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Diagnosing VPDs

There is something I mentioned briefly in my previous vaccine post that I think deserves a little more thought.  That is, the diagnosis of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) before and after vaccines are introduced.  It’s difficult to say exactly how many cases of VPDs go undiagnosed now, since they are undiagnosed!  Most of what is out [...]

Padding the Pockets of Big Pharma…

I think one of the things that bothers me the most about the whole vaccine debate (and most other issues out there for that matter) is all the fear mongering that goes on on both sides of the issue.  If you don’t vaccinate, your kids could get sick and die, but if you do, they [...]

Animal Vaccinations

I was tired and uninspired today, so I had decided to just copy from a post I made elsewhere about animal vaccinations.  Then I started writing an intro and before I knew it had typed out part of a post about vaccines that I’ve been thinking of writing anyway.  Then Meredith woke up and it [...]

There’s something in the air

Annie’s post on stinky shampoo and the comments afterwards got me thinking about all the smells and chemicals we subject ourselves to on a daily basis. Some of my friends/family think this is a weird new thing for me, but to be honest they’ve bothered me as long as I can remember. It’s [...]

How my dog getting sick changed the way we all ate

Years ago I bought a book on homemade dog and cat food but couldn’t convince my parents we should feed our dogs natural food. I was very interested in it though. The recipes in that book are cooked, but I also became interested in raw food diets for animals. After all, who [...]