Monday, October 4, 2010
For Today
I am thinking... about my family
I am thankful for... for friends
From the kitchen... sweet potatoes
I am wearing... a purple tee and loose grey jeans
I am creating... ideas
I am going... to cancel my cell phone
I am reading... Wait for Me-Rebecca St. James
I am praying... For my baby sister
I am hoping... To meet a friend for a movie night this weekend
I am hearing... music and dogs barking
Around the house... books
One of my favorite things... People bringing me flowers just because they feel like it.
A few plans for the rest of the week: Going to hang out with my cousin for awhile, getting some driving in, cooking some over there...not much, waiting to see what happens.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
31 Things I am Thankful for
1-A God who hears and answers prayers
2-Baby raspberries
3-Pitter pattering feet
4-Little kids giggling
5-A yellow wall
6-A sunny day
7-Kids rushing to see you
8-Seeing a friend on webcam
9-Stuff for your hope chest
10A grandma who's willing to give you stuff for your hope chest
11-books
12-My laptop
13-Music
14-Good food
15-Warm clothes
16-A roof over my head
17-Friends
18-Little kids fighting to talk to you
19-Our Soldiers fighting for our country
20-My family
21-Salvation
22-The Holy Bible
23-Being able to go to church
24-Freedom of Speech
25-Being capable of learning
26-Being able to see
27-Being able to walk
27-Being able to express my feelings through speech
28-Dreams
29-My brain
30-My body that although it may not be perfect is serves me well
31-The trials I have overcome
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Things similiar in a large family
Some yelling
Some slamming of doors
Kids pitching fits
Whiny children
Frustrated mothers
Puppies scampering
Mismatched clothes
The sock monster
Shoes without socks
A pile of dirty laundry hiding somewhere
More to come on a very similar topic later topic later...
Monday, June 28, 2010
States I have visited or driven through
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29 States total! 58% of the US!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Soy: The Harmful Effects of one of the US’s leading health foods
Mrs. Munson
Honors English
6 March 2010
Soy: The Harmful Effects of one of the US’s leading health foods
Unfermented soy is not the health food that everyone makes it out to be. Eating unfermented soy products could kill you. Soy causes many health problems. In infant formula it causes harm to infant, low weight, soy is void of cholesterol; it causes a lower brain development rate than that of infants that were fed whole milk or breast milk. Soy products are a contributing factor to many forms of cancer. The American Dietetic Association has warned women to limit their soy intake because of increased cell multiplication which is the precursor to breast cancer. Soy is not fit for human consumption. The soybean contains hemaglutinin, a clotting substance that causes red blood cells to clump together.
Many health problems are caused by soy. Soy doesn’t protect against heart disease. “In some people, consumption of soy foods will lower cholesterol, but there is no evidence that lowering cholesterol with soy protein improves one's risk of having heart disease” (Price). Soy is not safe and beneficial for women to use in their postmenopausal years. It can cause breast and uterine cancer at a much faster rate than those who have abstained from eating a lot of unfermented soy products. Certain organizations have done research and have tried warning the public but the government is censoring this information. The reason for this being that it seems in most places including America we no longer have our Freedom of Speech. “Soy foods can stimulate the growth of estrogen-dependent tumors and cause thyroid problems. Low thyroid function is associated with difficulties in menopause” (Price). It also does not prevent osteoporosis like once believed. “In one recent study, soy consumption seemed to attenuate bone loss from the spine in premenopausal women when measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. However, in another study soy did not prevent bone loss when measured at autopsy in female monkeys who had had their reproductive organs removed” (Enig). Soy formula is most definitely not safe for infants.
“Soy milk formulas are often given to babies with milk allergy; but allergies to soy are almost as common as those to milk. Soy formulas lack cholesterol which is absolutely essential for the development of the brain and nervous system; they also lack lactose and galactose, which play an equally important role in the development of the nervous system. A number of unnecessary and questionable substances are added to soy formulas including carrageenan, guar gum, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), potassium citrate monohydrate, tricalcium phosphate, dibasic magnesium phosphate trihydrate, BHA and BHT. Nitrosamines, which are potent carcinogens, are often found in soy protein foods, and are greatly increased during the high temperature drying process. Similar results have been observed in children on macrobiotic diets which include the use of soy milk and large amounts of whole grains. Children brought up on high-phytate diets tend to be thin and scrawny” (Fallon-Morrell, Enig).
Soy is a contributing factor to most cancers. The America Dietetic Association has warned women to limit their soy intake.
"Cornell explained that researchers once thought that soy phytoestrogens would block the effects of endogenous estrogens in the body to reduce breast cancer risk but are now seriously concerned about the mounting evidence that high-soy diets cause greater cell multiplication in the breast. Increased cell multiplication is a widely acknowledged risk factor for the development of breast cancer. Then, just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association reported that high intake of soy may increase breast cancer risk and that "health professionals should take an active role in communicating and clarifying such information" (Daniels).
Soy inhibits topoisomerase II (Topo II), another essential enzyme, causing DNA distortion and breakage, resulting in chromosomal alterations. The four types of alterations of chromosome structure are deletion, duplication, inversion, and reciprocal translocation. Deletion is the loss of one or more nucleotides from a gene by mutation; the loss of a fragment of a chromosome. Duplication is repetition of a part of a chromosome resulting from fusion with a fragment from a homologous chromosome. Duplication can result from an error in meiosis or from mutagenesis. Inversion is a change in a chromosome resulting from reattachment of a chromosome fragment to the original chromosome, but in a reverse direction. Mutagens and errors during mesosis can cause inversions. Translocation is the attachment of a chromosomal fragment to a nonhomologous chromosome.
“Leukemia is reported in detail as caused by Topo II inhibitors. In 2004, the US Department of Environmental Molecular Medicine reported soy causation of oxidative DNA damage, which can lead to tumor initiation and cell proliferation. Soy is reported as capable of causing leukemia, testicular, breast, uterine, bladder, stomach, colon, intestinal, pancreatic and kidney cancers as well as lymphomas. Oncologists often suggest the elimination of soy products during cancer treatment due to soy’s estrogenic ability to promote cancers or to interfere with chemotherapy” (Elbek).
Soy is not fit for human consumption. Soy has many toxins in it; Toxins that are not deactivated in the cooking process but rather through fermentation.
“The Chinese did not eat the soybean as they did other pulses (legumes) such as the lentil because the soybean contains large quantities of a number of harmful substances. First among them are potent enzyme inhibitors which block the action of trypsin and other enzymes needed for protein digestion. These "antinutrients" are not completely deactivated during ordinary cooking and can produce serious gastric distress, reduced protein digestion and chronic deficiencies in amino acid uptake. In test animals, diets high in trypsin inhibitors cause enlargement and pathological conditions of the pancreas, including cancer. The soybean also contains hemaglutinin, a clot promoting substance that causes red blood cells to clump together. Trypsin inhibitors and hemaglutinin have been rightly labeled "growth depressant substances. They are deactivated during the process of fermentation. In precipitated products, enzyme inhibitors concentrate in the soaking liquid rather than in the curd: Thus in tofu and bean curd, these enzyme inhibitors are reduced in quantity, but not completely eliminated” (Fallon-Morell, Enig).
Soybeans are high in phytic acid or phytates. This is an organic acid, present in the hulls of all seeds, which prevent the uptake of essential minerals-calcium, magnesium, iron and especially zinc-in the intestinal tract. Although not a commonplace word, phytates have been extensively studied. Scientists are in general agreement that grain and legume based diets high in phytates contribute to ubiquitous mineral deficiencies in third world countries. Analysis shows that calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc are present in the plant foods eaten in these areas, but the high phytate content of soy and rice based diets prevents their absorption. The soybean has a phytate content that exceeds that of any other grain or legume that has been studied. It also seems to be highly resistant to many phytate reducing techniques such as long, slow cooking. Only a long period of fermentation will significantly decrease the phytate content of soybeans. Thus fermented products such as tempeh and miso provide nourishment that is easily assimilated.
In conclusion, you can see that soy can be detrimental to your health. Consuming them can kill you. Even a casual examination of ingredient lists will show you that it is difficult to avoid soy. Almost every loaf of bread on the supermarket shelves has soy flour in it, along with countless other products. The American people feed these poisons to our infants everyday; thinking they are helping them. Consuming them can kill you. Consuming unfermented soy cause many serious health problems. It has been tested and proved that soy does not prevent osteoporosis or heart disease like once thought be true. It can an also be a contributing factor to many forms of cancer. At one point researchers thought that soy phytoestrogens would block the effects of endogenous estrogens in the body to reduce breast cancer risk but are now seriously concerned about the mounting evidence that high-soy diets cause greater cell multiplication in the breast tissue. It is also not fit for human consumption. The government doesn’t want the general public to know so much because it benefits them [the government]. As a result of the government withholding this information, private doctors and researchers have to do research. They can’t get any government funding or the government will skew the results and allow them [doctors and researchers] to only research certain areas and do studies on the government’s terms.
Daniel, Kaayla. "Bad News for the Soy Industry." Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts Fall 2005: Print
Elbek, Gail."Why Babies Should Not be Fed Soy." Weston A. Price. 10 Feb 2010. Weston A. Price Foundation, Web. 6 Mar 2010. <www.westonaprice.org/Why-Babies-Should-Not-be-Fed-Soy.html>.
Enig, Mary. "The Soy Controversy." Weston A.Price. 26 May 2004. Weston A Price Foundation, Web. 6 Mar 2010. <http://www.westonaprice.org/The-Soy-Controversy.html>.
Fallon-Morrel, Sally, and Enig, Mary. "The Ploy of Soy." 2010. Weston A. Price Foundation, Web. 5 Mar 2010. <http://www.westonaprice.org/The-Ploy-of-Soy.html>.
Price, Weston. "The Myths and Truths about Soy.” Weston A. Price. 5 Mar 2010. Weston A. Price Foundation. <http://www.westonaprice.org/Myths-Truths-About-Soy.html>.
The Health Care Reform Bill Accepted or Not? Good or Bad?
• The federal government will have direct, real-time access to all individual bank accounts for electronic funds transfer.
• All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free healthcare services.
• Any individual who doesn't have acceptable healthcare (according to the government) will be taxed 2.5% of income.
• Any Non-Resident alien is exempt from individual taxes (Americans will pay for them).
• Government regulates rental and purchase of power-driven wheelchairs.
• Cancer patients: welcome to the wonderful world of rationing!
• Hospitals will be penalized for what the government deems preventable re-admissions.
• Prohibition on hospital expansion. Hospitals cannot expand without government approval
• Government will restrict enrollment of Special Needs individuals.
• Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. Mandatory. Appears to lock in estate taxes ahead of time.
• Government provides approved list of end-of-life resources, guiding you in death.
• Government mandates program that orders end-of-life treatment; government dictates how your life ends.
• Advance Care Planning Consult will be used to dictate treatment as patient's health deteriorates. This can include an order for end-of-life plans. An order from the government
• Government will decide what level of treatments you may have at end-of-life.
• Government will cover marriage and family therapy.
• Government will cover mental health services: defining, creating and rationing those service
Star News Online states that one week after the House of Representatives passed the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, 54% of the nation's likely voters still favor repealing the new law.
Rasmussen Reports states that repeal is favored by 84% of Republicans and 59% of unaffiliated voters. Among white Democrats, 25% favor repeal, but only one percent (1%) of black Democrats share that view.
Rasmussen Reports states Only 17% of all voters believe the plan will achieve one of its primary goals and reduce the cost of health care. Most (55%) believe it will have the opposite affect and increase the cost of care.
Rasmussen Reports states Forty-nine percent (49%) believe the new law will reduce the quality of care. Sixty percent (60%) believe it will increase the federal budget deficit. Those numbers are consistent with expectations before the bill was passed.
According to UPI compared with a similar poll in November 2009, the recent poll found a 7 percent drop in respondents' belief that healthcare in the United States will improve if the bill becomes law. A mere 19 percent of respondents in the recent poll were confident the bill would improve healthcare nationwide.
An opinion group says results of a poll indicate 36 percent of U.S. residents support the current healthcare reform bill, while 39 percent oppose it.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 31% of the nation's voters Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Overall, 46% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove.
Sixty-three percent (63%) of Democrats are optimistic about the nation’s current course, a 15-point jump from two weeks ago. Thirty-one percent (31%) are not. Prior to the passage of the health care bill, Democrats were almost evenly divided on the question: 48% said the country was headed in the right direction, and 44% felt it was going down the wrong track.
A solid majority (88%) of GOP voters and 68% of voters not affiliated with either major party continue to think the nation is heading down the wrong track. The number of Republicans who feel this way is up 19 points from last week, while the number of unaffiliateds who feel this way has held steady.
Sixty-one percent (61%) of all voters now say the nation is heading down the wrong track, just a point above the lowest level of pessimism measured since last October.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Why oh Why oh Why??
I wrote two controversial articles for a class. One on the cons of vaccines since I myself am a vaccine injury survivor and another on how soy is not the health food that everyone [mainly the government] makes it out to be. My teacher put them on the school newspaper website. People from all over the globe found it and linked to it from Twitter. I had people from Uruguay, South America, London, England, and Alberta Canada just to name a few. I created a ripple effect and it stirred people and people started calling the school complaining. The teacher then procceeded to take down my articles off the school website and told me that I wasn't allowed to write anything that could be considered controversial, that in the future I was only allowed to state facts from new websites or [dot]gov websites (which are both highly liberal biased), that I was NEVER allowed to use [dot] com websites and if I did that I wouldn't be guaranteed that I would pass the class. The teacher also told me that I needed to change my article on the Health Care Bill to be "non-biased" in otherwords from a Liberal standpoint....Which means I couldn't view it my viewpoint; from a CONSERVATIVE standpoint!!!!!!
So apparently the school is allowed to censor the students schoolwork now. Even if it doesn't have to do with anything that is listed in their rule book.
I will list the articles here so that people can see them and spread the word about the TRUTH since the public school system is attempting to silence me.
February 25, 2010-Vaccines do not always prevent diseases. They can often cause them. Research reveals that the actual effect of vaccines is called sensitization. “Sensitization" means that the recipient is made more, not less susceptible to contracting the infection and more vulnerable to it, increasing the chance of developing a 3 to 4 year cyclic disease.
Measles had virtually disappeared in Europe, until vaccination began, after which it rose again. Sadly, it seems that almost whatever the vaccine promoters say, you can simply change their claim to say the exact opposite, and then you will know the truth.
Vaccines have neurotoxins, and other harsh chemicals that we should NOT be injecting into our bodies.
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, vaccine ingredients include the following:
· animal tissues: pig blood, horse blood, rabbit brain, dog kidney, monkey kidney, chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg
· formaldehyde
· human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue)
· phenoxyethanol (antifreeze)
· thimerosal (49.6%mercury)
Vaccines have thimerosal (a preservative that it nearly 50% mercury). According to Tim O'Shea,DC:
· By age two, American children have received 237 micrograms of mercury through vaccines alone, which far exceeds current EPA "safe" levels of .1 mcg/kg. Per day. That's one-tenth of a microgram, not one microgram.
· Three days in particular may be singled out as spectacularly toxic for infants:
· Day of birth: hepatitis B-12 mcg mercury
30 x safe level
· At 4 months: DTaP and HiB on same day - 50 mcg mercury
60 x safe level
· At 6 months: Hep B, Polio - 62.5 mcg mercury
78 x safe level
· At 15 months the child receives another 50 mcg
41 x safe level
· These one-day blasts of mercury are called "bolus doses". Although they far exceed "safe" levels, there has never been any research conducted on the toxicity of such bolus doses of mercury given to infants all these years.
Inconceivable
Since vaccines have mercury in them. People that receive them often get a form of mercury poisoning called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
The side by side comparison of mercury poisoning vs. ASD is astounding. It compares factors such as: Psychiatric Disturbances, Speech, Language & Hearing Deficits, Sensory Abnormalities, Cognitive Impairments, Unusual Behaviors, Visual Impairments, and Physical Disturbances.
The Psychiatric Disturbances that are prevalent in mercury poisoning include: shyness and depression. The Psychiatric Disturbances that are prevalent in autism spectrum disorder include: shyness and depressive traits.
The speech, language and hearing deficits that are rampant in mercury poisoning include: speech comprehension deficits and sound sensitivities. The speech, language and hearing deficits rampant in autism spectrum disorder include: speech comprehension deficits and sound sensitivities.
The sensory abnormalities that appear in mercury poisoning include: abnormal sensation in mouth and extremities and abnormal touch sensations/touch aversion. The sensory abnormalities that appear in autism spectrum disorder include: abnormal sensation in mouth and extremities and abnormal touch sensations/touch aversion
The cognitive impairments that are common in mercury poisoning include: poor concentration, attention, response inhibition and poor short term, verbal, and auditory memory. The cognitive impairments that are common in autism spectrum disorder include: poor concentration, attention, response inhibition and poor short term, verbal, and auditory memory.
The visual impairments that are ubiquitous in mercury poisoning include: poor eye contact, impaired visual fixation, Light sensitivity, photophobia and blurred or hazy vision. The visual impairments that are ubiquitous in autism spectrum include: poor eye contact, impaired visual fixation, Light sensitivity, photophobia and blurred or hazy vision.
Dr. Joseph Mercola states: “We [a group of doctors who have done extensive research] have found NO case of it [autism] developing in a previously healthy unvaccinated child.”
Many health problems are caused by soy. Soy doesn’t protect against heart disease. “In some people, consumption of soy foods will lower cholesterol, but there is no evidence that lowering cholesterol with soy protein improves one's risk of having heart disease” (Price). Soy is not safe and beneficial for women to use in their postmenopausal years. “Soy foods can stimulate the growth of estrogen-dependent tumors and cause thyroid problems. Low thyroid function is associated with difficulties in menopause” (Price). It also does not prevent osteoporosis like once believed. “In one recent study, soy consumption seemed to attenuate bone loss from the spine in premenopausal women when measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. However, in another study soy did not prevent bone loss when measured at autopsy in female monkeys who had had their reproductive organs removed” (Enig). Soy formula is most definitely not safe for infants. “Soy milk formulas are often given to babies with milk allergy; but allergies to soy are almost as common as those to milk. Use of soy formula to treat infant diarrhea has had mixed results, some studies showing improvement with soy formula while others show none at all. Soy formulas lack cholesterol which is absolutely essential for the development of the brain and nervous system; they also lack lactose and galactose, which play an equally important role in the development of the nervous system. A number of other substances, which are unnecessary and of questionable safety, are added to soy formulas including carrageenan, guar gum, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), potassium citrate monohydrate, tricalcium phosphate, dibasic magnesium phosphate trihydrate, BHA and BHT. Nitrosamines, which are potent carcinogens, are often found in soy protein foods, and are greatly increased during the high temperature drying process. Not surprisingly, animal feeding studies show a lower weight gain for rats on soy formula than those on whole milk, high-lactose formula. Similar results have been observed in children on macrobiotic diets which include the use of soy milk and large amounts of whole grains. Children brought up on high-phytate diets tend to be thin and scrawny” (Fallon-Morrell, Enig). Cancer can be caused by soy.
Soy is a contributing factor to most cancers. The America Dietetic Association has warned women to limit their soy intake. “Cornell explained that researchers once thought that soy phytoestrogens would block the effects of endogenous estrogens in the body to reduce breast cancer risk but are now seriously concerned about the mounting evidence that high-soy diets cause greater cell multiplication in the breast. Increased cell multiplication is a widely acknowledged risk factor for the development of breast cancer. Then, just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association reported that high intake of soy may increase breast cancer risk and that "health professionals should take an active role in communicating and clarifying such information" (Daniels). Soy inhibits topoisomerase II (Topo II), another essential enzyme, causing DNA distortion and breakage, resulting in chromosomal alterations. “Leukemia is reported in detail as caused by Topo II inhibitors. In 2004, the US Department of Environmental Molecular Medicine reported soy causation of oxidative DNA damage, which can lead to tumor initiation and cell proliferation. Soy is reported as capable of causing leukemia, testicular, breast, uterine, bladder, stomach, colon, intestinal, pancreatic, and kidney cancers as well as lymphomas. Oncologists often suggest the elimination of soy products during cancer treatment due to soy’s estrogenic ability to promote cancers or to interfere with chemotherapy” (Elbek). Soy should not be eaten by humans.
Soy is not fit for human consumption. Soy has many toxins in it; Toxins that are not deactivated in the cooking process but rather through fermentation. “The Chinese did not eat the soybean as they did other pulses (legumes) such as the lentil because the soybean contains large quantities of a number of harmful substances. First among them are potent enzyme inhibitors which block the action of trypsin and other enzymes needed for protein digestion. These "antinutrients" are not completely deactivated during ordinary cooking and can produce serious gastric distress, reduced protein digestion and chronic deficiencies in amino acid uptake. In test animals, diets high in trypsin inhibitors cause enlargement and pathological conditions of the pancreas, including cancer. The soybean also contains hemaglutinin, a clot promoting substance that causes red blood cells to clump together. Trypsin inhibitors and hemaglutinin have been rightly labeled "growth depressant substances. They are deactivated during the process of fermentation. In precipitated products, enzyme inhibitors concentrate in the soaking liquid rather than in the curd: Thus in tofu and bean curd, these enzyme inhibitors are reduced in quantity, but not completely eliminated” (Fallon-Morell, Enig).
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
A Tribute-
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
What are vaccines and how they can harm you.
“Sensitization" means that the recipient is made MORE, not less sensitive, i.e. more, not less susceptible to contracting the infection and more vulnerable to it, increasing the chance of developing a 3 to 4 year cyclic disease.
Measles had virtually disappeared in
Vaccines have neurotoxins, and other harsh chemicals that we should NOT be injecting into our bodies.
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, vaccine ingredients include the following:
- aluminum hydroxide
- aluminum phosphate
- ammonium sulfate
- amphotericin B
- animal tissues: pig blood, horse blood, rabbit brain,
- dog kidney, monkey kidney,
- chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg
- calf (bovine) serum
- betapropiolactone
- fetal bovine serum
- formaldehyde
- formalin
- gelatin
- glycerol
- human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue)
- hydrolized gelatin
- monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- neomycin
- neomycin sulfate
- phenol red indicator
- phenoxyethanol (antifreeze)
- potassium diphosphate
- potassium monophosphate
- polymyxin B
- polysorbate 20
- polysorbate 80
- porcine (pig) pancreatic hydrolysate of casein
- residual MRC5 proteins
- sorbitol
- sucrose
- thimerosal (49.6%mercury)
- tri(n)butylphosphate,
- VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells
- washed sheep red blood cells
Vaccines have thimerosal (a preservative that it nearly 50% mercury). According to Tim O'Shea,DC.
- By age two, American children have received 237 micrograms of mercury through vaccines alone, which far exceeds current EPA "safe" levels of .1 mcg/kg. per day. That's one-tenth of a microgram, not one microgram.
- Three days in particular may be singled out as spectacularly toxic for infants:
- Day of birth: hepatitis B-12 mcg mercury
30 x safe level
- At 4 months: DTaP and HiB on same day - 50 mcg mercury
60 x safe level
- At 6 months: Hep B, Polio - 62.5 mcg mercury
78 x safe level
- At 15 months the child receives another 50 mcg
41 x safe level
- These one-day blasts of mercury are called "bolus doses". Although they far exceed "safe" levels, there has never been any research conducted on the toxicity of such bolus doses of mercury given to infants all these years.
Inconceivable
Since vaccines have mercury in them people that receive them often get a form of mercury poisoning called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
The side by side comparison of mercury poisoning vs. ASD is astounding. It compares factors such as: Psychiatric Disturbances, Speech, Language & Hearing Deficits, Sensory Abnormalities, Cognitive Impairments, Unusual Behaviors, Visual Impairments, Physical Disturbances, and Gastro-intestinal Disturbances
| Mercury Poisoning | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
Psychiatric Disturbances | Social deficits, shyness, social withdrawal Depression, mood swings; mask face Anxiety Schizoid tendencies, OCD traits Lacks eye contact, hesitant to engage others Irrational fears Irritability, aggression, temper tantrums Impaired face recognition | Social deficits, social withdrawal, shyness Depressive traits, mood swings; flat affect Anxiety Schizophrenic & OCD traits; repetitiveness Lack of eye contact, avoids conversation Irrational fears Irritability, aggression, temper tantrums Impaired face recognition |
Speech, Language & Hearing Deficits | Loss of speech, failure to develop speech Dysarthria; articulation problems Speech comprehension deficits Verbalizing & word retrieval problems Sound sensitivity Hearing loss; deafness in very high doses Poor performance on language IQ tests | Delayed language, failure to develop speech Dysarthria; articulation problems Speech comprehension deficits Echolalia; word use & pragmatic errors Sound sensitivity Mild to profound hearing loss Poor performance on verbal IQ tests |
Sensory Abnormalities | Abnormal sensation in mouth & extremities Sound sensitivity Abnormal touch sensations; touch aversion Vestibular abnormalities | Abnormal sensation in mouth & extremities Sound sensitivity Abnormal touch sensations; touch aversion · Vestibular abnormalities |
Motor Disorders | Involuntary jerking movements - arm flapping, ankle jerks, myoclonal jerks, choreiform movements, circling, rocking Deficits in eye-hand coordination; limb apraxia; intention tremors Gait impairment; ataxia - from incoordination & clumsiness to inability to walk, stand, or sit; loss of motor control Difficulty in chewing or swallowing Unusual postures; toe walking | Stereotyped movements - arm flapping, jumping, circling, spinning, rocking; myoclonal jerks; choreiform movements Poor eye-hand coordination; limb apraxia; problems with intentional movements Abnormal gait and posture, clumsiness and incoordination; difficulties sitting, lying, crawling, and walking Difficulty chewing or swallowing Unusual postures; toe walking |
Cognitive Impairments | Borderline intelligence, mental retardation - some cases reversible Poor concentration, attention, response inhibition Uneven performance on IQ subtests Verbal IQ higher than performance IQ Poor short term, verbal, & auditory memory Poor visual and perceptual motor skills, impairment in simple reaction time Difficulty carrying out complex commands Word-comprehension difficulties Deficits in understanding abstract ideas & symbolism; degeneration of higher mental powers | Borderline intelligence, mental retardation - sometimes "recovered" Poor concentration, attention, shifting attention Uneven performance on IQ subtests Verbal IQ higher than performance IQ Poor short term, auditory & verbal memory Poor visual and perceptual motor skills, lower performance on timed tests Difficulty carrying out multiple commands Word-comprehension difficulties Deficits in abstract thinking & symbolism, understanding other’s mental states, sequencing, planning & organizing |
Unusual Behaviors | Stereotyped sniffing (rats) ADHD traits Agitation, unprovoked crying, grimacing, staring spells Sleep difficulties Eating disorders, feeding problems Self injurious behavior, e.g. head banging | Stereotyped, repetitive behaviors ADHD traits Agitation, unprovoked crying, grimacing, staring spells Sleep difficulties Eating disorders, feeding problems Self injurious behavior, e.g. head banging |
· Visual Impairments | Poor eye contact, impaired visual fixation “Visual impairments,” blindness, near-sightedness, decreased visual acuity Light sensitivity, photophobia Blurred or hazy vision Constricted visual fields | Poor eye contact, problems in joint attention “Visual impairments”; inaccurate/slow saccades; decreased rod functioning Over-sensitivity to light Blurred vision |
Physical Disturbances | Increase in cerebral palsy; hyper- or hypo-tonia; abnormal reflexes; decreased muscle strength, especially upper body; incontinence; problems chewing, swallowing, salivating Rashes, dermatitis/dry skin, itching; burning Autonomic disturbance: excessive sweating, poor circulation, elevated heart rate | Increase in cerebral palsy; hyper- or hypotonia; decreased muscle strength, especially upper body; incontinence; problems chewing and swallowing Rashes, dermatitis, eczema, itching Autonomic disturbance: unusual sweating, poor circulation, elevated heart rate |
Gastro-intestinal Disturbances | Gastroenteritis, diarrhea; abdominal pain, constipation, “colitis” Anorexia, weight loss, nausea, poor appetite Lesions of ileum & colon; increased gut permeability Inhibits dipeptidyl peptidase IV, which cleaves casomorphin | Diarrhea, constipation, gaseousness, abdominal discomfort, colitis Anorexia; feeding problems/vomiting Leaky gut syndrome Inadequate endopeptidase enzymes needed for breakdown of casein & gluten |
Autism IS caused by vaccines! “We [a group of doctors who have done extensive research] have found NO case of it [autism] developing in a previously healthy unvaccinated child.”