VACCINATIONS 2-27-18

VACCINATIONS   2-28-18

Okay.. this is something many NDs oppose..not me altogether.

Life is about common sense.. or should be.

I oppose unnecessary medical procedures of all kinds but do not discard them altogether. In the 1950s and 1960s it was medically fashionable that doctors advised parents to have all children's tonsils out and appendix out and every boy to be circumcised to avoid a possible medical issues in future years.

I do not believe in unnecessary procedures for convenience sake. I believe in vaccinations if they are life saving and maybe a once in the life thing.. like Polio or or Scarlet Fever or tetanus. I travel out of the USA and so have to have the Yellow Fever shot, but I always get 2 or three others since I encountered illness for not doing so.

MY EXPERIENCE as well as everything I have read opposes vaccinations for most childhood diseases. This started as a convenience so parents would not have to care for sick kiddies. Children who go through measles, chickenpox and other childhood diseases have a better immune response than those who were vaccinated. I never get flu shots because they are always based on last years flu strain and are usually less than 50% effective this year. Better to boost your immune system before the flu hits your area. There are exceptions, the weak and infants and elderly may improve their chances with a flu shot because any defense is better than nothing.

In my practice I have always tried to find a balance and that is why I am Eclectic so that I can use the best parts of everything.

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