Vaccinations and Alzheimer's Disease
Byron Richards, CCN
NaturalNews.com
(NaturalNews) The
issue of cognitive decline and the more advanced Alzheimer's disease
is predicted to be a public health crisis in America over the next 20
years, as the swell of baby boomers hits the age when problems
manifest. This past week the Wall Street Journal ran an article on a
man getting Alzheimer's in his 40s, one of 500,000 Americans with
early onset. The notion that this problem is striking ever earlier
sent shock waves through the country and left people wondering why
this is happening.
Clearly, there
are many inflammatory factors in a person's life and gene-related
weaknesses are involved. However, theoretical data on the
inflammatory nature of vaccines, especially in the large numbers
given to children at an early age while their nerves are developing
response patterns for future life, means that they cannot be ruled
out as one main factor that primes the Alzheimer's pump.
How inflammation
causes Alzhimer's
We already know
from existing research the recipe that leads to Alzheimer's risk.
Data coming from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging found that
aging in general, fewer years of education (less brain exercise), and
the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele were significantly associated
with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. Other research has shown
that heavy smoking and drinking speed the onset of Alzheimer's. A
sluggish thyroid also increases the risk.
On the other hand
the Canadian researchers found that the use of nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs, wine consumption, coffee consumption, and
regular physical activity were associated with a reduced risk of
Alzheimer's disease. There are many great anti-inflammatory nutrients
that readily replace the concept of drug use, including the grape
seed extracts of red wine (which have been shown to reduce
Alzheimer's plaque formation).
Natural vitamin E
at the dose of 2000 IU per day has been shown to extend the life of
Alzheimer's patients by two years. DHA and folic acid have been shown
to be protective against Alzheimer's. Moderate coffee intake has a
brain-activating effect, which would be synergistic with learning or
other forms of constructive brain exercise that help keep your brain
cells fit. Physical exercise is proven to elevate levels of
brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) vital for your brain to
withstand stress and inflammation and keep your brain cells living
longer in a healthier condition. The common theme is that using your
brain constructively helps keep it fit and factors that induce brain
inflammation, of which there are many, send you in the wrong
direction.
Besides the
above, obvious factors that cause brain inflammation include a lack
of sleep, emotional stress, physical exhaustion, cell phone use, and
a poor quality diet. This means that there will never be a specific
cause of Alzheimer's identified, other than the idea that too much
inflammation combined with genetic weaknesses will lead to the
problem. Too much inflammation is the common theme behind all
nerve-related diseases, heart disease, and cancer. Thus, the
manifestation of various shades of cognitive decline will be common
in the overall population and progression into full Alzheimer's,
compared to some other serious problem, will depend on genetic weak
spots.
For example,
healthy children of Alzheimer's patients have adverse changes in
their brain structure before any symptoms appear. The greater the
amount of inflammation, combined with an individual's ability to
tolerate inflammation, will determine the age of onset.
Recently
researchers did autopsies on the brains of individuals who maintained
sharp memory into their 80s. Those with sharp memory compared to the
brains of those with "normal aging" had far less brain
tangles. Thus we see a sliding scale of tangles, going from virtually
none in true health, to the common averages of "normal aging,"
down into the diseased ranges of cognitive decline, and eventually
into Alzheimer's. With this understanding, "normal aging"
can be seen as abnormal from an optimal health point of view. Such
brain tangles are driven by inflammatory processes.
The
Immunization-Alzheimer's Controversy
The adjuvants
used in vaccines (putting the mercury issue aside) are intentionally
highly inflammatory so as to provoke a more active immune response to
the weakened pathogen. The fact that American children are the most
vaccinated in the world at such an early age, when their brains are
setting up shop, runs the high risk that vaccinations will "train"
nerves to become more hyper-active to future inflammatory stress of
any kind.
Such issues would
be magnified if a child had a history of stress in the womb, stress
as an infant (unstable environment), poor nutrition in the womb or
early life, other health problems as an infant, or has family-related
gene weaknesses predisposing to Alzheimer's (or any other
nerve-related disease for that matter). These massive numbers of
early vaccinations could easily set the stage for early onset
Alzheimer's. At this point there is absolutely no science that
refutes this theory, and plenty of science to predict it.
Our government,
bless their little hearts, has no interest in proving this not to be
the case or in figuring out a safety threshold for the number of
vaccines or the age they are given. Rather, they operate on the
assumption that any number of vaccines is harmless. This public
health mentality of "fire a shot gun and ask questions later"
(or never ask any questions at all) is good for herd mentality and
not so good for personalized wellness and quality of life.
Any notion that
the treatment is problematic, such as a contributor to autism, is met
with flat out denial. It does not matter to them what data is
presented or what new science obviously predicts. Our government's
illness is their bizarre concept of control at all costs by unelected
bureaucrats, risks be dammed. The bottom line, our government doesn't
actually care what adverse effects vaccinations may cause to your
child, they are treating a herd.
1,000% Increase
in Alzheimer's Risk
This issue flared
up back in 1997 when a leading proponent of the vaccine-autism link,
Hugh Fudenberg, MD, presented his research at the NVIC International
Vaccine Conference, Arlington, VA. His data showed that if an
individual had five consecutive flu shots between 1970 and 1980 (the
years studied) his / her chances of getting Alzheimer's disease is 10
times higher than if he / she had one, two, or no shots. This data
was never published in a peer reviewed journal. Supporters of
Fudenberg describe him as "the world's leading immunogeneticist
and 13th most quoted biologist of our times (nearly 850 papers in
peer review journals)."
The Alzheimer's
Association website attempts to discredit Fudenberg, but not the data
he presented, stating that his "license was suspended by the
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners." This is true, but
that was due to a classic witch hunt because of his anti-vaccine
position. The Alzheimer's Association went on to reference a
meaningless study in which those with a negligible vaccine history
had no apparent risk of Alzheimer's. The data does not begin to
approximate the potential risk of massive numbers of vaccines given
to American children and future Alzheimer's risk.
Thus, the
question of the immunization link to Alzheimer's is an open-ended and
controversial issue. A responsible government would have demanded
animal studies with different levels of immunizations at different
ages in relation to the onset of Alzheimer's. These studies aren't
being conducted because OUR GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT TO KNOW THE
ANSWER.
Since Americans
are more vaccinated than Europeans, a detailed analysis of vaccine
amounts compared to Alzheimer's risk or early onset of Alzheimer's
could be conducted. However, if the government is behind this study
they will use statistical techniques that water down the results so
that risk disappears, the favorite strategy employed when any drug or
medicine has potential risks that would cause people not to take
them.
Stopping Problems
Early
Regardless of
factors that set the stage for Alzheimer's it is quite clear that an
overall strategy that balances your inflammation checkbook is central
to preventing the problem. On one side of the equation is the wear
and tear in your life. On the other side are the healthy things you
do to rejuvenate and recover. No matter what you believe in, you'd
better figure out a way to balance this checkbook.
We definitely
know that it takes many years of wear and tear for full blown
Alzheimer's to manifest. It is vital to act aggressively to prevent
the problem if you are sliding down the Alzheimer's slope. Managing
inflammatory stressors is at the top of your list. It is easiest to
make changes in your brain before the problem gets large. Various
memory glitches are normal and others are not. The Alzheimer's
Association does have a list of the ten warning signs that is
helpful:
1. Memory loss.
Forgetting recently learned information is one of the most common
early signs of dementia. A person begins to forget more often and is
unable to recall the information later. What's normal? Forgetting
names or appointments occasionally.
2. Difficulty
performing familiar tasks. People with dementia often find it hard to
plan or complete everyday tasks. Individuals may lose track of the
steps involved in preparing a meal, placing a telephone call or
playing a game. What's normal? Occasionally forgetting why you came
into a room or what you planned to say.
3. Problems with
language. People with Alzheimer's disease often forget simple words
or substitute unusual words, making their speech or writing hard to
understand. They may be unable to find the toothbrush, for example,
and instead ask for "that thing for my mouth." What's
normal? Sometimes having trouble finding the right word.
4. Disorientation
to time and place. People with Alzheimer's disease can become lost in
their own neighborhood, forget where they are and how they got there,
and not know how to get back home. What's normal? Forgetting the day
of the week or where you were going.
5. Poor or
decreased judgment. Those with Alzheimer's may dress inappropriately,
wearing several layers on a warm day or little clothing in the cold.
They may show poor judgment, like giving away large sums of money to
telemarketers. What's normal? Making a questionable or debatable
decision from time to time.
6. Problems with
abstract thinking. Someone with Alzheimer's disease may have unusual
difficulty performing complex mental tasks, like forgetting what
numbers are for and how they should be used. What's normal? Finding
it challenging to balance a checkbook.
7. Misplacing
things. A person with Alzheimer's disease may put things in unusual
places: an iron in the freezer or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl.
What's normal? Misplacing keys or a wallet temporarily.
8. Changes in
mood or behavior. Someone with Alzheimer's disease may show rapid
mood swings - from calm to tears to anger - for no apparent reason.
What's normal? Occasionally feeling sad or moody.
9. Changes in
personality. The personalities of people with dementia can change
dramatically. They may become extremely confused, suspicious, fearful
or dependent on a family member. What's normal? People's
personalities do change somewhat with age.
10. Loss of
initiative. A person with Alzheimer's disease may become very
passive, sitting in front of the TV for hours, sleeping more than
usual or not wanting to do usual activities. What's normal? Sometimes
feeling weary of work or social obligations.
For a fully
referenced version of this article:
http://www.wellnessresources.com/health...
For more health
articles by this author:
http://www.wellnessresources.com/health...
About the author:
Byron J. Richards, Board-Certified Clinical Nutritionist,
nationally-renowned nutrition expert, and founder of Wellness
Resources is a leader in advocating the value of dietary supplements
as a vital tool to maintain health. He is an outspoken critic of
government and Big Pharma efforts to deny access to natural health
products and has written extensively on the life-shortening and
health-damaging failures of the sickness industry.
www.wellnessresources.com askbyron@wellnessresources.com
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