Vaccines, Autism and
Gulf War Syndrome
From Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum.
Bettym19@mindspring.com
8-15-5
This is an excellent report by Dr. Blaylock.
Dr. Blaylock is the author of: 'Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills',
'Health & Nutrition Secrets To Save Your Life' and 'Cancer Strategies'
all of which are shown on his site at
http://www.russellblaylockmd.com
An excitotoxin is a product that literally stimulates the neurons of
the brain *to death causing permanent brain damage.* The two we think
the most of are the aspartic acid in aspartame and MSG.
In Health & Nutrition Secrets, page 125, Dr. Blaylock says: "So, in
the case of diet drinks in aluminum cans, the very toxic brain
aluminum fluoride compound co-exists with multiple toxins found in
aspartame, thus creating the most powerful government-approved toxic
soup imaginable. With the strong association between aluminum,
excitotoxins, aluminum fluoride complexes and Alzheimer's disease, it
would be completely irresponsible to encourage people to consume this
toxic mixture. Yet, this is done literally billions of times every
year in advertising."
In the Gulf, these diet drinks sat on pallets as long as 8 weeks at a
time, piled high, in 120 degree temperatures.
In the protest of the National Soft Drink Association at
http://www.dorway.com, you will read that aspartame breaks down at 86
degrees. And it breaks down into a witches' brew of toxins including
formaldehyde and diketopiperazine, a brain tumor agent that triggered
brain tumors in original studies.
Aspartame destroys the immune system and central nervous system. It
not only interacts with drugs because of damage to the mitochondria or
life of the cell according to Dr. James Bowen, but as a chemical
hypersensitization agent it interacts with vaccines and other toxins.
In a lecture on www.dorway.com, Dr. Blaylock also says the reactions
to aspartame are not allergic but *toxic*...
just like consuming arsenic and cyanide. Aspartame is an adjuvant and
forms antigenic tissue, triggering immunologic attack. This is how it
triggers lupus. The immune system turns against the victim's tissues.
In this article Dr. Blaylock brings out that it is accepted by most
authorities that vaccines should not be given to individuals with
impaired immunity for fear of triggering immune attacks on the central
nervous system, such as encephalitis, nerve injuries (peripheral
neuropathy, multiple sclerosis and allergic encephalomyelitis.
So, it's really a given with such a toxic soup the troops were exposed
to, we truly are looking at diet drink catastrophe. This article makes
it easy to understand Gulf War illness. A new study connects brain
cancer in Gulf War vets to sarin, but researchers may not have known
the aspartame laced pop they were drinking breaks down to a brain
tumor agent. A USA Today article of July 26 states sarin has never
been shown to cause cancer.
With all this information in mind, here is Dr. Blaylock's excellent
article:
By Russell L. Blaylock
MD Neurosurgeon
Most have at least heard about the controversy surrounding possible
harmful effects of some of the vaccines. What is less well known is
that even greater dangers exist than are being conveyed to the general
public. Much of this information is buried in highly technical
scientific journals beyond the reach and understanding of the average
person.
Of special concern is the relationship between vaccine policy, autism
and the Gulf War Syndrome.
I shall use the Gulf War Syndrome as an example of a vaccine policy
gone berserk, while including discussions of other dangers as well.
Most scientific observers have attributed the dramatic fall in
infectious disease to the appearance of widespread vaccination,
despite recent evidence that some of that credit is unjustified. For
example, we know that improved public health measures and nutrition
played a major role in the sudden decline in most of the infectious
diseases plaguing mankind. Likewise, there is growing evidence that
vaccinations are not providing the protection that they are touted to
provide. For example, all cases of polio occurring after the
introduction of the polio vaccine shave been traced to the vaccine
itself. Similar findings have been shown for diphtheria.
Convinced that the victory over the major childhood infectious
diseases was secondary to vaccine programs, public health officials
began to add more diseases to the list, including haemophilus
influenza type b, hepatitis B, measles, mumps and now even chickenpox.
Present vaccination programs are exposing children to as many as 22
inoculations before attending school. More are being proposed. Driving
much of this are the profits being made by vaccine manufacturers and a
revolving door between medical university professors with financial
interest in these companies and public health officials with the same
interest.
Unfortunately, the science supporting the safety of unlimited
vaccination of small children and adults does not exist. Most
follow-up studies of vaccinated children last no more than two weeks
after the vaccine is given, and many of the effects of vaccination on
brain development are delayed much longer. In addition, most of these
studies look only for blatantly obvious injuries and not subtle
changes that can lead to serious future impairment.
There are a growing number of scientific studies that are
demonstrating serious dangers in our present vaccine policy, including
altered brain development, seizures and a loss of brain cell
connections called synapses. These studies all point to
over-vaccination as a real and present danger to our children, and in
certain instances, to adults. Unfortunately, most pediatricians and
family practitioners are completely unaware of these dangers. Most
depend on their specialty societies, such as the American Academy of
Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Practice for answers
concerning safety issues. Rarely do these physicians research these
important topics themselves. For too often, those serving on vaccine
boards within these specialty societies have a vested interest in the
financial success of the companies involved, either as investments in
stock or direct payments by the companies.
Much controversy and confusing data surrounds the cause of the Gulf
War Syndrome (GWS), and despite numerous studies, little solid
information as to the cause of the syndrome has appeared. Throughout
the entire period since the first Gulf war the Pentagon has been
reluctant to admit to a connection between this devastating syndrome
(that has left tends of thousands of soldiers and their families
chronically ill and many of these children deformed) and military
policies on vaccination. Our soldiers were given approximately 17
vaccinations over a short period, despite manufacturer's warnings that
many of the vaccines, were to be spaced over a year period. Several
hypotheses have been proposed as to the cause of this syndrome,
including neurotoxic and immunotoxic effects of pesticides, aspartame
degradation products, chemical warfare agents released, toxins from
spent uranium shells, combat stress and vaccines.
HOW SCIENTISTS THINK
It is characteristic of modern science to always look for one central
cause of a problem rather than explore additive effects or even
synergic toxicity of many agents.
Yet the science of toxin synergy is growing and finding some
surprising effects caused by combing two or more weak toxins. For
example, it is known that when two weakly toxic pesticides are used
alone, neither cause Parkinson's syndrome in experimental animals, but
when combined, they can cause full-blown Parkinsonism very rapidly.
The same is true with fluoride. We know that both fluoride and
aluminum individually are brain toxins, but when combined, as we see
in fluoridated water, the mix constitutes an extremely powerful brain
toxin, destroying numerous neurons in the part of the brain associated
with memory and emotional functions.
It is rare that the government agencies test potentially toxic
chemicals or even food additives together; instead, they are tested
alone. As in the examples above, we are seeing more instances of
combinations of chemicals causing devastating injury yet when used
alone are either mildly toxic or even non-toxic. Few laymen realize
that vaccines contain many chemical additives in addition to the
infectious organism being targeted. These include aluminum, mercury,
hydrolyzed proteins, monosodium glutamate, oils and many complex
molecules known as immune adjuvants. Several of these (aluminum,
mercury, hydrolyzed protein and MSG) are known to be directly toxic to
the brain.
TOO MANY VACCINES OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
A considerable amount of research indicates that the Gulf War
Syndrome, as well as autism, is triggered by combing too many vaccines
over too short a period. This is compounded by numerous other toxic
events, especially in the Gulf War veteran. This includes exposure to
pesticides, aspartame breakdown products, combat stress, high intake
of food-based excitotoxins, possible exposure to released nerve
agents, as well as exposure to contaminated vaccines. For example,
recent studies by Dr. Garth Nicolson, head of The Institute of
Molecular Medicine, have disclosed a high incidence of contamination
of the anthrax vaccine with mycoplasma organisms. In addition, he has
shown a strong correlation between ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and this
mycoplasmal infection. Recently, Pentagon officials reluctantly
admitted to a 200% increased incidence of ALS in Gulf War veterans.
Many of the toxic exposures named in connection with the GWS have a
common effect on the immune system. In most instances, we see impaired
cellular immunity (NK cells, T-lymphocytes, etc.) It is accepted by
most authorities that vaccines should not be given to individuals with
impaired immunity for fear of triggering immune attacks on the central
nervous system, such a encephalitis, nerve injuries (peripheral
neuropathy), multiple sclerosis, and allergic encephalomyelitis. All
of these are considered autoimmune disorders, during which the immune
system attacks specific components of the brain and spinal cord by
mistake. Recent studies have disclosed a completely new mechanism of
injury, referred to as bystander injury.
BYSTANDER INJURY: A GRENADE IN A SHOPPING MALL
In the case of bystander injury, rather than the immune system
directly attacking specific parts of the nervous system (molecular
mimicry), that is mistaking a part of the nerve cell or neuron for a
viral or mycoplasmal invader, the immune system is merely doing its
job but in the process killing a lot of innocent bystanders, that is
surround normal brain cells. It's sort of like throwing a grenade in a
shopping mall that not only kills the enemy, but also kills anyone
close by. This occurs because immune cells kill invaders by flooding
them with a storm of free radicals. Free radicals are highly reactive
particles that destroy everything they encounter, friend or foe. It is
the immune cells that generate these free radicals in large numbers.
Normally, an immune attack on viruses and other organisms occurs
rapidly and is quickly terminated. This is why strong immunity is
essential-it minimizes bystander injury. A weakened immune system
initiates a smoldering attack that is prolonged; leaving surrounding
normal cells and tissue soaked in destructive free radicals, but does
not kill the invader.
These destructive free radicals initially accumulate locally, that is,
at the site of the invasion of the organisms whereas, with prolonged
immune activation, these free radicals can diffuse far out into the
surrounding tissues and with time, can flood the entire body. For
instance, in the case of a chronic illness, such as lupus, we see high
levels of free radicals throughout the body. This is the cause of the
widespread symptoms of the disease. The same is true for diabetes,
chronic heart failure and rheumatoid arthritis.
Vaccinations, if too numerous and spaced too close together act like a
chronic illness, flooding the entire body with free radicals. Even so,
the highest concentration of these radicals is in the vicinity of the
immune cells.
Bystander injury can also occur with autoimmune disorders, since the
immune attack is so widespread, persistent and intense.
THE PROBLEM WITH VACCINES
When producing vaccines, scientists combine the intended organism,
either killed or live, with chemicals that stimulate an immune
reaction. These chemicals are called adjuvants. Squalene, one of the
common culprits found in GWS veterans, is an immune adjuvant. Usually
they add many such adjuvants together. When these adjuvants are
injected into the tissues they remain for a long time, continuously
stimulating the immune system. If your immune system is normal and
healthy, complications are less frequent.
Yet, should you have a defective immune system, or even part of the
immune system is defective, your risk of complications goes up
considerably. This is because the immune system is made of many
components that must act in a specific concerted manner to kill the
invader while minimizing the damage to surrounding normal tissues.
One of the more common reasons for immune dysfunction is nutritional
deficiency, even for single nutrients. For example, we know that
vitamin E (natural E), selenium, zinc, vitamins C and flavonoids (from
fruits and vegetables) are critical for normal immune function. These
are common deficiencies, especially after middle age. Likewise, some
people may have only a deficiency in selenium, which would also impair
a cellular immunity. It is now known that even individual nutritional
deficiencies can have devastating effects on the immune system.
Likewise, certain nutrients in excess can significantly interfere with
immune function as well, such as omega-6 fats, MSG, aspartame and
sugar. Of particular concern are the omega-6 oils, which are
metabolized in the body to produce a powerful immune suppressing
substance (PGE2). Corn, safflower, sunflower, peanut and soybean oils
are all omega-6 oils. The MREs (meals ready to eat) contain numerous
immune suppressing nutrients.
When nutrition-based immune malfunction is combined with the immune
toxicity of pesticides, herbicides, chemical warfare agents and stress
even greater immune dysfunction occurs.
Numerous experimental studies have shown that when you over stimulate
the immune system with immune adjuvants, as would occur when giving
numerous vaccines, close together, enormous numbers of free radicals
are generated, and because the immune activation takes place over such
a long period of time, these free radicals begin to damage normal
cells surrounding the sites of attack as well as throughout the body.
In other words, it's like producing a chronic illness in a person.
The type of adjuvant also matters significantly. Oil based adjuvants,
such as squalene and squalane are known to produce intense,
unrelenting immune reactions that can last a lifetime. Recent studies
have shown that all of the Gulf War veterans tested have had
antibodies to squaelene, even those not serving in Iraq. The source of
this squalene adjuvant has been determined to be from a secret,
investigational vaccine for anthrax. One of the code names for this
adjuvant is MF59.
Aluminum (as alum), also used as an adjuvant not only produces
prolonged immune activation, but also travels along nerve tracks into
the spinal cord and brain steam. Aluminum is known to produce
significant destruction of brain cell connections and development of
the same pathological features as Alzheimer's disease. When combined
to fluoride, as occurs in vaccines as well as fluoridated drinking
water, aluminum-fluoride complex causes a significant loss of brain
cells in the hippocampus of the brain, the site of recent memory
generation.
THE BRAIN'S SPECIAL IMMUNE SYSTEM
In the case of multiple vaccinations over a short period, something
even worse happens - the adjuvants activate the nervous system's
special immune cells called the microglia. Microglia cells are
dispersed throughout the nervous system. Normally, they lay dormant,
that is, asleep. When activated they can migrate throughout the brain,
secreting very powerful toxins, free radical and immune related
chemicals (cytokines).
These cells are very easy to activate. We know from many experiments
that stimulating the body's immune system, as with vaccination, also
activates the brain's immune system.
Under normal circumstances these microglia are activated for only
short periods and then quickly shut their self off. With
over-vaccination, these cells can remain active for very long periods
creating considerable bystander damage. This is because they secrete
toxic products that diffuse throughout the nervous system killing
neurons, destroying synaptic connections and damaging the coverings of
nerve fibers. There is growing evidence that prolonged microglial
activation is the mechanisms of damage in numerous neurodegenerative
diseases, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, autism
and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
It is interesting to note that Dr. Garth Nicolson, as well as others,
have had significant success in treating the GWS with the prolonged
use of antibiotics. A growing number of recent studies have shown that
the very antibiotics being used shut down the microglial cells. It may
be that the greater part of the beneficial effects of these
antibiotics may be stopping the bystander damage by shutting off this
type of cell, rather than by actually killing microorganisms. With
residual or persistent infections, both effects are needed.
According to recent studies, it may not even be necessary that live
organisms be present to cause this bystander damage. First, we know
that prolonged immune stimulation by use of immune adjuvants alone can
produce severe bystander damage in the nervous system. Likewise, even
the persistence of viral components, that is viral debris, can trigger
prolonged immune reactions leading to bystander damage. We see this in
association with the dementia of HIV infection. One of the great
puzzles of AIDS was how it could result in dementia when the brain's
neurons were not infected. We now know that a protein particle is shed
within the microglia and that this triggers chronic activation of the
microglia cell.
One class of toxins released by these microglial cells includes
excitotoxins. These powerful chemicals can excite brain cells to death
and are thought to play a role in all forms of neurodegenerative
diseases, brain trauma, strokes and meningitis. Common forms of
excitotoxins include glutamate (as in monosodium glutamate-MSG),
aspartate (as used in aspartame) and quinolinic acid (a metabolic
product of serotonin breakdown).
When chronically activated, microglial cells pour out these
excitotoxins in large amounts, destroying neurons, synapses and
dendrites, that is, the connections between brain cells.
When these same excitotoxins are consumed in foods and drinks, even
more damage is done. There is ample evidence that these food-based
excitotoxins easily enter the brain. Most processed foods contain one
or more excitotoxins, many in disguised forms.
We know that several things can activate microglia, including
pesticides, MSG, viruses, mycoplasma, bacteria, stress, aluminum,
mercury and immune adjuvants. These are all things the Gulf War
veterans were exposed to both in theater as well as out. One of the
enigmas has been the high incidence of similar symptoms experienced by
family members of Gulf War veterans. Viral and mycoplasmal
contaminants of these vaccines could spread to family members and
initiate similar microglial activation. This is especially so with
highly mutated viruses, which would be expected in the Gulf War
veteran as discussed below.
Another possibility is that the immune dysfunction produced by the
adjuvants would allow secondary infections to develop, such as
mycoplasma and various viral pathogens.
HUMAN GENERATORS OF DEADLY VIRUSES
Several recent studies, which have not been shared with the public,
have disclosed a rather frightening process. It has been found that
when viruses are exposed to high free radical concentrations, even
within a person, the viruses mutate, becoming much more virulent
(deadly). Giving vaccines with live-attenuated viruses opens up a
completely new danger that is not being discussed. To make a live
virus, say for measles virus vaccines, scientists pass the virus
through several cultures to reduce the disease causing ability of the
virus, that is, its virulence. Scientists refer to this weakened virus
as an attenuated virus. What we are not told is that often this virus
remains in the body for a lifetime. In fact, a recent study found that
live measles viruses were found in 20% of the brains of autopsied
adults and in 45% of other organs. In other words, the virus has been
hiding in their bodies for a lifetime.
Interestingly, these viruses were found to be highly mutated. The
bottom line is that by giving live viruses, either intentionally or as
a contaminant of vaccines, you expose that person to a very high risk
of viral persistence, especially if they have an impaired immune
system. Furthermore, that virus can mutate, becoming much more likely
to produce a serious disease, even one not normally associated with
that particular virus, such as colitis, encephalitis or a chronic
degenerative brain disorder. The danger is not only to the person
initially vaccinated, but to also those who come in contact with him
or her. That is, they are acting as generators of deadly mutated
viruses. It should be noted that the measles virus itself suppresses
the immune system. Other viruses are known to have a similar effect.
Chronic illness is characterized by the presence of large numbers of
free radicals throughout the body, as we have seen. These free
radicals not only damage cells, but also cause any virus living in
that person's body to mutate. Likewise, as we have seen, these new
mutated viruses are much more likely to cause serious disease. In
essence, people with chronic illnesses, because they generate a lot of
free radicals, act as living viral mutation incubators. Poor nutrition
greatly magnifies this process as well because such people generate
significantly more free radicals. That was the great surprise of this
study.
The recent panic over the A/Fujian strain of influenza is a case in
point. People, especially mothers of small children, are rushing to
have their loved ones vaccinated with the flu vaccines. Yet, doing so
exposes them to serious dangers. For example, those receiving the
killed older flu vaccine are receiving a significant dose of mercury
(50ug).
This dose is even more toxic to small children because of their
smaller body size.
Mercury has been shown to greatly magnify bystander injury in the
brain. In the case of small children and babies, the immune reaction
caused directly by the mercury is added to that of the other childhood
vaccines, further aggravating bystander damage in their brain. Because
the child's brain continues to develop and grow so rapidly up until
the age of two years, the danger of bystander damage is much greater
than in adults.
Due to the shortage of conventional vaccines, a nasal form of the
vaccine has been offered. Those at greatest risk from the nasal
vaccine are people with immune deficiencies - diabetics, those with
autoimmune diseases, the elderly and the very young. This means they
are more likely to suffer from viral persistence and resulting
prolonged bystander injury as well as the generation of mutated
viruses. The influenza virus has been suspect in triggering
atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and in neurological
degeneration such as Parkinson's disease. Likewise, people with
chronic illnesses, as we have seen, generate large numbers of free
radicals all the time, increasing the likelihood that the virus will
mutate to a more virulent strain. These are the high-risk groups the
Public Health physicians and medical societies are encouraging to take
the vaccines.
Second, many of these vaccines, including the anthrax and flu
vaccines, contain thimerosal. Thimerosal is a preservative that is
composed of 50% mercury. Mercury is a very unique poison, in that it
incapacitates numerous enzymes in the cell including those used to
neutralize free radicals. In addition, mercury, among all the metals
tested, was the only one shown to block the removal of excess
glutamate from the nervous system. This removal system is critical to
nervous system health. By paralyzing the glutamate removal system,
mercury triggers chronic excitotoxicity - that is chronic destruction
of the nervous system.
In addition, mercury tends to accumulate in the microglial cell,
causing it to become chronically active. This in turn results in the
excretion of the two powerful excitotoxins from the microglial cell I
mentioned before, called quinolinic acid and glutamate. It is the
secretion of these two excitotoxins that causes the dementia
associated with the HIV virus. In fact, the HIV virus coat proteins
increase quinolinic acid concentrations in the spinal fluid of
demented AIDS patients some 300 fold. Other persistent viruses, viral
proteins and immune adjuvants have been shown to do the same thing,
even in children.
Another recent study, conducted by the US Department of Agriculture,
found that exposing mice to mercury prior to infection with the
coxsackievirus B3, a virus that destroys the heart muscle, greatly
increased the mortality, number of pathological injuries seen in the
heart muscle and the number of viruses in the heart's muscle (viral
titer) as compared to animals exposed to the virus alone.
Cosackievirus B3 induced cardiomyopathy and heart failure is the
number one disease leading to heart transplants in this country. This
study was important in that it demonstrated that exposure to mercury
greatly increased the lethality of this virus and promoted the
replication of the virus. Other studies have confirmed this finding
using different viruses.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
In essence, people should be cautious when considering vaccination for
themselves and their families. Many parents are choosing to home
school their children so that they can avoid the vaccination program.
Families that choose to home school will not only benefit by avoiding
the vaccines for their children, they will also be better able to
build their children's natural immunity by providing a good
nutritional program comprised of whole foods and some supplements. As
we have seen, vaccine complications increase dramatically when given
close together, especially as combined vaccines such as the DPaT and
MMR and the other 17 vaccines given to military personnel. The anthrax
vaccine alone is given as a six-dose primary series followed by a
yearly booster. It has never been shown to be effective, which is
especially so against weaponized anthrax. Because rapid deployment of
such a large number of soldiers was required, Pentagon officials
compressed the vaccine schedule over a little more than a week. This
is extremely hazardous, leading to a tremendous increase in
complications. If individuals do choose to engage in this risky
activity, they should separate vaccinations by 6 months in children
and perhaps longer in adults in order to give the immune system time
to settle down. For the reasons I have discussed already above, it's
my belief that most, if not all, vaccines need to be abandoned, since
they have not been shown to be effective and there are reasonable and
infinitely safer alternatives.
In addition it is vital to maintain nutritional health. Numerous
studies have shown that nutritional depletion, even of one or two
nutrients, dramatically increases vaccine complications. This is
especially so for Vitamin A (as mixed carotenoids), vitamin E and
vitamin D3. I would recommend a daily multivitamin/ mineral supplement
without iron. In addition, I would recommend 1000 mg. of ascorbate (as
magnesium ascorbate) three times a day between meals, vitamin E either
as d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate or mixed tocopherols (natural vitamin
E) 400 IU a day and DHA oil capsules-100 mg. three times a day.
Dosages for children would have to be adjusted for weight and age.
Vitamin D3 is particularly important since it is known to regulate
immune reactions and calm down those reactions that are overactive.
New studies have shown that adults should be taking 1000 to 1500 IU of
vitamin D3 instead of the previous 400 IU recommended by the
government.
A number of experiments have shown that vitamin D3 can significantly
reduce the neurological damage caused by multiple sclerosis-like
experimental reactions (experimental allergic encephalomyelitis).
So, what are the alternatives to vaccinations? It is now accepted that
immune function declines with age and that this is purely secondary to
nutritional deficiency. This decline in immunity explains the 36,000
deaths often attributed to the flu each year among the elderly. Most
of these deaths could be prevented simply by adding the nutrients
known to repair and maximize immune function, which I have listed
above. Additional immune activation can be achieved by the use of
non-specific immune stimulation as with beta-1,3/1,6-glucan, a highly
purified extract of yeast cell walls. To minimize bystander damage one
takes this immune stimulant only during periods of high risk, such as
flying on an airplane, and at the first sign of infection.
Supplementation is terminated three days after the symptoms subside.
This is infinitely safer than vaccination and, in my experience, more
effective.
A recent study done at the Chemical and Biological Defense Section in
Alberta, Canada demonstrated the remarkable effects of
beta-1,3/1,6-glucan against anthrax infection. Using mice infected
with anthrax, they found that prior immune stimulation using
beta-1,3/1,6-glucan reduced mortality from 50% to 0%. In addition, it
lowered anthrax bacterial counts in the lungs 4 to 8 fold and doubled
the number of bacteria-free animals. In fact, they found the
beta-glucan helped considerably even if given after the infection was
established, increasing survival from 30% to 90%.
There are many ways to stimulate immunity safely using nutritional
methods. In addition, non-specific nutritional immune restoration
using beta-1,3/1,6-glucan can be used in high-risk individuals that
are excluded from vaccination, such as those with serious heart
diseases and neurological diseases. In addition, beta-1,3/1,6-glucan
has been shown to protect the bone marrow from radiation damage and to
lower cholesterol.
It is important to avoid omega-6 oils, such as corn, safflower,
sunflower, peanut, soybean and Canola oils. The omega-6 oils are
powerful immune suppressants. Avoid all forms of sugar, which also
suppresses immunity. Drink distilled water or water filtered by
reverse osmosis and avoid sweetened drinks, even fruit drinks. Avoid
all forms of fluoride, since it damages antioxidant enzymes, increases
free radical production, damages DNA repair enzymes, suppresses
immunity, produces skeletal and dental fluorosis, hypothyroidism and
produces extensive brain cell injury.
Since most foods are contaminated with numerous excitotoxin additives,
you should prepare your foods fresh. Your diet should contain at least
three servings of fresh fruits and vegetables daily. Vegetables with
the deepest color are preferred, but some white vegetables, such as
cauliflower are also important.
Recommended Reading:
1. Blaylock, R. L. Interaction of cytokines, excitotoxins and reactive
nitrogen and oxygen species in autism spectrum disorders. JANA 2003:
6: 21-35.
2. Blaylock, R. L. The Central Role of Excitotoxicity in autism
spectrum disorders. JANA 6: 11-19, 2003
3. Blaylock, R. L. The central role of chronic microglial activation
and excitotoxicity in the Gulf War Syndrome and autism. Journal of
American Physicians and Surgeons 9: 46-51, 2004
Dr. Russell Blaylock is editor of The Blaylock Wellness Report,
published by NewsMax.com
Board-certified neurosurgeon Dr. Russell Blaylock was a Clinical Asst
Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical University of Mississippi. He
practiced Neurosurgey for 24 years and practiced nutritional medicine.
Dr. Blaylock's first book, Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills,
demonstrated the link between food additives and degenerative
diseases. He also has contributed to medical textbooks and written and
illustrated booklets on multiple sclerosis and bioterrorism . Dr.
Blaylock serves on the editorial staff of the Journal of the American
Nutraceutical Association and the editorial board of the Medical
Sentinel, the official journal of the Association of American
Physicians and Surgeons. He is also author of Health & Nutrition
Secrets to Save Your Life and Cancer Strategies.
Dr. Blaylock's article on autism can be found on www.dorway.com plus
other articles. There are also some on www.wnho.net And we have an
Aspartame Information List on this site.
Dr. Blaylock can also be seen in the aspartame documentary, Sweet
Misery: A Poisoned World, www.docworkers.com
Dr. Betty Martini, Founder, Mission Possible International, 9270 River
Club Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30097 770 242-2599 http://www.wnho.net
and http://www.dorway.com Aspartame Toxicity Center,
www.holisticmed.com/aspartame
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