, I am not sure anything would.

Still want to be vaccinated?  We have only scratched the surface of what goes in to a Flu vaccine.  Skeptical and need more information?  Perhaps reading a few articles written and published in prestigious periodicals will help you think twice before vaccinating.  In the fall of 2006, the British Medical Journal published a paper by respected vaccine researcher Dr. Tom Jefferson. The article entitled Influenza vaccination: policy versus evidence was very enlightening and re-iterated the information I have provided you so far. 

In his research, Jefferson examined all the research available that had been previously published globally on the effects of inactivated vaccines (vaccines with dead viruses), and drew remarkably contradictory information compared to the governments alleged research on the same vaccines.  He was also able to conclude that in children under the age of 2 that were given inactivated vaccines had the same field efficacy as placebo, and in healthy people under 65 who were vaccinated, there was no decreased hospital stay, increase time off work, or increased death toll from influenza and its complications in comparison to those not vaccinated. 

We hear from many sources and media reports of multiple deaths due to the Flu annually, but how do we know this information to be statistically factual, when on numerous occasion other underlying illnesses have been misdiagnosed as the flu or there were other pre-existing medical conditions that played a major role in the death of the individuals counted in the statistics. 

The Center for Disease control even states in their own reports that they cannot determine exactly how many people die from seasonal flu each year. They base this conclusion on numerous factors:

• Individual states are not required to report individual seasonal flu cases or deaths of people older than 18 years of age to CDC.
• Seasonal influenza is rarely listed on death certificates of people who die from flu-related complications or because the individuals have other underlying medical conditions that far outweigh the flu.
• Many seasonal flu-related deaths occur one or two weeks after a person’s initial infection. This is usually because the person may develop a secondary bacterial co-infection (such as bacterial pneumonia) or because seasonal influenza can aggravate an existing chronic illness (such as congestive heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The end result was not caused by the flu virus itself, but the combination of complicated medical conditions in conjunction with the susceptibility and contraction of the virus.
• Flu deaths in children were made a nationally notification mandated condition in 2004, and since then, states have been required to report flu-related child deaths in the United States through the Influenza Associated Pediatric Mortality Surveillance System, yet the accuracy of this, and the rate of misdiagnosis has not been a factor in that calculation.  Once again that may be contributed to the financial involvement in endorsement of vaccinations of our children by the CDC’s Advisory Board, as stated previously have vested financial interests in its expanded market.
• Trying to guess what strain to vaccinate against each season has proved to be no more effective than a guessing game.  This has been very true in recent years with the H1N1 strain. As each viral strain becomes resistant or mutations of resistant strains increase in number, vaccinations will most likely add to the increased rate of resistance to the numbers of viruses spreading. Getting multi-shots, will only prove to be more dangerous as different strains of viruses and harmful ingredients are introduced into your body.
• Influenza-associated death rate, with a high percentage of these victims being recipient of flu vaccination, is minuscule in comparison to other unintended causes of death from 2010-2012. Calculations in the diagram below are based on the amount of deaths per 100,000 ratios, and are estimated calculations based on available and reported data.

*Information obtained through calculations of data listed in cited sources below.

When considering the national average of multiple death rates provided by government statistics and polling statistics reported for 2010-2012 I am surprised that there are not vaccines for prescription drug abuse, Alcoholism, homicide, methamphetamine addiction, homicidal ideations, obesity and speeding.

Taking into consideration the misdiagnosis factor by many that can fuel the social urge to do as others do, and vaccinate.  We hear family members, friends or acquaintances complaining of the “Flu” or read their postings on social media outlets that they are ridden with the “flu or “flu-like” symptoms, and have not been clearly diagnosed.  So how does one truly know if they have the Flu, or just some other gastrointestinal, rhino-related or unspecified viral contagion totally unrelated to the Flu itself? 

Below is a standardized flu symptom chart provided by the manufacturers of Tamiflu ®.  Although I do not agree with the usage of Tamiflu®, a toxin ridden pharmaceutical, when other alternatives are readily available, as well as preventative measures to ward off viruses, I found the information helpful:

My reasoning behind avoiding such pharmaceuticals is, if I should acquire the flu is because Research statistics have shown that over-use of the flu-vaccine and drugs like Tamiflu® and Relenza® can actually alter flu viruses and cause them to mutate into a more deadly strain over time.  Taking this in to consideration with varied drug resistant strains and you have virtually no benefits with much risk.  I find it very interesting that the main stream public health officials never promote the various proven ways to avoid the flu other than through vaccination.  How about spending some of the billions of advertising dollars used to promote artificial and possibly very toxic chemicals into our bodies and use it to educate and teach us how to use natural ways to boost our immune systems and avoid the flu without harmful or possibly deadly vaccines?

Natural ways to avoid the flu and/or relieve flu symptoms should they arise can be readily found all over the internet, at alternative health food stores and are starting to appear in local chair pharmacies around the nation. 

DR. Edward F. Group III, has published some enlightening information on what natural resources are readily available and reasonably priced, that will help as a preventative in contracting a variety of viral infections, such as the flu, during its peak season.  I have consolidated and listed a few of them below, and if you would like to further study his researched and effective remedies, you may consider visiting his online resource center at globalhealingcenter.com, or any nutritional health site recommended by the Better Business Bureau.

During the flu season it is recommended that you:

• Make an effort to reduce your intake of caffeine, alcohol and carbonated beverages and replace with purified water with a few drops of organic apple cider vinegar added. Two tablespoons per gallon or a half-capful per glass. Ideally, you should drink at least ½ gallon of water each day.
• Lessen your consumption of products intake that contain refined white sugar, white flour, sweets, and refined grains and hydrogenated oils. Try not to over-eat, especially during the holidays. Try to get adequate exercise—at least 3 times per week. The more you move, the better your lymph system is able to move toxic materials out of the body and the less chance of acquiring a spare tire around the waistline that traps toxins in the excess fats.
• Consume more Zinc. In a majority of the studies that have been done during the flu season many people have prevented the flu by taking supplements of zinc. Zinc is one of the most powerful immune stimulants and is powerful anti-viral. There are a lot of different forms of zinc and you have to be careful on which one you choose. It is recommended that you use the best and most absorb-able form of zinc which is zinc orotate. Nutritionists recommend that you not consume zinc at the same time you eat or drink citrus fruits or juices, but to wait about two hours between both since they will diminish the effectiveness of the zinc.
  • Eat as close to natural and not processed foods as possible. This means to eat food more that is considered “live.” Include raw fruits (seasonal), vegetables and nuts and seeds as much as possible in your diet. When cooking, use less prepackaged foods and cook with meats that have not been chemically preserved. If possible, buy organic or from a local farmer’s market. Make sure that you thoroughly wash your fruits and vegetables before consuming. Vegetables may be steamed lightly or used in nourishing soups and stews. Adding fresh garlic to your diet is also recommended.
  • Try your best to eliminate stress and negative emotions. Being negative and allowing stress to affect you can quickly bring down the immune system. Learn to say no to activities that will over-tax your schedule. Keeping busy is healthy, but overdoing it can be detrimental. Spend time alone each day and read positive books, listen to good music or practice meditation. Train your mind to find the positive or good in every situation and treat all of these situations as a learning experience. Control your life; don’t let your life control you.  Statistics have shown that people with a more positive outlook in life tend to be able to fight health weaknesses better than those who tend to find something negative in almost everything they encounter.
  • Colloidal Silver: Colloidal silver has been around for hundreds of years and has been used as a natural antibiotic which promotes healing. It can also be used as a nasal spray and as ear drops.
  • Oxygenator: Oxygenator is a safe, stable, inorganic compound of oxygen and chlorine-containing products, in a colorless and odorless aqueous medium. Oxygenator is known to release chlorine dioxide (CL02), and the product has demonstrated efficacy as an anti-inflammatory, broad spectrum, bactericidal, fungicidal, as well as a virucidal agent. The Chemistry Literature verifies this triple-threat ability of CL02.
  • Oregano Oil: Oregano Oil is a powerful germ and painkiller. An article published in Phytotherapy Research describes how oregano oil superseded anti-inflammatory drugs in reversing pain and inflammation and is nearly as powerful as morphine as a painkiller. The oil also possesses significant antioxidant powers. Furthermore, it stimulates the flow of bile, which greatly aids digestion.
  • Good Hygienic practices.  Yes, be that clean-freak guru that carries hand sanitizer in your purse or pocket.  More frequently seen are grocery and discount markets that have sanitizing wipes in their entryway that are free to consumers.  Use them to clean the shopping cart handle before grabbing a hold of it to shop.  Not only will it protect you from unwanted germs getting on your hands, but also on the packages of the groceries you touch and put in your basket after pushing that cart.  My theory is; if you don’t know where the hands of the person before you were, sanitize.  Shower daily and keep your body clean and free of the germs you come across.  When you’re around people in public with the sniffles, watch and be wary of where they touch and avoid.  If you have the sniffles or a cough, be respectful of the others around you, by practicing sanitary measures and keep you facial tissues handy and use sanitizer when done blowing your nose or stifling a cough so not to spread the germs to others.

What flu prevention simply boils down to is; good nutrition, healthy exercise, good hygiene, and vitamin and mineral supplements during peak flu seasons.  I recommend eating healthy year round to promote better wellness, energy and stamina. Eating healthy and taking measures to be sanitary does not guarantee you will not catch the flu or another virus, and if you do catch something, be respectful and warn others round you and make an effort not to spread it by perhaps rescheduling family events and outings until you’re feeling better. 

Say you do get the flu.  Now what do you do?  You can go to your doctor and beg for a prescription of the latest viral medication, known to weaken the immune system as it fills your body with chemically created toxins with multiple side effects in addition to the flu, or you can dose up on nutritional alternatives, and let it take its course.  What would you prefer; multiple doses of toxins that can possibly in the future cause your body to be immune resistant to mutated versions of viruses and be at home sick, or a few days getting some well needed rest and consuming fresh vegetables and fruits along with vitamins and personal TLC?  Either way, you’re going to feel a bit miserable, and miss some work, school time, just one is natural and the other is by adding toxins that researchers have stated can create the risk for serious and life-threatening results.

Curious as to what the popular census is on whether to vaccinate or not, last year I surveyed 300 families with children ranging from 3 months to 17 years of age in a metropolitan area right after the flu season subsided, and the results based on who did or did not get vaccinated and who did or did not contract the flu are as follows;

Of the 300 parents participating in the survey 197 opted to not vaccinate (right).  Notice the ratio of who did or did not contract the flu or other viral illnesses verses the parents who did vaccinate (left).  After receiving the flu vaccine 80.5% contracted the flu or other viral illnesses where those not vaccinated was much lower at 13%. Being this survey was not performed by a pharmaceutical corporation or medical facility funded by resources related to pharmaceutical corporations, this ratio is not surprising.

Finally, I leave with you one question.  What would you prefer?  A vaccine that promises, but usually fails to prevent a specific few of the multiple varieties of flu strains, while pumping known toxins into your system; or use healthier options, taking no more of a risk, and avoid having toxins injected? 

If you would like to do your own research, I recommend the following resources;

The British Journal of Medicine: http://www.bmj.com

Center for Disease Control: http://CDC.org

SciVerse Science Direct: http://sciencedirect.com

Annual Flu Deaths: http://thinktwice.com/flu_lie.htm

Research References available upon request

© D. Eckel NWU Local 1981

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Rain and chilly temperatures did not stop the 120 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen that gathered at Kaufman Stadium Thursday evening for a few hours to prepare for one small piece of what will become the Opening Ceremonies for the Home Opener against the Cleveland Indians to take place in less than 24 hours.

Fans will gather, to attend a sold-out game on Friday, and partake of the traditional Hot dogs, peanuts, cold beer and cotton candy, along with the other great eats and beverages the “K “ has to offer.  As they sit in their homes on the eve of home opening, anticipating the thrill of seeing Hochevar, the 28-year-old right-hander, make that first throw to kick off the season, concession staffers and contract workers rush to put the finishing touches on concessions, to make the game day experience memorable.

As fans feel the excitement and plan what they will wear the next day, anticipating seeing the performance of Third baseman Mike Moustakas and First baseman Eric Hosmer, perform on their first home opener in Kansas City, the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen weathered the showers and night air, practicing the presentation of the largest American Flag to the fans of Kansas City, across the field.

Over 170 Servicemen and women will align the flag in uniform to display the flag which spans 150 x 300 feet and weighs 1100 lbs, across the field, as the National Anthem plays.  There is nothing more moving than sharing the American spirit and love of country like the American flag, the National Anthem, hot dogs and baseball.

The fans will most likely not be the only ones with goose-bumps when the game starts at 3:10 p.m. CT. Some of the team’s young offensive stars will be taking the field for their first Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium.

We will all be envisioning the sea of blue at the “K”….all for the love of the game.

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