Fist Tap Soulijah Story
By far the most common line of thought that angry e-mailers bring up is that there are so many thousands of deaths due to the flu each year - am I willing to publicly share my opinion on flu shots and have deaths on my conscience if people choose not to vaccinate because of my stance?
Whoa...hold up there. Wait just a sec, eh? If you're leaning towards accepting a flu shot because "thousands of people die from the flu every year," I encourage you to take a moment to consider how accurate such a statement is.
When I hear or read about thousands of people dying from the flu - one of the H1N1 strains or any other strain of influenza - here are the questions that pop up in my head:
1. How do we know that these deaths were definitely caused by a virus that causes the flu?
2. How exactly do health officials go about establishing cause of death?
3. What was the health status and medical history of each person who was classified to have died from the flu? Who compiled this information and how comprehensive was each report?
I think these questions naturally come up in my mind because I've long been disturbed by the way government and health officials inaccurately attribute deaths to various causes.
An obvious example is death by cancer. How many of the millions of people who have been classified as having died from cancer actually died from one or more of the following:
* Chemotherapy
* Radiation treatments
* Decades of poor food choices
* Decades of poor lifestyle choices i.e. lack of sleep, lack of exercise, ongoing exposure to prescription and recreational drugs
My educated guess is that the percentage is quite high. That is, a large number of people who "died from cancer" actually died from one or more of the causes listed above.
How about the number of people who die each year from cardiovascular disease. It's in the millions, and it's growing every year. Did the millions of people who died from cardiovascular disease last year really die from cardiovascular disease?
Or is it more accurate to say that some or all of these folks passed on because of many years of poor dietary choices, emotional stress, a genetic predisposition to developing clogged arteries, toxic burden from years of prescription and recreational drug use, or some combination of these factors? Did some of these millions of people who "died from cardiovascular disease" actually die from the impact of anesthesia, having their chest walls opened up, and having a bunch of hands and tools working away at their heart and blood vessels?
CONT=>
Whoa...hold up there. Wait just a sec, eh? If you're leaning towards accepting a flu shot because "thousands of people die from the flu every year," I encourage you to take a moment to consider how accurate such a statement is.
When I hear or read about thousands of people dying from the flu - one of the H1N1 strains or any other strain of influenza - here are the questions that pop up in my head:
1. How do we know that these deaths were definitely caused by a virus that causes the flu?
2. How exactly do health officials go about establishing cause of death?
3. What was the health status and medical history of each person who was classified to have died from the flu? Who compiled this information and how comprehensive was each report?
I think these questions naturally come up in my mind because I've long been disturbed by the way government and health officials inaccurately attribute deaths to various causes.
An obvious example is death by cancer. How many of the millions of people who have been classified as having died from cancer actually died from one or more of the following:
* Chemotherapy
* Radiation treatments
* Decades of poor food choices
* Decades of poor lifestyle choices i.e. lack of sleep, lack of exercise, ongoing exposure to prescription and recreational drugs
My educated guess is that the percentage is quite high. That is, a large number of people who "died from cancer" actually died from one or more of the causes listed above.
How about the number of people who die each year from cardiovascular disease. It's in the millions, and it's growing every year. Did the millions of people who died from cardiovascular disease last year really die from cardiovascular disease?
Or is it more accurate to say that some or all of these folks passed on because of many years of poor dietary choices, emotional stress, a genetic predisposition to developing clogged arteries, toxic burden from years of prescription and recreational drug use, or some combination of these factors? Did some of these millions of people who "died from cardiovascular disease" actually die from the impact of anesthesia, having their chest walls opened up, and having a bunch of hands and tools working away at their heart and blood vessels?
CONT=>
3 comments:
What is "Dr" Ben Kim a doctor of? I know.
Notice the Plantation Negro MD does the "Attack The Messenger" routine again ... instead of answering Dr. Kim's very relevant questions.
Like:
1) "And as I think about it, the question that comes up is this: How does a virus that meets a large group of people cause a relatively quick death in a minute percentage of that population, a temporary respiratory infection in a portion of that population, and no symptoms to speak of in the rest of that population?
I keep wondering: Does anyone really know for sure what those "thousands of people who died from the flu" really died from? Did health officials carefully consider health status before demise, medical history, and underlying immune system strength for each of these people? And quite importantly, did any of these people who "died from the flu" receive a flu vaccine before they died?"
No, just showing that you are lazy doing your homework, because you think people won't look. You made a point to say Asian MD, so you are clearly trying to pass of Ben Kim, DC (chiropractor) as a physician. Again, you failed.
I can answer your questions, as I've taken care of these people. Would you like to know the answer? Be civil and we'll chat.
Post a Comment