Issue 38

• LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | Jeanne Ohm, DC

• FEATURE | Same Planet, Different Worlds

• INFORMED CHOICE | Opting Out: The Moral Right to Religious and Conscientious-Belief Exemptions to Vaccination

• PREGNANCY | Beautiful Music

• BIRTH | The Dad Factor

• THE OUTER WOMB | Barefootin’

• PARENTING | Lessons Learned in Baby’s First Year

• A MOMENT OF TRUTH | The Tiny Guide to Being a Great Dad

• COMMUNITY | Mature Masculinity

• WELLNESS LIFESTYLE| When Father’s Day Stings

• FAMILY LIVING | 5 Tips for Nature Study

• NEW EDGE SCIENCE | A Radical Reality: Re-Thinking the Way We Live

• CHIROPRACTIC FOR LIFE | Thoughts, Trauma and Toxins: Three Causes of Subluxation

• HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE | Quantum Leaps in Comprehension: Supporting the Body’s Innate Wisdom

• TOUCH THE FUTURE | Still at Large: Are Psychiatric Drugs the Hidden Culprit in Mass Shooting?

• GREENER PERSPECTIVES | Simple Water Kefir

• NUTRITION | Don’t Worry, Eat Happy

• GREENER PERSPECTIVES | Veggie Five-O

• GRATITUDE | Grateful for the Ride

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Letter from the Editor

Jeanne Ohm, D.C.

• Editorials

• Bruce Lipton – Imaginal Cells in the Dying Caterpillar: www.youtu.be/7DLokOQZlag

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Same Planet, Different Worlds

Lisa Reagan

• Cultural Creatives, an Interview with Social Scientist, Paul Ray, PhD: www.soundcloud.com/pathwaysconnect/cultural-creatives-an

• Cultural Creatives – The (R)evolution: www.youtu.be/jZUp7h0y3h4

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Opting Out: The Moral Right to Religious and Conscientious Belief Exemptions to Vaccination

Barbara Loe Fisher

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• [19] Fisher BL. The Safety of the Childhood Vaccine Schedule: A Public Perspective Institute of Medicine Feb. 9, 2012.

• [20] Centers for Disease Control. Conditions Commonly Misperceived as Contraindications to Vaccination. July 17, 2012.

• [21] Centers for Disease Control. Chart of Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines. July 17, 2012.

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• [25] Fisher BL. Doctors Denying Vaccine Risks: An American Tragedy. NVIC Vaccine Newsletter April 21, 2011.

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• [29] Fisher BL. Women, Vaccines & Bodily Integrity. NVIC Vaccine Newsletter Jan. 24, 2013.

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• [31] Fisher BL. The Health Liberty Revolution and Forced Vaccination. NVIC Vaccine Newsletter Aug. 23, 2011

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• [33] Ibid.

• [34] Institute of Medicine Committee on the Assessment of Studies of Health Outcomes Related to the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule. The Childhood Immunization Schedule and Safety: Stakeholder Concerns, Scientific Evidence and Future Studies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press 2013.

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• [52] Jacobsen v. Massachusetts 197 U.S. 11 (1905).

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• [55] Pitzer A. U.S. Eugenics Legacy: Ruling on Buck Sterilization Still Stands. USA Today June 24, 2009. https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-06-23-eugenics-carrie-buck_N.htm

• [56] Sidel VW. The Social Responsibilites of Health Professionals – Lessons from Their Role in Nazi Germany. JAMA 1996; 276(20) 1679-1681.

• [57] Barondess JA. Medicine Against Society – Lessons from the Third Reich. JAMA 1996; 276(20): 1657-1661.

• [58] Katz J. The Nuremberg Code and the Nuremberg Trial. A Reappraisal. JAMA 1996; 276(20): 1662-1666

• [59] Grodin MA, Annas GJ. Legacies of Nuremberg – Medical Ethics and Human Rights. JAMA 1996; 276(20): 1682-1683.

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• [63] Katz J. The Consent Principle of the Nuremberg Code – It’s Significance Then and Now. In: Nazi Doctors and the Nuremberg Code – Human Rights in Human Experimentation. Oxford University Press 1992: Page 236.

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• [72] Fisher BL. Police with Dogs: Vaccinating Kids in Maryland. Idaho Observer November 2007.

• [73] Lupkin S. Nurses Fired for Refusing Flu Shot. ABC News Jan. 3, 2013.

• [74] Wang SS. More Doctors ‘Fire’ Vaccine Refusers. Wall Street Journal. Feb. 15, 2012.

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Additional Resources

• Center for Personal Rights

• Coalition for Vaccine Safety

• Desperate Times for Vaccine Risk Denialism

• Moms Against Mercury

• My Kids My Choice

• National Vaccine Information Center

• Safeminds

• The Refusers

• Register to be an NVIC Advocacy Team Member

• Think Twice Global Vaccine Institute

• The Vaccine Ingredient Calculator

• The Vaccine Research Library

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Beautiful Music

Penny Simkin, P.T.

• Singing to the Baby: www.youtu.be/gsdEK6OxucA

 

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The Dad Factor

Patrick M. Houser

• Fathers as the Foundation of Family Wellness with Patrick Houser: www.youtu.be/1yYJ9_Yb9Ew

 

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Barefootin’

Kacie Flegal, D.C.

(No References)

 

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Lessons Learned in Baby’s First Year

Chris Webb, M.S.

• Webb, Chris: www.livenakedly.com

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The Tiny Guide to Being a Great Dad

Leo Babauta

(No References)

 

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Mature Masculinity

Boysen Hodgson

 

• The Mankind Project: www.mankindproject.org

 

 

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When Father’s Day Stings

Bruce Dolin, PSY.D.

• ABSENT: www.absentmovie.com

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5 Tips for Nature Study

Kris Bales

(No References)

 

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A Radical Reality

Mel Schwartz, LCSW, M. PHIL

• Cassandra Vieten on Noetic Sciences: www.youtu.be/nrFrlpIbFx4

• Connecting the Good, an Interview with Founder, Richard Flyer: www.soundcloud.com/pathwaysconnect/connecting-the-good-an

• Evolve Your Brain 101 with Joe Dispenza, DC: www.youtu.be/tMVeMFYgg1c

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Thoughts, Trauma and Toxins: Three causes of subluxation

David Gustitus, D.C.

• Bruce Lipton on VITALISM: www.youtu.be/ELIky6jxu40

• Jeanne Ohm, DC on Chiropractic and Family Wellness: www.youtu.be/e2msxFCCRnY

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Quantum Leaps in Comprehension: Supporting the body’s innate wisdom

Kelly Brogan, M.D., ABIHM

• Minding Your Mitochondria: Dr. Terry Wahls at TEDxIowaCity: www.youtu.be/KLjgBLwH3Wc

• The Weston A. Price Foundation: www.westonaprice.org

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Still at Large: Are psychiatric drugs the hidden culprit in mass shootings?

Kelly Hayford, C.N.C.

• A Guide to Drug Safety Terms at FDA: www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm107976.pdf

• “Another Mass Shooting, Another Psychiatric Drug? Federal Investigation Long Overdue,” www.cchrint.org/2012/07/20/the-aurora-colorado-tragedy-another-senseless-shooting-another-psychotropic-drug

• “Antidepressants and the FDA’s Black-Box Warning: Determining a Rational Public Policy in the Absence of Sufficient Evidence,” www.virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2012/06/pfor2-1206.html

• “Can Prozac Cause Kids to Kill? A Canadian Judge Has Ruled it Can,” www.cchrint.org/2011/12/07/can-prozac-cause-kids-to-kill-a-canadian-judge-has-ruled-it-can

• “Gun control? We Need Medication Control! Newton Elementary School Shooter Adam Lanza likely on Meds; Labeled as having ‘Personality Disorder’,” www.naturalnews.com/038353_gun_control_psychiatric_drugs_Adam_Lanza.html

• Gwen Olsen – the Rx Reformer: www.gwenolsen.com

• John Breeding, PhD – Drugged: From Cradle to Grave: www.youtu.be/ez2e0XjRhFU

• Michael Moore – Reveals the Real Cause of Columbine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=04UqzYOdGNs

• Mother Faces Down Swat Team & Tank For Refusing to Drug Daughter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hIlo7KD2L0

• “Prescription Drugs Associated with Reports of Violence Towards Others,” www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0015337

• “Psych Meds Linked to 90% of School Shootings,” www.wnd.com/2012/12/psych-meds-linked-to-90-of-school-shootings/#zpy58Lg22ocuTZGx.99

• “Psychiatric Drugs And Mass Murder: Exploring The Connection,” www.offthegridnews.com/2012/08/14/psychiatric-drugs-and-mass-murder-exploring-the-connection

• Psychiatric Side Effects Search Engine: www.cchrint.org/psychdrugdangers

• Riekeman, Guy F., D.C.: www.facebook.com/GuyF.RiekemanDC/posts/434032569983646

• Rxisk: www.rxisk.org

• “School Shootings and Psychiatric Drugs,” www.cegant.com/commentary/school-shootings-and-psychiatric-drugs

• School Shootings III: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S-7aNPf33A

• SSRI Stories: Antidepressant Nightmares: www.ssristories.com

• “Suicidality, Violence, and Mania Caused by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: A Review and Analysis,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/springer/ehss/2003/00000005/00000003/art00005

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Simple Water Kefir

Lisa DeNardo

• “Encouraging Water Kefir Grains to Multiply,” https://www.culturesforhealth.com/encouraging-water-kefir-grains-to-multiply

 

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Don’t Worry, Eat Happy!

Nancy Appleton, PH.D.

• Appleton, Nancy: www.nancyappleton.com

• Cannon, W. B. The Wisdom of the Body. New York: Norton, 1932.

 

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Veggie Five-O

Patricia Larenas

• EcoLocalizer: expertsure.com

• Ecology Action and Grow Bionintensive: www.growbiointensive.org

• Food Not Lawns: www.foodnotlawns.com

• Permaculture Institute: www.permaculture.org

 

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Grateful for the Ride

Paul Fuhrman, D.C.

(No References)