Well it’s sickness season again and with all the H1N1 hysteria I’ve been trying really hard to keep my mouth shut. Vaccinations have to be a personal choice; I don’t want people telling me what to do so I try to be careful of pushing my beliefs on to others as well. Unfortunately, after weeks of holding my tongue, I’m ready to explode. This blog is a place where I come to give my opinion on things. It’s time for me to state my opinion, if you agree, if you disagree that is fine, at least we’re talking about it. The most painful part of the whole medical system for me is that so many people give their doctors blind trust. Remember, doctors are people too, and EVERYONE, including all doctors and me, makes mistakes!
I personally feel that most strains of germs (including H1N1) are already present in your body all the time. Illness is the outcome of prolonged stress. Maintaining the fight or flight response, which turns off your immune system so that blood can be preferentially sent to the limbs. Fight or flight is a highly intelligent program that comes standard with your body at birth, but it was intended for a world where dangers are acute, i.e. threat of attack from predators, not home forclosure, job loss and other chronic stressors. So if I become sick and start to blame someone else for sneezing on me, or coming into work with a cold or the flu, it really just sounds like passing the buck. I am the one who is in control of my health. What I should be most concerned with is: ‘How can I reduce stress in my life? How can I find balance between responsibility and play? Where can I find joy on a rainy day with a mailbox full of bills?’ The answers are there if you look for them and when you do you will be rewarded with true health and the ability to say no to the injections and chemical concoctions.
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