On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Stacie Tolen wrote: > We choose to treat illnesses > with natural remedies such as herbs, chiropractic, good nutrition, etc. Although I refuse to be drawn into the vaccination debate, I'd like to point out that spinal manipulation, as practiced by chiropractors, is as unnatural (and nonpaleo) as injections. > And the stats? Well they don't matter if you are the one whose child has > developed autism/asperger's in correaltion with vax/diet/whatever. They also > don't matter if your child dies of diptheria. That's right. Speaking as a parent of a child who *did* develop autism/asperger's, but who also knows others who got that way without being vaccinated, I know that there are no easy answers. It's true that vaccinations don't guarantee immunity to any disease. It's also true that paleo diet, herbs, and chiropractic don't guarantee immunity to any disease. Todd Moody [log in to unmask]