Dr Reisinger introduced me to work done by Dr Archie Kalokerinos. In his book the Medical Pioneer of the 20^th Century, he makes an observation that turns out to be a life changing as well as life saving event. He was assigned a medical post in an aboriginal village where the SIDS rate was 50% of babies dying before a year old. He noticed their diet was deficient in many vitamins mainly Vitamin C. He noticed that a simple vitamin C shot given along with any cold or fever helped the babies tremendously. Another added benefit was the SIDS rate dropping to zero.  Could something so simple really save lives? I decided to research vitamin C and the effects of not having an adequate supply.  This is what I found on a simple Internet search. 

A minor cold in an infant can cause vitamin C levels to be reduced by 50%.   Tylenol reduces vitamin C levels. Doctors typically prescribe Tylenol before or after vaccination. We know from the work of Aleo and Padh in 1985, that endotoxin inhibits the uptake of Vitamin C in mice. Remember endotoxin is an adjuvant in vaccines. If the child is sick with a cold and is vaccinated, his level of vitamin C may be dangerously low. Without proper vitamin C levels, the child may be unable to handle the toxic load of the vaccines and a  host of horrific events my take place. To quote Dr. Emanuel Cheraskin, Dr. Ringsdorf and Dr. Sisley from THE VITAMIN C CONNECTION: Ascorbic acid concentration of a healthy person is 8-14 mg/L, while adrenal glands, pituitary, thymus, corpus luteum, and retina have concentrations more than 100 times higher.  The brain, spleen, lung, testicle, lymph glands, liver, thyroid, small intestinal mucosa, leukocytes, pancreas, kidney, and salivary glands have concentrations 10-50 times that of plasma.  The skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle, and erythrocytes have concentrations about 10 times that of plasma."  Vitamin C supplementation would probably have a very positive affect on these organs particularly.

These are some of the effects of an inadequate amount of C. An affected person becomes weak and has joint pain. Internal hemorrhages cause black-and-blue marks to appear on the skin. At the first visible signs of scurvy, raised red spots appear on the skin around the hair follicles of the legs, buttocks, arms and back. When the tiny capillaries of the hair follicles hemorrhage, the hair-producing cells do not receive the nourishment needed for the hairs to grow normally.

Purple swellings and bleeding of the gums may occur if teething is in progress, because the lack of vitamin C makes the capillaries fragile and their rupture is common. The disease is more common in artificially fed infants. Cow’s milk contains less than half the vitamin C found in breast milk.  Breast milk contains four times the amount of vitamin C that the mother has circulating in her bloodstream.

People with low Vitamin C levels have a  tendency toward bone fractures. These symptoms are a result of the requirement for Vitamin C in the development of the ground substance between our cells, collagen. Collagen is a rigid, fibrous protein that is the principal constituent of connective tissue in animals, including bones, teeth, cartilage, tendons, skin, and blood vessels. Collagen's high tensile strength is due to the unique structure of its basic structural unit, tropocollagen, which consists of three left-handed helical polypeptide chains intertwined around each other in a right-handed triple helix. This is the cement that gives our tissues form and substance  Collagens are principal components of tendons, ligaments, skin, bone, teeth, cartilage, heart valves, intervertebral discs, cornea, eye lens, in addition to the ground substance between cells. Some collagen forms in the absence of ascorbic acid, but the fibers are abnormal, resulting in skin lesions and blood vessel fragility, characteristics of scurvy.

Any tissue-related malady will have some basis in Vitamin C.  A Japanese study concluded that most disc herniations are the result of Vitamin C deficiency.  This makes sense.  The discs in our spinal column are like donuts, with a tough, gristle-like exterior and a soft interior to provide cushioning.  Lack of proper amounts of Vitamin C will produce a disc with compromised integrity.  The tough exterior won't be so tough.  Over time and much wear and tear, this compromised exterior will wear down and a pinhole will result.  Moving just the right way (or should I say wrong way) will push some of the soft interior material out this pinhole. That is a disc herniation.  If this squished-out material touches a nerve in your spinal column, it causes pain and usually a lot of it.  Adequate Vitamin C will toughen up the outside portion of the disc and a herniation is much less likely. Similar to the example above concerning disc integrity, our blood vessels are quite susceptible to lack of Vitamin C. 

This is what so many parents are convicted of shaken baby syndrome with. Number one being bruises near or around the eyes. Broken rib bones where the cartilage meets the bone. The small fractures of the ribs making it look like recurrent abuse. Hospitals do not generally measure vitamin C levels. How many mothers and fathers are in jail, wrongly convicted of shaken baby syndrome? How many childcare providers? Here is the latest casualty of this junk science Timothy. Who thinks to look for scurvy in an infant? It is so easy to see how a sick baby depleted of vitamin C could easily succumb to the toxic straw that breaks the camels back....vaccines. There is not one body process and not one disease or syndrome, from the common cold to leprosy, that is not influenced  directly or indirectly  by Vitamin C. Vitamin D deficiencies can also result in fractures. To read more about Rickets click on the word. Here is an excellent article by Susan Pearce an EMT explaining SBS. It's called: 'Is it child abuse or something else entirely?'

There are many other medical problems that resemble shaken baby syndrome. Click on the links to see a few.

Incontinentia Pigmenti

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

Metabolic Diseases

Hemophilia

Birth

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Glutaric aciduria

Alagille's syndrome

Coagulation Disorders

Short falls

Protect yourself against false accusations. Click here Advice for parents for more info on how to do this.

Finally I see a glimmer of hope on the horizon. Read the following article:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/09/ddn101006babydeath.html

Coroner: 2-month-old died of meningitis, not shaking baby

Hospital defends its accusatory stance toward parents when child was brought in.

By Anthony Gottschlich

Staff Writer

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

 

SUGARCREEK TWP., Montgomery County — As she cradled her infant son in the Intensive Care Unit at Children's Medical Center of Dayton, Amber Shawen sat mystified at the 2-month-old's sudden death. 

Then hospital staff members approached her and her husband, Preston, with the unthinkable.

Amber and Preston Shawen of Sugarcreek Twp. are the parents of Ethan Alan Sawnen, who died at 2 months of meningitis. Doctors had attributed the death to Shaken Baby Syndrome. Staff photo by Bill ReinkeClick to enlarge

"They told us it was Shaken Baby Syndrome," Amber Shawen recalled Monday from her home. "They pried my son out of my arms and told me I was under investigation."

But Ethan Alan Shawen did not die from Shaken Baby Syndrome on Aug. 20. He died from meningitis, according to the autopsy report released by the Montgomery County Coroner's Office last week. An unknown organism caused the blood clots and swelling in Ethan's brain, the report states. No child abuse was found.

 The report closes the Kettering Police Department's investigation of the case (the Shawens lived in Kettering when Ethan died) but brings little solace to the newlywed couple.  "If someone would have caught (the meningitis diagnosis) sooner, Ethan would still be alive," Amber said.

 Thomas Murphy, Children's vice president for medical affairs, said he couldn't talk about the Shawen case specifically because of privacy laws. He said that each patient death is reviewed at multiple levels, including after an autopsy, and that the Shawen family could meet with hospital staff members to discuss the case if desired. The treatable but sometimes fatal meningitis, or swelling of the outer layers of the brain and spinal cord, can be caused by a bacterium or virus. It shares several symptoms with Shaken Baby Syndrome, including vomiting, lethargy and seizures. The similarities raise questions about parents imprisoned for child abuse based on a Shaken Baby Syndrome diagnosis. Some medical experts and watchdog groups say the babies may be victims of undiagnosed vaccine damage.

 

If it weren't for the coroner's office, Amber said, "My husband would probably be sitting in jail, and so would I."

 

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-7408 or agottschlich@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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