First I want to apologize for not blogging as much lately.
Now for the great news… I am 10 weeks pregnant. I have been pretty sick and run down so I haven’t had much energy to write here.
Give me a couple more weeks and I should be back to more regular posting and I have a couple of giveaways coming up.
According to Random.org the winner is #11.
Congratulations, Scarlet Smith!
Just comment here and you will be entered to win, no strings attached!
Same rules as last one, if you blog, twitter or Facebook this link let me know and you will be entered again.
This will close Friday at 5;00pm EST. The winner will have one week to respond with their address, or I will move on to the next person. Thanks!
Dr. Andrew Mouldin, a Canadian doctor, has concluded in his studies that vaccines cause micro-vascular strokes.
Here is the story.
This bit was requested after I posted this on Facebook. I have edited and added links to back up what I was saying, but it will still seem a little disjointed since it was taken from separate comments. Feel free to ask questions about where I got the information or anything else you would like to know.
All current vaccines list numerous possible side effects including death. The Vaccine Reaction Compensation Fund has paid out 1.8 BILLION dollars in the last decade or so, and that isn’t even scratching the surface of people injured.
If a Dr. refuses to diagnose a reaction as a vaccine reaction then it never hits the Vaccine Reaction report, unless a parent or guardian reports it. It is thought that less than 10% of reactions are ever reported. That does include deaths that are passed off as SIDS. (If you think you or your child have ever had a reaction this FAQ tells you how to report is yourself. )
If you are considering not vaccinating or haven’t vaccinated your child, you will hear the statement that, not being vaccinated causes deaths. Actually, it is the disease that can cause the death, not the lack of vaccine. Vaccines are not 100% effective. Therefore, a child that is vaccinated can become ill or even die from the same disease that a child that isn’t vaccinated. Many of the vaccines being given now carry an efficacy rate as low as 30%.
I am not arguing that not being vaccinated carries no risk. I am simply stating that being vaccinated does carry a much much larger risk than the general population wants to believe.
The whole concept of injecting a disease into muscle, along with numerous toxic chemicals to build immunity to a disease that is caught through surface contact, also blows my mind. If a vaccine was introduced the same way that the original disease was, without the toxic chemicals, it would be much safer.
The number of required vaccines has skyrocketed in just one generation. Why?
When I was little I was required to have 11 vaccines to be fully vaccinated by school age. Now, they require over 30 to be fully vaccinated by preschool. That is tripling the load on a child’s body and brain and it isn’t as spread out as it used to be. The CDC has published a 34 page manual about vaccine contraindications.
Another aspect is that the blood/brain barrier in an infant isn’t fully developed until they are at least 6 months old. By that age, a fully vaccinated child would have at least 3 rounds of vaccines. A baby’s immune system is not fully developed until around 6 months old. A baby gets its antibodies from the placenta and from breast milk. A baby doesn’t start producing its own antibodies at all until 2-3 months old. Yet, the immunization schedule has 2 rounds of vaccines by then. Why would they immunize a baby too young to even produce the antibodies that the vaccines are supposed to stimulate?
These vaccines are also grown and strained through animal or human tissue like monkey kidney tissue, chicken embryo, embryonic guinea pig cells, calf serum, human diploid cells (the dissected organs of aborted fetuses as in the case of rubella, hepatitis A, and chickenpox vaccines), among other startling ingredients.
Vaccines may have had some benefit but they are given credit for a reduction in diseases that they didn’t actually reduce. The industrialization of a country leads to more wealth and reduces slums. When the slums are eradicated, the disease numbers reduce dramatically without the vaccines being in play.This day and age, Vaccine manufacturers are ruled by the almighty dollar. There was one manufacturer that discovered in Oct (2007, I believe, I am still looking for the link to the story) that a certain batch of vaccines were “hot”, causing illness and maybe even death. The news story that I read this on, was talking about how wonderful this company was since they voluntarily recalled the bad batch of vaccines IN DECEMBER. Do you see the problem I have with this? They allowed those bad vaccines to be administered for TWO months before they did anything about it, yet, somehow they were still coming out as the good guy in the new story.
Some links of interest:
Article written by Robert F Kennedy Jr
Another Article by Robert F Kennedy Jr
National Vaccine Information Center
Compilation thread on Mothering.com
The Vaccine Guide This is a fairly unbiased book about each vaccine and the disease.
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children’s Vaccinations, written by Stephanie Cave, MD
I have been searching for pools for 4 months now. I really try to avoid plastic as much as possible but I haven’t found a glass or wooden pool. haha.
There are the #2 (polyethylene) pools at the local department stores but I wasn’t happy with them. They seemed flimsy in some cases and way too expensive in others. I did find one I liked but it had an elephant sprinkler in the middle that took up most of the pool. The ones with slides would be great for an older child but a slide with no sides doesn’t bode well for a year and a half old little.
I was also looking for a pool that 2 toddlers could play in without drowning each other. Another desire was one with a shade and even maybe one I could sit in with the little because, after all, who wants to sit in the sun in 90 degree weather watching someone else have fun in a pool?
The biggest requirement of all though, was that the pool be PVC-free.
I found that pool at Domestications. It is on its way to me now, so I can’t give a review but I will add my opinion on it in the comments once we get it set up.
I also like the idea that the pool can be used as a sandbox, as well. We have an unfinished basement and the idea of a sandbox in the basement for the really cold days this winter sounds like fun, although if I love the pool, I might have to buy a second one for future sandbox use.
The pool is made in India and the canopy is polyethylene like the pool.
Another, more expensive, type of pool that I found are stock tanks. But since my little is too little to play independantly in deep water, I decided to wait.
I did find another pool company that offers polyethylene, but they seem to have disappeared on me. If I find them again I will edit the link in.
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I have to tell you that I love, love, love their stainless steel bottles. They have a quart size. They have a wide mouth. The lids are tethered to the bottle. They are sturdy without weighing 2 pounds. The commuter fits into my stroller cup holders! They are just perfect in every way! I really tried to come up with something on the negative side to keep this a balanced review and I couldn’t. I have gotten a couple of strange looks from my friends and family when I start raving about this bottle. These bottles are perfect for anyone anywhere. The do offer a handle that attaches to it but were out when I got mine, so I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet.
The squishy bowls are loved by my little. He does everything from carry balls around in them, try to sit on them, to actually using them for eating.
The micro-bites carry a c-minus rating as well and are really good travel and camping utensils. My set are going to live in my glove compartment and have already come in handy a time or two.
Their products are ethically made in China. I haven’t been able to find a steel bottle that isn’t.
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I have been buying loads of produce and quite a lot of bulk items in the last year. I HATE all the plastic bags that I have to use. I cringe everytime I rip one off the roll and fill ‘er up. I started doing a search for reusable bags and finally found Ficklefaerie on Etsy.com. Her bags look great, they are handmade, and they price is very good. She is in Canada but doesn’t charge extreme shipping cost.
My first order was for a set of of the larger mesh produce bags and I loved them so much that I orderd 2 more sets of her bags. The second time around I bought the bulk bags and stretchable mesh bags. I absolutely love the ribbon closures on her bags. Many of the other bags I have seen require using the twist ties in the store and I didn’t want to have to deal with that.
These bags are pretty indestructable. One went through the wash by mistake and looked chewed up when I got it out but once I got the towel lint off it, it was just like new.
I have been stopped in by numerous people asking where I got the bags. Everyone that sees them loves them!
Final rating: ***** 5 stars!
