Shared from his mama, Allison Serrao. “In 2012, my 13 month old received his 1 year vaccinations. His body swelled, he couldn’t breathe and his face was unrecognizable. He developed strabismus in his eyes and became immediately allergic to dairy, gluten, eggs, and soy. I hoped we had seen the
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What is a vaccine injury? I’m not talking about a little fever or redness at the injection site. I’m talking about long-term complications of vaccination. I’m talking about chronic health conditions, higher mortality rates. Food allergies have increased for all races, but African-American children have the highest rates of anaphylactic
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Literally meaning “without protection”, anaphylaxis was coined by Charles Richet in 1902, who later won the Nobel Prize for his discovery. Richet and professor Paul Jones Portier accidentally discovered anaphylaxis on a marine expedition in the Atlantic after vaccinating dogs with toxins. The two French scientists immunized dogs via injections with
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FACT: 32 Million Americans have food allergies. Anaphylactic reaction insurance claims have increased 377% in the last 10 years. No one has a clear answer to why food allergies are increasing. Or why California is taking the lead on food allergies. FACT: Vaccines contain known allergens. FACT: In California, over
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Many people think vaccines are the greatest achievement in public health. They think that vaccines are safe and effective, they think injuries are one in a million, and they scoff at any relationship between vaccines and neurological disorders, allergies, and chronic diseases. If you even question the safety, or express
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Vaccine injury, maternal experience and spoken word rolled into one awesome video by Hillary Simpson: “Growing up, I have always held the belief that, “You go big or go home,” and unfortunately I have carried that with me into adulthood. With #crazymothers, I went big. I rented a stage and film
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Our body does a great job at protecting us against foreign substances. We are covered in skin that separates us from the outside world, which sheds periodically to remove germs. We have hairs that filter the air and trap pollutants. We have eyes, ears, noses, mouths, and a few other
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When I was eighteen years old, my son, Oliver, entered the world. I was three months shy of graduating high school when his existence was uncovered. Flash forward three years: I am now four months shy of graduating with my Bachelor’s degree. I have been busy with my education, as
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As a new parent, there are so many “Do’s” and “Don’ts”, it can be mind boggling. Especially when the recommendations trickling down from our pediatricians and medical experts seem to change every few years. But hey, they’re just people too, right? Now, in response to our growing food allergy epidemic,
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