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          introduced (some say due to banning of neurotoxic DDT), and  higher socioeconomic status and a lower body mass index.
          now it’s back. The most logical conclusion is that NPAFP is  They consumed low levels of saturated fat and cholesterol
          caused by the polio vaccine.                         and high levels of fruits, vegetables and whole grain products.
                                                               But in spite of all these factors said to be correlated with
          UNVACCINATED CHILDREN HEALTHIER                      better health, the vegetarians had more cancer, allergies and
          A study from the 1990s has come to light, proving that com-  mental health problems, especially chronic anxiety and de-
          pared to unvaccinated children, vaccinated children are more  pression. Vegetarians had more visits to doctors and put more
          likely to suffer from asthma, eczema, ear infections, hyperac-  burden on the public health care system. This is important
          tivity and many other chronic conditions. Vaccinated children  information for young Americans to know, since one in two
          had a tenfold increase in tonsillitis while not one unvaccinated  hundred children, or about 367,000 American youngsters, are
          child had a tonsillectomy. The                                                 vegetarians (www.plosone.
          Immunization Awareness Soci-                                                   org/article/fetchObject.
          ety (IAS) conducted the survey                                                 action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/
          in 1992 to examine the health                                                  journal.pone.0088278&repre
          of New Zealand’s children.                                                     sentation=PDF).
          Out of a total of 495 children
          surveyed, 226 were vaccinated                                                  NEW FLAVORS
          and 269 were unvaccinated. A                                                   DairiConcepts flavoring com-
          survey that included eight thou-                                               pany has introduced seven-
          sand unvaccinated children in                                                  teen new “topical” seasoning
          Germany found that vaccinated                                                  blends. These include organic
          children were up to five times                                                 tomato chipotle cheddar salsa
          more likely to suffer from a va-                                               seasoning, beefy nacho, tikka
          riety of diseases and disorders                                                masala, spiced caramel yo-
          than unvaccinated children.                                                    gurt, garlic butter and vari-
          The unvaccinated children                                                      ous cheese flavors including
          had very low rates of autism,                                                  cheddar, blue and Parmesan
          dyslexia, speech delay, anxiety,                                               (www.dairiconcepts.com).
          depression, bedwetting, celiac                                                 These come in the form of
          disease, gluten sensitivity and                                                artificially colored powders,
          GERD (http://vactruth.com/2014/02/26/unvaccinated-chil-  formulated by mad scientists in laboratories, not chefs in
          dren-healthier/).                                    kitchens. Also coming soon is a synthetic vanilla created by
                                                               inserting coded DNA into yeast. This new method of genetic
          VEGETARIANS NOT HEALTHIER                            engineering is called “natural” by Evolva, the company that
          While American health officials trumpet the putative benefits  makes it (http://www.infowars.com/new-form-of-gmo-
          of a plant-based diet, researchers in Austria have concluded  sneaking-into-food-supply-this-year/).
          that people consuming a vegetarian diet have poorer health
          generally, poorer quality of life and a higher need for health  GMO UPDATES
          care than their meat-eating counterparts. The study was car-  Russia was expected to allow GM food production and distri-
          ried out at the Medical University of Graz in Austria, where  bution after entering the World Trade Organization. However,
          scientists found that vegetarians were indeed more physically  in March, Russia’s President Putin said the country would
          active, drank less alcohol and smoked less tobacco than those  stay GM-free without violating its obligations to the WTO. A
          who consume meat in their diets. Vegetarians also have a  draft bill banning GMOs submitted to the Russian parliament
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