Part 1

How we became so susceptible to diseases today

There has been a lot of inaccurate reporting on this newest outbreak. In it's role of spreading panic the MSM has coughed up a plethora of symptoms, causes, and point of origin as something to panic us. What they probably don't know is that stress is a main cause of impairment to our immune system. With the reduced immune function most Americans are facing today we are in a prime situation for the spread of any infectious disease.

The following information is a compilation of my own research undertaken back in 1998 onward on infectious diseases. Additional sources will be listed at the end of this article. Prior to the Y2K scare most people were in a panic with the threat of electrical system grid failure. Our immune systems were in failure. When this happens you do not know your immunity is low unless you become susceptible to anything out there (colds, bronchitis, flu, viruses). There is a way to combat this....natural health, which is one way you an be pro-active in your own health care. I have posted sites on where to find a homeopath; a naturopath; or a medicinal herbalist, and will repeat these below. My other articles about how each of these disciplines work are on My Page, and in the interest of brevity I do not want to repeat them here. Over the weekend I will put up a repeat of how homeopathy, naturopathy, and medical herbalism can help prepare our bodies to combat most diseases we may face today.

Past reportage of infectious disease outbreaks have shown us the MSM never really know how a disease originates, what it is, what comprises it, and where to go to get help. Because the AMA is such a large entity it has tenticles into the MSM. So it's in the best interest of the AMA-American Medical Association to keep us running to our doctors and buying expensive antibiotics that are pushing our bodies to need stronger and more potent antibiotics with each successive year. There is another way! Building our bodies up, starting now, to boost our immunity so we don't get sick in the first place, I believe, will save lives if and when the big diseases come along.

Part 2

Previous work in communicable disease has been done by Louis Pasteur (The Pasteurian Germ theory), and Prof. A. Bechamp, both in the 20th century. Pasteur postulated that the cure for all diseases was to use antibiotics to kill the germs causing a person to be sick. When it became evident that antibiotics needed to be stronger with each decade,Dr. Rene Dubios of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research called for a re-examination of the germ theory of disease. (1) Dubois' statement is being held up by many medical doctors today--that "so-called pathogenic bacteria are not always the cause of disease...there is something else." He felt that bacteria, always present in our environment, and even in each of us, remain completely harmless until "the equilibrium between host and parasite is upset." In order for dis-ease to occur our body's normal defense mechanism has to be broken down by (malnutrition, emotional stresses, and nutritional deficiencies) in order to succumb to infectious diseases and other illnesses.

Enter the discovery of Professor A. Bechamp in the earlier part of the 20th century. He postulated that if our immune systems were working optimally we could fight off most diseases, especially infectious ones.(2) There is much more of a technical explanation going into the way bacteria and viruses affect us, but this is as simple as I can make it. Bechamp and Pasteur were actually contemporaries. The history of these two men is very interesting. It is not well known or publicized but on his deathbed Pasteur recanted his "germ theory" in favor of Bechamp's "wellness theory." But, because Pasteur's "germ theory" was the more popular it was the one most doctors upheld. They needed expediency back then and killing germs outright was quick, and also brought the patient to the doctor time and time again. The pharmaceutical industry with it's massive antibiotic frame of mind were pleased as well. Here was a great way to make money, and create a need for more and more potent drugs. The AMA chased all homeopaths off American shores and closed all but 2 schools of homeopathy. Herbal medicine was relegated to "witchcraft", and nurtitional care was inappropriately put under the American Dietary Association who still do not know how to tell us to eat in a healthy way. It is important to note that natural health has many different disciplines, none of which involve the use of chemically adulterated medicines/drugs. When the pharmaceutical industry began to manufacture "drugs" they went to plants as their source. But they erroneously extracted only the constituents that had medical properties. They ignored that plants have a variety of constituents that are medical curatives, boosting mechanisms, and side-effect preventatives. When only the medical constituents are extracted we see the dangerous side effects that can actually kill people today. Plus it takes AMA pharmaceuticals longer to be absorbed because the boosting agents were also left behind. In it's rush to get medications out on the market the AMA pharmaceuticals have never changed this practice. The day will come when we do not have the proper antibiotics in the adequate strengths to combat disease no matter where it comes from.

Part 3 and 4 will tell us more about the Swine Flu on American shores with places to look for natural medicinal care.

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Part 3

Swine Flu Updates as of May of 2009

Do you feel beaten up by the MSM on their 'scare tactics'? The reason may be to deflect our attention from the underhanded work of our Congress, and the liberal-bias MSM. They need ratings. They need attention. We are finished being scared! There is something we can do to take care of ourselves. We can by-pass the powerful American Medical Association and stop being a pawn for drugs. Protest the MSM handling of the scare tactics being practiced on the American public. Every media station is covering this story from a hysterical point of view. It is isn't necessary. We must make them accountable and not sit back and watch this hysteria. Tell them we prefer to hear the who, what, when, where, and why, not their "spin" on things. Why haven't we heard from the CDC, or the HHS officials?

There are far more cases of what has been inaccurately termed "swine flu" than are being reported right now.(3) But is it enough to be termed a "pandemic?" No. Why has there not been ONE case reported of this dis-ease in swine? So who termed it "swine flu"? No swine are infected as of today. Years ago the medical establishment made a "cash cow" of the bird flu (avian flu) so why not do that now?

PROMED is a professional Medical Organization is the first place we go to get information on communicative diseases. This week they questioned "swine flu." They say it is a "human flu." What sort of human flu and where did it come from?

"No exposure to swine has appeared in people coming down with the H1N1 virus. This current virus has strains of human, swine, and avian viruses normally found in Europe or Asia. It is this genetic analysis of the virus that causes concern. If there wasn't a match with the US virus the fact that it is being transmitted out of season might have even been overlooked. "We know nothing of how this virus has gotten into the human population. There apparently is no history of swine exposure. It probably makes more sense epidemiologically to refer to this as the N1H1 influenza virus."(4)

The CDC has said:

"Samples from 2 different California children who live in adjacent counties. show that the swine flu virus contains segments of 4 different strains: some North American swine, some North American avian, one human influenza, and 2 Euroasian swine aspects. So who mixed this viral cocktail?

In addition they tell us: "This particular genetic combination of swine flu virus segments has not been recognized previously among swine or human isolates in the US or elsewhere based on an analyses of flu genetic sequences available in GenBank.

So what does this flu have to do with Mexico, apart from that it started there? Why is Mexico taking the rap? Why is no-one asking serious questions about the make-up of this virus?

Health officials have seen mixes of bird, pig, and human virus before, but never an intercontinental combination with more than one pig virus in the mix. So how many labs have been working on bird/human/swine viruses like this? And why is the media going directly to the emotional jugular? This only ramps up fear so that everyone's immune system is so stressed that it crashes out. (5)

Part 4

So what can we do? Stop being afraid. Take your concerns to a healthcare specialist. I have to put in here that if you are under a doctor's care call your doctor and go into see him/ her with a list of questions. Then follow their advice, take all of your meds, and do your follow-up visits. But consider going into a more natural healthcare type of living. It becomes a very valuable type of lifestyle.

You can handle a lot of your nutritional needs yourself. The textbook Prescription for Nutritional Healing" by Phyllis Balach will give you all of the nutritional information you need. No house should be without it. You can go to any of the herbalists, homeopaths, or naturopaths by researching them. Most of them on the sites below have to show training, certificates, and diplomas. Many are authors who have put their discipline out to teach us all. Their websites are below:

http://nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org/

http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/

http://www.nmanet.org/

When this oubreak is over go online and check the resources for natural health care. Use caution yourself. Stay out of group situations; wash your hands several times a day; keep your children home; keep kitchen surfaces clear with a combination of 10% clorox mixed into 90% water. Wash areas where little hands go like light switches, refrigerators, and toilet handles. Run fans and keep windows open a bit especially in bedrooms at night, to help filtration.

When we are compromised we feel helpless unless we can do something about it. When it involves our children we feel worse. Taking a set of pro-active measures will calm the stress and set up a lifestyle you can use to prolong your own lives and those of your family.

Warmly ~
Mary

Email advice should not be construed as a visit to your doctor. If you or a family member are feeling unwell see your health care practitioner, or your doctor, follow all advice and complete all of your medications.

Sources for this paper:

Notes:

1,2 Airola, Paavo. *Every woman's Book*. Phoenix: Health Plus Publishers, 1979. (older but very relevant today).

3,4 Promed (http://www.fas.org/promed/)

5 www.beyondconformity.org.nz/_bpost_1598/When_Swine_Flu_isn't_swine_flu

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