MMR 

The next vaccine is the MMR, Measles, Mumps and Rubella.  Prior to 1975 these were delivered as separate vaccines but to save time and money they were combined. There have been no long term studies done on the cumulative effect on the child’s developing immune system of combining all these vaccines together longer than six weeks.  It is made from embryonated chicken eggs. This is done by injecting a microscopic droplet of the virus into the air sack above the embryo and the yolk. In two to three days time the original droplet has become a tablespoon full. The virus is now ready. The tops of the eggs are lopped off and the virus is suctioned out. Before it is ready to be used, the vaccine must also be purified, tested, O.K.'d by the FDA, packaged, labeled, and distributed.  People with egg allergies are advised not to get this vaccine.

Independent researchers have started to express concern that using animals for production of human vaccines, especially live vaccines such as MMR and Polio, could be facilitating the inter-species transfer of viral infection from animals into man, causing as yet undetected and unevaluated negative health effects on humans. Of particular concern is the fact that transfer of the whole animal virus into man does not have to take place in order for latent viral infection and genetic change to occur. If portions (genes) of animal viruses are introduced into humans, they have the potentials to interact differently with each individual's immune system and DNA, and cause disease. The presence of an avian leukosis virus (AVL), a retrovirus that infects birds, could be the reason approximately 1 in 1000 children will be diagnosed with leukemia by the age of 19. Please read the FDA's

Guidance for Industry Q5A Viral Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology Products Derived From Cell Lines of Human or Animal Origin. This will explain how this is possible.

This vaccine contains live viruses and can sometimes infect those in close contact with the recipient. This can put a very young baby, pregnant mother, or older adults at risk. This is the vaccine that has been implicated in causing autism. Bernard Rimland, PhD in his landmark book Infantile Autism, used a questionnaire given to parents with autistic children to find out at what age they first noticed problems in their children. He found out the “onset-at-eighteen” months children out number the “onset-at-birth” children two to one.  

 The MMR is given between fifteen and eighteen months. Could this be just another coincidence? In Japan, this vaccine was withdrawn when their surveillance systems showed an unacceptably high level of side effects.  They have returned to the single dose vaccines, that is, each of these viruses are given separately.  And from this wonderful website......http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/v-kaiser.htm

This is also the vaccine that has caused such a stir in England. Dr. A. J. Wakefield a young gastroenterologist published, along with 13 colleagues at Royal Free Hospital in London, an article in the Lancet showing evidence that the MMR may be linked with autism. He also found a possible link to Crohn’s disease.  While studying inflammatory bowel disease in children, one mother asked him to look for the biological mechanism for simultaneous development of inflammatory bowel disease and autistic behavior in previously normal children. One characteristic of Autistic behavior is disturbed sleep patterns. Some children only sleep 2 to 3 hours a night.  Many autistic subjects exhibit a range of gut disorders. These can include  diarrhea, constipation, gas retention and abnormal feces. Wakefield and his associates remarked that Asperger in 1961 had observed that there was a high rate of gastrointestinal (celiac) disease in those suffering with autism. He has been accused of conflict of interest in his research. Here is the truth about  Dr. Wakefield and the conflict of interest.  Here is another example of what happens when you go against Merck the manufacturer of the vaccine. Dr Topol

 The Leaky Gut is one of the most devastating health conditions in the child with Autism. Individuals with Down's Syndrome, Schizophrenia, Diabetes, AIDS, Asthma, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, just to name a few, almost always suffer from Leaky Gut Syndrome.  It results when the lining of the intestine, which is the thickness of an eyelid, becomes permeable. The size of a tennis court when spread flat, the digestive system, remarkably, repairs and replaces itself approximately every three to five days. What was once supposed to perform like a hose, a 35-foot long hose, that is, running from mouth to anus now looks and behaves like a colander, so to speak. What was supposed to be kept “in” now "leaks" out into the bloodstream where it does not belong, sparking a variety of undesirable immune responses. Leaky Gut Syndrome can leads to mal-absorption problems as the body cannot obtain the nutrients it needs from particles of food, which were not properly broken down in the digestive tract. Our intestines were designed to allow only the tiniest food particles through to nourish us through the nutrients present in the food. Not large, undigested particles of food or other substances meant to stay within the confines of the intestine. Substances are permitted entry through the barrier in several ways. One way is between or through the cells of the gut lining. Another through crypts, tiny cracks in the gut lining which are located at the base of each villi. Villi are the thousands of small, loop-shaped projections in the wall of the intestine (imagine sea anemone). Millions of micro-villi, (smaller still) hair-like projections, cover the Villi. Both are covered with a protective layer of mucus and friendly bacteria. This Villi-duo is responsible for absorbing nutrients, for the production of digestive enzymes and for guarding the bloodstream by keeping unwanted intruders in the intestine.

 Dr. Wakefield has discovered the Measles Virus in the gut of the majority of autistic children he has tested. The gut is found to be inflamed where the virus has taken up shop and this condition is called Ileal-Lymphoid-Nodular Hyperplasia. Wakefield calls this never-before-seen bowel condition Autistic Enterocolitis. 

Once the measles virus has breached the intestinal barrier, undigested food particles, pathogens, yeast and heavy metals cause an imbalance of intestinal flora. In other words the good bacteria are outnumbered.  Antibiotics are another one of the most common causes of this problem.  Now toxins can pass freely into the bloodstream, not unlike dumping trash into the ocean. A leaky gut is an invitation to disease and the malfunction of bodily processes. Pathogens are known to produce toxins, which have been termed endotoxin, just as yeast (now termed Fungal metabolites), are known to also provide a source of toxins. Supplementing with live acidophilus, etc. has proven to be immensely effective at reversing Intestinal dysbiosis (abnormal overgrowth of the wrong bacteria) and re-supplying the digestive tract with "friendly" flora. The result of dysbiosis is an insidious, chronic saturation of the body with toxins produced by this "out of balance" environment. The restorative capability is eventually lost and permanent damage to the intestine results. This precious inner layer of our intestines is our immune system's first defense weapon, in fact, 70% of the immune system is found around or in the digestive system. The importance of the gastrointestinal tract in maintaining our health should not be underestimated. As the largest immune organ in our body it could be considered the most important organ in the body. Each time we eat something we are allergic to or intolerant of or sensitive to our mucus membranes become irritated. Toxic by-products and large food particles, which have leaked into the bloodstream, eventually wind up at the liver. This organ is responsible for detoxification.
 

The liver must then attempt to metabolize and "cleanse" this bio-mess in order to keep the body functioning properly. If it cannot keep up with the "load" presented to it, it quickly becomes overwhelmed. If the liver cannot perform it's basic duties, let alone cope with the added work, the body will falter. The toxic by-products produced from this on-going and chronic process can cause gallstones and gallbladder surgery is very, very common in those with gluten intolerance. Gluten is wheat, oat, or barley products. Lactase, the enzyme needed to break down and digest lactose is produced by the micro-villi. If the micro-villi are destroyed for example by gluten intolerance it means the person's ability to digest dairy products is automatically impaired or altered.

Gluten intolerance almost always equals dairy intolerance. The food particles most well known for destroying the intestinal villi lining is gluten. Those with severe gluten intolerance are diagnosed with Celiac Disease. With Celiac Disease, because damage is so severe, the villi become flattened and then are eventually destroyed if gluten is not permanently removed. This fact demonstrates why it is imperative that the gut be in tiptop shape in order to properly protect us. If it isn't, disease will find us. The majority of autistic children have long histories of gluten and casein allergies or intolerances or sensitivities, which may have predisposed them to vaccine injury.  Allergic reactions to a whole host of foods ensues and the early signs of a poorly functioning immune system manifest as eczema, ear infections, respiratory infections and such.  In children with Autism, the Central nervous system can sustain tremendous (neurological) damage as a result of Leaky Gut Syndrome and children with Celiac Disease are known to suffer psychological distress as well. Toxins, which pass through the gates of the intestine and into the bloodstream, impact us hormonally, psychologically and immunologically. Their favorite food is glucose and the B Vitamins. Children with autism are notoriously deficient in the B vitamins and they crave simple and complex carbohydrates, which convert to glucose.

(In 1944, Asperger had identified a subgroup of high functioning "borderline" autistics.) The authors hypothesized that persistent viral infection, either from natural disease or live virus vaccines, can cause chronic inflammation of the bowel and damage to the central nervous system development in some children.  Dr Wakefield was quoted as saying, "You do not combine three live viruses into one vaccine and assume that it is a benign process.  These are viruses that are live, they are capable of establishing long term infection and they are capable of producing long-term adverse events."

 Several autism studies have hypothesized that the behavioral symptoms in autism occur due to opiate-like activity. Opiates are sleep-inducing drugs, and opioids are natural occurring peptides with similar effects. An example would be that warm milk could induce sleep through a natural release of peptides into the system. In autism there are characteristic symptoms of sleeping disorders. The children were found to have increased urinary peptides. (Whiteley and Shattock 2002) These specific peptides were derived from dietary sources, in particular, foods that contain gluten and casein and are known to produce opiate-like affects. (Whiteley and Shattock 2002) 

 As these gut-derived peptides get into the blood and cross the blood brain barrier, where they are not supposed to be, they negatively affect the ability of the body to maintain appropriate endorphin, Serotonin and dopamine levels in the brain.

University of Florida researchers reported in the March 1999 issue of the journal Autism findings from two novel animal studies indicating autism and schizophrenia may be linked to an individual's inability to properly break down a protein found in milk. When these children were put on a milk-free diet, at least eight out of 10 no longer had symptoms of autism or schizophrenia, says Cade, a professor of medicine and physiology at UF's College of Medicine and inventor of the Gatorade sports drink.  Read the rest of the article here.
 

Another component of the MMR is Neomycin. This is an antibacterial drug that is used to suppress gastrointestinal bacteria or microflora before surgery to avoid infection. Human gut microflora is an extremely complex mixed culture comprising mainly of bacteria living in a state of dynamic equilibrium. It is estimated that as many as 500 different species reside in the colon at any one time.  This antibiotic interferes with the absorption of Vitamin B6. An error in the uptake of Vitamin B6 can cause a rare form of epilepsy and children become mentally retarded. Vitamin B6 is the major vitamin for processing amino acids, which are the building blocks of all proteins and a few hormones. Any disruption to the gut  microflora might therefore affect the development of the child.