An exclusive Natural News investigation reveals that Michigan State  University (MSU) is eliminating toxic waste / deadly environmental toxins by  selling them to the public as “surplus” materials. At least one of these  materials can be weaponized by terrorists and used to poison municipal water  supplies and cause widespread neurological damage to the  population.
Using nothing more than a credit card on the MSU surplus  website (MSUsurplusStore.com), I was able to accidentally purchase an  enormous quantity of liquid mercury inside a “surplus” polarographic analyzer  that MSU sold me for a mere $100.
The unit was packaged in bubble wrap  and styrofoam peanuts, then placed in a cardboard box. It contained absolutely  no warnings about hazardous materials as is required by carriers such as UPS and  the USPS. There was no MSDS in the box and no indication whatsoever that the  equipment should be kept in an upward orientation to prevent mercury from  spilling out. No doubt the people who also packaged this laboratory equipment at  MSU were also exposed to mercury during the packaging process (is that what  undergrads are for?).
When I received the unit, it was upside down and  the bubble wrap was inundated with mercury. No doubt mercury also escaped the  cardboard box during shipment, possibly causing neurological damage to the UPS  workers who handled the box.
Furthermore, MSU failed to warn me that  the shipment contained a highly toxic hazardous substance. There was no  indication whatsoever that the device contained a very large quantity of  mercury.

Elemental mercury can be weaponized into an aerosol, a vapor, or a deadly  nerve agent

What’s especially shocking in all this is that a terrorist using  just a little bit of chemistry knowledge could “weaponize” this elemental  mercury and turn it into far more deadly mercury  compounds which could then be deployed against a population through the water  supply, a building HVAC intake system or other methods that I need not  describe.
For example, terrorists could turn elemental mercury into dimethylmercury, a deadly neurotoxin that just happens to be a colorless  liquid with a slightly sweet (deadly) smell. Dimethylmercury is toxic  to humans at just 0.1mL (one-tenth of one milliliter). It also passes right  through PVC, latex, neoprene and other protective gear, going right into the  skin and causing widespread neurological damage.
Yes, it’s true that  people can acquire very small amounts of mercury in old thermometers and HVAC  controllers, but those are tiny fractions of the amount of mercury that MSU  shipped to me in just one laboratory instrument. Anyone who wanted to accumulate  vast quantities of mercury would be enabled by MSU’s surplus store practices  which apparently have no safety controls or hazardous materials guidelines  whatsoever.
Here’s a screen shot of the instrument as offered to the  public on the Michigan  State University website:
(full story continues below)

Michigan State University getting rid of deadly hazardous waste by selling  it to the public and calling it “recycling”

What’s really going on is that  MSU has found a clever way to dispose of its toxic waste materials. It simply  sells them off to the public on its surplus website while calling it a  “recycling” program. The cardboard boxes actually come with a sticker showing a  green recycling symbol. Apparently no one at MSU seems to understand that shipping people vast quantities of liquid mercury is not a “green”  practice.”
Click here to see more laboratory equipment being sold by  MSU, much of which no doubt contains high levels of toxic elements that  could be exploited by terrorists to poison municipal water supplies or kill  hundreds or thousands of people at a time in office buildings.
Here’s an  image of the mercury droplets found in the bubble wrap:

And  here’s an image of the massive amount of mercury I received in a scientific  instrument:

In  this shipment from MSU, I received enough toxic mercury from MSU to easily  kill hundreds of people and possibly thousands. This is enough mercury to  cause alarming levels of exposure to possibly as many as one million people and  contaminate tens of millions of gallons of lakes, ponds or municipal water  supplies.
“It takes only a tiny amount to do serious damage:  One-seventieth of a teaspoon can pollute a 20-acre lake to the point where its  fish are unsafe to eat,” reports the Sierra  Club. Yet Michigan State University shipped me thousands of times that  amount, no questions asked!
If I were an evil environmental  terrorist, I could simply drop this right into the water canal providing the  entire water supply to the city of Tucson, Arizona. It wouldn’t even be  difficult to get it into the water supply feeding Los Angeles. It would take  nothing more than some heavy-duty water balloons filled with mercury and a  catapult water balloon launcher.
Thankfully, I am far more interested in  blowing the whistle on this dangerous university practice rather than using  these substances to kill people, so I will be isolating this equipment and  holding it as evidence with the hope that EPA officials may take an interest in  this practice and seek to prosecute MSU for selling and shipping toxic waste  materials packed in cardboard boxes and bubble rap.
Here’s more mercury I  found just rolling around the top of the equipment as it was shipped via  UPS:

Here’s  a shot of the control panel of the instrument:

And  here’s more mercury found in the bubble wrap shipped with the  instrument:


Learn more:  http://www.naturalnews.com/042718_deadly_toxic_waste_Michigan_State_University_surplus_laboratory_equipment.html#ixzz2jHySNYSm

If you’re seeking a way to prevent cancer, solve periodontal issues or add more  zest to your sex life, clove may be the answer. Used throughout history and a  significant herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine, clove is a common, but often  overlooked, spice.
With an exceptionally high oxygen radical absorbance  capacity (ORAC) and a multitude of crucial nutrients, clove is a major guardian  of health. Rich in omega-3 fatty acids, dietary fiber and vitamins C and K as  well as calcium, magnesium and manganese, this distinct spice offers a potent  defense against many of the ailments plaguing us today. Manganese is of  particular interest, as it activates a variety of important enzymes within the  body and plays a role in fat metabolism. Manganese also stabilizes the nervous  system – thereby alleviating depression, irritability and anxiety.

Mitigating cancer, infections, asthma and more

Through numerous  investigations, researchers have developed a high regard for the healing  capacity of clove. Eugenol is the main bioactive element found in the spice.  Clove is remarkably successful in treating:

• Candida albicans and bacterial infections

• Inflammation

• Periodontal disease

• Erratic blood sugar levels

• Asthma

• Muscle spasms

• Acne

• Colds, influenza and sore throats

• Head and lung congestion

Additionally, due to its high  antioxidant rating, clove has substantial anti-cancer properties. In lab tests,  isolated compounds of the spice were shown to suppress  mutagenic cellular activity.
Clove also alleviates sexual dysfunction.  Male albino rats were given an oral dose of clove extract once per day for seven  days. At the end of testing, the researchers concluded:
“The results  indicated that the 50% ethanolic extract of clove produced a significant and  sustained increase in the sexual activity of normal male rats, without any  conspicuous gastric ulceration and adverse effects. Thus, the resultant  aphrodisiac effectivity of the extract lends support to the claims for its  traditional usage in sexual disorders.”
The essential oil of clove is  effective in repelling disease carrying chiggers as well. A simple in vitro test  demonstrated that a 5 percent concentration of clove oil gave full protection  against the insects. The researchers believe clove oil “may be safer and more  economical to prevent chigger attacks than commercially available synthetic  chemicals, such as DEET that may have harmful side effects.”
Likewise, a  study at Mahidol University in Thailand discovered clove oil imparts a high  level of protection against mosquitoes. When the undiluted oil was applied on  the volunteer’s forearm, it provided 100 percent repellency for 2-4  hours.

How to use

For a sore throat or to promote oral health, dilute five  drops of clove essential oil in 1/2 cup water and use as a gargle.  Alternatively, a drop or two of the oil brushed in the mouth will reduce  bacterial and fungal load, alleviate tooth pain and help curb  gingivitis.
Topically, powdered cloves heal acne due to the antiseptic  action of eugenol. Combine 1 tablespoon each of ground cloves and raw honey. Mix  in a squeeze of lemon and apply the paste to the entire face. Leave on for 20  minutes and rinse thoroughly.
Clove can be consumed as a tea, tincture or  dried powder. For ultimate potency, purchase fresh, organic cloves and grind as  needed. To make clove tea, process 1 tablespoon whole cloves in a coffee mill  until chopped into small pieces. Pour 1 cup boiling water over the spice and  steep (covered) for 15 minutes. Strain and sweeten to taste with organic stevia  or raw honey.
Sources:
http://science.naturalnews.com
http://www.greenmedinfo.com
http://science.naturalnews.com
http://www.greenmedinfo.com
http://science.naturalnews.com
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CAUGHT RED HANDED –

Big Pharma’s Hormone Replacement DISASTER…

And the real secret to relief “they” don’t want you to know about

Special Report: By Dr. Mark Stengler

When you’re a multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical giant watching your customers ditch your risk-laden synthetic hormones for natural ones what do you do? Of course, the next step is to whine about it to the FDA (after all, they approved the drugs in the first place) and try to smear the competition in the process…

But you can’t un-shoot a silver bullet…

And that’s exactly what bioidentical hormones are – for both men and women.

When you think of hormone replacement, you probably think of menopause. But that’s just one of the many reasons why you might consider bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).

Did you know that all of these signs, symptoms and conditions can stem from hormone imbalance? Your doctor probably doesn’t…

Uncontrolled blood sugar High LDL cholesterol High triglyceride levels Ulcerative Colitis Crohn’s Disease Osteoporosis Menopause Andropause Headaches

Erectile Dysfunction Low sex drive (men and women) Fatigue Obesity Unexplained weight gain or loss Joint pain Stiff joints Poor memory Inability to concentrate

Depression Moodiness Muscle weakness Dry Skin Hearing loss Snoring Anxiety Belly fat Loss of appetite Constipation Pale skin Brittle nails

Men, this means you too…

I’m not surprised if you haven’t heard much about this considering most doctors receive relatively little training on the subject. That’s why I sought additional training in both bioidentical hormone testing and replacement therapy – and why so many of my patients come to me.

You see, even a slight hormone imbalance can throw a major wrench into your health. Just take a look at the list of symptoms and conditions on the right. Every single one of them could be a result of hormone imbalance – from joint pain and high cholesterol to poor memory, fatigue and even sexual problems for both men and women.

But more shocking than that, hormone imbalance can actually be mistaken for serious diseases and conditions like arthritis, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

You see, the signs of hormone imbalance can be hard to detect – and not all doctors are trained to see them. I know because I regularly encounter patients in my practice who come in thinking they’ve got one problem when in fact – it’s hormonal imbalance.

Yet, in spite of this alarming information, one Big Pharma juggernaut tried with all their might to get the FDA to impose restrictions on the pharmacies that create natural, bioidentical hormones – making it much harder for doctors to prescribe them – and for YOU to get them…

When you can’t beat them, try and put them out of business…

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, arguably one of the biggest profiteers of synthetic hormones, suffered a huge blow to their bottom line when researchers revealed they discovered an increased risk of breast cancer, stroke, heart disease and dementia in women taking synthetic hormones.

When customers found out, they turned away in droves from synthetic hormones in favor of bioidentical hormones – the only type of hormones I’ll recommend to my patients. I’ll explain why in just a moment. But first let me show you what Wyeth did in what looks like a last ditch effort to save their profits.

Rather than looking for ways to improve the safety of their synthetic hormones, Wyeth filed a complaint with the FDA, requesting they “initiate enforcement action” in a pathetic attempt to shut down the pharmacies that create the bioidentical hormones many people depend on to stay healthy. And they ALMOST robbed YOU of the chance to access these essential compounds that address every last one of the health complaints on that list I showed you earlier.

In the end, all it did was cause a big uproar among the many users of bioidentical hormones. More than 40,000 letters and emails poured into the FDA, pleading with them to reject Wyeth’s petition and protect their access to bioidentical hormones.

Then, in 2009, court documents revealed that between 1998 and 2005 Wyeth hired consulting firms to ghostwrite medical articles promoting their synthetic hormones and failed to disclose their role in journal articles. You’ve got to ask yourself, how could a natural product be such an immense threat to Big Pharma?

Well, there’s more to it than simply trying to make themselves look good. You see, it wasn’t just that the numerous dangers of synthetic hormones were exposed – it was also that there was NO evidence that bioidentical hormones shared those same dangers. So let me show you…

Why proper hormone balance so vital to your health – and why I ONLY recommend “bioidentical” hormones…

According to the Endocrine Society, bioidentical hormones are “compounds that have exactly the same chemical and molecular structure as hormones that are produced in the human body.” So unlike synthetic hormones – bioidentical hormones don’t just mimic your own hormones, they’re designed to match them completely so your body won’t know the difference.

As I mentioned earlier, when most people think of hormones they probably think of estrogen and menopause or maybe testosterone for men. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

First of all, estrogen and testosterone are only two of about fifty known human hormones, all of which are responsible for different processes in your body – from overseeing your metabolism to influencing your immune system, the way you react to stress and even when you fall asleep.

But beyond that, hormones help regulate your blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, heart rate, bone and muscle growth – just about every vital process in your body. That’s why even the slightest deficiency can impact your health in all those serious ways I mentioned above.

And deficiencies are increasingly common…

Some hormones like estrogen and testosterone will decline with age but there are many other reasons why you could have a hormone deficiency. Hormone imbalance can be triggered by prescription drugs or birth control pills, exposure to toxins, poor diet, illness or even stress.

So knowing whether or not your hormones are balanced is just as important as knowing things like your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers. And the tests are very easy – sometimes all you need to do is give a saliva sample or have a simple blood test.

While bioidentical hormones are natural, they should still be administered by your doctor. So if you think you might be suffering from a hormone imbalance, it’s important to talk to your doctor. To find a physician in your area, you can call the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) at 1-800-532-3688.

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A real flu fighter isn’t a cocktail shot in the arm;  rather, a true flu fighter is a naturally antiviral, antibacterial, immune  building powerhouse. One wonderful food medicine flourishing right among us is  the elderberry. This flu fighting Spartan has been used throughout history to  deter influenza virus. In fact, in 1995, an entire influenza epidemic was  thwarted in Panama utilizing elderberry treatment.

Why do we need flu shots then?

With commercial ads promoting flu shots  at every turn, it’s easy to let other “more knowledgeable” accredited people  think for us. For some, it seems much easier to pull up to the drive thru, roll  the sleeve back, and take the cocktail injection right in the arm, driving off  self-assured.
It all sounds nice and beneficial, but when it comes down  to it, there are serious unintended consequences that stem from consuming heavy  metal laced vaccinations and absorbing a “quick fix” health  philosophy:
The number one consequence is the growing rate of autism.
Study upon study is finding increased levels of thimerosal  in autistic children. Thimerosal, a preservative used in vaccines, is known to  inhibit methionine sythetase by 50 percent in vitro. Normal functioning of  methionine sythetase is absolutely necessary for the biochemical development of  the brain, attention, and the production of an important detoxifying agent  called glutathione.
With thimerosal levels increasing in human tissues,  brain function is deteriorating in general. Autism rates in 2000 were 1 in 150.  Today autism affects an astounding 1 in 50! This is a serious epidemic that  needs further examination. Autism awareness isn’t enough. It’s time to confess  the root causes and be honest about autism origins. GMOs, pesticides, plastics,  BPA all destroy natural human brain function, and thimerosal from vaccinations  is leading this dark parade.

Elderberry makes flu shots look ridiculous

Elderberry simply makes  contemporary flu shots look hideous, ridiculous, and insane. Who needs to be  injected with formaldehyde, mercury, factory flu  strains all in hopes of not getting sick?
It’s much wiser and safer to  incorporate elderberries and other antiviral herbs into one’s lifestyle,  promoting prevention rather than an insane injection of heavy metal,  autism-inducing vaccinations.

Why aren’t we growing fields of this wonderful herb?

Elderberry is found  growing wildly in North America, Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. In  2005, researchers in London studied Black Elderberry and found that it’s 99  percent effective in fighting the Avian Flu (H5N1) virus. In Germany, scientists  conducted studies that linked elderberry  anthocyanins to enhanced immune function. Elderberry essentially works by  boosting the production of cytokines, which are unique proteins that act as  messengers that help regulate immune response. Their studies revealed that  elderberry’s antioxidant powers were greater than equal doses of vitamin E and  vitamin C. Furthermore, this activity has been shown to also decrease swelling  in mucous membranes and sinuses.

Elderberry doesn’t wait on the flu, it stays on the offensive

Since flu  viruses cannot replicate themselves, they use DNA from living cells to survive.  To achieve their destruction, flu viruses puncture living cell walls with spiky  features called hemagglutinin. This flu virus invasion can be completely  prevented with elderberry because elderberry effectively disarms the spikes and  halts the action of their enzymes.
Essentially, elderberry’s cytokine  production prevents flu virus invasion before it ever takes hold – a much more  effective strategy than heavy-metal-laced flu shot injections.
Sources  for this article include:
http://www.beneficialbotanicals.com
http://www.quantumhealth.com/news/flu_alternatives_to_flu_vaccine.html
http://www.cellgevity4life.com
http://www.naturalnews.com/035452_autism_vaccinations_children.html
About  the author: Lance Johnson is avid learner of natural health, who’s  creating an all natural products movement from the ground up at: www.allnaturalfreespirit.com As more hearts move toward  natural solutions in a world of toxins and propaganda, Lance believes real  health opportunities exist. Pick up a 100% Natural Armed Defense Deodorant or a  few bars of Liberty Soap from the Free Spirit online store.
Lance and his  wife are also passionate about nutrient utilization and detoxification at the  cellular level. They love sharing their testimony and reaching out to those  seeking positive lifestyle changes.
Contact Lance and Kender on their  site for more empowering health information. www.allnaturalfreespirit.com
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A new scientific study published in The Lancet reveals that influenza  vaccines only prevent influenza in 1.5 out of every 100 adults who are injected  with the flu vaccine. Yet, predictably, this report is being touted by the quack  science community, the vaccine-pushing CDC and the scientifically-inept  mainstream media as proof that “flu vaccines are 60% effective!”
This  absurd claim was repeated across the mainstream media over the past few days,  with all sorts of sloppy reporting that didn’t even bother to read the study  itself (as usual).
NaturalNews continues to earn a reputation for actually READING these “scientific” studies and then reporting what they  really reveal, not what some vaccine-pushing CDC bureaucrat wants them to  say. So we purchased the PDF file from The Lancet and read this study to  get the real story.

The “60% effectiveness” claim is a total lie – here’s why

What we found  is that the “60% effectiveness” claim is utterly absurd and highly misleading.  For starters, most people think that “60% effectiveness” means that for every  100 people injected with the flu shot, 60 of them won’t get the  flu!
Thus, the “60% effectiveness” claim implies that getting a flu  shot has about a 6 in 10 chance of preventing you from getting the  flu.
This is utterly false.
In reality — and this is spelled out  right in Figure 2 of the study itself, which is entitled, “Efficacy and  effectiveness of influenza vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis” —  only about 2.7 in 100 adults get the flu  in the first place!
See the abstract at: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/art…

Flu vaccine stops influenza in only 1.5 out of 100 adults who get the  shots

Let’s start with the actual numbers from the study.
The  “control group” of adults consisted of 13,095 non-vaccinated adults who were  monitored to see if they caught influenza. Over 97% of them did not. Only  357 of them caught influenza, which means only 2.7% of these adults caught  the flu in the first place.
The “treatment group” consisted of adults  who were vaccinated with a trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine.  Out of this group, according to the study, only 1.2% did not catch the  flu.
The difference between these two groups is 1.5 people out of  100.
So even if you believe this study, and even if you believe all  the pro-vaccine hype behind it, the truly “scientific” conclusion from this is  rather astonishing:
Flu vaccines only prevent the flu in 1.5 out  of every 100 adults injected with the vaccine!
Note that this  is very, very close to my own analysis of the effectiveness  vaccines as I wrote back in September of 2010 in an article entitled, Evidence-based vaccinations: A scientific look at the missing science behind  flu season vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/029641_vaccines_j…)
In  that article, I proclaimed that flu vaccines  “don’t work on 99 out of 100 people.” Apparently, if you believe the new study,  I was off by 0.5 people out of 100 (at least in adults, see below for more  discussion of effectiveness on children).

So where does the media get “60% effective?”

This is called “massaging  the numbers,” and it’s an old statistical trick that the vaccine industry (and  the pharmaceutical industry) uses over and over again to trick people into  thinking their useless drugs actually work.
First, you take the 2.73% in  the control group who got the flu, and you divide that into the 1.18% in the  treatment group who got the flu. This gives you 0.43.
You can then say  that 0.43 is “43% of 2.73,” and claim that the vaccine therefore results in a  “57% decrease” in influenza infections. This then becomes a “57% effectiveness  rate” claim.
The overall “60% effectiveness” being claimed from this study comes from adding  additional data about vaccine efficacy for children, which returned  higher numbers than adults (see below). There were other problems with the data  for children, however, including one study that showed an increase in  influenza rates in the second year after the flu shot.
So when the  media (or your doctor, or pharmacist, or CDC official) says these vaccines are  “60% effective,” what they really mean is that you would have to inject 100  adults to avoid the flu in just 1.5 of them.
Or, put another way, flu vaccines do nothing in 98.5% of adults.
But you’ve probably  already noticed that the mainstream media won’t dare print this statistical  revelation. They would much rather mislead everybody into the utterly false and  ridiculous belief that flu vaccines are “60% effective,” whatever that  means.

How to lie with statistics

This little statistical lying technique is  very popular in the cancer industry, too, where these “relative numbers” are  used to lie about all sorts of drugs.
You may have heard, for example,  that a breast cancer drug is “50% effective at preventing breast  cancer!”
But what does that really mean? It could mean that 2  women out of 100 got breast cancer in the control group, and only 1  woman out of 100 got it in the treatment group. Thus, the drug is only shown  to work on 1 out of 100 women.
But since 1 is 50% of 2, they will  spin the store and claim a “50% breast cancer prevention rate!” And most  consumers will buy into this because they don’t understand how the medical  industry lies with these statistics. So they will think to themselves, “Wow, if  I take this medication, there is a 50% chance this will prevent breast cancer  for me!”
And yet that’s utterly false. In fact, there is only a 1%  chance it will prevent breast cancer for you, according to the  study.

Minimizing side effects with yet more statistical lies

At the same time  the vaccine and drug industries are lying with relative statistics to  make you think their drugs really work (even when they don’t), they will also  use absolute statistics to try to minimize any perception of side  effects.
In the fictional example given above for a breast cancer drug,  let’s suppose the drug prevented breast cancer in 1 out of 100 women, but while  doing that, it caused kidney failure in 4 out of 100 women who take it.  The manufacturer of the drug would spin all this and say something like the  following:
“This amazing new drug has a 50% efficacy rate! But it only  causes side effects in 4%!”
You see how this game is played? So they make  the benefits look huge and the side effects look small. But in reality —  scientifically speaking — you are 400% more likely to be injured by the drug  than helped by it! (Or 4 times more likely, which is the same thing stated  differently.)

How many people are harmed by influenza vaccines?

Much the same is true  with vaccines. In this influenza vaccine study just published in The  Lancet, it shows that you have to inject 100 adults to avoid influenza in  just 1.5 adults. But what they don’t tell you is the side effect rate in  all 100 adults!
It’s very likely that upon injecting 100 adults with  vaccines containing chemical adjuvants (inflammatory chemicals used to make flu  vaccines “work” better), you might get 7.5 cases of long-term neurological  side effects such as dementia or Alzheimer’s. This is an estimate, by the  way, used here to illustrate the statistics involved.
So for every 100  adults you injected with this flu vaccine, you prevent the flu in 1.5 of  them, but you cause a neurological disorder in 7.5 of them! This means  you are 500% more likely to be harmed by the flu vaccine than helped by  it. (A theoretical example only. This study did not contain statistics on  the harm of vaccines.)
Much the same is true with mammograms, by the way,  which harm 10 women for every 1 woman they actually help (http://www.naturalnews.com/020829.html).
Chemotherapy  is also a similar story. Sure, chemotherapy may “shrink tumors” in 80% of those  who receive it, but shrinking tumors does not prevent death. And in reality, chemotherapy eventually kills most of those who receive it. Many of those  people who describe themselves as “cancer survivors” are, for the most part,  actually “chemo survivors.”

Good news for children?

If there’s any “good news” in this study, it’s  that the data show vaccines to be considerably more effective on children than  on adults. According to the actual data (from Figure 2 of the study itself), influenza vaccines  are effective at preventing influenza infections in 12 out of 100  children.
So the best result of the study (which still has many problems,  see below) is that the vaccines work on 12% of children who are injected.  But again, this data is almost certainly largely falsified in favor of  the vaccine industry, as explained below. It also completely ignores the vaccine  / autism link, which is provably quite real and yet has been politically and  financially swept under the rug by the criminal vaccine industry (which  relies on scientific lies to stay in business).

Guess who funded this study?

This study was funded by the Alfred P.  Sloan Foundation, the very same non-profit that gives grant money to  Wikipedia (which has an obvious pro-vaccine slant), and is staffed by pharma  loyalists.
For example, the Vice President for Human Resources and  Program Management at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is none other than Gail  Pesyna, a former DuPont executive (DuPont is second in the world in GMO biotech  activities, just behind Monsanto) with special expertise in pharmaceuticals and  medical diagnostics. (http://www.sloan.org/bio/item/10)
The Alred P. Sloan  Foundation also gave a $650,000 grant to fund the creation of a film called  “Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine,” (http://www.sloan.org/assets/files/annual_rep…) which  features a pro-vaccine slant that focuses on the International AIDS Vaccine  Initiative, an AIDS-centric front group for Big Pharma which was founded by none  other than the Rockefeller Foundation (http://www.vppartners.org/sites/default/file…).

Seven significant credibility problems with this Lancet study

Beyond all  the points already mentioned above, this study suffers from at least seven  significant problems that any honest journalist should have pointed  out:
Problem #1) The “control” group was often given a vaccine,  too
In many of the studies used in this meta analysis, the “control”  groups were given so-called “insert” vaccines which may have contained chemical  adjuvants and other additives but not attenuated viruses. Why does this  matter? Because the adjuvants can cause immune system disorders, thereby  making the control group more susceptible to influenza infections and distorting  the data in favor of vaccines. The “control” group, in other words, wasn’t  really a proper control group in many studies.
Problem #2) Flu  vaccines are NEVER tested against non-vaccinated healthy  children
It’s the most horrifying thought of all for the vaccine  industry: Testing healthy, non-vaccinated children against vaccinated children.  It’s no surprise, therefore, that flu shots were simply not tested against  “never vaccinated” children who have avoided flu shots for their entire lives.  That would be a real test, huh? But of course you will never see that test  conducted because it would make flu shots look laughably useless by  comparison.
Problem #3) Influenza vaccines were not tested against  vitamin D
Vitamin D prevents influenza at a rate that is 8 times  more effective than flu shots (http://www.naturalnews.com/029760_vitamin_D_…). Read the  article to see the actual “absolute” numbers in this study.
Problem  #4) There is no observation of long-term health effects of  vaccines
Vaccines are considered “effective” if they merely prevent  the flu. But what if they also cause a 50% increase in Alzheimer’s two decades  later? Is that still a “success?” If you’re a drug manufacturer it is, because  you can make money on the vaccine and then later on the Alzheimer’s pills, too.  That’s probably why neither the CDC nor the FDA ever conducts long-term  testing of influenza vaccines. They simply have no willingness whatsoever to  observe and record the actual long-term results of vaccines.
Problem  #5) 99.5% of eligible studies were excluded from this  meta-analysis
There were 5,707 potentially eligible studied  identified for this meta-analysis study. A whopping 99.5% of those studies were  excluded for one reason or another, leaving only 28 studies that were  “selected” for inclusion. Give that this study was published in a pro-vaccine  medical journal, and authored by researchers who likely have financial ties to  the vaccine industry, it is very difficult to imagine that this selection of 28  studies was not in some way slanted to favor vaccine  efficacy.
Remember: Scientific fraud isn’t the exception in modern  medicine; it is the rule. Most of the “science” you read in today’s  medical journals is really just corporate-funded quackery dressed up in the  language of science.
Problem #6) Authors of the studies included in  this meta-analysis almost certainly have financial ties to vaccine  manufacturers
I haven’t had time to follow the money ties for each  individual study and author included in this meta analysis, but I’m willing to  publicly and openly bet you large sums of money that at least some of these  study authors have financial ties to the vaccine industry (drug makers). The  corruption, financial influence and outright bribery is so pervasive in  “scientific” circles today that you can hardly find a published author writing  about vaccines who hasn’t been in some way financially influenced (or outright  bought out) by the vaccine industry itself. It would be a fascinating follow-up  study to explore and reveal all these financial ties. But don’t expect the  medical journals to print that article, of course. They’d rather not reveal what  happens when you follow the money.
Problem #7) The Lancet is,  itself, a pro-vaccine propaganda mouthpiece funded by the vaccine  industry!
Need we point out the obvious? Trusting The Lancet  to report on the effectiveness of vaccines is sort of like asking the Pentagon  to report on the effectiveness of cruise missiles. Does anyone really think  we’re going to get a truthful report from a medical journal that depends on  vaccine company revenues for its very existence?
That’s a lot like  listening to big government tell you how great government is for protecting your  rights. Or listening to the Federal Reserve tell you why the Fed is so good for  the U.S. economy. You might as well just ask the Devil whether you should be  good or evil, eh?
Just for fun, let’s conduct a thought experiment and  suppose that The Lancet actually reported the truth, and that this study was  conducted with total honesty and perfect scientific integrity. Do you realize  that even if you believe all this, the study concludes that flu vaccines only  prevent the flu in 1.5 out of 100 adults?
Or to put it another way,  even when pro-vaccine medical journals publish pro-vaccine studies paid for by  pro-vaccine non-profit groups, the very best data they can manage to contort  into existence only shows flu vaccines preventing influenza in 1.5 out of 100  adults.
Gee, imagine the results if all these studies were independent  reviews with no financial ties to Big Pharma! Do you think the results would be  even worse? You bet they would. They would probably show a negative efficacy  rate, meaning that flu shots actually cause more cases of influenza  to appear. That’s the far more likely reality of the situation.
Flu  shots, you see, actually cause the flu in some people. That’s why the  people who get sick with the flu every winter are largely the very same people  who got flu shots! (Just ask ’em yourself this coming winter, and you’ll  see.)

What the public believes

Thanks to the outright lies of the CDC, the flu  shot propaganda of retail pharmacies, and the quack science published in  conventional medical journals, most people today falsely believe that flu shots  are “70 to 90 percent effective.” This is the official propaganda on the  effectiveness of vaccines.
It is so pervasive that when this new study  came out reporting vaccines to be “only” 60% effective, some mainstream media  outlets actually published articles with headlines like, “Vaccines don’t work as  well as you might have thought.” These headlines were followed up with  explanations like “Even though we all thought vaccines were up to 90% effective,  it turns out they are only 60% effective!”
I hate to break it to ’em all,  but the truth is that flu shots, even in the best case the industry can come up  with, really only prevent the flu in 1.5 out of 100 adults.
Or,  put another way, when you see 100 adults lined up at a pharmacy waiting to  receive their coveted flu shots, nearly 99 out of those 100 are not only wasting  their time (and money), but may actually be subjecting themselves to long-term neurological damage as a result of being injected with flu shot  chemical adjuvants.

Outright fraudulent marketing

Given their 1.5% effectiveness among  adults, the marketing of flu shots is one of the most outrageous examples of fraudulent marketing ever witnessed in modern society. Can you imagine a  car company selling a car that only worked 1.5% of the time? Or a computer  company selling a computer that only worked 1.5% of the time? They would be  indicted for fraud by the FTC!
So why does the vaccine industry get away  with marketing its flu shots that even the most desperately pro-vaccine  statistical analysis reveals only works on 1.5 out of 100 adults?
It’s  truly astonishing. This puts flu shots in roughly the same efficacy category as rubbing a rabbit’s foot or wishing really hard. That this is what  passes as “science” today is so snortingly laughable that it makes your ribs  hurt.
That so many adults today buy into this total marketing fraud is a  powerful commentary on the gullibility of the population and the power of  TV-driven news propaganda. Apparently, actually getting people to buy something  totally useless that might actually harm them (or kill them) isn’t difficult  these days. Just shroud it all under “science” jargon and offer prizes to the  pharmacy workers who strong-arm the most customers to get injected. And it  works!

The real story on flu shots that you probably don’t want to know

Want to  know the real story on what flu shots are for? They aren’t for halting the flu.  We’ve already established that. They hardly work at all, even if you believe the  “science” on that.
So what are flu shots really for?
You  won’t like this answer, but I’ll tell you what I now believe to be true: The  purpose of flu shots is to “soft kill” the global population. Vaccines are population control technologies, as openly admitted by Bill Gates (http://www.naturalnews.com/029911_vaccines_B…)  and they are so cleverly packaged under the fabricated “public health” message  that even those who administer vaccines have no idea they are actually engaged  in the reduction of human population through vaccine-induced infertility and  genetic mutations.
Vaccines ultimately have but one purpose: To  permanently alter the human gene pool and “weed out” those humans who are  stupid enough to fall for vaccine propaganda.
And for that nefarious  purpose, they probably are 60% effective after all.
Also worth  reading: Flu Vaccines — The Mainstream Admits, We Want an  Epidemic! http://liamscheff.com/2011/10/flu-vaccines-t…
Learn more:  http://www.naturalnews.com/033998_influenza_vaccines_effectiveness.html#ixzz2i9cL4zaP

Untold thousands of people from nearly all 50 U.S. states have continued to  flood hospital emergency rooms in recent weeks due to widespread outbreaks of  flu-like symptoms. And because many of these people have already been vaccinated  for the flu this season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention (CDC) is basically having to admit that the flu shot is not  nearly as effective as we have all been told it is — but be sure to get it  anyway (they continually say).
As reported by CBS News, the most  recent statistics show that at least 24 states and New York City are  experiencing “high activity of influenza-like illness,” and another 16 states  are reporting moderate activity, despite the warmer-than-normal winter in many  places throughout the country. And since it is so early into the so-called “flu  season,” officials are scrambling to make sense of the situation, especially as  it is becoming painfully obvious that flu shots simply do not work.
Even  though about 65 percent of adults 65 years of age and older get a flu shot every  year, this age group continues to be the most hard hit by influenza. Even  children are falling victim to the flu, as more than 20 children from across the  U.S., according to FOX News, have died in recent weeks due to flu  complications. As reported by various news sources, many of these children and  others had been vaccinated for the flu, illustrating its  ineffectiveness.
“[T]hese early [vaccine effectiveness] estimates  underscore that some vaccinated persons will become infected with influenza,”  admitted CDC researchers in a new study published in the journal Morbidity  and Mortality Weekly Report. This same report admits that flu  vaccines are also only about 60 percent effective at preventing the flu, based  on infection rates in recent years.

Flu vaccine is actually less than two percent effective, based on the  figures

But as we reported back in 2011, the data the CDC is using to claim  even a 60 percent effectiveness rate for the flu shot is largely misinterpreted.  Only about 2.7 in 100 adults gets the flu every year on average, according to  the Lancet published meta-analyses that the CDC  is referring to with its 60 percent effectiveness claim. But when you introduce  vaccines into the picture, that number only drops by 1.5 percent.
In  other words, flu vaccines have an effectiveness rate of only about 1.5 percent,  according to the Lancet study that health authorities now routinely use  to claim that flu vaccines are effective. When you take into account possible  margins of error and other discrepancies, the true effectiveness of the flu shot  is negligible, based on all available data.
What this means, of course,  is that the CDC and various other major mouthpieces for public health are  struggling to maintain the flu vaccine lie, as no  matter how many people get the flu shot, flu outbreaks only continue to  intensify. If anything, this shows that widespread malnutrition, lack of vitamin  D, and toxic environments, and not a lack of flu shots, is to blame for the  current flu epidemic.
To learn more about how to prevent and beat the flu  naturally, check out this helpful article by Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D., of  the Center for New Medicine: http://www.naturalnews.com/019194_flu_the_health.html
Sources  for this article include:
http://www.cbsnews.com
http://www.foxnews.com
http://www.cdc.gov
http://www.naturalnews.com
Learn more:  http://www.naturalnews.com/038826_flu_vaccine_victims_hospitals.html#ixzz2i9Zcbb2F

By Dr. Mercola

The debate over the dangers of fluoride has been ongoing for more than six decades. Study after study confirms that fluoride is a dangerous, toxic poison that bioaccumulates in your body while being ineffective at preventing dental decay.

Dr. David Kennedy’s documentary film Fluoridegate — An American Tragedy,1 exposes the sordid truth about water fluoridation, and it has nothing to do with promoting dental health.

Water fluoridation came about as the result of a massively successful PR campaign, and was reportedly first suggested as a way to protect aluminum and steel producers from lawsuits against the fluorine pollution coming from their plant.

In fact, what’s being heralded as a safe and effective prophylactic against cavities is actually a toxic industrial waste product, and it’s being added to water supplies because they have so much to get rid of, and toxic waste disposal is expensive. In a nutshell, a solution was devised in which hazardous waste could be eliminated at a profit.

Water Fluoridation — The Willful Destruction of Children’s’ Health

Dr. Kennedy, who produced and directed the film, is no scientific slouch. He has a BA in Comparable Biochemistry and Physiology, and is the past President of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. He received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Missouri in 1971. He has lectured about the safety of dental materials in the human body to dental professionals around the world, including before the World Health Organization (WHO).

The film includes a number of distinguished professionals;2 scientists, doctors and academics — some of which have paid a very steep price for revealing the toxic truth about fluoride, such as Dr. Bill Marcus, who was the Chief Toxicologist for the Office of Drinking Water at the time.

The US government had completed a cancer study on fluoride, and Dr. Marcus discovered the raw data simply did not fit the final conclusion. He subsequently wrote a report calling for the study to be reopened and investigated. Robert Carton, PhD, a scientist at the EPA, received a copy of the report, and with Dr. Marcus’ permission leaked it to the press. Dr. Marcus was subsequently fired and spent the next two-and-a-half years looking for another job.

“While the basis of their motivation remains uncertain, the outcome [of water fluoridation] is crystal clear: it is destroying our nation,” the film states.

The film places particular focus on how water fluoridation can harm young children, as they tend to suffer the greatest health effects. One important point to remember, which few pediatricians, dentists or other health professionals stress, is that you should NOT use fluoridated water when mixing infant formula. As Dr. Kennedy states on his website:

“One of California’s highest paid and most prolific Fluoridation advocate admits that giving an infant a formula made with fluoridated tap water will overdose the baby and cause the teeth to come in spotted and fluorotic. One can only wonder why such insanity persists in our country when it has been banned in so many other more advanced democracies.”

While the CDC has hailed fluoridation as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century, the evidence is stacking up against such a proclamation. Scientists from the EPA’s National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory have classified fluoride as a “chemical having substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity,” and 25 studies have now reported an association between fluoride exposure and reduced IQ in children — including a recent study out of Harvard, in which the authors noted:

“The results support the possibility of an adverse effect of high fluoride exposure on children’s neurodevelopment.”

Facts About Fluoride You NEED to Know

You can review some of the documentation gathered together by Dr. Kennedy on the film’s website.3 This includes Dr. Marcus’ memorandum, surveillance data for dental fluorosis, and more. No matter which scientific studies you examine or which population trends you view, the only rational conclusion you can come to is that fluoride’s health dangers far outweigh the marginal dental benefits it might offer. The science is very clear about the following: •Fluoride is a toxic industrial waste product that is a poison to your body and in no way a “nutrient,” offering no benefits at all to the human body. The fluoride added to water supplies can be contaminated with lead, arsenic, radionucleotides, aluminum and other industrial contaminants. Additionally, the fluoride added to municipal water supplies is not pharmaceutical grade. •Fluoride exposure comes from tap water, most toothpaste and many antibiotics, including ones given to farm animals. There is a large variation in exposure levels, making it impossible to accurately predict these variables for any person, family or community. •Fluoride exposure for many can easily reach toxic levels. For example, poison control should be called if you swallow a quarter milligram of fluoride from toothpaste. Meanwhile just ONE glass of water can contain this amount of fluoride. •Fluoride is a cumulative poison that has been proven to cause wide-ranging, serious health problems, such as damage to your bones, brain and endocrine system. •Dental caries can be prevented with means other than fluoridation, thereby avoiding the adverse effects of fluoride.

The Many Health Hazards of Long-Term Fluoride Exposure

It’s important to realize that fluoride is a cumulative toxin, which over time can lead to more serious health concerns than dental fluorosis (spotting on your teeth). Skeletal fluorosis from fluoride toxicity can be crippling and even deadly. The neurological effects are also quite disturbing.

As previously mentioned, there are now 25 studies showing fluoride is associated with diminished IQ, even at levels as low as 0.3 to 3 parts per million, which overlaps the range of fluoride added to the water supply in many American communities (0.7 to 1.2 ppm). About 100 animal studies have also linked fluoride to brain damage. Studies have shown fluoride toxicity can lead to the wide-ranging problems listed below.

Increases lead absorption

Disrupts collagen synthesis

Hyperactivity and/or lethargy

Crippling skeletal fluorosis and bone fractures

Genetic damage and cell death

Increased tumor and cancer growth

Disrupts immune system

Inhibits antibody production

Brain damage, and lowered IQ

Dementia

Arthritis

Severe eye problems, including blindness

Impaired thyroid function

Bone cancer (osteosarcoma)

Inactivates 62 enzymes

Muscle disorders

Educate Others — Share the Film

Dr. Kennedy gives full permission to anyone to share the film, in any way possible. Post it to your blog, web site, Facebook or Twitter. Link and embed code can be found here. I also join Dr. Kennedy in urging you to share the film with your government representatives. Their addresses can be found on the US House of Representatives website.4

“By sharing the links with officials via email you are helping us increase awareness where it counts! You may even save the life of a child,” he writes.

The fluoride added to water supplies is a toxic industrial waste product. It’s not even pharmaceutical grade fluoride, which would be bad enough. At best, it could be viewed as forced medication, given without medical oversight or monitoring, and without regard for dosage or contraindicated health conditions. At worst, it can be viewed as poisoning.

There’s no doubt about it: Fluoride should NOT be ingested. At least when it comes to topical application, you have a choice. You can easily buy fluoride-free toothpaste and mouthwash. But you’re stuck with whatever your community puts in the water, and it’s very difficult to filter out of your water once it’s added. Many do not have the resources or the knowledge to do so.

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Well this is not as difficult as I first thought, having a salad for a main meal certainly breaks the boredom of green smoothies. From a health standpoint at this time there’s nothing spectacular that I can report although a more positive mental alertness is definitely noticeable.

On waking I’m sticking with the litre of warm lemon water followed by water with Sole made from Himalayan Crystals and that gives me a good start to the day.

In some ways having so much fairly bland water and then having a protein shake with an egg seems very tasty  and sets me up for the day. As normal I’m sticking with 4 or 5 meals each day, I’m a strong believer in the regimen of “little and often”.

This is my 10th day so still early to be expecting anything positive.

Having MS, which is perceived by western medicine to be incurable is a very debilitating disease and over the past 13 years I’ve accepted that I’m limited physically but…. but mentally I don’t accept that I will never get any better. When I go to have my hyperbaric therapy twice each week and see others suffering with this hideous illness it just challenges me but also makes me feel so grateful  to my sister Suzie and niece Deb who take me.

I am determined to beat this and I know in my heart that I will one day be able to live my life as I should as a normal healthy person.

Mercury pollution is extremely high around the world, with coal-burning power  plants and nonferrous metal production being the main sources of toxic emission,  accounting for 72 percent of total environmental discharge. The United Nations  estimates that nearly 2000 tons of mercury was emitted into the globe’s  atmosphere in 2010 alone.

Mercury is a pervasive toxin lurking in many modern products

Mercury can  be found lurking in many vaccinations, which are injected right into people’s  blood. Mercury is poured into teeth via dental amalagams. Tons of amalagam waste  is excreted into the environment each year. Mercury was once the key metal in  thermometers. It’s harbored in sphygmomanometers, or blood pressure monitoring  devices. It’s used as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals, as a reagent in  laboratories, and is in some paints. Mercury exists in batteries and in the new  fluorescent light bulbs. The metal is pervasive; it gets into the rivers and the  soil, eventually flowing into the ocean, where it accumulates in the aquatic  food chain. It continues to circulate, over and over, showing little signs of  decomposing.

Mercury toxicity leads to nervous system paralysis

The deadly effects of  mercury poisoning are often overlooked. One disease, rarely heard of, was coined  back in 1956 and is called Minamata disease. The definition of the disease  describes the ill effects of mercury poisoning: numbness in the hands and feet,  muscle weaknesses, narrowing of vision, speech and hearing damage, insanity,  paralysis and death.
The cause of Minamata disease was discovered when  residents of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, began eating contaminated fish from  Minamata Bay and the Shiranui Sea. The source of the contamination was high  levels of methyl mercury,  which was being released from industrial waste water from a chemical factory  owned by the Chisso Corporation. For 36 consecutive years, the symptoms arose in  the populace, bringing death to many. 2,265 victims were eventually identified,  including 1,784 who had passed away. The Chisso Corporation ended up paying $86  million in compensation for their company’s mercury poisoning of the water and  fish.

The world is awakening to mercury’s toxic effects on the human body

The  Minamata Convention was adopted in Kumanoto. Now, awareness of mercury pollution  is growing. Many people are now calling for an end to mercury vaccines and  mercury dental fillings. Alternatives to mercury thermometers and  sphygmomanometers are coming about. People have become aware of rising mercury  levels in fish, especially tuna.
Finally, many people are learning about  some very powerful natural substances that detoxify the human body from metals  like mercury. One of those powerhouse natural substances is curcumin, found in  turmeric root.

New study shows how curcumin protects against mercury damage

A new study  from the Indian Institute of Toxicology examines the detoxifying powers  of curcumin and its prophylactic and therapeutic role on rats exposed to  mercury. The test subjected the rats to single intraperitoneal injections of  mercuric chloride. The mercury induced serum biochemical changes in the rats,  damaging their liver and kidneys in the process. The mercury subjected the rats  to severe oxidative stress, including wracked lipid peroxidation, abnormal  glutathione levels and destructive catalase activities in the liver, kidney and  brain.
When the researchers administered daily oral curcumin  treatments of 80 mg for three days, significant changes occurred. The mercury  induced serum biochemical changes were reversed, as the liver and kidneys began  showing signs of repair!
When the mercury was initially administered, it  induced metallothionein mRNA expressions in the liver and kidney, but when  curcumin was used as a pre-treatment, the expression levels of the RNA  decreased, concluding that curcumin is a positive preventative medicine  protecting the liver and kidneys from RNA damage.
Furthermore, when  curcumin was administered for three days, the concentrations of mercury inside  the rat’s tissues were reduced and eliminated from their bodies, showing a  detoxifying effect. The authors conclude that routine dietary intake of curcumin  serves as an effective antioxidant with strong protective powers in the fight  against mercury toxicity.
Sources for this article  include:
http://science.naturalnews.com
http://ajw.asahi.com
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Learn more:  http://www.naturalnews.com/042487_mercury_exposure_curcumin_natural_protection.html#ixzz2hgN3raXd