By Louis R. Briegel, II,
D.C.
To gain a better understanding of the complex, and controversial, vaccination
issue, you must focus on two areas: how the immune system works and how the
vaccines have or have not worked.
A properly functioning immune system has the ability to tell the difference
between things that are normal parts of the body and things that are foreign.
When the bodys immune system encounters a foreign substance (antigen),
it produces an antibody to fight, contain and destroy that enemy. There are
two methodsnatural or crisesby which the enemy can trigger this
response in the body.
Natural exposure, the primary method, is when the enemy enters the body through
normal channels, such as the mucus membranes, the upper respiratory tract or
the gastrointestinal tractthe bodys protective barriers to infectious
agents.
The second method is when the bodys immune system comes in contact with
the enemy through a crisis situation, such as through an open wound, deep cut,
puncture or injection (vaccination).
In either case, when the bodys immune system encounters a foreign substance
for the first time, it produces antibodies, which become very specific
to that particular antigen. This is the law of specificity.
When the immune system is allowed to develop its defense through natural exposure
to its enemy, it builds a better defense, because it has more time to prepare
for an attack. It starts to build an army against the enemy before that enemy
ever enters the body. Its like a fort on top of a hill that allows soldiers
to see an approaching enemy and make preparations for the oncoming battle.
During a crisis encounter with an antigen (foreign agent), the body does not
have the luxury of time, so it must respond immediately with the resources at
hand. This would be akin to the gift of the Trojan horse to an unsuspecting
army.
It is important to know that the body responds very well under both conditions.
It is also very important to understand that the body responds with an unquestionably
stronger immune response when it encounters the foreign body through natural
exposure.
From this, it should be evident to any parent that in order for their child
to gain immunity from chicken pox, the child should play with another child
who has chicken pox.
However, the real kicker is this: Due to the specificity of the antigen-antibody
response in the body, once the bodys immune system builds an antibody
for a specific antigen, the body will always only be able to build the same
antibody for that antigen from here on out. This means that if the first encounter
with the chicken pox is through vaccination, an inferior immune response will
be developed, and this inferior immune response is what will be used every time
the body encounters the chicken pox virus!
It is not a medical secret that when an individuals immune response is
built upon natural exposure (without vaccination), the individual will acquire
lifelong immunity. However, when the immune response is built upon vaccination,
the response will be inferior and temporary, thereby allowing the individual
to acquire the disease later in life when it is usually much more devastating.
Conventional wisdom leads us believe that vaccinations are totally safe and
effective, but this wisdom is based on confusion and misinformation.
It programs us to reject any information not in harmony with our preconditioning
and experience. This is called cognitive dissonance.
If we are to break the chains that shackle us to our conventional wisdom, we
must take responsibility for ourselves, our bodies and the lives of our children.
Most people assume that vaccines have been effective and have no side effects,
and they would also assume that there is much scientific research to support
the validity and efficacy of vaccines. In reviewing over 1,700 references and
scientific papers, I have yet to come across just one that supports the validity
of administering vaccines to people. In fact, just the opposite is true.
Consider these facts:
DPT VACCINE (WHOOPING COUGH)
RUBELLA VACCINE
MUMPS VACCINE
MEASLES VACCINE
POLIO VACCINE
Hib (MENINGITIS) VACCINE
HEPATITIS B VACCINE
Parents should reclaim the dignity of their childrens health and learn
to refuse to accept the enforcement of professionals who offer a glass palace
of scientific evidence built on quicksand.
My wife and I have refused. Our two children have not been vaccinated, and the
level of health that they have exhibited is truly amazing. Our children are
not accessible.
*Reference: Cournoyer, Cynthia, What About Immunization?: Exposing the Vaccine
Philosophy: A Parents Guide to the Vaccination Decision, Nelsons
Books, 5th ed., 1991, pp. 33-133.
About the author: Louis R. Briegel, II, D.C., a 1980 Life College graduate,
is a noted author and practitioner. He is co-author of the book For the Love
of Children. For more information, write to him at Briegel Chiropractic Center,
7990 Knox Bridge Highway, Canton, GA 30114; fax (770) 479-6548 or call (770)
479-5592.
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