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The pitocin took forever to work. them out. Gosh, I wish I could see her org/envtoxins/pesticides_ polio.html).
The baby was born fifteen minutes into doing that. She died at 102. Some holistic practitioners believe
the following Monday, almost fifty-six Beverly Silvey that children should get the childhood
hours after my water broke. The midwife Snohomish, Washington illnesses such as measles, mumps and
and I noticed that the baby was bone dry. chicken pox, as this gives them life-long
I would most certainly have been scared VACCINE QUESTION immunity. However, if children are sick
into a repeat C-section had I been GBS I have been a member of the Weston with these conditions, they need to be
positive. With ruptured membranes on a A. Price Foundation for about three given cod liver oil, egg yolks, raw milk,
GBS positive mom, the risk of the baby months. While reading your journal, I etc., so that the illness does not become
contracting GBS greatly increases with noticed the articles consistently frown serious. Another important point:
each hour. on vaccines. Because I am an RN, I have vaccines do not necessarily confer im-
Following Weston Price’s teach- actually seen a few children become munity. There have been outbreaks of
ings, I not only achieved my VBAC, very ill from diseases that vaccines can illnesses like measles in fully vaccinated
but have a healthy baby because of it. prevent, such as whooping cough and populations. We will explore the role of
I attribute her lack of colic to having a chicken pox. But I am also aware that homeopathic preparations in protecting
strong digestive system and feeding on vaccines can have serious side effects. children from childhood illnesses in a
my nutrient-dense breast milk—all due Does the Foundation advocate an- future issue.
to a good WAPF lifestyle. I’d like to other way of vaccinating children? Or
thank all you folks at WAPF for help- just safer vaccines? Because I encourage RAW MILK AND CATARACTS
ing me achieve my dream of a healthy parents to vaccinate children, I would I wanted to report my experience
me, a healthy baby girl, and a healthy like to see an article about homeopathic of drinking raw milk to stop cataract
VBAC. vaccinations, if such a thing exists, so formation. This endeavor was suggested
Elizabeth Arendale that I can better understand new options by Bing Gibb’s letter (Winter, 2007,
Sugar Hill, Georgia for preventing childhood disease. page 6), whom I subsequently contacted.
Thank you for all the work you do. Unfortunately, drinking raw milk did
FURIOUS I have learned so much from this orga- not help my situation, which was far ad-
I am furious with Dr. Joseph Mer- nization. vanced compared to his. My hypothesis
cola for his recent stand against cod Natalie Copley, RN is that raw milk only has a preventative
liver oil. I am seventy-seven years old Pinetop, Arizona effect if used in the early stages of the
and haven’t been in a doctor’s office for disease.
forty-seven years. My mother never let This is an important question. Just be- George C. Krusen, II
me out the door in the morning without cause parents choose not to vaccinate Boxborough, Massachusetts
my dose of cod liver oil. She was one of does not mean that they can be insou-
this country’s first women physicians, a ciant about childhood illnesses. The EAR WAX BUILDUP
board certified internist, and one of the best way to protect children is through Thank you for being there and fight-
first two credentialed dieticians in the a good diet that minimizes sweets and ing the good fight! Your information
world, with a degree from the University junk food while maximizing intake of is priceless and the more we learn, the
of Chicago. We call them nutritionists minerals and vitamins, particularly the more amazing connections we can make
now. My mama would be running a fat-soluble vitamins. In the case of po- between what we eat and how we feel.
Sherman tank down the venue of “The lio, it is important to protect your child For example, a letter in your Fall,
Association of Whatever Organization” against exposure to pesticides such as 2008 issue referred to a man who experi-
that was dishing out bad info and wiping DDT (see http://www.westonaprice. ences rapid ear wax buildup. At Bastyr
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