Is There A Link Between The Mercury In Vaccines And Food For Rise In Autism?
By pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
United States
February 16, 2009 6:29pm CST
I've done a number of articles over at Associated Content about the idea that since children get so many vaccines and many contain Thermisol, a form of mercury, that this could be the rise of Autism and maybe even ADHD in children. One in 155 children can be affected by Austism in particular and I just can't help wondering if there is a connection as it seems children years ago just didn't have this problem, and also since children years ago (including in my "generation") just plain didn't get so many vaccines, just very basic, like polio and measles.
Now I've also recently done an article about High Fructose Corn Syrup and the health risks this chemical concoction can produce from a rise in diabetes, rise in cholesterol, formation of kidney stones, etc. This HFCS is found in just about everything and became a replacement for sugar around 1970s. It's found in foods you might not even think it should be in, such as Salad Dressings, Ketchup, Tomato sauces, Wheat Thins, Campbell's Tomato Soup, etc....and naturally anything "sweet" can have it. Now there's the concern that more and more HFCS products are showing up as having...guess what? You got it, mercury. Part of the process of manufacturing HFCS is to add enzymes to corn syrup in a briny vat containing...MERCURY...is it possible ALL food products with HFCS then might contain traces of mercury??
So then I got to thinking...bingo...number one, how LONG has mercury been a part of the process of manufacturing HFCS??? As long as it's been made??? Have we ALL be unknowingly been exposed to mercury all along? And what about kids? Maybe it's NOT just the vaccines containing mercury that may be the culprit in triggering off autism and ADHD, but the very foods and drinks...The list is truly staggering in what foods and drinks HFCS is in...even in things one might think is healthier to eat or drink such as Tropicana juices--the ONLY juice that doesn't contain HFCS is Welch Grape Juice and most apple juices...every other juice has HFCS
My question too...since studies have indicated so many health conditions that may have been triggered off by the consumption of too much HFCS AND our lovely FDA has KNOWN about it...why is it still being used? Like WTF? Is our FDA trying to poison us? Can it also explain may other health conditions that are on the rise....I mean who heard of Fibromyalgia years ago?? Since HCFS has been around since the 1970s that's an awful long time for any of us to have been exposed to this "toxic" brew.
So.......what are your thoughts here? Should the FDA think about banning High Fructose Corn Syrup all together? To my mind, HFCS has been shown for the cause and rise of diabetes....just wondering....were their so many cases of diabetes when just plain old sugar was used????? I say this since HFCS is a MORE concentrated form of sugar. Would YOU like to see this HFCS banned??
Anyway, for now on I'm going to read labels like crazy...I actually threw out my Tropicana Berry Punch...guess what it had....I threw out my ketchup...guess what it had? I replaced it with an organic brand of ketchup with no HFCS. I threw out my salad dressings..guess what they had? Look in your food stuff RIGHT now...and you're going to be amazed as to how many foods has this crap in it.
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18 responses
@wonttakelong (3555)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Actually....
there was a court ruling about this recently
the courts decided that vaccines had NOTHING to do with autism
Everyone needs to vaccinate their children as it will NOT cause autism
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Still do you think it's right that a form of mercury is present in vaccines?? 
@wonttakelong (3555)
• United States
17 Feb 09
It is my opinion...
that since it is in vaccinations there MUST be some purpose behind it being in them so if it doesnt harm anything (which studies have shown that it doesnt) why throw a fit over it.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Well think what vaccines are basically to begin with. The very disease that the vaccines are supposed to prevent are the disease itself...with the mind-set by exposing children (and adults) to the disease via vaccines it's creating an immunity for it..yet children are bombarded with too many vaccines all at once. Also, let me give an example. My mother didn't often get the flu shot although it was advised she did since she was a senior citizen..she never got the flu...the two times she got the flu shot...bingo she got the flu...like huh? I've heard this is the case for a lot of people. All I'm basically saying children shouldn't be given so many vaccines all at once....read Oreo's reply here...the vaccines given to her goddaughter did trigger her autism and the family even took the case to court.
@alharra (507)
• United States
17 Feb 09
I can understand why you are concerned- I get that. I have three kids all of whom have ADD/ADHD and my son has a high-functioning form of Autism. But if it were just mercury causing this problem we would have more kids with Autism. The numbers just don't work. I won't say that there may not be some environmental factors to this but I don't think that is all. I think we are seeing higher numbers because the doctors are diagnosing the conditions more quickly. In the case of ADD/ADHD I think dr. may be over-diagnosing though. I'll be the first to say that and I think alot of that has to do with pushy parents and teachers that do not want to deal with an active child. I can say beyond doubt that my kids have not been misdiagnosed though. I can say that these conditions have genetic components as well- I and the kid's Dad had/have ADD/ADHD so it only makes sense that they would as well.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Feb 09
But the thing is we DO have more kids being diagnosed with autism. In order to do my article I researched tons of info out there...the statistics are out there if one does a LOT of reading. Before perhaps only ONE child in several thousand was diagnosed autistic..now it's ONE in 155...that is a very drastic change. Also, do you really believe everything our government tells us? I sure don't. The medical profession in general and the pharmaceutical companies have loud-mouthed lobbyist and it all boils down to money and greed on their part and pushing medications down our throats in general. Health insurance companies only recognized the doctor/pharmaceutical approach to everything since they too have lobbyists to back them up...yet just try to get the medical profession in general to back up more natural remedies that don't have as many side effects and it's unheard of--why because the big bucks can't be made with more natural means. My great-grandmother was a nurse, thought doctors in general was "A"-holes, never took anything stronger than aspirin, and only did natural remedies for herself, her friends, and for my family...she lived to be a very healthy, feisty 98 years old-if she were alive today she probably be also speaking out against the monopoly the pharmaceutical companies have and would be having a field day laughing her head off with all the recalls of so many medications that have been going on....There have even been cases where medications have PROVED to have very serious warnings about taking, like triggering heart attacks, yet the FDA still keeps it on the market. Why if it is so lethal?
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
22 Feb 09
I agree, Alharra. Not only do doctors diagnose it faster but parents and schools and other professionals seem to be intent on labeling as many people as possible as quickly as possible. Any behavior that might be considered 'out of control' leads people to believe kids have some sort of disorder. I agree too that there are genetic links, that autism, aspergers, or ADD type of tendencies are things that can be inherited or passed on. The SENSITIVITES or markers can be passed on too, so even say you don't have anything like that, if you have a predisposition, you could pass THAT on to your child who then might encounter something that causes a symptom flareup. Also, not every symptom means you have a disorder. In another post I mentioned that some people are sensitive to things like food colorings present in some processed foods. The presence of such a food coloring might cause your child (or yourself) to act in very odd ways - if you know that, just avoid the food coloring. It doesn't mean you're ADD even if you might ACT for a short while as if you do. Some kids have complete meltdowns/personality changes when they get hungry. This doesn't mean ADD or hyperactivity either! It just means your kid's stomach runs on a military sort of clock, make sure you feed them before they start acting up.
Just because there was only one diagnosed case in several thousand 15 years ago and 1 in 155 today doesn't mean the numbers have jumped. They APPEAR to but this can be explained by all that we know about autism that we did not know about 15 years ago. It means that 15 years ago, perhaps 90 other cases went UNDIAGNOSED. It doesn't mean they didn't exist. Also, I think that 1 in 155 is an exaggeration. There are kids who are diagnosed with disorders they don't really have. If it is mild enough for them not to need help because they function okay, then what is the point of diagnosing them? I think this hurts kids AND their parents or caregivers rather than helping them. If the disorder is preventing them from being able to function normally without help, of COURSE they need help, but you don't fix something that isn't really broken. There is such a thing as being TOO pro-active and envisioning problems that are not actually there. First do no harm... I regret to inform you that our medical community has begun ignoring that statement. I suppose the FDA doesn't even know it exists lol.
@alharra (507)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Look Pye believe what you want but I DO NOT believe that Mercury or corn syrup have anything to do with Autism. I repeat your numbers don't add up because if they did have anything to do with Autism we would have lots more Autistic kids. I understand the desire to blame someone or something for all the bad things that happen in the world but soetime there just isn't anyone or anything to blame.
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
18 Feb 09
The true is that we don't know in 100% what can cause autism, cancer, eczema, depression and so on......but...
What we do know is....mercury is the poison.....
Mercury is unimaginably toxic and dangerous!
A single drop in a large lake can make all the fish in it unsafe to eat.
Human body is very sensitive and poison is hard to detect on time.
Laboratory testing is very expensive and sometimes is done too late.
I believe that yes, anything that is coming in contact with mercury is seriously dangerous without any question. In my view, all chemicals have very bad impact on hour health and yes, autism is related to vaccine.
People who believe in court order or research should see people poisoned by mercury.
I am not going over politics and question why it is mandatory for all kids to be vaccinated. Some kids are safe, some are not, it depends on individual body reaction to poison.
HFCS is poisonous to our body. It was researched and written so many times for many years.
HFCS is sugar from corn, cheap to produce, however has very dangerous ratio of fructose to glucose. In addition to two of the enzymes used with HFCS production, alpha-amylase and glucose-isomerase, are genetically modified.
Corporate manipulation is bigger than we think, HFCS is a 3 billion dollar business owned by only 4 corporations, they will not let it go.
All we can do is stay away from HFCS as much as possible.
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@Foxxee (3650)
• United States
18 Feb 09
Alot of people think it could be foods that cause a lot of our problems... maybe that is so..?
I also believe that it's not just the mercury in the vaccines that cause so many problems, it's also the other crap they use in these vaccines that is bs if you ask me.
They raise the dose in vaccines all the time... so what if they took out mercury in some of the vaccines... because there is still crap that is in the vaccines that should be removed.
I also think some foods should be banned as well...
As for the cause of Autism... I can't say yes & I can't say no, but I will tell you that my son was on the right track up until he had his first mmr shot & then he fell off the charts & changed. Then once I was told by a doctor I had nothing to worry about & the second MMR caMe around, we basicly lost everything that we worked so hard on with therapy & now he fell back down on the charts... so I guess some might think it was the vaccines & some might not, but there is a connection... simple as that...
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
23 Feb 09
Giving you the br since I've liked your imput that you've given all over in my discussion. Seems like there is a definite split between those who don't believe that the vaccines trigger autism and those that do. Maybe one day, we'll know for sure one hundred percent...I'm of the side that DOES believe in a link
@raydene (9871)
• United States
17 Feb 09
They recently have announced
that there is no connection
between vaccines and autism.
Many parents are opting out of
vaccines for their children
and again after many, many years
the US has had deaths due to measles, etc.
When I was a child I knew a man that got polio
and went from a strong healthy man
to a criples man in awheel chair.
The vaccines may need inprovement but
the majority of the people that recieve them
do very well. We will be in big trouble if we have
an epidemic of some of these old diseases..many deaths
and not good for those that survive.
xoxoxoxoxo
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Feb 09
No she didn't lose her case, there was a monetary settlement...but according from her not enough to take care of all her god-daughters medical needs.
@onedaysoon (651)
• United States
19 Feb 09
As for vaccines, I think those do have something to do with autism. The whole court recently saying they don't is just sad. Are we really suppose to just say 'oh thanks, we're not worried anymore.'
They know what mercury does to the brain, the idea that the amount is to small to have an effect is dumb. Everyone is different. Some people are more sensitive then other and are effected differently by things. This especially applies to kids.
I wouldn't be sad if HFCS was banned. I am a vegan so I have been reading ingredients for many, many years and know the bizarre stuff they put in things. While originally looking for animal product I came to avoid products because of unnecessary ingredients. I usually buy natural products, so HFCS is not in most of the products. But, it is crazy what they throw it in. It drives me crazy that they sell juice with it, like grape juice, that doesn't even need to be sweetened. Grapes are sweet enough. Though, Welches does sell a 100% juice version too.
I think a lot of our foods are hidden causes of a lot of the health problems today. I am sorry, but I don't trust the FDA much. I am not one of those people that feel at ease when they use the phrase FDA approved.
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@rebelann (117220)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Mar 21
I agree with you although I am not vegan or vegetarian. I have noticed that since I began eating strictly organic foods I've come to feel a whole lot better
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
17 Feb 09
well it looks like it could be! Now its just like our water that has some arsnic in it!
ya think they thought if they put this in they could kill us off this way?
and ya know Autisum has been on the rise.
SO other than the shot we have to look at our food now! yikes! and yup I think that the FDA need to take it out of our food.
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
22 Feb 09
yup I worked for a plant in Ws. and the things I saw come down with the green beans! Even parts of mice and ya had to get that out of there.
Also WE used to kill our own hogs and it was mostly done on the open ground and we had to wash each peice real good.
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
22 Feb 09
Heh. There are standards at canning warehouses that allow certain amounts of 'insect or bug material' or other disgusting things INSIDE canned food! Now this stuff may not even be visible to the eye but knowing it's in there? Eww. I also know some things about meat packing plants, honestly you have to kind of tune out stuff like this even if you KNOW in order to try to enjoy your life.
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
17 Feb 09
There have been several studies that were completed that say the mercury in the vaccines is NOT what triggers Autism. In fact, the children that were studieded that had Autism actually recieved less mercury in their vaccine doses than did those that recieved higher doses and none of those children later recieved a diagnosis of Autism. I fully believe that Autism is not being triggered by vaccines.
I feel Autism is more of a genetic thing. Studies have been completed that have found genetic links to Autism. I think Autism has been around for quite some time and because we're paying more attention to it, we're more aware and it's easier to diagnosis, it's faster to diagnosis and we're just not labeling kids as having a mental health disorder and that's that.
However, that's not to say that there isn't something out there that is being ingested that is triggering Autism, but it's not vaccines that's for sure.
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@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
17 Feb 09
It's something like a mercury based preservative that really isn't used in vaccines anymore that people are blaming. Small doses of mercury and other chemicals usually do not harm people. However, it is quite scary that the government allows this kind of thing to be placed in items that are consumed by it's population.
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@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Where are people getting that I'm not saying anything about symptoms? There are plenty of symptoms of Autism that can range from very mild to very severe, that is why Autism is a spectrum disorder that can range from Asperger's to PMDD to severe Autistic symptoms. Children can lose the ability to speak, they can do repetitive things like rock back and forth, be aggressive and hit their heads off of floors or walls, they can have issues looking people in the eyes, etc or if they have a functioning form of Autism like Asperger's they can have communcation problems but be otherwise healthy individuals.
And yes, it is common for plenty of side effects to be kept from parents, however, more and more side effects are being told to parents. Looking up information online can yield a lot about the side effects for certain vaccines. It's a matter of being more proactive and asking about it if you aren't told. Doctors and nurses tend to forget about these things.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Feb 09
I've done a lot of extensive research about this...yes, forms of autism have always been around, but the statistics are staggering in the rise of it...before maybe one in a few thousand children may have been diagnosed with it...now it's one in 155...big difference I'd say...as it's not just the vaccines but maybe some link to the HFCS which is also showing up as having mercury in it. In any event, why the heck is our govt allowing ANY mercury in any thing we may be exposed to,whether vaccines or food/drinks???
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
17 Feb 09
I don't know if there is a link. I've said it before and I'll say it again, "I don't think we will ever know the truth about where autism comes from. Some people say it is genetic, some say it is environmental, some say it is the vaccines, etc. Maybe it is one of these, maybe it is a combination of them, maybe it is all of them, or maybe it is none of them at all. Who knows?"
I personally don't know what to think. And with my oldest son (who will be 12 years old this summer) being autistic I'm tired of trying to figure it out. But if it was found out that it was the vaccines (as well as other things that contain mercury) after all, could you imagine the upheaval it would cause? Not to mention all the law suits. Doctors, pharmaceutical companies, and the like would be in deep sh*t, to say the least.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
18 Feb 09
Yes the doctors, pharmaceutical companies and so forth really would be in deep shat. I was just relating elsewhere here of a real oxymoron...Doctors will tell pregnant women not to eat fish due the mercury levels in them..yet will recommend flu shots which contains that thermisol....isn't this a bit ironic??? So the pregnant woman is unknowingly exposing her developing baby to mercury while still in the womb
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@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
22 Feb 09
I looked up some ingredient lists, not every flu shot contains thimerosal. I found one company ingredient list that ones and one that doesn't. I also know some people who react to flu shots miserably and get sick anyway, other people who never get sick whether they get one or not, and people who get sick if they don't have one and don't get sick if they do.
I am sure that the pharmaceutical companies lie to us and hide information, and as far as some of the settlements, they settled out of court? If so, that was to try and shove it under the rug. People took the settlements rather than continue to take the cases further, right?
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
17 Feb 09
Hi pyewacket! As soon as I am done with my response to you I will check everything in my cupboard and fridge. I have actually checked some items already after I have finished reading your discussion and haven't seen any HFCS yet but will do a complete and thorough checkup after I have submitted this response. Thank your for this information and I am glad that you made me aware of such thing. Thank you so much.
Take care and have a great day!
lovelots..faith
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
23 Feb 09
LOL--people must think I'm nuts now since when I go into the supermarket I'm reading labels like crazy...if something says HFCS in it I put it back..and geez, I'm putting a LOT of stuff back....LOL
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
23 Feb 09
Hi dear! I have been more conscious about HFCS too and been reading the labels also. haha..Really don't care if they will think that we're nuts as long as we will be safe! I've told as many relatives and friends as I can about this so that they will be aware of this. Thanks for the information again dear friend.
lovelots..faith
@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
17 Feb 09
Personally, none of these healthh problems were around when everybody was a farmer and grew their own food in their backyard. But now, people add things they shouldn't to the concoctions, and we never know, it is swept under the rug. And the gov't turns a blind eye to many poisons in the food chain, saying words like "for the greater good", and "acceptable losses". Profit is the main culprit. Plain ordinary GREED. Everybody wants to make that almighty dollar, and they don't care who they step on to get it.
Pharmaceutical companies are a great power in the world. One might say that they have a vested interest in us staying sick. Something to think about.
That's why they won't allow pot to be legal. It would put the pharmaceutical companies out of business. They can't synthesise it and make a dollar, so keep it illegal to keep the money, therefore the power in their hands.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Hey Annie...why don't a bunch of us MyLotters pick up, pack off, get a farm and start a MyLot commune..just like the way they had communes in the great Woodstock generation days?? LOL. Yeah, you never heard of all this crap when people were still farmers Probably not only pot...the medical profession in general isn't too keen on natural and herbal remedies to begin with..which is why I CAN'T get them via my Medicaid, but I can get any kind of pharmaceutical for near nothing
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
17 Feb 09
I'M IN, MAN! 
So long as we have enough Wiccans to ensure that nature is provided for. We'll nees some Shamans for our medicine and diagnosis. Natural homeopathic medicines only. I could arrange all the organic livestock. I need to buy more acres so we can build the housing.
Someone has to learn how to make Penicillin. That was the one discovery that saves many lives, but it ruined our philosophy of medicine. They think it is the cure all. I think of it as last resort, but necessary to have if needed.
So long as we have enough Wiccans to ensure that nature is provided for. We'll nees some Shamans for our medicine and diagnosis. Natural homeopathic medicines only. I could arrange all the organic livestock. I need to buy more acres so we can build the housing.
Someone has to learn how to make Penicillin. That was the one discovery that saves many lives, but it ruined our philosophy of medicine. They think it is the cure all. I think of it as last resort, but necessary to have if needed.1 person likes this
@wonttakelong (3555)
• United States
17 Feb 09
they may not have had the same diseases but they did have some pretty nasty diseases that there was no cure for
As much as I am all for the homeopathic medicines I do believe that there are definately benifits of modern medicine
hey will you allow NONWiccan Witches there in your compound?
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@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Not only mercury but also aluminum! There is so much information out there and you cannot tell me that it is not related. There is too much out there showing that it is related, but of course, they will deny, deny, DENY!!
There is so much crap allowed in our foods that there is so much that I will not eat. 99 percent of the aisles in the supermarket I do not even go down.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Yes I know about aluminum as well. Oh, and don't forget teflon coated cookware...now they are saying stainless steel cookware might not be that great...you and I both subscribe to that Dr. Mercola...I'm beginning to wonder if I should order that cookware that is on his website..have you??? Thankfully, I don't eat much of the "garbage" most people eat anyway...but now going to really read the labels..if I see HFCS, back it goes...
@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
17 Feb 09
We have stainless steel cookware that is safe and no Teflon or aluminum in it.
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@Lee_Rites (845)
• United States
6 Apr 09
I don't think anyone can say with absolute certainty that vaccinations have not contributed to the increasing number of children diagnosed with autism. Until we have a definitive answer to what causes autism, how can we rule it out?
Not everyone who receives vaccines winds up being autistic. We all know this. That is not to say that vaccines do not play a role in those that are autistic.
If the cause is not 100% genetic, learning what the cause is will help us to reduce instances in the future. I believe that our genetic makeup can make us vulnerable. Many families have more than one child who is autistic. So, it makes sense that genes are a factor. I also believe there is more to it.
If we later learn that there is an ingredient in vaccines that will trigger autism in a child who is vulnerable due to their genes or whatever reason, something can be done about it.
When we have enough information to identify which children are vulnerable and what environmental factors (if any) will trigger autism it may become preventable. Isn't this what we all want?
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@rebelann (117220)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Mar 21
I have the feeling that Autism has been around for centuries but no one thought to name it.
@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
17 Feb 09
There has been a rise in autism, a rise in asthma and a dramatic decrease in male sperm counts. Children are reaching puberty earlier. More people are developing peanut alergies. Our bodies contain chemical residues that out ancestors never had. I agree that a small amount of individuals react to vaccines poorly. The alternatives are the plagues that swept through populations like polio killing thousands and crippling countless others.
I understood that mercury is no long a component of vaccines. To fixate on this as a possible cause without proper studies might move the focus off what the real cause in the general population is.
One of the things I have been complaining about for years is hydrogenated vegetable oil. I am glad to see that it has finally been recognized as unhealthy and is being (reluctantly) being phased out.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I just related elsewhere here...yes flu shots do still contain thermisol and if you want to hear something really ironic, doctors will tell pregnant women not to eat fish due to levels of mercury in them...yet will recommend the flu shot...stupid no? So that developing baby is still being exposed to mercury due to the flu shot the mother might get. Thermisol isn't the only toxic ingredient in many vaccines though...one of the others is formaldehyde, aluminum, monkey kidney cells...like huh?
PS--glad you know the dangers about hydrogenated oils....did an article about that one time too..
@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
17 Feb 09
One more thing I was going to add. Mercury is present everywhere as a natural background like lead. Unfortunately with so many industrial processes polluting the enviroment mercury is bio-accumulting in animals.
On the CDC website it states Since 2001, with the exception of some influenza (flu) vaccines, thimerosal is not used as a preservative in routinely recommended childhood vaccines. So if your theory is true, there should have been a dramatic decline in new autism cases.
With regards to the seizures after a vaccination, I thought the standard operating procedure was if there was a severe reaction that the second dose should not be administered.
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
17 Feb 09
There are also concerns about eating certain fish that may have mercury in their systems,as mercury is a cumulative poison in the body,building up over time..If there is a process where mercury is being introduced in foods through HCFS,I'm feeling it should be withdrawn and/or replaced..the one that would concern me more would be the Mercury we're carrying around in our mouth in the form of amalgam fillings..
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Yes I've heard about the dangers of mercury via fillings also..the scary part is how the govt has allowed this exposure to mercury for so long and not done anything about it
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Great discussion, pyewacket! Yes, the evils of High Fructose Corn Syrup are finally being brought into the light. I think that if the powers that be want to do the right thing they should take it off the market. Whether or not that will happen remains to be seen. Every since more cases of food-borne illnesses became so prevalent in our society I have stepped up my inspection of the items I purchase. I agree with your theory that plain old sugar that was used in the past did not carry the dangers of HFCS. It's unfortunate that we live in a time when profit has taken precedence over safety in nearly every phase of our lives.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
23 Feb 09
I'm spending so much more time now when I grocery shop --- I find I'm putting more than half the stuff back now that I intended to buy since I read the labels and just about everything seems to have that HFCS....I was all set to get some fudge like cookies today..read the label..nope put it back as they had that HFCS in it. It was a famous brand of cookie too...Snack Well...kind of an ironic name..no?
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
17 Feb 09
You know pye, I had the same thought a few days ago about autism and how it's spiked in the last decade and it has to be something either in the food or the vaccines that are being given today because it wasn't this bad in our day as it is today. Like myself, I have lupus, when I was first diagnosed, I was like, what's that? Oh never mind just give me my prescription (cure) and I'll be on my way but come to find out, it doesn't work that way. It's a lifetime disease until a cure is found, when ever that may be. I'd love to know what it was that I ate or what was the environment that I was around that caused me to get lupus. I guess I'll never know because the government knows how to hide everything and they get away with doing it knowing full well what the effects of everything will be. They don't care! As long as they get their money, to hell with the rest of us!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Yes a lot of it does have to do with greed on part of the pharmaceutical companies. I think in many ways medications can cause more harm in general. There are very few people I know who are taking medications that ONLY take one....it's like a person is prescribed a certain medication for some medical problem...then maybe that medication triggers another problem due to the side effects..so prescribed another medication to counteract the side effects of the first,..but then guess what? The second medication triggers something else...more medication..I swear I know some people are walking medicine cabinets....LOL I don't take ANY meds..maybe an occasional antibiotic if I need it...for most of my needs just good old plain aspirin and more natural herbal remedies
@puddytat101 (657)
• United States
21 Feb 09
Firstly, thank you for the wealth of information on mercury in our foods! There are many things we eat that we shouldn't and sometimes are unaware of, or at least unaware of the long term consequentials.
Are you also aware of growth hormones in our foods? That is a pretty scary topic too! I've limited myself to as much healthy food as I can get these days. I've started this year by cutting all bad habits in half to start. Half the caffeine and sugar intake alone has helped me drop 15 pounds this year.
I will definitely check into this mercury tidbit! Do you have the same name on AC? I'm interested in reading your articles.
@rebelann (117220)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Mar 21
That's a very good point and the reason I switched to an organic diet. I have reactions to growth hormones found in most commercial beef so I look for organic beef instead, it has helped a lot.
