Dear Rachel and list,

I remember awhile back Rachel wrote about vitamin and look how right on she was:

Mary

ps is the "toxic dose" talk a lie like the vax?

>Taken from HEALTHY TALK "magazine"...
>
>"Vitamin A is absolutely essential to proper immune function. Vitamin A
>deficient individuals are more susceptible to infectious diseases in
>general, but especially viral infections. While vitamin A deficiency may
>predispose an individual to an infection, during the course of an infection
>vitamin A stores typically plummet.
>
>Vitamin A deficiency is a major problem in many developing countries as
>5-10 million children in these countries exhibit severe Vitamin A
>deficiency. Recently, a number of well-designed studies have confirmed an
>effect first noted in 1932-Vitamin A supplementation can significantly
>reduce infant mortality among measles patients by at least 50%, Typically
>the dosage of Vitamin A in double blind studies has been 200,000 to 400,00
>IU administered only once or twice to replenish body stores.
>
>Vitamin A supplementation in the treatment of measles is indicated in
>children in the United States as well as third world countries. A study of
>"well nourished" children in Long Beach, California suffering from measles,
>indicated that 50% were deficient in Vitamin A.
>
>Vitamin A therapy appears appropriate for other childhood viral illnesses
>as well. One of the more common viruses nowadays is the respitory syncytial
>virus (RSV), a common cause of severe respitory disease in young children.
>Studies have shown children with RSV have low serum Vitamin A levels.
>(Suzan's comment: I noticed that many of my friend's children came down
>with RSV DAYS after being vaccinated with DPT...more than half of the
>children were hospitalized...NONE of my friends, who have chosen NOT to
>vaccinate their children, have seen this infection in their home. I believe
>this infection is almost entirely related to vaccination which results in
>depleted Vit. A stores...rendering the child more susceptible to infections
>such as RSV.) Furthermore, the lower the Vitamin A level the greater the
>severty of the disease, similar to the relationship shown in measles.
>Because Vitamin A supplementation diminishes the morbidity and death caused
>by measles, a group of researchers decided to determine Vitamin A's safety
>and absorption pattern in RSV as a first step in determining its
>therapeutic effectiveness.
>
>Twenty-one children with a mean age of 2.3 months (range, 1 to 6 months)
>with mild RSV infection were treated with 12,500 to 25,000 IU of oral
>micellized Vitamin A. Baseline Vitamin A levels were shown to be low, but
>within 6 hours after receiving a minimum of 25,000 IU, of Vitamin A, normal
>levels were re-established. Despite the young age, none of the children
>experienced any obvious signs or symptoms of Vitamin A toxicity. Although
>the study was not designed as a therapeutic trial, the subjects receiving
>Vitamin A had hospital stays that were shorter than those of children with
>a similar severity of illness who were not enrolled in the study.
>
>Placebo controlled trials are necessary to determine the true effectiveness
>of Vitamin A in RSV infection. Vitamin A supplementation is an attractive
>treatment of RSV infections for many reasons, including its low cost, wide
>availability, and ease of administration.
>
>During an acute viral infection, a single oral dosage of 50,000 IU for one
>or two days appears to be safe even in infants