It is chilling to watch today's purported health experts stand up to parents of children suffering from neurological disorders, clearly triggered by vaccinations, as they inform them there is no reason to be concerned for the safety of their children. Regardless of the disturbing rise in neurological disorders such as autism, brain tumors, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), now believed to be a direct result of the use of the mercury based preservative, known as thimerosal – used for nearly 20 years in many childhood vaccinations.

I encourage you to seriously consider the idea that drugs are being introduced into society without adequate testing and we are, in fact, the industry's guinea pigs. I do indeed question these so-called experts on the issue of vaccinations and I am deeply troubled by the government's method of forcing immunizations on parents - these same vaccinations that have shown themselves to be unsafe time and again - by making it a necessity for acceptance into schools and daycare centers around the country. Of course, in most states there are religious and even philosophical exemptions in place and we can cling to these exemptions for as long as they persist.

The experts would have you believe that our advancement against infectious disease relates to the use of vaccinations. However, there is much more compelling evidence that our advancement does not come from the introduction of vaccines but instead from improved public health resulting from cleaner water, more effective sewage disposal, and less crowded living conditions. There is also reason to believe that the diseases our children are vaccinated against persist, however, it is by great trickery we are led to believe that it is the unvaccinated who are contracting these diseases when it is often the vaccinated. Statistics are delicate and often misused. I look for motivation to bend the evidence when considering a statistic and if great profit is at the heart of a number and the number flies in the face of logic, I consider it to be a lie. The pharmaceutical drug companies have more motivation to lie than any other industry. Profit - and a lot of it - is at stake here.

Vaccines have their place as an emergency medical treatment when epidemics rage out of control. However, it could be argued that epidemics rage today BECAUSE we have weakened the immune system by frequent inoculations containing a whole slew of toxic chemicals.

I am not entirely against immunizations, although I would argue against the use of so many immunizations and given at far too young an age - I am against the pharmaceutical drug companies reckless use of dangerous preservatives and blatant disregard for the hazard these materials may pose to the health of small children. I do not trust these profit-mongering companies and will not fall victim to their careless shortcomings by participating in their vaccination programs.

Vaccines are not always safe nor effective and I would like to provide you with a few key examples:

• The Lancet reported in 1980 that a vaccine trial in India, involving approximately 260,000 people discovered that more cases of tuberculosis had occurred in people vaccinated against TB than among the unvaccinated.

• The Journal of the American Medical Association published an article on measles in 1990 revealing that although more than 95% of school-aged children in the U.S. are vaccinated against measles, large measles outbreaks continue to occur in schools with the most cases in this setting to occur among previously vaccinated children.

• In a 1994 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine it was reported that at least 80% of children under the age of five who came down with whooping cough had been vaccinated against whooping cough.

• Between the years of 1990 to 1993 the FDA counted 54,072 adverse reactions to vaccinations. The agency also admitted this total represented only about 10% of actual adverse reactions because most physicians were reluctant to report the problems.

Many vaccination programs are being implemented without thorough testing of safety, particularly with regards to the manner in which vaccines can alter the immune system and central nervous system. The best example of the carelessness of an industry run amok is the use of thimerosal as a preservative in vaccines for more than 15 years, now believed to be responsible for the tremendous increase in cases of autism and ADHD. If you would like to learn more, I encourage you to read the article Deadly Immunity by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. revealing the government's cover-up of the mercury link to autism, a mistake that cost numerous children their health.

Dr. Paula Baille-Hamilton, the British toxins and vaccines expert, had the following to say on the issue of vaccines:

"Few people realize that when they are getting a vaccine, not only are they getting a dose of the named antigen or disease, they're getting vaccinated against, such as diptheria, but also a mixture of known toxic, brain-damaging, and cancer-promoting chemicals thrown in as preservatives and "adjuvants," which help to elict an early, high, and long-lasting immune response.

"Ever since mass vaccinations of infants began in the twentieth century, reports of serious brain, cardiovascular, metabolic, and other injuries started filling pages of medical journals. Reports from several countries show that vaccinated children, in addition to having a lower IQ, also have a higher incidence of behavioral problems, asthma, and diabetes than unvaccinated children."

Even the former chief vaccine control officer for the FDA, J. Anthony Morris, stated in response to the reports of problems associated with vaccines, "There is a great deal of evidence to prove that immunization of children does more harm than good."

The procedure of inoculation is rarely questioned and should be. When one is introduced to a virus or bacteria, it enters through the nose or mouth, triggering a natural immune response. The process of vaccination bypasses the first line of defense and is instead directly introduced into the bloodstream.

Vaccines injected into babies do not in any way resemble an inhaled or swallowed germ because they are changed, attenuated, and injected as multi-antigens into the body. As a result, by-passing of the Th1 branch of the immune system can cause over-stimulation of the Th2 branch, teaching the body to be in a chronically reactive mode. Individuals who have allergies, asthma and auto-immune disease have a Th2-skewed immune system.

Highly toxic substances such as mercury, aluminum, formaldehyde, MSG, sulfites, and ethylene glycol (antifreeze) along with various animal and bird products are commonly used in the manufacturing of vaccines. The use of tissue from other species will always carry a risk of contamination. Even in the 1950s, the use of monkey kidney cells in the polio vaccine were found to be contaminated by a cancer-causing monkey virus known as SV40. Each one of these additives has been linked to disorders ranging from brain and nerve damage to autism and ADHD.

These additives challenge immature immune systems and young metabolisms to process synthetic chemicals. Ultimately, the toxins are carried off by the liver to accumulate in organs and tissues.

I do strongly advise against the Hepatitis B shot given within the first 48 hours after birth unless, of course, the mother has the disease. The central nervous system of a newborn infant is particularly sensitive to toxic influences. There are cases of autism believed to be triggered by this one shot. There are also cases of death believed to be related to this one shot. If it were given later in life, after the immune system has matured, it would not be as much of a problem. However, why would this vaccine be given to anyone not at risk? Hepatitis B is a rare, blood-transmitted disease. The incidence of hepatitis B in the 0 to 1 age group has been observed to be just 0.001 percent. Known complications arising from this one shot far exceed the number at risk! If you feel you must go along with all shots recommended by your physician, I encourage you to at least postpone the time of vaccination and do not allow your newborn to receive this potentially life-threatening shot. My sister recently gave birth three weeks prematurely to a five pound baby girl. The hospital was fully prepared to give this premature baby the Hepatitis B shot! Fortunately, I had already advised my sister against this vaccination months in advance. My point is that you should not expect the medical profession to make thoughtful decisions on these matters. For the most part, they are doing the bidding of pharmaceutical drug companies who are not overly concerned with our well-being.

The most important thing you can do for your health is to improve your immune system so that it will remain strong against attack by an infectious organism. To that end there is a powerful product capable of providing the body with exceptional support against viruses and bacteria, manufactured by 4Life Company, called Transfer Factor. In fact, 4Life Transfer Factor products are featured in the 2003, 2004, and 2005 Physicians' Desk Reference For Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements, the standard supplement guide for physicians that can be found in physician offices, hospitals, and pharmacies throughout the United States. Transfer Factor implements a sophisticated system of teaching the immune system to recognize and destroy infectious organisms. It makes one wonder why we use vaccinations when there is a natural product capable of providing exceptional support to the immune system. I suppose it is because people like to believe a one-time shot will take care of a life-time of vigilance. However, as more and more vaccines continue to be introduced to address numerous possible infections it becomes increasingly important to find a way to enhance the immune system rather than imagine we can keep up with the ever increasing number of potential diseases.

If you are a parent who has done the bidding thus far of western medicine, without question taking your child to his or her wellness visits assuming vaccinations are not only safe but necessary, I would like you to know you have a choice and one that should be informed.