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INTRODUCTION Pilgrim’s Market does not claim to have the ultimate solutions for the flu or answers to the vaccine debate but we do believe that informed consumers who educate themselves on their health care and lifestyle choices will see more successful health-results than others. For your education and with the help of select members of our medical advisory board we have prepared a balanced selection of resources representing varied and at times opposing perspectives on these issues. - The conventional western medical approach - Arguments for widespread vaccinations --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CONVENTIONAL WESTERN MEDICAL APPROACH ARTICLES:------------------------------------------------- FDA Update on the H1N1 Flu Vaccine and Antiviral Medications – Beth Fabian Fritsch, R.Ph.,M.B.A. The 2009 H1N1 flu virus (referred to as “swine flu” early on) is a new influenza virus strain that is causing illness in people. This new virus strain was first detected in people in the US in April 2009 and is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World… Click here to read the full article. (pdf) INTERNET LINKS:------------------------------------------------- -- www.Flu.Gov - This is a link to a very comprehensive resource prepared by the United States Government
Each year new strains of flu virus mutate and create a challenge for one’s immune system—especially for the young and the elderly. Microorganisms that are foreign to your immune system trigger an exquisite cascade of actions in order to neutralize and disarm a potential pathogen like the flu virus. There are steps one can take to support and strengthen this intrinsic immune intelligence. It is the goal of “a natural approach” to identify lifestyle considerations, foods and natural medicinals that strengthen one’s resitance to these pathogens as well as to equip the body to battle them once the have taken hold. For further insight consider exploring the following resources. ARTICLES:------------------------------------------------- Integrative Approaches to Prevent and Treat the Swine Flu – Jeremiah Stevens N.D. The news is abuzz with stories surrounding the new strain of the flu. Popularly called the Swine flu, the H1N1 flu virus has caused fears of a potential global pandemic. People are concerned and want to know what can be done to treat and/or prevent an infection… Click here to read the full article (pdf) INTERNET LINKS:------------------------------------------------- -- http://www.healthfreedom.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=889&Itemid=1 - This is a link to one of many articles on the subject produced by the American Association for Health Freedom. They are an organization committed to “Protecting the right of the Consumer to choose and the Practitioner to practice. ARGUMENTS FOR WIDESPREAD VACCINATIONS INTERNET LINKS:------------------------------------------------- -- www.VaccineSafety.edu - “The Institute for Vaccine Safety was established in 1997 at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health - now the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their mission is to provide an independent assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety to help guide decision makers and educate physicians, the public and the media about key issues surrounding the safety of vaccines. The institute’s goal is to work toward preventing disease using the safest vaccines possible.” To characterize this site as one in support of widespread vaccinations may be unintentionally deceptive. This organization is actually contributing to the effort to more accurately monitor side effects of vaccines. This site lists the entire contents including suspect additives for many vaccines.
ARTICLES:------------------------------------------------- Vaccine Additives - Bill Misner Phd Gary Matsumoto asks “Did you know there is an illness called “Human Adjuvant Disease?” and asks, “What links the numbers 3, 30, 46,000 and 900,000 to our swine flu vaccination program?” … Click here to read the full article (pdf). Does the Vaccine Matter? – Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer Whether this season’s swine flu turns out to be deadly or mild, most experts agree that it’s only a matter of time before we’re hit by a truly devastating flu pandemic—one that might kill more people worldwide than have died of the plague and aids combined. In the U.S., the main lines of defense are pharmaceutical—vaccines and antiviral drugs to limit the spread of flu and prevent people from dying from it. Yet now some flu experts are challenging the medical orthodoxy and arguing that for those most in need of protection, flu shots and antiviral drugs may provide little to none. So where does that leave us if a bad pandemic strikes? … Click here to read the full article (pdf). INTERNET LINKS:------------------------------------------------- -- http://drtenpenny.com/swine_flu_hype.aspx - Dr. Tenpenny is a doctor of osteopathic medicine with an extensive section of her website devoted to the swine flu and vaccines in general. Her website has numerous articles and videos.
The information provided on this website or any discussions between the customer and any employee, agent or affiliate of Pilgrim’s Market are not intended for the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a specific disease or the assessment of a specific health condition. They are instead intended for informational purposes, that when added to other information, aid the customer in making more informed personal decisions regarding their health. They are not intended to replace the attention or advice of a physician or other primary health-care physician.
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The Seasonal Flu and H1N1