HI ALL SPEAKING OF VACCINES, MY MOTHER WHO IS 94 GOT A FLU VAC. NEXT WEEK SHE HAD 1ST. CASE OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILUE, TWO WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER, 1 MONTH LATER ANOTHER. MARY -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: sol <sol...@sweetwaterhsa.com> > We are just NOT in control of other people. I've been trying for > umptyump years to convince my husband to get off aspartame. No luck, he > admits it "probably" is bad, but has the mindset that "it hasn't hurt me > yet", and "everybody's gotta die of something". The only thing I can do > is not drink it myself. > Finally after most of my 60 years I got off caffeine this year. No luck > stopping decaf coffee and tea though, I do know they contain a minimal > amount and I'm not sure they are any better for you than the caffeinated > versions, and may be worse because of the hexane (?) or other stuff used > in the process. But at least the caffeine isn't messing up my blood > sugar anymore. > Re statins, I think half of 3/4 of my town takes them.I've heard of some > with nasty side effects, for which the docs just Rx additional drugs. > Real push to get everyone with cholesterol of 200 on statins. No one > cares to hear anything against either the drugs or their doctors who > prescribe them like candy. All I can do is decline to take them myself, > which I just recently did. > I have friends who think I'm taking a life and death risk not to get flu > vacs anymore ( I have EIS now, yay!), and the local vet was dire when I > stopped getting my cats vaccinated. I didn't panic about SARS, West > Nile, or the bird flu. Thankfully, as I age, I've become far more > resistant to such hysteria, but a lot of my resistance is because I have > EIS and that allows me to feel a certain independence from the > conventional medical establishment. I understand the fears of those who > cling to it, but I'm really glad I'm no longer in that place. > sol > > Dee wrote: > > > You and me both Peter! The trouble is, most people *believe* that > > vaccinations and drugs are actually *good* for you, and it is almost > > impossible, I have found, to persuade them that this isn't the case. > > I have found so much information and have personal detrimental > > knowledge of some drugs (i.e. Statins) and tell it all to my close > > friend but to no avail. She stubbornly believes that the doctors and > > pharma only have her welfare at heart (even when she was prescribed > > Vioxx!) and will not be swayed. Hey ho, we can but try! Dee > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > >