Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Canadian Press: Flu Vaccine INCREASES Risk of Serious Pandemic Flu Illness

The Canadian press recently broke the story that new research confirms initial findings that the flu vaccine appeared to actually increase people's risk of getting sick with H1N1, and cause more serious bouts of illness to boot.

Why is it important to talk about vaccines when you are gluten sensitive? Gluten sensitivity is an abnormal connective tissue autoimmune disease. Our immune system is part of the connective tissue system and is affected in many ways by celiac/gluten sensitivity.

For one vaccines don’t always act as they should. See my blog " Hepatitis vaccination failure high" at http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3833325414158036163#editor/target=post;postID=6636177136247959376 .

For another, T cells and other white blood cells are sometimes produced in low numbers and can be in-effective. T cells are affected by vaccines.

For those of us who are gluten sensitive, we need to worry about triggering an autoimmune disease since the rate of autoimmune disease is 12 times the normal population. And vaccines are known to trigger the onset of an autoimmune disease.

Read more about the confirmation by scientist from Canada that the seasonal flu shot does appear to increase the seriousness of a future flu illness.

And Dr. Mercola expands on the issue and discusses how vaccines affect the body. 
Lots to think about.

To your Health

Dr. B

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Carrageenan is a likely Human Carcinogen – Avoid


As a person with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease and you find your bowel is not healing as it should, or you’ve just been told you have another bowel disease like Crohn’s or colon cancer, even with a GAPS diet and avoiding the other foods you may be allergic too. The cause of your problems may be a common food additive called Carrageenan. 

Carrageenan is so toxic and inflaming to the human digestive system that this food additive is formally classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organization) as a potential human carcinogen.
If you drink dairy substitutes like soy milk, hemp milk, almond milk, or coconut milk, you may be exposed to it, even if they say they are organic.

The Healthy Home economist writes a very informative piece on the subject:

Based on these assumptions, consumers would likely be surprised and even shocked to learn that a likely human carcinogen that triggers massive gastrointestinal inflammation and symptoms in many people continues to be allowed by the National Organics Standards Board (NOSB) for inclusion on the list of ingredients permitted in certified organic food – food bearing the USDA Organic label!

This dangerous ingredient, carrageenan, which most consumers are unaware is lurking in so many of their beloved organic products, seems harmless enough at first glance. Derived from seaweed, carrageenan is a highly processed food additive that has no nutritional function whatsoever.

What it does do is act as a fat replacer or stabilizer in certain types of dairy products, dairy substitutes like soy milk, coconut milk, hemp milk, almond milk, and other processed foods.

As you can see, buying lowfat is not a good idea and not just for the fact that you are losing the valuable whole fats that satiates and steadies the blood sugar. By opting for low-fat or alternative dairy products, consumers are choosing instead to consume a toxic additive that is a likely carcinogen!

Even Dr. Andrew Weil has been telling people to avoid carrageenan since 2002. Carrageenan is so toxic and inflaming to the human digestive system that this food additive is formally classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organization) as a potential human carcinogen. Scientists first discovered that carrageenan causes gut inflammation as far back as the 1960′s. Inflammation is a very serious condition as it is a primary symptom in IBS, Crohn’s Disease, ulcerative colitis, and colon cancer as well as dozens of other diseases.

Read more at The Healthy Home Economist.com.

And go here to Sarah’s other link to learn to easily make healthy non-dairy beverages at home that are carrageenan free.


To Your health
Dr. Barbara