Electrolytes: Finding Balance During Adrenal Fatigue

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Dr. Wilson's Adrenal Fatigue Team

Electrolytes are teeny, tiny things with big responsibilities. Fluid retention and balance, blood pH, transmission of nerve impulses, and muscle control are just a few jobs these electrically charged particles (ions) handle. Most people suffering from adrenal fatigue experience some level of electrolyte imbalance.

When it comes to electrolytes in the body, it’s all about balance. These particles work best when they’re in an ideal ratio of each other. There are many different electrolytes, but for the purpose of this blog we’ll be focusing on sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium and chloride.

Sodium

In the blood and interstitial fluid, sodium is the most dominant of the four minerals. The balance of sodium and potassium significantly affects the symptoms experienced by people with adrenal fatigue. People with adrenal fatigue often have strong cravings for salty and savory foods. A craving for salt in people with adrenal fatigue can be explained by low aldosterone (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands). In fact, sodium is probably the most critical element in adrenal fatigue.

Aldosterone is responsible for the maintenance of fluid (water) and the concentration of certain minerals (sodium, potassium, magnesium and chloride) in the blood, the interstitial fluid (area between the cells) and inside the cells. As circulating aldosterone levels fall, sodium is removed from your bloodstream as it passes through the kidneys and is excreted in the urine. When sodium is excreted it takes water along. Initially, there is some loss of volume of your body fluids but it does not become severe until your circulating sodium level drops to about 50% of its original concentration in body fluids. At this point, even a small loss of sodium begins to have severe consequences.

If you have an electrolyte imbalance, you must be careful how you rehydrate yourself. Drinking lots of water or liquid without adequate sodium replacement can make you feel worse because it further dilutes the amount of sodium in your blood. Avoid soft drinks or electrolyte-rich sports drinks because they are high in potassium and low in sodium, which only add to the imbalance.

For more on sodium and blood pressure, read this article by Dr. Wilson.

Calcium

More than 90% of your body’s calcium is found in the bones and teeth. That leaves little for the rest of the body, but this small amount is responsible for big things, like blood clotting, muscle action and hormone production. Calcium also helps settle your nervous system and create inner calm.

Like beta fish, it’s best to keep calcium and magnesium separated. They get along together in the body, but when taken together they can cancel each other out, inhibiting absorption and utilization. It’s generally best to take calcium during the day, and supplement with magnesium at night.

Potassium

Of the electrolytes, potassium has the highest concentration in the body’s cells. Like sodium, potassium levels are maintained by aldosterone. When too much salt or fluid is pulled from the interstitial fluids, the small amount of sodium in the cells begins to migrate out of the cells into the interstitial fluid.

The cell does not have a great reserve of sodium because it needs to maintain its 15:1 ratio of potassium to sodium. As the sodium is pulled from the cell, water follows the sodium out. This leaves the cell dehydrated as well as sodium deficient. In addition, in order to keep the sodium/potassium ratio inside the cell constant, potassium then begins to migrate out in small quantities. This creates even more electrolyte imbalance, leading to decreased adrenal function.

Chloride

Most of the chloride in your body comes from the salt in your diet. You need chloride daily to balance fluid levels, perform nerve transmissions, move muscles and maintain kidney function. If you’re sodium is out of balance, chances are your chloride is as well.

Maintaining Balance

Dehydration is the most common cause of electrolyte balance, so staying hydrated can often prevent an imbalance. With adrenal fatigue, maintaining this balance can be tricky. Drinking lightly salted water can help, especially in the morning when aldosterone levels are low. You may also want to avoid potassium-heavy foods at this time as well. You can continue to drink salted water 2-4 times during the day, varying the amount of salt according to your taste.

It’s also recommended to avoid electrolyte-depleting or diuretic foods and beverages such as alcohol and coffee, especially if you have been out in the sun or are otherwise dehydrated. One of the problems people with adrenal fatigue constantly deal with is mild dehydration and sodium depletion.

But even in adrenal fatigue, the body is still wonderful, beautiful and incredibly wise. It is our society, our maladaptation to the stresses of modern life, and our poor judgment that need to change. We may not be able to change society but we can learn to use better judgment when it comes to taking care of ourselves and to respond to stress in healthier ways.

References:

“Electrolytes: Get Facts On How Electrolytes Affect Disease.” MedicineNet. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2015.

“Electrolytes: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia.” U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 07 May 2015.

“Fluid and Electrolyte Balance: MedlinePlus.” U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 07 May 2015.

Wilson, James L. Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome. Petaluma, CA: Smart Publications, 2001. Print.

 

Study finds link between vitamin D deficiency and chronic low back pain

Study finds link between vitamin D deficiency and chronic low back pain

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vitamin-d-news/study-finds-link-between-vitamin-d-deficiency-and-chronic-low-back-pain/?mc_cid=4229d40f42&mc_eid=ec1651b17f

A recent study conducted by the Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry found low vitamin D levels were strongly associated with patients with chronic back pain of unknown etiology.

Chronic low back pain is a leading cause of disability, often resulting in a reduced quality of life. Up to 80% of individuals who suffer from back pain are unable to identify the cause, making it difficult to treat their pain.

Researchers started to question whether vitamin D levels relate to back pain due to the role that vitamin D plays in bone health. Several studies have evaluated the relationship; however, much of these findings were conflicting.

A recent study aimed to provide insight on vitamin D’s role in chronic low back pain in India, where sun exposure is plentiful but cultural trends often result in insufficient vitamin D levels. They recruited a total of 200 patients with low back pain and compared them to 200 healthy controls.

All participants in the study had their serum vitamin D, C-reactive protein (CRP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) factors measured. CRP is an indicator of general inflammation in the body. RA factors refer to an antibody level that rises with immune mediated arthritis.

Researchers found that patients with chronic low back pain had significantly diminished vitamin D levels when compared with healthy controls (p < 0.0001). Half of the patients with low back pain were vitamin D deficient. CRP and RA levels tended to be elevated in cases when compared to controls.

The researchers concluded:

“Our findings provide a plausible explanation as well as justification for advocating dietary supplementation as well as therapeutic medication to achieve euvitaminosis D in musculoskeletal pain patients..”

 

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Melatonin Related to Postmenopausal Weight Gain

Melatonin Related to Postmenopausal Weight Gain

http://www.cpmedical.net/breaking_news_page/melatonin-related-to-postmenopausal-weight?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ProThera,%20Inc.%20%28newsletters@cpmedical.com%29&utm_content=May+19+PT+BN

Melatonin deficiency may play a role in postmenopausal weight gain, researchers recently discovered. Previous research shows that melatonin secretion decreases with advancing age with significant changes in women after age 40.

The subjects included 90 pre- and postmenopausal women. The researchers divided the women into three groups: 1) women without menstrual disorders to serve as the control group, 2) postmenopausal women without change in appetite and body weight, and 3) postmenopausal women with increased appetite and weight gain. The investigators measured serum melatonin, 17-beta-estradiol, the pituitary hormone follicular stimulating hormone (FSH), and urine 6-sulfatoxymelatonin, a melatonin metabolite.

The level of melatonin and estradiol were lower and FSH was higher in the postmenopausal women compared to the control group. As body mass index increased, urine 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion decreased. The data also showed that FSH levels correlated with body mass index, particularly in the overweight women.

The investigators concluded, "The obtained results indicate a significant effect of melatonin deficiency on the process of weight gain in postmenopausal women and justify its use in treatment of these disorders."

Reference:

Walecka-Kapica E, et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2015;16:1030-42.

Study: Autism and Gut Issues

Study: Autism and Gut Issues

http://www.houston-enzymes.com/blog/study-autism-and-gut-issues/

Scientists at Columbia University found that young children with autism had increased incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Results were published in in the March 25, 2015 issue of JAMA Psychiatry.

This article is one of many recently reported that underscore the importance of the gut microbiome in human health.  Potential diagnostic aids as well as therapies may well result once a more complete picture is obtained.  For example, since a mother’s gut bacteria is the primary source of baby’s bacterial inoculation, one could map out the mother’s bacterial genome prior to delivery and perhaps get an indication of the likelihood of gut problems occurring in the infant.

We also know that diet can cause changes in the number and types of bacteria in an individual’s GI tract.  Foreknowledge of the gut microbiome could prompt dietary changes to result in a more optimum bacterial population.

Regardless of future events, we do know that proper nutrition and maintenance of the GI tract is vital to proper gut function. Using enzymes to support the digestion of good foods can help in maintaining good digestive function.

 

Sign Petition - Congressional Investigation and Reform of the CDC

https://www.change.org/p/rep-bill-posey-congressional-investigation-and-reform-of-the-cdc

 

Petitioning Representative Bill Posey Congressional Investigation and Reform of the CDC

On Aug. 27, Attorney Frederick M. Morgan, Jr. of Morgan Verkamp LLC issued a press release with a statement by William W. Thompson, Ph.D., a senior scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where Thompson has worked since 1998.

Thompson inadvertently became a whistleblower when discussing information about an article examining the possibility of a relationship between MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine and autism.

According to Thompson, he and his coauthors "omitted statistically significant information" in a 2004 article they published in the journal Pediatrics.

Thompson stated, "The omitted data suggested that African American males who received the MMR vaccine before age 36 months were at increased risk for autism. Decisions were made regarding which findings to report after the data were collected, and I believe that the final study protocol was not followed."

This confession, paired with the %6000 increase in autism that has developed simultaneously as the CDC recommended vaccine schedule has increased, screams for a thorough investigation and reform of the CDC.  Parents of children diagnosed with autism after a round of vaccines have been telling the same story (see videos above) time and time again.  "My child was developing normally.  We went for the well-baby visit, had a round of shots.  My child has never been the same since that day."  These kids have lost crucial skills such as language and fine motor abilities.  Often their development slows or comes completely to a halt.  They also frequently suffer severe health consequences such as digestive disorders, food allergies, seizures, etc.  For years we have been told we are anti-vaccine fanatics and that it is just a "coincidence" in the timing of the diagnosis.  When you see it happen before your eyes to your child, you know the truth.  

Now someone is admitting to the fraud that has been going on for AT LEAST 10 years!   

Representative Bill Posey wants to call for investigation of the CDC, but he is asking for the public's support.  Please sign to show that we the people want a thorough investigation of those in power of these hugely impactful recommendations as well as a total vaccine reform.  Safer vaccines, fewer vaccines, a more reasonable schedule (further apart), as well as independent studies to determine the safety of all vaccines.  Accountablity and compensation should be the responsiblity of the companies who produce the vaccines as well, only then will they be motivated to ensure the vaccines are safe. No more blind faith in the "safety" studies that are carried out by the SAME people who are creating the vaccines!  This is a huge conflict of interest!  

Public pressure needs to be applied now to hold those responsible for this fraud accountable and to create long past due change.  Unless we act now to create change, the CDC will continue piling more and more vaccines on the recommended schedule.  They are even recommending that all pregnant women and elderly get the flu vaccine which contains thermasol, which is mercury - a known neurotoxin that is lethal to all life forms and even more lethal when combined with testosterone as scientific studies have proven.  This is no longer about "health" this is a huge business and about money.  The risks at this point far out out weigh the benefits.  Our children have a much better chance of recovering from the flu, whooping cough, the measles, etc. than they do from autism.  Parents who have had witness their child's develop regressive, preventable autism just after a round of vaccines are not anti-vaccine as they accuse -most of us followed the schedule religiously which is the exact issue we are trying to change.  If you read the vaccine inserts you can find the list of highly questionable ingredients as well as list of possible side effects, as you can see in some of the parent's videos on You Tube "Breaking the Silence on Vaccine Violence" it even clearly states "autism" in some of the vaccine inserts!  

The CDC has lost their credibiltiy and needs to be separate from the big pharma companies before their recommendations can be trusted.  

14 Ways Birth Control Pills Rob Us Of Our Health

 

14 Ways Birth Control Pills Rob Us Of Our Health by Dr. Izabella Wentz http://www.thyroidpharmacist.com/blog/why-women-with-hashimotos-should-ditch-the-birth-control-pill-and-choose-natural-family-planning 1. Birth control pills are described as "Drug Muggers" by Suzy Cohen, RPh, America's Pharmacist. Birth control pills deplete selenium, zinc and the amino acid tyrosine from our bodies. These are all vitamins and minerals that are necessary for proper thyroid function! Thyroid conditions affect 1 in 5 women at some point in life and are responsible for weight gain, depression and heart disease.  2. The hormones in birth control pills suppress our own body's production of estrogen and progesterone through a negative feedback loop mechanism. Birth control pills flood our bodies with high doses of artificial estrogen and progesterone leading our own production of natural hormones to turn off, preventing ovulation and thinning the uterine lining.  This can lead to a hormonal imbalances such as estrogen dominance.  3. Birth control pills increase the risk of blood clots and strokes. The risk greatly increases after age 35 and for women who smoke.  4. Birth control pills can thin our bones leading to osteoporosis.  5. Oral contraceptives, which stimulate pseudopregnancy simulate a shift from the Th1 to the Th2 Immune Branch. This can produce an imbalance of the immune system perpetuating autoimmune conditions.   6. Birth control pills can change our normal flora, allowing yeast and other pathogenic organisms to thrive.  7. Women who take birth control pills have an altered preference to mates.  8. Birth control pills increase the risk of breast, ovarian and liver cancers.  9. Birth control pills impair our ability to build muscle despite exercise.  10. Birth control pills can also decrease sexual desire by suppressing testosterone (Yes women produce small amounts of testosterone too).  11. High dose estrogen contained in birth control pills increases the activity of TBG (Thyroxine Binding Globulin). TGB binds thyroid hormone. More circulating TGB leads to lower levels of free thyroid hormone available for use by our body.  12. Many oral contraceptives contain lactose as an inactive filler. This may be an issue for many individuals with food intolerances and for women with Hashimoto's who often present with dairy and gluten intolerance issues. 13. Birth control pills lower our DHEA production. DHEA has been described as an anti-aging hormone. Many conditions, including autoimmune conditions have been associated with low DHEA. 14. Birth control pills deplete  our bodies of folic acid, B12 and B6 vitamins. A deficiency in any of these may result in anemia, birth defects, depression and other serious conditions.... So what's a girl to do? With all of these things in mind, I knew that it was time to kick the birth control habit. But what were my alternatives? Condoms have a 14-15% failure rate...that seemed like too big of a risk to take. And I wasn't too crazy about implants or any of the other birth control methods out there.  I then learned about the Fertility Awareness Method.  This method utilizes knowledge of the female reproductive cycles to predict days a woman will be fertile, and days that she isn't. There are only 6 days a woman can get pregnant within every cycle.  With a typical menstrual cycles lasting 28 days (Count day one as the first day of the menstrual period), on average women ovulate somewhere in the middle. But not every woman has a 28 day cycle. Also, not every woman with a 28 days cycle ovulates right smack in the middle of the cycle. And many women may ovulate at different times each month depending on lifestyle factors.  Fertilization can occur 5 days before ovulation, or on the day of ovulation....Thus the beginning and end of a menstrual cycle a woman will typically be infertile, and fertile for 6 days somewhere in the middle after she ovulates.  A thermal shift in basal temperatures, cervical position, and cervical fluids help determine ovulation.  Our temperatures go up by 0.4-0.6 degrees Fahrenheit after ovulation, and this thermal shift can be measured by using a very sensitive basal thermometer right after waking up. The temperatures, along with the other fertility signs are recorded daily in a fertility chart that will help the woman analyze where she is in the fertility cycle.  As a bonus, measuring your basal temperatures can help with measuring progress in your Hashimoto's treatment. Your pre-ovulatory temperature (usually the he first 10-15 days of your cycle) is key to determining how well your thyroid and adrenals are performing.  A pre-ovulatory temperature is normally between 97.0-97.7 degrees Fahrenheit.  Temps that are consistently lower than 97.3 degrees F may signal an under active thyroid,while temps that are consistently above 97.7 degrees F may signal an overactive thyroid. Also, temperatures that are low but inconsistent or all over the place may signal adrenal insufficiency. You can document your interventions on the same fertility chart where you document the daily temperatures and fertility signs.  I highly recommend the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility that gives an amazingly descriptive and thorough overview of the Fertility Awareness Method for pregnancy prevention and achievement. After reading this book cover to cover, I have purchased a copy for all of my girlfriends! While the Fertility Awareness Method can be very effective, I was still worried about doing it on my own....This method can fail in 25% of "typical" users, and I was afraid that I would fall into that category with my busy lifestyle.  That's when I found the LADY-COMP fertility monitor! This is a mini computer/alarm system that comes with an ultra sensitive thermometer. This mini computer learns your own body's normal temperatures and does the analysis for you, letting you know which days you are fertile with easy to read displays (red light-fertile, yellow light-learning, green light-infertile).  If you are super nerdy like me you can still make your own charts. I am currently running statistics on adrenal insufficiency temperatures and will share my templates soon.  I have been using the Lady Comp for over a year now, and it has been a really amazing tool that has taught me a great deal about my body. It has been an eye opener watching my temperatures change, as well as noticing that all of a sudden my husband smelled really really good after a jog around the time of my ovulation... (which is usually day 17 or 18 for me, not 14 as some would lead you to believe).  According to the manufacturer "Lady Comp is programmed with all natural family planning research data, it contains a database of more than 900 000 cycles and uses bio-mathematical forecasting calculations as well as the very latest computer techniques. It is a personal fertility monitor, which learns and adjusts to your individual cycle regardless of irregularities or cycle length. Lady- Comp is a one-time purchase without any recurring costs. Several clinical studies confirm its 99.3% accuracy." While this mini-computer is costly, fertility monitors are covered under Flex Spending and Health Spending Accounts. Very good to know for those who use it or lose it at the end of the year, or want to plan for next year.  It is also a one time purchase. One month of brand name birth control pills can cost an upward of $100, thus the monitor pays for itself within a few months! (I included this last sentence for those of you who have husbands who work in finance like mine does).  This monitor can also be used to plan a future pregnancy for when the time is right! Of course if the benefit of the oral contraceptives outweighs the risks, such as for certain serious medical conditions, a woman may need to continue taking the pill. In that case, supplementing with probiotics, magnesium, zinc, B vitamins and Vitamin C is strongly recommended. Please note...all supplements are not created equally, and throwing them all in one pill often does not lead to good absorption. I will soon be blogging about two of my favorite topics, drug interactions and supplements soon.

 

 

We need to ALL stand together to protect Vaccine Exemption Rights now! Read this email for Vaccine Bills in Your State!

We need to ALL stand together to protect Vaccine Exemption Rights now!

This is a Human Right! 

Parents are the rightful decision-makers for their children’s healthcare.  Please join us in protecting the fundamental right to decline or modify vaccines or other injections or treatments recommended by government for children.

Mass vaccination policies are made at the state level - where your action to protect your rights is urgently needed!   Click On Your State Below NOW to defend the right to make informed, voluntary decisions about vaccinations.  Join Washington, Oregon and Maryland in successfully convincing legislators to stop bills that would restrict the legal right to make voluntary choices about vaccinations.  Click on Your State Below NOW to tell your legislators that the right and responsibility for making medical intervention decisions for preventative care for your family belongs to you!

Click on Your State to OPPOSE These Bills that would take away your rights:

California - Hearing 4/28

Connecticut

Illinois

Maine

Minnesota

North Carolina

New Jersey SB 1147

New Jersey AB 1931

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Texas

Vermont

California SB 277, eliminating personal belief exemptions to vaccinations, will be heard in the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 1:30 P.M. in Room 112.  SB 277 was amended and passed out of the Education Committee on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 on a vote of 7y:2n.  The Education Committee heard SB 277 on April 15 but it postponed voting on the bill until April 22 to give Senator Pan more time to address several Senators’ unresolved concerns.  The amended bill now excepts pupils in a home-based private school and students enrolled in an independent study pursuant to specified law from the prohibition described in SB277.  SB 277 passed the Senate Health Committee, 6y:2n, on April 8.  Read the bill and check its status here.  Take Action Here.

Connecticut HB 6949, restricting religious exemptions to vaccination, was substituted in the Joint Committee on Public Health on March 18th.  The current version of the bill still requires exemptions to be notarized, but the section requiring education has been removed.  Read the current bill here.  Take Action Here.

Illinois SB 1410, originally severely restricting religious exemptions to vaccination, was amended on the Senate Floor and was passed out of the Senate, 42y:14n, on April 23.  The Senate floor amendment makes it clear that the bill does not give a health care provider grounds to determine a religious exemption but the bill still is mandating health care provider visits and education before using the exemption; read the floor amendment here.  After the Senate Public Health Committee passed the bill on April 14, 2015 (6 years; 3 nays), the bill received its 2^nd and 3^rd readings.  Now SB 1410 will head to the IL House.  Read the senate bill here.  Take Action Here.

HB 2560, now different from SB1410, would restrict the religious exemption to vaccination in IL by requiring parents present to the school authority a signed certificate detailing their grounds for objection to the immunization. The grounds for objection must set forth the specific belief that conflicts with the immunization. The certificate must also be signed by the health care provider and submitted every year. Philosophical and moral reluctance are not sufficient for an exemption. The local school authority would decide if the content of the certificate of religious exemption constitutes a valid religious exemption.

Maine LD 606 would eliminate personal belief exemptions to vaccination and was referred to the Health and Human Services Committee on 3/3/2015. Current law allows exemptions because of a person's philosophical beliefs from immunization requirements for students in elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary schools and employees of nursery schools and health care facilities. This bill would remove those exemptions. The bill also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to remove any immunization exemptions because of philosophical beliefs from its rules.  The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ralph Tucker. Read the bill here.  Take Action Here.

Minnesota SB 380/HB 393 would eliminate the conscientious belief exemption and replace it with a restricted personal belief exemption.  SF 380 passed the Senate Health, Human Services and Housing Committee, as amended, on March 18 and was read a 2nd time on March 23, 2015.  SF 380 is currently on general orders in the Senate and could be voted on any day.  H.B.393/S.B 380 would require a person to obtain a statement from a physician that provides immunizations verifying that the physician has reviewed with the parent or guardian, or the child if emancipated, information about the risks and benefits of the vaccines that is consistent with information published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Read the bill here.  Here

New Jersey SB 1147, restricting religious exemptions to vaccinations, is still awaiting a Senate floor vote after passing out of committee on March 9.   Both legislative chambers are currently on a budget break and so the earliest the Senate could vote on SB 1147 is May 18; the Assembly’s next voting session is on May 14.   Continue to contact your NJ State Senator and ask them to VOTE NO or ABSTAIN on S1147.  Read the bill here.  Here

New Jersey AB 1931, restricting religious exemptions to vaccinations, passed the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee, 9y:1n, on March 16 and is awaiting a full Assembly vote.  Both legislative chambers are currently on a budget break and so the earliest the Assembly could vote on AB 1931 is May 14; the Senate’s next voting session is on May 18.   AB 1931 requires a written statement "explaining how the administration of the vaccine conflicts with the bona fide religious tenets or practices of the student, or the parent or guardian."  As such it requires parents to explain and ultimately justify their deeply held personal and private religious beliefs to the government.  Read the bill here.  Take Action Here.

North Carolina SB 346, eliminating the religious exemption to vaccination, died on April 2!  Congratulations North Carolina!  The new law would have added new mandates for school children in NC.  If this passed children would have been required to receive hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, red measles (rubeola) and rubella.(rubeola), rubella, mumps, pneumococcal, influenza, varicella and meningitis vaccines, in addition to any other virus, disease, or condition against which the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends.  Current requirements do not include Hepatitis A, rotavirus, pneumococcal, flu or meningitis vaccines.  Read the bill here.  Take Action Here.

Pennsylvania HB 883, a bill to eliminate philosophical belief exemptions from vaccination requirements, was referred to the House Committee on Health on 4/6/2015.  The current exemption law in PA includes an exemption for "on the basis of a strong moral or ethical conviction" in addition to religious beliefs.  Read the bill here.  Take Action Here.

Rhode Island SB 381 would eliminate religious exemptions to vaccination requirements.  A hearing was held on SB 381 on 3/26/15 by the Senate Health and Human Services.  The current status of the bill is that it is being held in committee for further study.  Continue to contact members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and your own State Senator and ask them to oppose SB 381.  Read the bill here.  Take Action Here.

Texas HB 2006, a bill that would repeal conscientious and religious exemptions to vaccinations, was referred to the Public Health Committee on March 11.  Read the bill here.  Take Action Here.

Vermont HB 98 would eliminate philosophical belief exemptions to vaccination.  On April 22, the Vermont Senate approved an amendment on HB 98 to remove the philosophical exemption to vaccination 18y:11n and then passed the bill out of the Senate on Third Reading by vocal majority (no roll call taken).  Read the bill here.  Take Action Here.

Additional bills relating to vaccination exemptions and immunization registries for you to support and oppose can be found at NVIC.org, here.

Stand Up in Your State Today!  Schedule a face-to-face meeting with your state representatives.  Find out who your Representatives are here.

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Change.org Petition to Governor Jerry Brown - Veto California Senate Bill 277!

 Here is another one that needs our support!

Please read and sign this petition also if you believe in PARENTAL RIGHTS and INFORMED CONSENT and EDUATIONAL RIGHTS for all children in California.

If SB 277 comes to his desk this petition asks him to VETO it.

Petitioning Governor Jerry Brown - Veto California Senate Bill 277

https://www.change.org/p/jerry-brown-veto-california-senate-bill-277-should-it-come-to-your-desk/sponsors/new

“No human being should be FORCED to undergo any medical procedures against their will and/or personal/religious beliefs.
Veto California Senate Bill 277.”

Please sign and share!

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Change.org Petition - Ask for Senator Richard Pan's Resignation!

If you believe in VACCINE CHOICE and PARENTAL RIGHTS TO CHOOSE and that all elected government officers are expected to uphold the highest ethics, with the duty to protect and serve the public interest with safety, honesty and fairness – then sign this petition and share.

Senator Richard Pan has corrupted himself and the Senate Committees because of his interests and financial support of the Vaccine Industry lobbyists, for their gain.

SB277 passed the Education Committee yesterday (4.22.15) by a vote of 7 – 2 and will be voted on by Judicial Committee on 4.28.15.

If it passes in the Judiciary Committee, the bill would go to Governor Brown's desk next.

This Bill should concern ALL people because it tramples on parent's rights, informed choice and takes away educational rights of thousands of children who are partially or selectively or not vaccinated.

Vaccination dangers are real, and 1 in 33 California children now has autism.

SIGN AND SHARE!

https://www.change.org/p/richard-pan-we-call-on-california-state-senator-dr-richard-pan-to-resign-from-his-position-due-to-his-vested-interests-in-profiting-from-merck-glaxosmithkline-and-literally-dozens-of-pharmaceutical-companies-and-the-conflict-of-interest-this-causes

"We call on California State Senator, Dr. Richard Pan to resign from his position due to his vested interests in profiting from Merck, GlaxoSmithKline and literally dozens of pharmaceutical companies, and the conflict of interest this causes."

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Vitamin D status linked to mental functioning and mood among patients with psychosis

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vitamin-d-news/vitamin-d-status-linked-to-mental-functioning-and-mood-among-patients-with-psychosis/?mc_cid=94dbe9018b&mc_eid=ec1651b17f

New research presented at the 15th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR) found that low vitamin D levels in first-onset psychosis is associated with function and mood one year later.

Psychosis refers to an abnormal condition of the mind in which one loses contact with reality. People who experience psychosis may have hallucinations or delusions. There are many different causes of psychosis, including drugs, dementia, stroke, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

Case control studies have found that patients with psychosis have lower vitamin D levels than healthy adults. However, whether low vitamin D levels affect the signs and symptoms of the disease is unknown.

Researchers recently evaluated vitamin D levels of 166 patients at first onset of psychosis and again 12 months later to further our understanding of vitamin D’s role in psychosis.

The average vitamin D status was 13.64 ng/ml and only 18.7% of the patients were considered vitamin D sufficient (greater than 20 ng/ml).

The researchers assessed the symptoms of psychosis one year later with the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS). GAF is a scale that rates the social, occupational, and psychological functioning of adults. PANSS measures the symptom severity of patients with schizophrenia. CDSS is a structured interview tool used to assess depression in people suffering from schizophrenia.

The researchers found that low vitamin D levels correlated significantly with lower overall GAF scores (p = 0.02), poorer function (p = 0.05), quality of life scores (p = 0.02) and PANSS scores (p = 0.03).

The researchers concluded,

“The idea of vitamin D as potentially neuroprotective in psychosis deserves exploration.”

Source

Melville N. Low Vitamin D Common in Early-Stage Psychosis. Medscape, 2015.

 

Should Adults Receive the Pneumococcal Vaccine? NO WAY!

Should Adults Receive the Pneumococcal Vaccine? NO WAY!

By Dr. David Brownstein
http://blog.drbrownstein.com/should-adults-receive-the-pneumococcal-vaccine-no-way/

I am frequently asked by my adult patients if they should get the pneumococcal vaccine. If you want the short answer, I can give it here: NO WAY!

Let me explain.

An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA—February 17, 2015, volume 313, N. 7) reported on the new guidelines which advise doctors to recommend two pneumococcal vaccines in adults. The recommendations state that “…adults 65 years or older should receive one dose of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) followed by a dose of the 23-valnet pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) 6 to 12 months later.” After reading that, you would assume that the two vaccines have been shown to be effective at preventing pneumococcal-associated illnesses and death from pneumonia. But, you would think wrong as the vaccines fail over 99% who take them.

As reported in the JAMA article, Stretococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of respiratory tract infection and community acquired pneumonia (CAP). In 2012, there were 31,600 cases of pneumococcal infection and 3,300 related deaths in the U.S. The highest rates of infection are among children and adults aged 65 years and older. The PPSV23 vaccine was licensed in the U.S. in 1983. According to a 2013 meta-analysis, there is no consistent evidence that the PPSV23 vaccine is associated with reduced rates of all-cause pneumonia or all-cause mortality.

In September, 2014, the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, a governmental committee recommended that the PCV13 vaccination be given to all adults 65 years and older. (1) In 2011, the FDA approved PCV13 for adults aged 50 years and older.   These recommendations were based, somewhat, on a yet-to-be published trial—CAPITA. (NOTE: CAPITA was funded by Big Pharma founding member Pfizer. Guess who makes PCV13—if you guess Pfizer, you win.) This trial randomized 84,496 persons aged 65 years and older to a single dose of PCV13 or placebo. The primary endpoint was the prevention of a first episode of vaccine-type pneumococcal CAP. In the JAMA article, the author states that the vaccine was 45% effective at preventing the first episode of pneumococcal illness. Sounds good, right? However, this is a relative risk number. As I explained in detail in my new book, The Statin Disaster, Big Pharm uses the relative risk statistic to make a mediocre therapy appear better than it is. It is important to note that nobody, physician and patient alike, should be making medical decisions based on relative risk numbers.

A more accurate interpretation of a study is to use the absolute risk difference between the placebo and the treatment groups.   Once the absolute risk difference is calculated, it is easy to figure out how many need to be treated—or in this case vaccinated—to prevent one event. The full data from CAPITA has not been released yet, so I cannot state what the more-accurate absolute risk difference and the number-needed-to treat with PCV 13 would be. I find it astonishing that the relative risk numbers were released before all the data was made available.

Let’s go back to the JAMA article. The author states, “At this point, the potential effect of the vaccine (PCV13) can only be inferred.” Hmmmm. Only inferred, yet the new guidelines already recommend every adult over the age of 50 should receive it. We must be in Wonderland, with Alice, where down is up and up is down.

The JAMA article continues, “Based on the immunogenicity studies and CAPITA, one model estimates that {the number needed to vaccinate was 27,800}.” That means, to prevent one case of invasive pneumococcal disease, you need to vaccinate 27,800 subjects. In other words, the vaccine failed 99.99% of the subjects who received it (27,799/27,800). To prevent community acquired pneumonia, the number-needed to vaccinate was 1,620. At least the numbers are better here—the vaccine only failed 99.94% of those who took it (1,619/1,620). The JAMA article summarized these findings by stating, “This (new) guideline can be implemented broadly in a variety of settings.”

Wow. So, the FDA recommends every adult receive a vaccine that fails 99.9% of those who receive it. I did not even mention that the pneumococcal vaccines contain aluminum and phenol which have never been shown to be safe when injected into the human body. In fact, aluminum and phenol should never be injected into any living being.

Folks, this story should not be surprising. We all know the FDA and CDC are bought and sold by Big Pharma.

What is surprising is why so many doctors follow idiotic guidelines.

 

"Trace Amounts" An important film and a MUST SEE!

“Trace Amounts” - important film and a MUST SEE!

Download here http://traceamounts.com/

Has Mercury Caused One of the Worst Health Crises in American History?

During the past 20 years, the frequency of autism occurring in children has skyrocketed from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 68, and the scientific community is no closer to determining a cause. Trace Amounts is the true story of Eric Gladen’s painful journey through mercury poisoning that he believes resulted from a thimerosal-loaded tetanus shot. His discoveries led him on a quest for the scientific truth about the role of mercury poisoning in the Autism epidemic.

Trace Amounts is an investigative documentary exploring the link between the mercury based preservative thimerosal and the autism epidemic. The film further explores the alarming rate that the world population is being exposed to mercury through industrial emissions and the unsafe use and disposal of dental silver fillings and florescent light bulbs.

“This is a must-see film. There is no doubt in my mind that mercury is a major contributing factor in the autism epidemic.”
~ Congressman Dan Burton (R-Ind.), Chairman, Government Reform and Oversight Committee

Digital rental for 72 hours is only $5.99.

Watch this powerful and important 90 minute documentary and share it with others by email and in social media!

 

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CALIFORNIANS ON THIS LIST AGAINST SB277 - get involved and send your email or call the Senators on the Education Committee members today!

Email or call all Senators on the Education Committee with opposition to SB277 and do it by 4/14.  The vote is 4/15.

List below!

This issue is incredibly big morally and medically – please help fight on behalf of vaccine injured children and to protect your own children and future children…and yourself.

Now it is about Mandatory vaccines for children to be in school….then come for adults in the work place….it's all headed our way in this State unless we say NO, not now and keep saying no in the future when more bills get introduced, like they just did in Oregon.

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Stop this bill in CA

On Wednesday April 15 a hearing in California before the Senate Education Committee will listen to arguments for and against Senate Bill 277. Senators will then vote to pass along the bill or kill it. This bill will take away all personal exemptions for any childhood vaccines, the personal choice for parents to avoid a vaccine they think is unnecessary or dangerous or a vaccine that has previously caused a bad reaction in their child.

This hearing could be the last chance to stop this bill becoming law in California. Six members of the Committee are undecided. Please contact their offices with a phone call and/or an email voicing your opposition to SB 277.

A threat to personal health freedoms

Six states have already rejected similar bills because of the strong opposition of citizens that choose to retain personal freedoms. This is just the first of many measures to force medications on the population. There are already plans to require vaccines for adults as well as children. If you value your ability to make personal choices about your own body and medical treatment you choose for yourself, make the call.

Cost of this bill

This bill could result in the loss of more than one billion dollars of state funds for schools when parents are forced to remove their children from school.

It could cost the state as much as eight billion dollars to prosecute parents who continue to defy the law and refuse vaccinations.

And it could result in the loss of 900 million dollars in tax revenues for the state if parents choose to leave California rather than submit to this invasive law that removes their personal and legitimate right of free choice.

Please contact these Senate Education Committee members on Monday or Tuesday and voice your opposition to SB 277.

CHAIR: Carol Liu (916) 651-4025, senator.liu@senate.ca.gov

VICE CHAIR: Bob Huff (916) 651-4029, senator.huff@senate.ca.gov

Loni Hancock (916) 651-4009, senator.hancock@senate.ca.gov

Connie M. Leyva (916) 651-4020, senator.leyva@seante.ca.gov

Tony Mendoza (916) 651-4032, senator.mendoza@senate.ca.gov

Andy Vidak (916) 651-4014, senator.vidak@senate.ca.gov

Spain now suing the Gardasil manufacturer

Spain now suing the Gardasil manufacturer

This complaint states that Merck Laboratories FAILED to use an inert placebo during clinical trials, thereby manipulating data and marketing Gardasil under FALSE pretenses. The complaint goes on to say both national and local health authorities had adequate knowledge regarding the potential harmful effects of Gardasil and chose to recommend administration of the HPV vaccine anyway. The complaint alleges this showed an absolute disregard for the health and well-being of young Spanish girls.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/049256_Gardasil_HPV_vaccine_Spain.html#ixzz3WZWDVyMu

 

Vitamin D RDA Too Low, by Ten Fold

http://todayspractitioner.com/immune-health/vitamin-d-rda-too-low-by-ten-fold/

March 26, 2015

A calculation error may have skewed the vitamin D recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS),  Institute of Medicine (IOM). They are far too low, by a factor of ten, say researchers at UC San Diego and Creighton University. Researchers submitted a letter of challenge, published in the journal Nutrients, which confirmed a calculation error that was also noted by other investigators using a data set from a different population.

Dr. Cedric F. Garland, Dr.P.H., adjunct professor at UC San Diego’s Department of Family Medicine and Public Health said his group confirmed findings published by Dr. Paul Veugelers from the University of Alberta School of Public Health, which were reported last October in the same journal.

“Both these studies suggest that the IOM underestimated the requirement substantially,” said Garland. “The error has broad implications for public health regarding disease prevention and achieving the stated goal of ensuring that the whole population has enough vitamin D to maintain bone health.”

The recommended intake of vitamin D specified by the IOM is 600 IU/day through age 70 years, and 800 IU/day for older ages. “Calculations by us and other researchers have shown that these doses are only about one-tenth those needed to cut incidence of diseases related to vitamin D deficiency,” Garland explained.

Robert Heaney, M.D., of Creighton University, wrote: “We call for the NAS-IOM and all public health authorities concerned with transmitting accurate nutritional information to the public to designate, as the RDA, a value of approximately 7,000 IU/day from all sources.” Garland noted, “This intake is well below the upper level intake specified by IOM as safe for teens and adults, 10,000 IU/day.”

References:

1. Heaney, R.P. et al. 2015. Letter to Veugelers, P.J. and Ekwaru, J.P., A Statistical Error in the Estimation of the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Vitamin D. Nutrients 2014, 6, 4472–4475; doi:10.3390/nu6104472 URL: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/3/1688

2. Veugelers, P.J. et al. 2014. A Statistical Error in the Estimation of the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Vitamin D. Nutrients 2014, 6(10), 4472-4475; doi:10.3390/nu6104472 URL: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/10/4472/htm.

 

Stanford Scientist Proving DNA Fragments In Vaccines Cause Autism

Stanford Scientist Proving DNA Fragments In Vaccines Cause Autism
http://edgytruth.com/2015/04/01/stanford-scientist-proving-dna-fragments-in-vaccines-cause-autism-great-read/

Saying vaccines cause autism these days brings forth a great many passionate debates. Pro-vaxxers have launched Government and Celebrity funded campaigns to make sure that no one out there ever even considers the idea, no matter how much evidence is put forth. But that hasn’t stopped everyone from keeping up the good fight to keep vaccines and Big Pharma honest.

Dr. Theresa Deisher, a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Physiology from Stanford University, the first person to discover adult cardiac derived stem cells, determined that residual human fetal DNA fragments in vaccines may be one of the causes of autism in children through vaccination.

“It is possible that these contaminating fragments could be incorporated into a child’s genome and disrupt normal gene function, leading to autistic phenotypes.”

You can read the full study HERE.

Of course, Deisher’s credentials are no joke at all, you can check them out right here.  She has over 19 years in commercial biotechnology, but no matter, because the social movements bullying anti-vaxxer movements won’t concern themselves with credentials or experience in the field or actual studies. Instead they will disregard, contact Jimmy Kimmel and Penn and Teller and have a celebrity video created in response.

Our children are at risk from social incompetence. We can change this. We have the power. When we have actual scientist with years upon years of experience and achievements trying to tell us what is happening then we need to listen. Unfortunately this will fall mostly on deaf ears.

 

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ACT NOW for Vaccine Health Freedom Rights: Vaccines Are in Jeopardy in Many States!

March 16, 2015

ACT NOW for Vaccine Health Freedom Rights:
Fundamental Right to Decline
Vaccines in Jeopardy in Many States!

Join Washington, Oregon and Maryland in successfully defending the right to make informed, voluntary decisions about vaccinations. Click On Your State Below NOW! Legislative committees all across the country are considering bills to restrict the legal right to make voluntary choices about vaccinations but you can stop them. Whether you advocate for or against the use of vaccines, NHFA urges you to stand up for your right to be in charge of your family’s health care, including  making informed, voluntary health care decisions for yourself or your children and  choosing to use no vaccines, a few vaccines, or all government recommended vaccines. Click on Your State Below NOW to tell your legislators that the right and responsibility for making medical intervention decisions for preventative care belongs to you!

Click on your State to OPPOSE These Bills:

California  |  Illinois  |  Maine  |  Minnesota
New Jersey  |  New Mexico  |  Oklahoma
Pennsylvania  |  Rhode Island  |  Texas
Vermont SB 89/HB 212  |  Vermont HB 266

California SB277, a bill to eliminate the personal belief exemption to vaccination requirements, is set for hearing on April 8 in the Senate Health Committee. Read the bill and check its status here. Take Action Here.

Illinois SB 1410 severely restricts religious exemptions to vaccination. SB 1410 provides that parents or legal guardians who object to health, dental, or eye examinations or immunizations on religious grounds must present to the appropriate local school authority a Department of Public Health objection form, detailing the grounds for the objection and signed by the parent or legal guardian, as well as a religious official attesting to a bona fide religious objection whose signature must be notarized (instead of presenting a signed statement of objection detailing the grounds for the objection). Read the bill here. Take Action Here.

Maine LD 606, eliminates personal belief exemptions to vaccination. Current law allows exemptions because of a person's philosophical beliefs from immunization requirements for students in elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary schools and employees of nursery schools and health care facilities. This bill removes those exemptions. The bill also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to remove any immunization exemptions because of philosophical beliefs from its rules. Read the bill here. Take Action Here.

Minnesota H.B.393/S.B 380 eliminates the conscientious belief exemption and replaces it with a restricted personal belief exemption. H.B.393/S.B 380 would require a person to obtain a statement from a physician that provides immunizations verifying that the physician has reviewed with the parent or guardian, or the child if emancipated, information about the risks and benefits of the vaccines that is consistent with information published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read the bill here. Take Action Here.

New Jersey SB 1147, restricting religious exemptions to vaccinations, passed out of committee on March 9 and needs to be stopped from moving into the House. Read the bill here. Take Action Here.

New Mexico HB 522 severely restricts religious exemptions to vaccination. Read the bill here. Take Action Here.

Oklahoma SB830, a bill to eliminate all non-medical exemptions to vaccinations, was introduced on March 02, 2015. Read the bill here. Take Action Here.

Pennsylvania bill to eliminate the philosophical belief exemption from vaccinations will soon be introduced. Check back with NHFA toread the bill text once its posted. Take Action Here.

Rhode Island SB381 would eliminate religious exemptions to vaccination requirements. Read the bill here. Take Action Here.

Texas HB2006, a bill that would repeal conscientious and religious exemptions to vaccinations, was referred to the Public Health Committee on March 11. Read the bill here. Take Action Here.

Vermont SB87 would eliminate religious belief exemptions to vaccination and HB212 eliminates both religious and philosophical belief exemptions to vaccination. SB 87 was read and referred to Committee on Health & Welfare on Feb. 12, 2015. Read SB 87 here. Take Action Here.

Vermont HB 266, requiring all school students, teachers, administrators, and staff to be fully vaccinated. Read the bill here. Take Action Here.

Additional bills relating to vaccination exemptions and immunization registries for you to support and oppose can be found at NVIC.org, here.

Stand Up in Your State Today! Schedule a face-to-face meeting with your representatives. Find out who your Representatives are here.

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