When someone wrote that those who are considered Anti Vaccination were callously stupid, which I thought might be a bit of an over reaction, I researched the reasons why some people may be anti vaccination. Before I researched vaccines, I was in the informed consent group, but didn't think there were any real drawbacks to getting them. After my thoughts on falsified research and misleading studies being confirmed through research, and reading about the dangers of vaccines, along with what doctors are not telling patients, and not showing them the vaccine inserts.... and on and on, I feel the best thing you can do is start researching this topic.
For example, let's take the measles vaccine. There have been zero to 4 deaths in the last 10 years linked to measles, although the deaths may not have actually been caused by measles, but some other health problem with measles as a contributing factor. In the same time period, there have been 95 - 108 deaths from the vaccine, plus possibly thousands of minor to life long problems, such as brain damage, autism, etc. As I see it, if I had a happy, healthy child, would I want to take the chance of getting him or her vaccinated? And what would happen if he/she had a major life long reaction to the vaccine, but it happened after the allotted time period for getting a settlement from the government (because remember, the company that makes the vaccine is not liable). Then not only do I have a damaged child, but medical bills that would cause me to lose everything I've worked for. Also, only about half of the problems which happen within the time period listed actually collect anything. And still, $2.8 billion has been paid out for damages for "safe" vaccines. And these damages are damages to humans, not a car or computer or something that can be replaced.
What does no liability mean? The company making it doesn't have to worry about contaminants, testing, adjuvants, or side effects, and has no reason to make it safer. And they still get the money for the sales. Why would I trust this? Why would you?
You might say it's for the greater good. Do you want to tell that to the parents of a child who has been killed or permanently damaged? And for the greater good, should we not then outlaw smoking and drinking? Second hand smoke and DUI's kill a lot more innocent people than the diseases vaccines are supposed to help. And let's not leave prescription drugs out of this - they kill over 100,000 people a year, and that doesn't count people killed by those on drugs that cause violent behavior, leading to suicide or homicides.
Thankfully we have the internet, and you can see the CDC website, VAERS, find the statistics on vaccines, read the inserts of the vaccines, find out the possible side effects of these and of drugs, and make an informed choice. Whatever you do, DO NOT get your (mis)information from the media.
Other long term health problems that I've discovered while researching immunizations and that may be caused by them: allergies, asthma, autoimmune problems, some cancers, etc.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
As I See It - Special Paddle Tennis Edition
About the renaming of Paddle Tennis
There has been some recent controversy over the attempt to rename the almost 100 year old Paddle Tennis to Poptennis. Perhaps this could have been avoided by doing a survey of players and by informing them of the reasons for the change of a 100 year old name. And by asking for suggestions of possible new names. Then narrowing that down to maybe 10 or so, and asking for a vote on which name was most appropriate or preferred. This was what OpenOffice.Org did with their logo to determine what logo was best, and it appears to have been very successful. If more players had been able to add their input, perhaps they would be behind a name change, especially when given the information on the new Poptennis website.
My personal choice would have been ExTennis or simply XTennis. My reasons for liking this name are that there are a lot of Ex Tennis players who play the sport. Also it is an Extraordinary game, and can be Extreme. And it would fit with the XTP theme. Also, the organization wouldn't get confused with the USTA. Yes, that did happen to me when I first started palying about 7 years ago.
Other names might have been mini-Tennis, miniature tennis (like miniature golf), tiny tennis, smash tennis, reflex tennis (I sort of like this one, too, as it is descriptive of the game compared to regular tennis), NY Tennis (since that's where it originated, like me) or ???? Some are not too great, just wanted to make a list to illustrate this line of thought.
Of course, whether it should be renamed at all should also be put up to a vote.
About the PopTennis name - for me, it makes me think of the old family badminton games, where you just Popped up the shuttlecock, and this game is definitely not that for the most part. Of course, I found out competitive badminton wasn't that either, but how many get the right visualization from the name PopTennis?
These are my thoughts...I welcome yours. Meanwhile, here are some paddle tennis photos I've shot over the years:
Who plays paddle tennis? From the famous, to the beautiful, to the intense, to the extreme, to couples, to........anyone. Whatever it is called, I hope these photos show what it is and can be.
There has been some recent controversy over the attempt to rename the almost 100 year old Paddle Tennis to Poptennis. Perhaps this could have been avoided by doing a survey of players and by informing them of the reasons for the change of a 100 year old name. And by asking for suggestions of possible new names. Then narrowing that down to maybe 10 or so, and asking for a vote on which name was most appropriate or preferred. This was what OpenOffice.Org did with their logo to determine what logo was best, and it appears to have been very successful. If more players had been able to add their input, perhaps they would be behind a name change, especially when given the information on the new Poptennis website.
My personal choice would have been ExTennis or simply XTennis. My reasons for liking this name are that there are a lot of Ex Tennis players who play the sport. Also it is an Extraordinary game, and can be Extreme. And it would fit with the XTP theme. Also, the organization wouldn't get confused with the USTA. Yes, that did happen to me when I first started palying about 7 years ago.
Other names might have been mini-Tennis, miniature tennis (like miniature golf), tiny tennis, smash tennis, reflex tennis (I sort of like this one, too, as it is descriptive of the game compared to regular tennis), NY Tennis (since that's where it originated, like me) or ???? Some are not too great, just wanted to make a list to illustrate this line of thought.
Of course, whether it should be renamed at all should also be put up to a vote.
These are my thoughts...I welcome yours. Meanwhile, here are some paddle tennis photos I've shot over the years:
Who plays paddle tennis? From the famous, to the beautiful, to the intense, to the extreme, to couples, to........anyone. Whatever it is called, I hope these photos show what it is and can be.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Health and Photography
It is my hope that what I have been writing about on this blog can and will benefit you in regards to health and getting better photos. There is a young woman who went to health for much the same reasons I did, and she has become quite an internet sensation, not to mention she has written a best selling book about it. I'm mentioning her because you can learn a lot of what I learned over the years by going to her site. Here is a video by Vani Hari aka the FoodBabe: Video with Before and After Images - Briefly stop the video where it shows her before her change. Then watch the rest of the video - hard to believe it's the same person.
Being healthy not only makes you feel better (especially if you are sick and tired of being sick and tired), but you will look the way you may have never believed you could look. As many of you may have noticed, I enjoy shooting photos of beautiful women - you may have guessed that when I posted all those bikini contests this past Summer. I also enjoy health, which means eating healthy and taking the right supplements. Plus I enjoy shooting beauty in general, such as sunsets, rainbows, the ocean and beaches, flowers, etc. But with women, it's special, because hopefully through my photography they can feel better about how they look, be more beautiful than they thought they were, and thus feel more confident and empowered in their lives. And with better nutrition they (and pretty much everyone) can not only look better, but feel better, and that would be totally wonderful.
I take a lot of photos at Venice Beach, CA. These days it's mostly in and around the paddle tennis court area, Muscle Beach, and that general area. It seems everyone out at Venice Beach passes by those areas sooner or later. In fact, here are two recent candid shots:
I may start a series here called, "As I See It." Here is the first installment. I just read an interview with Dr. Suzanne Humphries, M.D., author of "Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History." In it, she said something similar to what I had been thinking about with vaccines and autism and other diseases and that is this: that each toxin we get injected into us (such as mercury, aluminum, MSG, etc. from vaccines) and are exposed to (such as glyphosate in Roundup, and other pesticides), our mercury fillings, other environmental toxins, etc., all contribute to the problems we see affecting us these days. Although amounts may be small in vaccines, it may be it's just enough to push some people over the edge into disease or autism, etc. So although each toxin on its own may or may not be enough to cause a problem, when taken with all the other toxins, our bodies are overwhelmed. So when they do a study on just one toxin, it is basically taken out of context and may well be meaningless. And if the study is done by the companies that are selling the product, or are making a profit from it, it becomes even more meaningless. Something to think about.
Being healthy not only makes you feel better (especially if you are sick and tired of being sick and tired), but you will look the way you may have never believed you could look. As many of you may have noticed, I enjoy shooting photos of beautiful women - you may have guessed that when I posted all those bikini contests this past Summer. I also enjoy health, which means eating healthy and taking the right supplements. Plus I enjoy shooting beauty in general, such as sunsets, rainbows, the ocean and beaches, flowers, etc. But with women, it's special, because hopefully through my photography they can feel better about how they look, be more beautiful than they thought they were, and thus feel more confident and empowered in their lives. And with better nutrition they (and pretty much everyone) can not only look better, but feel better, and that would be totally wonderful.
I take a lot of photos at Venice Beach, CA. These days it's mostly in and around the paddle tennis court area, Muscle Beach, and that general area. It seems everyone out at Venice Beach passes by those areas sooner or later. In fact, here are two recent candid shots:
I may start a series here called, "As I See It." Here is the first installment. I just read an interview with Dr. Suzanne Humphries, M.D., author of "Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History." In it, she said something similar to what I had been thinking about with vaccines and autism and other diseases and that is this: that each toxin we get injected into us (such as mercury, aluminum, MSG, etc. from vaccines) and are exposed to (such as glyphosate in Roundup, and other pesticides), our mercury fillings, other environmental toxins, etc., all contribute to the problems we see affecting us these days. Although amounts may be small in vaccines, it may be it's just enough to push some people over the edge into disease or autism, etc. So although each toxin on its own may or may not be enough to cause a problem, when taken with all the other toxins, our bodies are overwhelmed. So when they do a study on just one toxin, it is basically taken out of context and may well be meaningless. And if the study is done by the companies that are selling the product, or are making a profit from it, it becomes even more meaningless. Something to think about.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Vaccinations - They Say It Better Than I Can
This is a very short post....here. The links, on the other hand, are not so short, but something worth reading to help you with your decisions on what is best for you and your family regarding health and vaccinations. The more I've researched, the more information I've found that I never knew about. Here are the latest links:
http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/health/intentional_death/news.php?q=1424534345 - Scroll about 1/5 of the page down for the beginning of the article. At the end of the article are links relating to what is in the article. This article lead me to Dr. Garth Nicolson, and I Googled his name - here is the Google search link:
Dr. Garth Nicolson Search on Google - check out what he has done and his credentials.
And finally, you may have heard about Enterovirus D68 on the news - some very interesting reading here:
Enterovirus D68 - Health Impact News
And if you've missed it, here are the other links I posted in a previous post:
More Vaccine Links
Unless there is some interesting new news regarding vaccines, I will just link back to this page from time to time.
NOTE: I started researching this when someone on my FB news feed called those who don't vaccinate, "callously stupid." If vaccinations were so perfectly good and had no side effects (as they keep telling you on the news), why wouldn't everyone get vaccinated? The more I've researched, the more I understand why many people do not want vaccinations for their families.
http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/health/intentional_death/news.php?q=1424534345 - Scroll about 1/5 of the page down for the beginning of the article. At the end of the article are links relating to what is in the article. This article lead me to Dr. Garth Nicolson, and I Googled his name - here is the Google search link:
Dr. Garth Nicolson Search on Google - check out what he has done and his credentials.
And finally, you may have heard about Enterovirus D68 on the news - some very interesting reading here:
Enterovirus D68 - Health Impact News
And if you've missed it, here are the other links I posted in a previous post:
More Vaccine Links
Unless there is some interesting new news regarding vaccines, I will just link back to this page from time to time.
NOTE: I started researching this when someone on my FB news feed called those who don't vaccinate, "callously stupid." If vaccinations were so perfectly good and had no side effects (as they keep telling you on the news), why wouldn't everyone get vaccinated? The more I've researched, the more I understand why many people do not want vaccinations for their families.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Why Photography
Have you ever looked at an old family photo and were instantly brought back to that time and place (figuratively speaking, of course and assuming you were there when it was taken)? For example, here is one of me that was shot many years ago by my mother at Roslyn Park, NY. Whenever I look at it, I vividly remember that day.
Besides beautiful memories for you, others will remember how you looked at that time. Imagine what else it can do for you. For example, for women, if it is done right, it can celebrate your unique beauty, tell your story, give you more confidence in yourself, help you feel more feminine, more empowered, sexier, and perhaps see a side of yourself that you never knew existed. That sounds like a lot, but if you know someone (or if you've had a session done to perfection) who has been changed by a glamour/beauty portrait, you'll know it's true.
You probably have seen magazines covers and photos and thought, "wouldn't it be nice if I looked like that!" Well, every woman is beautiful and with the right photographer and makeup, she can. Many top models look just like someone you would see walking along and not really notice, at least not until they've had their makeup professionally done, the right lighting and pose, and the right photographer shoot their photo. Here is a photo of a young woman who became a model and was on the cover of several magazines, including Elle. I shot the top photo (a snapshot - unplanned and not posed) at Venice Beach.
Here she is on the cover of Elle (not shot by me):
Can you look like a magazine cover? Most likely. How would that make you feel? Wouldn't it be nice to show your kids when they grow up, and your grand kids? The photo below of my mother was shot by me in the 1970s - she had done her own makeup. I may be biased, but I think she could have been on a magazine cover in this photo.
The point is - a well done photo can do wonders for your life and how you feel about yourself. Not to mention how your children and grandchildren and other family members will remember you.
Besides beautiful memories for you, others will remember how you looked at that time. Imagine what else it can do for you. For example, for women, if it is done right, it can celebrate your unique beauty, tell your story, give you more confidence in yourself, help you feel more feminine, more empowered, sexier, and perhaps see a side of yourself that you never knew existed. That sounds like a lot, but if you know someone (or if you've had a session done to perfection) who has been changed by a glamour/beauty portrait, you'll know it's true.
You probably have seen magazines covers and photos and thought, "wouldn't it be nice if I looked like that!" Well, every woman is beautiful and with the right photographer and makeup, she can. Many top models look just like someone you would see walking along and not really notice, at least not until they've had their makeup professionally done, the right lighting and pose, and the right photographer shoot their photo. Here is a photo of a young woman who became a model and was on the cover of several magazines, including Elle. I shot the top photo (a snapshot - unplanned and not posed) at Venice Beach.
Here she is on the cover of Elle (not shot by me):
Can you look like a magazine cover? Most likely. How would that make you feel? Wouldn't it be nice to show your kids when they grow up, and your grand kids? The photo below of my mother was shot by me in the 1970s - she had done her own makeup. I may be biased, but I think she could have been on a magazine cover in this photo.
The point is - a well done photo can do wonders for your life and how you feel about yourself. Not to mention how your children and grandchildren and other family members will remember you.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Pro or Anti Vaccine - Neither. Pro Freedom of Choice - Yes
I realized I didn't quite finish my last post. What did I leave out? The reason for the post. Which is this - to balance what you most likely have been hearing in the media (even on Jimmy Kimmel!). They report all the benefits of vaccines, but none of the downsides. Both sides slant the statistics in their favor. For example, before the measles vaccine in this country, measles cases had dropped 98%. They say the vaccine reduced measles by 99%. The only conclusion I can come to if both these statistics are true is that the vaccine reduced the remaining 2% by 99% since 1966. Would the same have happened without the vaccine? Would measles have been wiped out without the vaccine? We'll never know.
As far as adverse events related to vaccines - that gets complicated. How many are there that go unreported (how many know how to report it)? How many connect an adverse event to the vaccine? How many are actually caused by the vaccine? How long might it be before there is an adverse event? Is the 108 deaths reported from measles vaccine actually caused by the vaccine? Is it coincidence? Or is the actual number much much higher? How about less serious side effects, such as life long brain damage? What long term negative effect may it have on your immune system? Why are the makers of vaccines not liable for damages from the vaccines? And if they are as safe as reported, why have $2.8 billion been paid by the government (the taxpayers, but not the drug companies) to settle claims? I'm sure there are many more questions. The point is, there is ample reason for doubt and many reasons everyone should have Freedom of Choice. Wasn't this country founded on that concept?
Years ago, when I co-owned a vitamin/health food store in Santa Monica, I studied for and received my masters degree, and took all the courses for the PhD degree in holistic nutrition (but never wrote the thesis). I wanted to learn the truth about this subject. What I learned was the same thing as with vaccines - there is no way to know the truth, as everyone disagrees about the benefits of this or that and everyone's body reacts differently to different substances. It may work or not work, it may do harm or do good. Unfortunately, with vaccines, you don't know until after the vaccination. I posted all those links so you can get educated about both sides of the argument and then make an informed decision.
The Pros and Cons of vaccines parallels the pros and cons of vitamins and supplements. If you listen to the media, most of the time they say you don't need them. If you learn about vitamins and supplements, and take them, you'll realize they can do wonders for you. They have for me. It is my Freedom of Choice to take them or not - I choose to take them. They work for me!
As far as adverse events related to vaccines - that gets complicated. How many are there that go unreported (how many know how to report it)? How many connect an adverse event to the vaccine? How many are actually caused by the vaccine? How long might it be before there is an adverse event? Is the 108 deaths reported from measles vaccine actually caused by the vaccine? Is it coincidence? Or is the actual number much much higher? How about less serious side effects, such as life long brain damage? What long term negative effect may it have on your immune system? Why are the makers of vaccines not liable for damages from the vaccines? And if they are as safe as reported, why have $2.8 billion been paid by the government (the taxpayers, but not the drug companies) to settle claims? I'm sure there are many more questions. The point is, there is ample reason for doubt and many reasons everyone should have Freedom of Choice. Wasn't this country founded on that concept?
Years ago, when I co-owned a vitamin/health food store in Santa Monica, I studied for and received my masters degree, and took all the courses for the PhD degree in holistic nutrition (but never wrote the thesis). I wanted to learn the truth about this subject. What I learned was the same thing as with vaccines - there is no way to know the truth, as everyone disagrees about the benefits of this or that and everyone's body reacts differently to different substances. It may work or not work, it may do harm or do good. Unfortunately, with vaccines, you don't know until after the vaccination. I posted all those links so you can get educated about both sides of the argument and then make an informed decision.
The Pros and Cons of vaccines parallels the pros and cons of vitamins and supplements. If you listen to the media, most of the time they say you don't need them. If you learn about vitamins and supplements, and take them, you'll realize they can do wonders for you. They have for me. It is my Freedom of Choice to take them or not - I choose to take them. They work for me!
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
To Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate, That is the Question
And the answer is ........... it should be up to you (and no one else). It should be an informed decision. Rather than me, or someone else, telling you what to do, here are links where you can get the facts, because what's in the media is misleading, wrong, or worse. For example, many media reports have said vaccinations cause no harm. But if you go to this government site you'll see that they do. Close to one vaccine injury claim compensated every two days for the past 25 years - $2.8 billion in settlements, paid by the government (the makers of the vaccines are not liable - if vaccines are so safe, why would they need to be protected from liability?).
So when you have some extra time, check out a link every few days (bookmark this page), get educated about scientific studies and vaccines, and then you can make an informed choice. And never forget how important your health is to you and your loved ones.
Here are the links:
The first three are about studies and how and why they are unreliable.
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/most_medical_research_is_flawed_says_leading_medical_editor
The rest of the links are about vaccines (some from government websites).
http://www.westonaprice.org/press/studies-show-that-vaccinated-individuals-spread-disease/
http://vaccineimpact.com/2015/arizona-cardiologist-responds-to-critics-regarding-measles-and-vaccines/
http://www.morganverkamp.com/august-27-2014-press-release-statement-of-william-w-thompson-ph-d-regarding-the-2004-article-examining-the-possibility-of-a-relationship-between-mmr-vaccine-and-autism/
http://vaccineimpact.com/2015/richard-moskowitz-m-d-the-case-against-immunizations/
http://vaccineimpact.com/2015/arizona-cardiologist-responds-to-critics-regarding-measles-and-vaccines/
http://www.morganverkamp.com/august-27-2014-press-release-statement-of-william-w-thompson-ph-d-regarding-the-2004-article-examining-the-possibility-of-a-relationship-between-mmr-vaccine-and-autism/
http://vaccineimpact.com/2015/richard-moskowitz-m-d-the-case-against-immunizations/
Speaking of being informed (this is from the American Medical Association):
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/opinion808.page
Here is a link to get a copy of a book on health by Mahatma Ghandi:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40373?msg=welcome_stranger
I started researching vaccines when someone called people who don't vaccinate, "callously stupid." I don't resort to nor like name calling and thought that remark was, well, callous, because it was wrong. So I nicely tried to tell her the reasons for those who don't want to vaccinate, but she didn't want to hear it. I explained how the tobacco industry used the same tactics as pro-vaxx people use. She claimed it was not the same - but see this Chart! (Skip all the ads - just check out the article and chart.) I told her how studies can, and are, flawed to show what the researcher wants to show. She said no, they don't do that. What could be the possible reason (read the 3 links above for those reasons). I told her from zero to four people had died from measles in the last 10 years, and 108 died from the vaccine for the measles. She said that was BS (spelled out in large caps) and told me to do MY research. I had done it, and gave her the link to the CDC website and VAERS, where she could verify what I said - don't know if she did. I suspect there are many others out there who believe what the media and their doctors tell them (keep in mind, the same drug companies that make vaccines also donate money to the medical schools the doctors go to, and fund doctors research projects). If you do your research, you can learn the truth about things.
I started researching health 38 years ago when I was diagnosed with nervous stomach, but given no answers on how to get rid of the problem. I discovered it was my diet (mostly caused by sugar in junk food) and changed it, then added supplements. The problem went away, as did my allergies, headaches, colds, flu, and more over the years. Doing independent research pays off.
I hope whatever decision you make regarding vaccines (or anything else, for that matter) is the right one for you. May you live long and prosper....and be healthy.
Here is a link to get a copy of a book on health by Mahatma Ghandi:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40373?msg=welcome_stranger
I started researching vaccines when someone called people who don't vaccinate, "callously stupid." I don't resort to nor like name calling and thought that remark was, well, callous, because it was wrong. So I nicely tried to tell her the reasons for those who don't want to vaccinate, but she didn't want to hear it. I explained how the tobacco industry used the same tactics as pro-vaxx people use. She claimed it was not the same - but see this Chart! (Skip all the ads - just check out the article and chart.) I told her how studies can, and are, flawed to show what the researcher wants to show. She said no, they don't do that. What could be the possible reason (read the 3 links above for those reasons). I told her from zero to four people had died from measles in the last 10 years, and 108 died from the vaccine for the measles. She said that was BS (spelled out in large caps) and told me to do MY research. I had done it, and gave her the link to the CDC website and VAERS, where she could verify what I said - don't know if she did. I suspect there are many others out there who believe what the media and their doctors tell them (keep in mind, the same drug companies that make vaccines also donate money to the medical schools the doctors go to, and fund doctors research projects). If you do your research, you can learn the truth about things.
I hope whatever decision you make regarding vaccines (or anything else, for that matter) is the right one for you. May you live long and prosper....and be healthy.
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