"This is what honest intelligent vaccine critics have been saying all along," said Dr. Leonard Horowitz, a Harvard-trained emerging diseases expertWell folks, at the rate of vaccine development, it’s just a matter of time before some genius develops an anti-ugly vaccine to fit everyone into some predefined measure of beauty, and market it as something without which we cannot live healthy prosperous lives.

There really should be no doubt in your mind at this point that vaccines are big business. And for good reason – laws are in place that indemnifies vaccine manufacturers from financial ruin should things go wrong. Manufacturers have complete insulation from ANY prosecution for harm or damage from their product.

It’s a near foolproof business venture as far as criminal and financial liability is concerned. And the medical industry and the general public have been thoroughly indoctrinated to believe that the basic premise of vaccinations is wholly sound and beyond debate.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

There are basic differences between naturally acquired immunity and temporary vaccine-induced antibody production. But few are willing to look at this issue – least of all conventional medicine, which in reality is ruled by pharmaceutical companies.

Unfortunately, if we as a society continue down the road they’re paving for us, and they’re wrong about the efficacy, safety, and overall long-term side effects of vaccines, then we’re on extremely dangerous ground.

I hope people will develop some healthy skepticism and make a serious evaluation of the evidence..

It is beyond ludicrous that smoking can be “cured” with a vaccine. This is so blatantly irrational it boggles the mind.

Unfortunately, in the past couple of years, advertisements have already started drilling it into the public subconscious that smoking is a “medical condition,” that needs to be treated with drugs.

Today, if you’re a smoker, you’re considered “ill” – the remedy for which is a drug, because you’re considered incapable of reversing the illness of smoking on your own accord.

Ditto for obesity.

The fallacy that you are helpless is at the core of the current disease-care paradigm!

When Will You Say “Enough!”?

It is time to stop the sickness that is the corporate and health agency agenda.

What will it take for you to say “enough already!”

I reached that point a long time ago, but when I saw this next announcement, I said it out loud again.

VeriChip shares tripled after the company announced it had secured exclusive license to two patents they will use to help them develop implantable virus detection systems in humans.

The biosensor patents are held by Receptors LLC. These biosensors can allegedly detect viruses such as swine flu, bird flu, SARS, and other biological threats such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This technology will be combined with VeriChip's implantable radio frequency identification devices (RFID) to develop “virus triage detection systems.”

According to a white paper published by VeriChip on May 7, 2009, this triage system will provide “multiple levels of identification.” The first level will identify the agent as virus or non-virus, the second level will classify the virus and alert the user to the presence of pandemic threat viruses, and the third level will identify the precise pathogen.

To some this may sound like a good idea, but to me this seems like it could be a prescription for massive government intrusion and loss of personal freedom.

Who’s going to be checking you for your “viral load,” and when, for example? And where will your natural immunity, and/or the function of your immune system be taken into account?

Folks, viruses are all around us, all the time, and you may be a carrier of a virus, but that does not mean that you will get sick. Your immune system, if it is in good working order, will address and eliminate the threat of the virus.

And, should you be found to be a carrier, then what? Would you be told to take medication even if you’re not sick?

Personally, this is an area into which I think our health care system should not go.

Ask the Right Questions

The question is -- Do you want to be a victim?

Or are you willing to accept that your personal decisions have everything to do with the state of your health, and that of parents, siblings, children, or other friends or relatives that you might be caring for?

Because there are many forces conspiring to paint a picture that is serving the benefit of large multinational corporations, which are benefiting financially from compromising the health of you and your family.

They want you to believe that you’re a victim of your genes, which drive you to self destructive habits like drinking and smoking and having unsafe sex, and makes you pack on excess pounds no matter what, so there’s no reason to make lifestyle changes and boycott processed, denatured, and genetically modified foods.

It’s time to wake up from your indoctrinated slumber and start thinking and informing yourself, because the majority of your education has been little more than industry propaganda, cloaked as ‘facts’ – information that various industries wanted you to know and never dispute.

For example, the Los Angeles Times prints the following paragraph about the, so far, failing anti-smoking vaccine:

“The researchers found that the vaccine, designed to bind nicotine in the blood and prevent it from reaching the brain, was safe and well-tolerated. But apparently it did not stimulate high enough levels of antibodies to produce the desired response.”

And you’re actually supposed to believe that antibodies to nicotine is a correct and viable solution, because you’ve been told that if you have antibodies against a specific bacteria or virus, you can’t develop the health problem that agent produces.

This is oversimplified scientific theory taken to maddening limits.

The Red Pill or the Blue Pill?

Fiction has a way of mirroring reality, and I now see our culture standing on a precipice with the offer of making a choice.

Choosing to see reality for what it is, or choosing to live in a programmed fantasy world where smoking and obesity can be cured with some convenient but mysterious, unproven injection that eliminates your personal responsibility to take control of your health.

I can tell you which choice will have the greatest chances of giving you a long and healthy life, but I can’t make you make that choice…

Still, if you have any faith in science, you should know that researchers have already proven that your lifestyle choices overrule your genetic predispositions. And an ever-growing group of scientists have also started demonstrating that your mind directs your genetic expression, a field now known as epigenetics.

Why a Plausible Theory Can be Seriously Flawed in Practice

Interestingly enough, despite the AIDS vaccine proving to be an utter failure, conventional media shows it's possible to spin anything.

A recent article in Bloomberg boasting the headline "HIV Vaccine Success May Take Decade to Unravel Why It Works" goes on to state:

"The unexpected success “tells us that we don’t even know what the correlates of immunity are,” Anthony Fauci [director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease] said, referring to the measurable signs that a person has developed defenses against a virus. “But it does give us now a bit more direction for trying to track down what it is this vaccine did that led to this modest degree of protection.”

Antibodies, protective proteins developed in the body in response to a virus or vaccine, are the most common signal of immunity. Researchers haven’t identified neutralizing antibodies produced by the experimental vaccine, and previous quests to induce such antibodies have ended in failure, Fauci said. Scientists are also searching for signs of boosted cellular defenses that might be key to the vaccine’s success.

“We’re not even close to being finished,” Fauci said.

Scientists also don’t understand why the combination vaccine failed to show benefit for people who still got infected with HIV. Other vaccines that aren’t 100 percent effective, such as the seasonal flu shot, typically make symptoms less severe in patients who still get sick."  [Emphasis mine]

PreventDisease.com calls Fauci out in their article "H1N1 Expert Says Scientists are Clueless About Immune Reactions to Vaccinations."

"America's leading promoter of getting vaccinated for the H1N1 flu, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has admitted knowing nil about how human immunity responds to vaccinations. 

"This is what honest intelligent vaccine critics have been saying all along," said Dr. Leonard Horowitz, a Harvard-trained emerging diseases expert. "Dr. Fauci's statement evidences the fraud and ignorance underlying vaccination programs in general," Dr. Horowitz said. "Fauci admits being clueless about the fundamentals of immunity operating bioenergetically or electro-genetically, not chemically, that vaccine proponents criminally neglect to prosper by poisoning people."

They took the words right out of my mouth.

Will a Vaccine Cure America's Obesity Epidemic?

According to the Daily Telegraph, the infectobesity vaccine could be ready for testing within five or 10 years. I recommend you not hold your breath.

The relatively new term “infectobesity” suggests that obesity may be caused by a virus or other disease-causing organism.

The human adenovirus-36 (Ad-36) -- a cause of respiratory infections and pinkeye -- may be a contributing factor to obesity, as it’s been found to transform adult stem cells into fat cells that are capable of storing additional fat.

In a previous epidemiologic study, researchers found that about 30 percent of obese people were infected with the Ad-36 virus, compared to 11 percent of lean individuals.

Infectobesity is actually a plausible theory, and it is certainly possible that there could be viral causes underlying many cases of obesity. However, only three out of 10 obese people were found to have the virus, so we’re not talking about it being the cause for a majority of people.

So please don’t take this to mean that losing weight is out of your control, or something that can only be done using an anti-viral medication or a vaccine.

Because if anything, this theory further supports the importance of balancing out the bacteria in your gut, because what do you need to fight off a viral infection?

Healthy dietary habits and a robust immune system are two important factors that influence your ability to successfully combat viral assaults.

Experts believe about 70 percent of your immune system is located in or around your digestive system. And if your digestive system is crawling with unhealthy bacteria, there’s a good chance that your immune system will be suppressed as a result.

So it seems all roads lead back to this one central premise: optimizing your gut bacteria is essential for your good health, and may help optimize your weight as well.

Your gut flora could even, potentially, play a role in HIV infection, as at least one study has found that the HIV virus appears to have an easier time establishing itself in your gut than it does in your circulatory system. Researchers discovered that T-cells in the gut are particularly receptive to HIV and have six times the number of receptors compared with circulating blood cells.

One major facet of optimizing your ratio of good and bad bacteria is to reduce your intake of grains and sugars, which also means avoiding processed foods as much as possible.

I spent a lot of time and effort putting together what I believe are some of the most comprehensive health strategies, including dietary guidelines that are based on your unique, individual biochemical makeup, and exercise. All of this information is available, for free, on my web site in a clear, concise format that is broken down for beginners, intermediate, and advanced.

I urge you to start looking at your lifestyle for the answers you seek to solve any health problems you may be facing.

These findings fall into the category of common sense, along the lines of “use it or lose it.” As you age, physical exercise becomes an ever more important aspect of optimal health and longevity.

How to Prevent and Reverse Muscle Wasting

This study explains the biological processes that cause muscle wasting as you move into your senior years.

As you likely know, protein is essential for proper muscle growth and maintenance, but this study found that as you age, your body becomes increasingly less able to use the protein in your food for building muscle.

In addition, they found that, in seniors, insulin no longer prevented the muscle breakdown between meals and overnight as it normally does in younger subjects.

This double-whammy adds up to significant muscle wasting in sedentary seniors. And poor blood supply, which prevents proper delivery of nutrients and hormones to your muscles, may be an important factor.

Exercise is the natural remedy for poor blood circulation, and the team confirmed that three weight training sessions per week over 20 weeks rejuvenated blood flow in the extremities to the point that they were identical to those in the younger group!

How’s that for results!!

Beware of Drugs That Can Cause Irreversible Damage to Your Muscles

Before going any further, I also want to remind you of one very common cause of excessive muscle wasting, aside from a sedentary lifestyle, namely: statin drugs.

Statins are a class of drugs used to lower your cholesterol, and are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world.

They have many dangerous side effects, one of which is a serious degenerative muscle tissue condition called rhabdomyolysis, which can be fatal (as your heart is a muscle, and can be affected by these drugs).

Statins such as Lipitor, Zocor, Pavacol and Mevacor lower your cholesterol by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, a key enzyme in cholesterol synthesis. But they can also activate the atrogin-1 gene, which plays a key role in muscle atrophy.

One recent study showed that even low concentrations of these drugs led to atrogin-1 induced muscle damage. And the higher the dosage, the greater the damage.

The Importance of Weight Training for Optimal Health

Unfortunately, many ignore weight training when devising their exercise plan, thinking they don’t want to “bulk up.”

But gaining more muscle through resistance exercises is an integral part of any well rounded fitness program, especially if you want to lose weight.

However, weight training is not about vanity.

The intensity of your resistance training can achieve a number of beneficial changes on the molecular, enzymatic, hormonal, and chemical level in your body, which will help slow down (and many cases stop) many of the diseases caused by a sedentary lifestyle.

Therefore it’s also an essential element if you want to prevent common diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, or weakening of your bones (osteoporosis), limited range of motion, aches and pains, and yes, prevent excessive muscle wasting as you age.

I recently published an article on exercise for weight loss, so let’s take a look at some of the other benefits of exercise as it relates to maintaining optimal health well into your senior years.

How Weight Lifting Can Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

Your body has two types of fat: visceral and subcutaneous.

• Subcutaneous fat is the fat located just below your skin, and is the type that causes dimpling and cellulite.

• Visceral fat, on the other hand, shows up in your abdomen and surrounds your vital organs including your liver, heart and muscles. It is this visceral fat that has been linked to serious health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke, among many other chronic diseases.

A key strategy to reduce your risk of heart disease (and a host of other chronic diseases), is to keep your inflammation levels low, and avoiding gaining visceral fat is part of this equation.

Exercise is a critical component for reducing heart disease risk because it both lowers inflammation in your body, and is one of the best weapons against visceral fat. For example, in one study volunteers who did not exercise had an 8.6 percent increase in visceral fat after eight months, while those who exercised the most LOST over 8 percent of their visceral fat during the same amount of time.

This occurs because muscle burns more calories, and it consumes calories around the clock, even when you’re resting and sleeping. So, as you gain more muscle, your body naturally increases the amount of calories burned each day, which reduces fat stores.

As for lowering inflammation, physical exercise accomplishes this naturally by lowering levels of a C-reactive protein (CRP) that is linked to inflammation.

High levels of CRP in your body is associated with a higher than average risk of cardiovascular disease, and has even been suggested as a better indicator of possible heart attack than high cholesterol.

How Strength Training Reduces Osteoporosis

Weight-bearing exercise is one of the most effective remedies against osteoporosis.

The last thing you want to consider is to take a drug to improve your bone density, as without question, that is more likely to cause long-term harm than benefit.

Your bones are actually very porous and soft, and as you get older, your bones can easily become less dense and hence, more brittle. Especially if you are inactive.

Resistance training can combat this effect because as you put more tension on your muscles it puts more pressure on your bones, which then respond by continuously creating fresh, new bone.

In addition, as you build more muscle, and make the muscle that you already have stronger, you also put more constant pressure on your bones.

A good weight bearing exercise to incorporate into your routine (depending on your current level of fitness, of course) is a walking lunge, as it helps build bone density in your hips, even without any additional weights. You can see the video at the top of the page on how to do that.

The video is from our new exercise site which we hope to launch later this year.

Keep Yourself in Motion!

Optimal health is dependent on an active lifestyle; eating fresh, whole foods, avoiding as many processed foods as possible, and addressing the stress in your life.

Ignoring any of these basic tenets of health will eventually lead to a decline in health and any number of diseases. So start moving, and don’t stop no matter what your age.

And do include strength training into your fitness routine. It is the number one way for you to remain strong, young, and independent well into old age.