What Are The Alternatives to Vaccination?
Randall Neustaedter, OMD, Lac, CCH
Let’s turn this question around. What would induce me to vaccinate
my children? The answer: only a completely new technology that proved
to be both safe and effective. Knowing what I do about the toxicity
and dangers of the current vaccines, I would not allow my child
to receive them under any circumstances. What are the alternatives?
Keep your child healthy, and stop being afraid of these diseases.
Fear is an outmoded response to childhood infectious disease. Promote
the strength of your child’s immune system instead, and avoid things
that can weaken it. This will prevent complications of diseases.
Here’s a partial list:
· Avoid
partially hydrogenated fats (contained in packaged snack foods)
since they promote inflammation and prevent healthy fatty acids
from being incorporated into cells. Read labels of prepared foods
and you will find these fats in crackers, chips, cookies, and desserts.
Avoid french fries and other deep fried foods from McDonald’s and
the other burger palaces. The oils in these foods are rancid.
· Avoid
foods with added sugar, i.e. sugared breakfast cereals, sodas, cookies,
and ice cream. Corn syrup is especially difficult for the body to
metabolize. Corn syrup is everywhere so read the labels. Use fruit
spreads instead of jam, and offer lots of fresh and dried fruits
or fruit rolls. Use whole grains and whole wheat bread rather than
products made with “wheat flour,” which means white flour. Use organic
foods whenever possible, and your child will not be eating pesticides
that injure the liver.
· If
your child tends to get frequent colds or ear infections, give him
or her a supplement of organic bovine colostrum (powdered in capsules
and added to foods), one capsule twice each day.
· Breastfeeding
is the best protection you can provide for your child. Continue
for at least twelve months or longer if possible. The longer you
breastfeed, the more your child will benefit. Breast-feeding prevents
infections and the complications of childhood illness.
· Seek
out a homeopathic practitioner or an acupuncturist familiar with
treating children. He or she will provide treatments that build
immune function and also help resolve acute illness quickly and
easily.
· Do
not give antibiotics unless absolutely necessary.
· Decongestants
and antihistamines suppress the body’s immune system and add more
harmful chemicals to your child’s body, causing recurrent infections.
· Use
homeopathic medicines, vitamin A (10,000-20,000 units per day in
the form of beta-carotene or mixed carotenoids),
vitamin C (500-1,000 mg. per day), and echinacea (10-20 drops three
times per day) to treat colds, coughs, and ear infections. Several
books exist to guide you (listed below).
References for treating childhood illness:
Smart Medicine for a Healthier
Child: A Practical A-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments
for Infants and Children by Janet Zand (Avery Publishing
Group, 1994)
Everybody’s Guide to Homeopathic
Medicines by Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman (JP Tarcher,
1997)
Homeopathic Self-Care: The Quick
and Simple Guide for the Whole Family by Robert Ullman and
Judith Reichenberg-Ullman (Prima Publishing, 1997)
Dr. Neustaedter has practiced homeopathic medicine for over twenty
years, specializing in child health care. An accomplished and well-recognized
author, his works include an authoritative text, Homeopathic
Pediatrics, and a popular book for parents, The
Vaccine Guide: Making an Informed Choice (1996), a revision
of his previous book, The Immunization
Decision (1990). He has contributed extensively to the journals
that comprise the homeopathic medical literature. A licensed acupuncturist
with a doctorate in Oriental Medicine, Dr. Neustaedter practices
at the Classical Medicine Center in Redwood City, California (650-299-9170).
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