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SHOCK AND AWE FOR CHILDREN
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a medical device for children ages seven to twelve with so- called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—a “disease” voted into existence by a show of hands by Ameri- can Psychiatric Association members that often represents the spontaneous behavior of normal children. The device delivers an electric current to the brain with an electrode taped to the forehead. The device—which is supposed to work by increasing blood flow in certain areas of the brain and decrease it in others—has been tested on a mere sixty- two children for four weeks. The researchers observed a number of side effects including drowsiness, increase in appetite, trouble sleeping, teeth clenching, headache and fatigue. So instead of focusing on the true causes of disrup- tive behavior—poor nutrition, vaccine injury, drugs, toxic overload, abuse, boredom, bullying and stress—the FDA proposes the equivalent of shock treatments to vulnerable children (cchrstl.org, May 13, 2019).
SWEDEN BANS MANDATORY VACCINATIONS While California and New York have eliminated religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccinations, claiming that “the science is settled” and that “vaccinations are perfectly safe,” the Swedish Riksdag (Parliament) has rejected motions that would have enshrined forced vaccinations into law. “It would violate our [Swedish Constitution] if we introduced compulsory vaccinations or mandatory vaccinations,” was the official statement. Noting also “massive resistance (by Swedes) to all forms of coercion with regard to vaccina- tions,” the Riksdag also made reference to “frequent serious adverse reactions” in children who receive vaccinations. The statement also made reference to “an extensive list of the additives found in vaccines—substances which are not health foods and certainly do not belong in babies or chil- dren” (dailyhealthpost.com, May 24, 2019).
VITAMIN K AND BLOOD PRESSURE
The Weston A. Price Foundation has been a leader in in- creasing public awareness about the importance of vitamin K2. This vitamin works synergistically with vitamins A and D to regulate calcium metabolism, support learning capacity, ensure fertility, protect against cancer and play a
host of other roles in human metabolism. Now we learn that a new study published by the American Heart Association has linked higher vitamin K2 status (as measured in the blood) with “greater pulse wave velocity. . .central pressure, forward pulse wave, and backward pulse wave”—in other words, less calcium in the arteries and better blood flow. Only vitamin K2, the animal form of vitamin K, provided the cardiac benefits. “Vitamin K1. . .had not been linked to cardiovascular benefit as K2 seems to be the form of K active outside of the liver for cardiovascular health” (J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Apr 2;8(7):e01196). No, the vitamin K we need for cardiovascular protection comes from animal foods like poultry fat, poultry liver and aged cheese—the kinds of foods the cardiologists have been warning against for years.
NATURAL REMEDY
Pepe Casanas, age seventy-eight, of Havana, Cuba, has found an infallable way to treat his rheumatism pain: scorpion bites. Once a month for the last ten years, Casana traps a blue scorpion and lets it sting him. “I put the scorpion where I feel pain,” says Casanas. “It hurts for a while, but then it calms and goes, and I don’t have any more pain.” Here’s a folk remedy validated by science: scientists have confirmed that scorpion venom has anti-inflammatory and pain-relief effects. A Cuban pharmaceutical company sells a homeo- pathic pain remedy called Vidatox, made from scorpion venom, but Casanas takes a more direct route. He reports that he sometimes keeps a scorpion under his straw hat for luck, where he says it likes the shade and humidity (Reuters, December 14, 2018).
Caustic Commentary
FOR SCIENTISTS AND LAY READERS
Please note that the mission of the Weston A. Price Foundation is to provide important information about diet and health to both scientists and the lay public. For this rea- son, some of the articles in Wise Traditions are necessarily technical. It is very important for us to describe the science that supports the legitimacy of our dietary principles. In articles aimed at scientists and practitioners, we provide a summary of the main points and also put the most techni- cal information in sidebars. These articles are balanced by
others that provide practical advice to our lay readers.
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