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All vaccines carry a risk in
antioxidants magazine keeps us abreast themselves as is stated on the
Over the last 30 years, I have of them. manufacturers’ information
collected and read many books In today’s world, where drug sheets. The MMR vaccine
and articles on nutritional companies control most things, manufacturers’ information
medicine and concluded that we need more people to support sheets specify that the live vaccines
most authors agree on reasonably those of us who believe in should not be given to anyone
safe upper limits for maintenance alternative methods of health. with a compromised immune
and therapeutic dosages of Lorna Tarn, via email system and give a specific warning
vitamins, minerals and other if there is a family or personal
supplements. We need more balanced history of neurological problems,
However, when it comes to debate on vaccines or if the child has had a seizure of
taking dietary antioxidants, I I feel that we need some balanced any kind.
can’t find any references for safe and measured debate about I really think that if single
intake levels and have even read the immunisation program vaccines were to be reintroduced
that too many antioxidants can amid stories in the media about by the UK National Health
have the opposite effect, causing outbreaks of deadly diseases Service (as they once were
oxidation instead. due to poor take-up of the available), there would be a
Antioxidants including immunization program and much bigger uptake and it would
grapeseed extract, pycogenol, threats to make it compulsory for put an end to all these untruths
rutin, hesperdin, quercetin, all children. being published online and in
green tea extract, ginkgo, I believe that many so-called the media, whether they be from
bilberry, milk thistle, turmeric ‘antivaxx’ parents are actually just antivaxxers or the science police.
and various carotenoids (lutein, ‘anti’ the MMR vaccine, believing P.S., via email
zeaxathin, lycopene, alpha that it is brutal and unnatural to
and beta carotene) add to the introduce three diseases at the Surgery side-effects
antioxidant action of vitamins Re: your podcast ‘Silent strokes
C and E, coenzyme Q10, alpha for surgery folks,’ about surgery
lipoic acid, selenium, zinc, copper, ❝ Thank you for increasing the risks of strokes and
manganese and N-acetyl cysteine. keeping us up to cognitive decline in older people,
Advice varies from taking as I can attest to this.
many of these as possible to get date with all the After I received general
the widest variety (at the doses new research anesthesia for back surgery in
recommended on the bottles) to ❞ 2011, I required pain medication,
only selecting two or three. and the combination of the meds
I have also read that the body’s same time into a small child’s and the surgery gave me atrial
own natural antioxidants— immature immune system. fibrillation (abnormal heart
superoxide dismutase, catalase Measles does sometimes have rhythm), which caused me to end
and glutathione peroxidase—are very serious consequences in a up in intensive care.
not very effectively absorbed as small number of children, and it is When I was discharged,
oral supplements and are better a good idea to vaccinate children I suffered from nausea and
made up in the body by these against it. But are the scare stories vomiting and discovered I had a
other dietary antioxidants and that have been circulating in the hospital-acquired infection. I also
amino acids. press actually truthful? It is one noticed a cognitive decline after I
There is an oxidative stress test thing for many children to have left the hospital.
(bloodandurine)todetermine contractedmeaslesandanother ThecardiacspecialistwhoIsaw
yourfreeradicallevelsagainst toknowhowmanyhavesuffered toldmethat,“Olderpeoplewho
yourbody’sownantioxidant seriousside-effectsorhavedied havegeneralanesthesiaalmost
levels.Iwonder,isitacaseofthe fromit.Wearenevergiventhat alwayshaveatrialfibrillationafter
morethebetterwithantioxidants, information. surgery.”Notverycomforting.
orareweriskingdoingmore Mumpsisanotherdisease ThemoreIspeaktopeoplewho
harmthangood? thatcan,inasmallnumberof havehadsurgery,themoreIhear
Marc,Wirral,UK children,havebadconsequences, howmanyofthemhavememory
althoughitismoredangerousfor problemsandcognitivedecline
Uptodateon adultmen(Ibelieveitcancause followingtheirsurgery.
alternatives sterility).Rubellaisarelatively IamnowdoingeverythingI
Thankyouforkeepingusupto milddiseaseinchildrenbutcan cantoavoidtheneedforsurgery
datewithallthenewresearch causebirthdefectsifawoman requiringgeneralanesthesiaagain.
that’scomingout.Thereareso catchesitduringpregnancy. J.N.,viaemail
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