"Peter Parry" <peter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote incorrectly:
> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:19:09 -0600, Ilena Rose <BIA@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
"Ilena Rose" <BIA@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> http://ilenarose.blogspot.com
> Health Lover, Ilena Rosenthal applauds Jenny McCarthy. Some in our
> sup****t group have mentioned a possible environmental link with her
> breast implants also.
>
> Many of us believe that genetic predispositions coupled with an
> onslaught of other environmental factors:
>
> aluminum and / or
> mercury and / or
> platinum and / or
> silicone and / or
> pesticides and /or
> pharmaceuticals and / or
> vaccinations and / or
> second hand smoke and / or
> etc. etc. etc.)
>
> . . . in some permutation and combination, make these syndromes and
> diseases difficult to quantify and fit in neat little diagnoses.
>
>
> http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/04/02/mccarthy.autsimtreatment/index.html
>
> EXCERPT: We believe autism is an environmental illness. Vaccines are
> not the only environmental trigger, but we do think they play a major
> role.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> Editor's note: Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey are actors and parents
> actively involved in autism-related causes. McCarthy is the author of
> the book "Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism."
>
> (CNN) -- In light of the recent Hannah Poling decision, in which the
> federal court conceded that vaccines could have contributed to her
> autism, we think the tide is finally turning in the direction of
> parents like us who have been shouting concerns from our rooftops for
> years.
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>
> Actress Jenny McCarthy believes that vaccines could have contributed
> to her son's autism.
>
> Autism is a debilitating disorder, which according to the Centers for
> Disease Control and Prevention, is suffered by 1 in 150 kids, making
> it more common than childhood cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined.
>
> Recently, England and Ireland re****ted that autism is affecting one in
> 58 individuals.
>
> Is it any wonder that autism has become many new parents' No. 1 fear?
>
> We've met some of the most amazing moms and dads who are forging their
> own path to prevention and recovery. When our son, Evan, was diagnosed
> with autism we were lucky enough to benefit from their knowledge and
> experience. Evan has been healed to a great extent by many
> breakthroughs that, while perhaps not scientifically proven, have
> definitely helped Evan and many other children who are recovering from
> autism. Video Parents vs. scientists: Watch the latest test case »
>
> There are some who wonder what we mean when we say "recovering" from
> autism. They confuse the word recover with cure. While you may not be
> able to cure an injury caused in a terrible car accident, you can
> recover; you can regain many skills that you once lost. In the case of
> autism, we think there are treatments that often bring about such
> healing, so that the observable symptoms of the condition no longer
> exist. Even though we may no longer see any symptoms of autism, we
> can't say a child is "cured" because we do not know what they would
> have been like had they never been injured.
>
> We believe what helped Evan recover was starting a gluten-free,
> casein-free diet, vitamin supplementation, detox of metals, and
> anti-fungals for yeast overgrowth that plagued his intestines. Once
> Evan's neurological function was recovered through these medical
> treatments, speech therapy and applied behavior analysis helped him
> quickly learn the skills he could not learn while he was frozen in
> autism. After we implemented these therapies for one year, the state
> re-evaluated Evan for further services. They spent five minutes with
> Evan and said, "What happened? We've never seen a recovery like this."
>
> Evan is now 5 years old and what might surprise a lot of you is that
> we've never been contacted by a single member of the CDC, the American
> Academy of Pediatrics, or any other health authority to evaluate and
> understand how Evan recovered from autism. When Evan meets doctors and
> neurologists, to this day they tell us he was misdiagnosed -- that he
> never had autism to begin with. It's as if they are wired to believe
> that children can't recover from autism. Video Watch CDC chief on
> vaccines, autism »
>
> So where's the cavalry? Where are all the doctors beating down our
> door to take a closer look at Evan? We think we know why they haven't
> arrived. Most of the parents we've met who have recovered their child
> from autism as we did (and we have met many) blame vaccines for their
> child's autism.
>
> We think our health authorities don't want to open this can of worms,
> so they don't even look or listen. While there is strong debate on
> this topic, many parents of recovered children will tell you they
> didn't treat their child for autism; they treated them for vaccine
> injury. Read about latest fight over vaccines and autism
>
> Many people aren't aware that in the 1980s our children received only
> 10 vaccines by age 5, whereas today they are given 36 immunizations,
> most of them by age 2. With billions of pharmaceutical dollars, could
> it be possible that the vaccine program is becoming more of a profit
> engine then a means of prevention?
> Don't Miss
>
> * Vaccines, autism link divide parents and scientists
> * iRe****t.com: Living with Autism
> * In Depth: Unraveling autism's mystery
> * CDC: Autism information center
>
> We believe autism is an environmental illness. Vaccines are not the
> only environmental trigger, but we do think they play a major role. If
> we are going to solve this problem and finally start to reverse the
> rate of autism, we need to consider changing the vaccine schedule,
> reducing the number of shots given and removing certain ingredients
> that could be toxic to some children.
>
> We take into account that some children have reactions to medicines
> like penicillin, for example, yet when it comes to vaccines we are
> operating as if our kids have a universal tolerance for them. We are
> acting like ONE SIZE FITS ALL. That is, at the very least, a huge
> improbability.
>
> Even if the CDC is not convinced of a link between vaccines and
> autism, changing the vaccine schedule should be seriously considered
> as a precautionary measure. (If you would like to see some ideas for
> alternative schedules, check out http://generationrescue.org.)
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>
> We wish to state, very clearly, that we are not against all vaccines,
> but we do believe there is strong evidence to suggest that some of the
> ingredients may be hazardous and that our children are being given too
> many, too soon!
>
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