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There Is a Choice: Homeoprophylaxis a whole chapter of her book to Dr. Golden, and
Cilla Whatcott and Dr. Isaac Golden accords him pioneer status, inasmuch as he is the
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Plat- first in the world to offer HP as an alternative to
form the government-recommended vaccine schedule.
Whatcott is an adoptive mother; her first-
The publication of Whatcott’s second book hand experience with vaccine injury propelled
on homeoprophylaxis couldn’t be better timed. her to discover the problems inherent in our
This book offers an alternative to vaccines at a current medical paradigm, and to seek answers.
time when parents who refuse vaccination find Her book begins with her personal journey then
themselves vilified and exemptions are under moves on to discuss the “big business” of vac-
attack across the country. It is critical that those cines and their harms and risks.
of us who object to vaccines have a choice about The most revelatory aspect of her book is
how to protect ourselves and our families against the global perspective the author offers on the
disease. homeopathic option. In her chapter on historical
All alternative health practitioners should evidence, she quotes from a World Health Orga-
read this book—and re-read it. Only when nization document which states that homeopathy
committed practitioners like Whatcott lead the is the second most utilized system of health care
way will we break free of the black-and-white in the world. She goes on to report on the many
paradigm of all or nothing when it comes to success stories throughout history where HP was
vaccination. By offering a viable third way to effectively used to protect large populations from
obtain immunity, we can end the demonization numerous diseases. Whooping cough, flu, polio, A World

of parents who choose not to be part of the herd. diphtheria are among them. Health
As a Weston Price devotee, I believe in Whatcott explains how homeoprophylaxis
building immunity with the body’s own re- works with ease. She details how to use HP in Organization
sources and abilities. Just like plants, the “soil” lieu of the allopathic regime. Thus, she equips document
our bodies grow in must be healthy to make them us with a new way to deal with the controversy states that
healthy. Our own soil is created with nutrients, surrounding vaccines.
good water, love, sunshine and by saying “no Whatcott is the organizer of a conference homeopathy
thanks” to processed foods and toxins. With this where experts from around the world will share is the second
mindset, we think twice about so many modern- their positive findings of HP for protection most utilized
day interventions, including vaccines. Our fam- against disease (HPWorldWideChoice.com).
ily decided vaccines did not fit our approach. system of
So few in North America realize homeopa- health care
thy is successfully creating immunity around the Rita Palma is the founder of MyKidsMyChoice.com
and has been working for years with the New York state in the world.
globe. Government health departments world- legislature on protecting parental health freedom. You
wide use HP, even in the face of epidemics. This can read her story on hartkeisonline.com/2009/02/03/
is a tried-and-true method, first developed by the
DR. CHRISTINE CORRIE "CHRIS" DECKER (1953 - 2015)
founder of homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann, Chapter leader Dr. Christine Corrie Decker of Sunderland, Massachusetts
over two hundred years ago. died Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Fisher House Hospice in Amherst. Dr.
There is a Choice: Homeoprophylaxis—An Decker was a well loved and highly respected naturopathic physician who
Appeal to Mothers begins with a foreword by maintained offices in both Massachusetts and Vermont. She was well
Dr. Isacc Golden, PhD, ND, BEC (HON), an known for her entertaining and informative lectures and also for dispensing
Australian health practitioner who for the last practical advice in the nutritional column which she maintained on her
two decades has implemented HP with his pa- Facebook page. She will be truly missed by all whose lives she touched.
tients and recorded the results. Whatcott devotes
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