Very well written.............. I agree totally. as for chickenpox, all my kids had it at the same time. What a sight they were. =o] But no scars, I covered their little hands with sock puppets hehehe Trish On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:02:23 +1100 Ben Balzer <[log in to unmask]> writes: > With all the Neolithic poisons, the average Joe has an immune system > that's > as weak as a little old hunter-gatherer lady's (not that they're > little as > they don't get much osteoporosis). So illnesses are more common and > hit > harder. You don't even have to get technical about the effects on > white > blood cells. Just look in the mouth. the Neolithic diet lectins > break down > the protective linings of the mouth, and the starches feed the bugs. > So, > non-paleos have a mouth full of germs (and cavities and fillings). > That's > why a human's bite is usually regarded as more germ-ridden than an > animal > bite. This poor oral environment provides a great breeding ground > for other > bugs which is why people get throat infections and 'flu's so easily. > > Going paleo gives a natural boost to the immune system starting with > oral > hygeine, fortifying mucosaI barriers (normally eroded by lectins) > and by > boosting white cell control. I haven't gotten anywhere near the > number of > bugs I usually get since going Paleo- and I kick them easily. > > For this reason, it should be obvious to you all that those poor > sucks on > the Neolithic diet need their vaccines to protect them from their > weak > immune systems. Just read about the history of diphtheria coming > into Berlin > last century and killing 100,000 children in one winter. if 100,000 > children > got diphtheria in Sydney, we wouldn't have enough intensive care > beds to > care for them, them mortality would skyrocket above the modern > figure of > (what is it? 1%? 5%?). So, yes I'm as pro-vaccination as you can > get. I have > an open mind about the risks, but the benefits are far higher. Now, > I know > that will piss some of you off, but everyone's treading on eggshells > about > this issue. It's time for a bit of the other side. The flu nearly > killed me > in 1984- so I've had a shot every year since and never gotten it > again. > > As for children with ADD, autism etc, I can only say 3 things: > 1. The Paleoltihic diet is by far the best for them as it has the > highest > level of brain building blocks and brain food and vitamins > antioxidants and > other goodies. The brain has enormous nutritional requirements- the > paleo > diet surpasses all others in thsi regard. Especially if you make > sure you're > including liver and root vegetables. > 2. I think their problems are more likely to be related to > nutritional > issues than vaccination reactions. > 3. My heart goes out to them and their families and I wish them all > well. > > I have my doubts about comfort vaccination eg chickenpox which is > basically > advocated because of both parents working, it's hard for someone to > take a > week off to look after young Spotty. (That is the basis of some of > the > cost-benefit analysis of this expensive vaccine). Still, the idea of > my > Little Fairy Princess getting a chickenpox scar on her snozzie will > probably > see me go for it if it comes out in Australia. > > Ben Balzer