Questioning vaccines is becoming more common and is a healthy and normal part of your healthcare plan. You should never put anything into your body without knowing the risks and benefits, including short and long-term side effects and common and less common reactions.
Unfortunately, the medical system today does not properly inform people of the risks of vaccines. They only push the benefits and often make people feel guilty for hesitating, as if they are putting the whole planet in danger by refusing or delaying vaccines.
As a natural health professional, I get asked about vaccines a lot by people who don't feel right about them but don't know how to make the best decisions for their families.
Here's what I tell them.
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How much faith do you put in the recommendations made by “experts”?
If you’re like I used to be, you considered the word of people connected with “three-letter” agencies to be almost law. FDA approval meant a product was safe to use. The CDC made medical recommendations with our health as the utmost priority. And so on. After all, these were the people who knew the most about their respective topics, and the entire purpose of these agencies was to keep us safe. Right?
Same with doctors. I once believed them to be the ultimate authorities on health. After all, they spent years learning about it, and that had to count for something, didn’t it?
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Modern/western medicine has only been around for a relatively short period of time. Yes, it is all that most of us have known, but a hundred years is a tiny fraction of the span of human history.
How did people survive without the medicines we know today?
They used what the earth provided. Plants have incredible powers to keep us healthy and give our bodies what they need to heal.
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"Always consult your doctor" – this phrase is everywhere.
We are told to consult our doctors before starting any exercise program, when making dietary changes, when beginning a new supplement or health modality.
Even in my certified natural health professional and certified health coach courses, we were told to use this phrase. In this situation, it wasn't so much because it's actually necessary but more-so to protect ourselves from legal liability.
Now, I'm not denying there are times when you do need to consult a doctor ... but it's NOT all the time!
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