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Dr Blaylock believes that nighttime seizures can often be diagnosed as a sugar imbalance > hypoglycemia. This goes undiagnosed most often.
Allegations of health dangers
Blaylock has been quoted several times in media outlets regarding his position that MSG is toxic to the brain.[11][12][13] He also states that the widely-used artificial sweetener aspartame is toxic[14][15] and may be the cause of multiple sclerosis.[16] He has additionally cautioned against heavy use of the artificial sweetener Splenda (sucralose).[17] These positions are not supported by scientific consensus or regulatory bodies, as extensive studies support the safety of aspartame, sucralose, and MSG.[2][3][18]
Blaylock has also urged avoidance of the swine flu (H1N1) vaccination, which he claims is more dangerous than the infection itself. In various alternative media outlets, Blaylock has given advice on what he feels an individual should do if faced with mandatory vaccination.[19] Current research indicates that an effective vaccine is a vital tool in protecting the public and that the new H1N1 vaccine is both safe and effective.[4][20] Advertisements selling the 'Blaylock Wellness Report' at newsmax.com contain claims of additional health dangers, including fluoridated drinking water, fluoridated toothpaste, vaccines, dental amalgam, cholesterol drugs, pesticides, and aluminum cookware.[21]
http://www.skepdic.com/blaylock.htmlBlaylock has retired from neurosurgery and has taken up a career opposing science-based medicine and promoting pseudoscience-based medicine and supplements that he sells under the label Brain Repair Formula. He suggests that his supplements can treat and prevent such diseases as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
I will argue each of these health dangers you have posted. They all are being questioned by educated professionals.
Many people are affected by MSG and aspartame.
Science and regulatory are paid off by these companies.
I don't know what veterinarians are saying but I do know that the vast majority of doctors are not saying to reduce vaccines and that H1N1 vaccine is perfectly safeEven veternerians are currently suggesting far fewer vaccinations. Perhaps they know more now, about the burden of such.
There are many willing to say that the H1N1 vaccine is questionable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H1N1_vaccine.In studies, the vaccine appears both effective and safe,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] providing a strong protective immune response and having similar safety profile to the normal seasonal influenza vaccine.
Certain animals might have specific characteristics similar enough that they may give an idea of how humans might react to something when they’re tested in labs but being a vet does not educate someone enough on the human body to prescribe human treatments. If that were so we’d all be healthier eating only what mice eat.I believe animals are used for medical testing.
I know for a fact that it was their advice that allowed me to search for alternative answers.
http://www.naturalnews.com/030948_fluoride_water.html
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/mike-adams-takes-on-skeptics/#more-1506Mike Adams, editor of Natural News, is, in my opinion, a dangerous conspiracy-mongering crank. There is simply no way to be kind to his views and the nonsense he spreads on his website. His intellectual sloppiness is indistinguishable from dishonesty, as he peddles dubious cancer cures, pseudoscience such as homeopathy, and attacks vaccines and effective therapies for AIDS and other serious diseases.
http://enhs.umn.edu/current/5200/mercury/intro.htmlMercury is found throughout the environment. Rocks, sediments, water, and soil, all contain small amounts of mercury, which may be released into the environment due to exposure to wind, water, and volcanic activity
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/01/flu-shot-narcolepsy-_n_816868.html?ref=swine-flu
even the military separates those with immune issues and will not allow them to have the live virus due to increased symptoms connected to it
I see nothing here. It says what they believe to be the outcome but nothing else, It doesn’t tell us how the study was performed, what was observed, what they believe it to mean & why they believe that.
Plastic was deemed safe at one time and now we learn differently.
How many studies done by the FDA, and Pharma, and then proven to be wrong.
"There was only one small problem -- in those taking the drug, deaths from heart attacks increased 25 percent, deaths from heart disease increased 40 percent and overall deaths increased 200 percent.(ii) After spending $800 million in development Pfizer had to walk away from the drug. Oops. "
a good article on cholesterol drugs:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/lower-cholesterol-naturally_b_815393.html
Dr. Hyman is definitely an up-and-comer as far as providing me with grade-A crankery to blog about. For that, I can't help but be a little bit grateful to him. Truly, he is not only a connoisseur of woo but a constant source of amazingly nonsensensical statements about health.
And he does a lot of it on that wretched hive of scum, villainy, and quackery, The Huffington Post.
We already know about the Huffington Post's war on science and its shameless publication of snake oil ads disguised as journalism. Now, Mark Hyman, an evangelist for the cult known as "functional medicine", is giving even more bad flu advice (and shilling for his books).