The Marvellous Health of Unvaccinated Children

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The Marvellous Health of Unvaccinated

Children

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Françoise Berthoud, MD [medical doctor, paediatrician]

June 25, 2010

Once upon a time, in April 2009 to be exact, I was invited to give a

speech at a conference on vaccination. I was to talk after two of

the best speakers France has to offer on the subject had their turn,

journalist Sylvie Simon and biologist Michel t. At hearing

them speak in the past, it was absolutely clear to me that the best

option is to stay as far away from vaccines as possible. I just did

not know what to do instead to best assure staying alive and well. As a

paediatrician and homeopath qualified to speak on the subject, I decided

to setup a conference called The Marvellous Health of Unvaccinated

Children along with my friends, Sylvie and Michel. This work would

later evolve into a book that analyses various life choices often made by

families that do not vaccinate, including home birth, breastfeeding,

simple therapies, good food (often vegetarian), a tranquil living

environment and trust in the capacity of the body to heal

itself.

In my life as a paediatrician, I had spent lots of time in dialogue with

the parents who often needed to voice their fears about both disease and

vaccines. We worked out together the best route for their

children. Some chose not to vaccinate at all. Others held

onto fear of disease, especially tetanus. In those cases, we

postponed vaccination as much as possible and used a homeopathic

protection and " cleansing " called nosode.

I worked in Switzerland where there is no real legal obligation to

vaccinate, only great social pressure. In France, just a few

kilometres from my office, there were four compulsory vaccinations at the

time (BCG was fortunately removed in 2007, and three remain: Di Te

Pol).

Some of the basis of my ability to speak on the marvellous health of

unvaccinated children comes from my personal experience as a medical

doctor, having collected years of feedback.

“My child began coughing immediately after the vaccination.” “He has had constant ear aches since he was vaccinated.”

“My 16 years old daughter is completely unvaccinated. She is

almost never sick. If she does get sick, it’s two days at the

most.”

“The neighbour's kids followed normal vaccination guidelines.

They are constantly sick and on antibiotics.”

That was not enough upon which to write a book; however. As it

would turn out, I found these observations were paralleled over and over

again all over the world. Follow me around the planet.

EUROPEIn England, Michel Odent, MD showed in two studies

that children having received no Pertussis vaccine had 5-6 times less

asthma than those who were vaccinated for it. The first study was

on 450 babies from La Leche League; the second one on 125 children in a

Steiner school. (1)

Throughout Europe, a group of mostly paediatricians studied 14,893

children in Steiner schools in Austria, Germany, Holland, Sweden and

Switzerland and found that children living in " anthroposophist

culture " (where vaccination is largely shunned) were in better

health than the controls. (2)

In Germany, one of the European Steiner schools study researchers

wrote, “In the eastern part of Berlin before the fall of the wall, we saw

less allergies than in the west. This population was poorer, nearer

nature and less vaccinated.” Too much hygiene is not always

good. As UK researcher and originator of the “hygiene hypothesis”

Strachan might say, " give us this day our daily

germs " .

In Spain, Xavier Uriarte, MD and J. Marín, MD published a study in

1999 on 314 children they followed between 1975 to 2000.

(3) This group of children is characterized by a

majority of homebirth or natural births, prolonged breastfeeding, no

vaccinations, holistic health education and no allopathic medicine.

There were no serious diseases, few hospitalisations (mostly for

traumas), and 3.3% asthma compared to the 20% in the general

population. And of course, a lot of money was spared!

USAThe rate of autism in the U.S. is now an unthinkable 1

in 100. Those who are unvaccinated boast numbers that run in

shocking contrast to the nation’s statistics. As this article is

directed to the American people, I will not go on at length here.

Most of you know the work of your very own journalist Dan Olmsted showing

the incredible absence of autism in the unvaccinated Amish communities of

Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Further impressive is Chicago-based Homefirst Medical Clinic run by a

group of doctors including medical director Mayer Eisenstein, MD, JD,

MPH. They have no known autism and super-scarce allergies in their

children, many of whom were home deliveries, and most of whom have had no

vaccinations. In 1985, I translated to French U.S. paediatrician

Mendelssohn, MD's

How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor.

Now I find concrete result in the marvellous health of kids whose doctors

are his pupils! I like these synchronicities in my life.

AUSTRALIAIn 1942, Owen , founder of the

Natural Health Society of Australia, accepted guardianship of 85 children

whose mothers were unable to care for them. Among these 85

children, no vaccinations were ever given, no drugs were ever taken or

used, and no operations were ever performed. The only malady that

occurred was when 34 of the children developed chicken pox. They were

immediately put to bed and given only pure water or fresh fruit juice.

They all recovered quickly without after-effects. Investigations revealed

that these children whilst at school had been swapping their healthy

lunches for unhealthy conventional foods, so this outbreak was not

altogether surprising.

Many of these children inherited poor health due to a history of illness

and malnourishment in their mothers. Despite this, and the fact

that they were never breastfed nor could enjoy the normal bonding of

mother to child, they were able to grow into sturdy, self-reliant

children.

NEW ZEALANDTwo studies done in New Zealand in 1992 and

1995 show that the unvaccinated children clearly have less allergies,

less otitis (ear aches), less tonsillitis, less running noses, less

epilepsies and less ADHD. (4)

JAPANAn interesting period in Japan was 1975-1980,

when a decision was made to begin the first vaccinations at two years of

age instead of at two months. The reason was that more and more was

discovered linking vaccines and cot-death (SIDS). A study was

published in Pediatrics showing that from 1970 to January 1975,

there were 57 cases of serious vaccine reactions, including 37

deaths. From February 1975 to August 1981 there were eight cases of

serious vaccine reactions, including three deaths. Unfortunately

for kids and their parents, the Japanese vaccination plan is now

" normalized " again. The study shows well that the immune

system is stronger at two years than at two months. How well would

these kids have done had they not been vaccinated at all?

We find the same observation in a Journal of Allergy and Clinical

Immunology study. Of 11,531 children studied at age seven, here

are the results: vaccinated at two months, 13.8% are asthmatic,

vaccinated between two and four months, 10.3%, vaccinated after four

months, 5.9 %. Again, how well would these kids have done had they

not been vaccinated at all?

THE LESSON LEARNED ON VACCINATIONAs a concerned,

compassionate and considerate paediatrician, I can only arrive at one

conclusion. Unvaccinated children have by far the best chance of

enjoying marvellous health. Any vaccination at all works to cripple

the chances of this end.

www.imcv.info

Sources

___________

1)

www.birthworks.org/primalhealth

2) Allergic diseases and atopic sensitization in children related to

farming and anthroposophic lifestyle - Persifal study. Allergy 2006, 61

(4) : 414-421.

3)

www.vacunacionlibre.org

4)

http://www.ias.org.nz

Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian

Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA

Vaccines -

http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/ Homeopathy

http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com

Vaccine Dangers, Childhood Disease Classes & Homeopathy

Online/email courses - next classes start September 2010

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http://www.imcv.info/vaccination/articles/the-marvellous-health-of-unvaccinated-children.html

The Marvellous Health of Unvaccinated

Children

| Print |

Françoise Berthoud, MD [medical doctor, paediatrician]

June 25, 2010

Once upon a time, in April 2009 to be exact, I was invited to give a

speech at a conference on vaccination. I was to talk after two of

the best speakers France has to offer on the subject had their turn,

journalist Sylvie Simon and biologist Michel t. At hearing

them speak in the past, it was absolutely clear to me that the best

option is to stay as far away from vaccines as possible. I just did

not know what to do instead to best assure staying alive and well. As a

paediatrician and homeopath qualified to speak on the subject, I decided

to setup a conference called The Marvellous Health of Unvaccinated

Children along with my friends, Sylvie and Michel. This work would

later evolve into a book that analyses various life choices often made by

families that do not vaccinate, including home birth, breastfeeding,

simple therapies, good food (often vegetarian), a tranquil living

environment and trust in the capacity of the body to heal

itself.

In my life as a paediatrician, I had spent lots of time in dialogue with

the parents who often needed to voice their fears about both disease and

vaccines. We worked out together the best route for their

children. Some chose not to vaccinate at all. Others held

onto fear of disease, especially tetanus. In those cases, we

postponed vaccination as much as possible and used a homeopathic

protection and " cleansing " called nosode.

I worked in Switzerland where there is no real legal obligation to

vaccinate, only great social pressure. In France, just a few

kilometres from my office, there were four compulsory vaccinations at the

time (BCG was fortunately removed in 2007, and three remain: Di Te

Pol).

Some of the basis of my ability to speak on the marvellous health of

unvaccinated children comes from my personal experience as a medical

doctor, having collected years of feedback.

“My child began coughing immediately after the vaccination.” “He has had constant ear aches since he was vaccinated.”

“My 16 years old daughter is completely unvaccinated. She is

almost never sick. If she does get sick, it’s two days at the

most.”

“The neighbour's kids followed normal vaccination guidelines.

They are constantly sick and on antibiotics.”

That was not enough upon which to write a book; however. As it

would turn out, I found these observations were paralleled over and over

again all over the world. Follow me around the planet.

EUROPEIn England, Michel Odent, MD showed in two studies

that children having received no Pertussis vaccine had 5-6 times less

asthma than those who were vaccinated for it. The first study was

on 450 babies from La Leche League; the second one on 125 children in a

Steiner school. (1)

Throughout Europe, a group of mostly paediatricians studied 14,893

children in Steiner schools in Austria, Germany, Holland, Sweden and

Switzerland and found that children living in " anthroposophist

culture " (where vaccination is largely shunned) were in better

health than the controls. (2)

In Germany, one of the European Steiner schools study researchers

wrote, “In the eastern part of Berlin before the fall of the wall, we saw

less allergies than in the west. This population was poorer, nearer

nature and less vaccinated.” Too much hygiene is not always

good. As UK researcher and originator of the “hygiene hypothesis”

Strachan might say, " give us this day our daily

germs " .

In Spain, Xavier Uriarte, MD and J. Marín, MD published a study in

1999 on 314 children they followed between 1975 to 2000.

(3) This group of children is characterized by a

majority of homebirth or natural births, prolonged breastfeeding, no

vaccinations, holistic health education and no allopathic medicine.

There were no serious diseases, few hospitalisations (mostly for

traumas), and 3.3% asthma compared to the 20% in the general

population. And of course, a lot of money was spared!

USAThe rate of autism in the U.S. is now an unthinkable 1

in 100. Those who are unvaccinated boast numbers that run in

shocking contrast to the nation’s statistics. As this article is

directed to the American people, I will not go on at length here.

Most of you know the work of your very own journalist Dan Olmsted showing

the incredible absence of autism in the unvaccinated Amish communities of

Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Further impressive is Chicago-based Homefirst Medical Clinic run by a

group of doctors including medical director Mayer Eisenstein, MD, JD,

MPH. They have no known autism and super-scarce allergies in their

children, many of whom were home deliveries, and most of whom have had no

vaccinations. In 1985, I translated to French U.S. paediatrician

Mendelssohn, MD's

How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor.

Now I find concrete result in the marvellous health of kids whose doctors

are his pupils! I like these synchronicities in my life.

AUSTRALIAIn 1942, Owen , founder of the

Natural Health Society of Australia, accepted guardianship of 85 children

whose mothers were unable to care for them. Among these 85

children, no vaccinations were ever given, no drugs were ever taken or

used, and no operations were ever performed. The only malady that

occurred was when 34 of the children developed chicken pox. They were

immediately put to bed and given only pure water or fresh fruit juice.

They all recovered quickly without after-effects. Investigations revealed

that these children whilst at school had been swapping their healthy

lunches for unhealthy conventional foods, so this outbreak was not

altogether surprising.

Many of these children inherited poor health due to a history of illness

and malnourishment in their mothers. Despite this, and the fact

that they were never breastfed nor could enjoy the normal bonding of

mother to child, they were able to grow into sturdy, self-reliant

children.

NEW ZEALANDTwo studies done in New Zealand in 1992 and

1995 show that the unvaccinated children clearly have less allergies,

less otitis (ear aches), less tonsillitis, less running noses, less

epilepsies and less ADHD. (4)

JAPANAn interesting period in Japan was 1975-1980,

when a decision was made to begin the first vaccinations at two years of

age instead of at two months. The reason was that more and more was

discovered linking vaccines and cot-death (SIDS). A study was

published in Pediatrics showing that from 1970 to January 1975,

there were 57 cases of serious vaccine reactions, including 37

deaths. From February 1975 to August 1981 there were eight cases of

serious vaccine reactions, including three deaths. Unfortunately

for kids and their parents, the Japanese vaccination plan is now

" normalized " again. The study shows well that the immune

system is stronger at two years than at two months. How well would

these kids have done had they not been vaccinated at all?

We find the same observation in a Journal of Allergy and Clinical

Immunology study. Of 11,531 children studied at age seven, here

are the results: vaccinated at two months, 13.8% are asthmatic,

vaccinated between two and four months, 10.3%, vaccinated after four

months, 5.9 %. Again, how well would these kids have done had they

not been vaccinated at all?

THE LESSON LEARNED ON VACCINATIONAs a concerned,

compassionate and considerate paediatrician, I can only arrive at one

conclusion. Unvaccinated children have by far the best chance of

enjoying marvellous health. Any vaccination at all works to cripple

the chances of this end.

www.imcv.info

Sources

___________

1)

www.birthworks.org/primalhealth

2) Allergic diseases and atopic sensitization in children related to

farming and anthroposophic lifestyle - Persifal study. Allergy 2006, 61

(4) : 414-421.

3)

www.vacunacionlibre.org

4)

http://www.ias.org.nz

Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian

Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA

Vaccines -

http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/ Homeopathy

http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com

Vaccine Dangers, Childhood Disease Classes & Homeopathy

Online/email courses - next classes start September 2010