Ayurveda: The Very Basics

I plan to go over Ayurveda and its philosophy much more in depth in future articles, but here’s a basic primer for those of you who are brand new to it.

One of the basic underlying philosophies behind Ayurvedic thought is that the universe, as well as our bodies, are comprised of five basic elements. The first four you might recognize: fire, water, earth and air. When discussing the elements, we’re generally talking more about particular qualities than the literal elements within our bodies. For example, fire is the active, expansive component of our physiology (and universe), while the air element is what gets things moving.

The fifth element in Ayurveda is ether, or akasha. Essentially, ether is subtle energy in its most pure, primordial form. It acts as the ‘field’ from which all the other elements manifest, but generally stays in the background. It’s sometimes referred to in English literature on Ayurveda as “space.” This concept is quite difficult for Westerners to understand at first, but it’s nevertheless an essential part of Ayurvedic thought.

The five elements are constantly interacting with one another. Each individual is comprised of a unique blend of the five elements which is divided further into what are called the three doshas. There’s Vata, which is an interaction between ether and air, Pitta, which is fire and water, and Kapha, a mixture of water and earth.

Why do people react differently to certain foods or medicines? According to Ayurveda, it has to do with one’s composition, or dosha. To make matters more confusing, it’s common for people to be equally two of the doshas at the same time. However, getting further into this takes us away from the point of the film. Ayurveda: The Art of Being does go over the elements and doshas, but it’s not essential for the concept to click with you just yet in order to enjoy the movie.

As one of the Ayurveda practitioners puts it, the system is about “Providing external solutions when certain things are lacking internally.” In the end, it’s all about putting the body and mind back into a balanced state.

Ayurveda: More than Just Herbs

Before watching the film, I was unaware of just how many different branches of Ayurveda there are. I think that when most people hear the word ‘Ayurveda,’ they think of herbs. Herbal healing, of course, is a major component of the system overall, but it’s certainly not all there is to the ancient tradition. For example, there’s the study of marmas, or special energetic points throughout the body (think acupuncture points in the Chinese system).

Then there’s mineral medicine. The film points out how certain minerals can be prescribed for issues like skin diseases, ulcers, and many other ailments. However, methods of preparation can be complex, especially when a mineral might contain toxins. The film reveals how long held local traditions and knowledge are vital when it comes to detoxifying minerals for medicinal use in a safe way.

I was also surprised to learn how in-depth Ayurveda goes in regards to treating psychological disorders. In the treatment of conditions like schizophrenia, one practitioner explains how the allopathic system focuses on putting the mind to sleep, while Ayurveda, in contrast, attempts to further awaken the suffering mind. Unlike with physical diseases, though, it’s very hard to show on film whether or not these psychological treatments were effective. It does, at least, provide some food for thought.

Another branch of Ayurveda examined by the documentary is ophthalmology. We’re shown some scenes of people applying various liquids and creams to a patient’s eyes, though we’re not told exactly what’s going on. But when describing the Ayurvedic approach to eye health, especially when it comes to those suffering from diabetes-related vision problems, one of the talking heads makes an interesting point: “Modern medicine works to stop the leakage, but makes no attempt to stop further leakage from happening in the future.” Ayurveda is more about determining and fixing the original cause.

One of the main practitioners featured in the film states how he studied under various different gurus throughout his lifetime, each one focusing on a particular specialty. Watching the film made me realize that Ayurveda is not only an incredibly deep system, but it’s also very wide. Unfortunately, not all the specialties are thriving. Sometimes when a local expert dies, his entire tradition might die along with him.

With so many branches of Ayurveda, how can a single 100-minute documentary teach viewers about the intricacies of all the different healing methods? It doesn’t, and it doesn’t try to. Instead of overwhelming its audience with statistics and an overuse of Sanskrit phrases, where Ayurveda: The Art of Being really shines is the way it draws viewers into its world with a captivating cinematic style.

Documentary Style

Ayurveda: The Art of Being is not your typical health documentary. Some scenes are nothing but close-up, extended shots of people applying oils or mud to a patient’s body. Others show a patient doing various yoga poses without any explanation of what the poses are for. Personally, I found shots like these to be among the most interesting, although the artsy style of the documentary may not be suited for everyone.

In great contrast to recent health documentaries like What the Health, there’s no narrator, fancy charts or neat animations. The film also lacks any political elements whatsoever. You won’t find scenes of the filmmakers calling up or confronting local politicians, like in GMO: OMG and many others. The focus is instead placed on man’s relationship with nature, the need to mitigate stress and to bring back balance to our lives. While I don’t think the presentation styles of more recent, flashy documentaries are necessarily bad, watching Ayurveda: The Art of Being was a nice change of pace.

The Final Verdict

I really enjoyed this documentary, both in terms of the information it provided and the style in which it was presented. And I recommend anyone with an interest in holistic health to watch it. As mentioned above, you’re not going to become an Ayurveda expert just by watching this documentary. I’m certainly not! And even if you thought you knew quite a bit about Ayurveda already, then Ayurveda: The Art of Being will likely reveal just how much more there is to the tradition than you originally thought. Hopefully, the film will prompt you to do further research and seek out more information.

How to Watch

You can watch the film by ordering it from Amazon or other retailers. And I don’t know if this was done with the filmmakers’ blessing or not, but a number of people have also uploaded the documentary to streaming sites online.

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The new documentary What The Health has been making waves in the months since its release earlier this year. The film, which focuses on how our health is closely related to our diet, has already attracted its fair share of both detractors and supporters. While I strongly agree with the basic premise of the film (i.e., food is the best medicine), the documentary falls short by confusing viewers with half-truths and some highly questionable claims. In this What The Health documentary review, I’ve broken down the film’s main talking points. I hope to provide insight for both people who have yet to watch the film as well as those who saw it but remain confused.

First, let’s start with what I’d consider to be the film’s main valid arguments.

‘What The Health’s Main Valid Points

Processed Meats Are Bad For You

As I’ve discussed throughout many of my articles and books, processed meats are something we should be eating less of, if not eliminating from our diet altogether. They are carcinogenic and are often pumped with a ton of added man-made chemicals in addition to sodium.

Furthermore, while the animals are still alive, they’re often injected with antibiotics, hormones and are fed genetically modified plants. Or even more disgustingly, animals that are killed are commonly ground up and fed back to their brothers and sisters that are still living. Gross!

Processed meat is also acidic and causes inflammation while stiffening the arteries. A great number of health ailments plaguing modern society today, such as diabetes and heart disease, can be directly blamed on too much processed meat consumption.

But is all meat bad for you? According to What The Health, yes – consuming any type of meat whatsoever is always bad for your health, the film claims. This fundamentalist attitude is one of the main problems I have with the documentary, but I’ll get into that further down below.

The Food Industry is in Collusion with Major Health Organizations

How often do we hear about some kind of march for breast cancer awareness, or see people wearing ribbons to promote ‘awareness’ of such-and-such a disease? These types of campaigns are often organized by supposedly trustworthy and credible organizations like the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the American Heart Association (AHA) and other similar cancer awareness groups.

The truth is, however, that these organizations often receive funding from major food industry corporations. In many instances, it’s the food from these same corporations that are causing the above-mentioned diseases in the first place!

It’s no wonder then, that groups like the ADA or AHA often refuse to discuss how one’s diet can possibly either cause or prevent serious health ailments. It’s almost as if their main purpose is not really to help the people they’re supposed to, but to simply keep the average citizen in the dark.

We live in a truly corrupt and backwards system in which the organizations meant to help us are actually causing us harm. What The Health does a great job at exposing this.

The film also brings up the issue of how in the United States, the food industry is so powerful that their lobbyists have been able to push laws through Congress which criminalize whistleblowing! It’s very scary stuff, and if anything needs an awareness march, it’s topics like these.

Other Good Points

Dairy: The film also points out some of the negative effects that dairy can have on our health. Too much dairy consumption can lead to autoimmune diseases in addition to rheumatologic problems. Most of the world’s population is actually at least mildly lactose intolerant, so there’s little reason why we should be drinking milk past infancy. Many popular claims that milk is good for our bones are also false.

Organic Meat: Not everything labelled organic is 100% safe. The documentary makes the point that many so-called ‘organic’ meats come from animals that were given GMO food. Therefore, we are often unknowingly consuming GMO products even when we pay more money for organic.

Environmental Impacts of the Meat Industry: Cows and other livestock need an incredible amount of land to live on while they must also be protected from potential predators. As a result, the beef industry is responsible for a large percentage of wildlife devastation and the destruction of the rainforest. By eating less meat, we’re also helping protect endangered animal and plant species. Though I have yet to see it, this is one of the main points of the What The Health producers’ previous film, Cowspiracy.

Plant-Based Protein Sources: The film touches on a lot of the points I brought up in my article How to Get Enough Protein Without Eating Meat. They don’t mention anything about the amino acid balancing act you must go through if you choose to go full vegan, though. This is where many vegans tend to mess up.

Where the Film Falls Short

Extremist Viewpoint

The main flaw of What The Health is its extremist view that a 100% vegan diet is the only good diet for 100% of all people. Think I’m exaggerating? Near the end of the film one of the talking heads even says that “we haven’t seen that moderation works,” in regards to integrating animal products into one’s diet.

This unbalanced perspective leads to many of the documentary’s other questionable claims. The film goes so far to demonize all animal products of any kind, that it even features one person saying that eating one egg a day is as bad for you as smoking 5 cigarettes! Come on, Really?

Paleo diet blogger Robb Wolf went through the trouble of searching for the citation for this claim and was unable to find it. Honestly, I’m not surprised. It’s outlandish statements like these which greatly hurt the film’s overall credibility.

“All Fats are Bad, all Carbs are Good”

From the very beginning, What The Health makes it clear that it advocates for a high carb lifestyle. I have no problem with this, as I typically eat a diet high in (healthy and unrefined) carbs myself and have found it to be greatly beneficial.

In fact, I wrote a book called Diabetes: The Raw Food Diet for Diabetes Reversal about how a high carb, raw vegan diet is one of the most effective ways to reverse type II diabetes. One of the health professionals whose research I cited most often was Dr. Neal Barnard, who happens to be one of the main talking heads in What The Health.

What, then, is my problem with What The Health? Just because there are plenty of benefits to a high carb, low fat diet, does not mean that all carbs are good for you and that all fats are bad. Watching the film with little knowledge of the subject, a viewer could easily get the impression that processed sugar is safe while something like organic butter is dangerous.

The film completely skips over topics such as the dangers of refined sugars and grains. As I mentioned in a recent article, consuming too much refined sugar can potentially lead to tooth decay, diabetes and obesity, among other things.

It should be pointed out that while sugar may not directly cause diabetes as popularly believed, its role in obesity makes it indirectly responsible for the development of type II diabetes in many people. Dr. Barnard even mentions this on his web site, but this topic is glossed over in the documentary.

According to the film, ‘sugar’ is unfairly demonized in modern society. But hardly any effort is made by the producers to explain any difference between natural and refined sugar consumption.

On the same note, the film gives viewers the impression that all fats are bad for you. What about fats from avocados? From nuts? As I plan to discuss in a future article, we need to make sure we’re getting enough healthy fats. Even fat from certain animal products like all-natural butter can be beneficial.

The Longest-Living Cultures Consume Meat

Which part of the world is home to the longest-living people on the planet? Okinawa – once known as the Ryukyu Kingdom and now a prefecture of Japan. And what is a prominent dish in Okinawan cuisine? Pork, especially fatty pork. They also eat plenty of eggs.

Sure, pork and eggs don’t make up the majority of the Okinawan diet, but that’s not the point. After watching What The Health, one might get the impression that it’s impossible to live a healthy, long life while consuming meat to any degree.

I went to take a look at some other of the world’s longest living cultures and found this article by Dr. Axe.

Here’s a quote:

“Contrary to popular belief, longevity doesn’t belong in the vegetarian domain. These people do eat a large quantity of herbs, fruits and vegetables, but animal products play a large role in their diets. Meats, cheeses, butters, yogurts and lard are staple components in these diets. These animals are grass-fed, free-range and respected.”

I’m partially playing devil’s advocate here, as I am often encouraging people to cut back on meat or try out long-term vegan diets or cleanses for detox purposes. But I also think it’s overly simplistic and ignorant to demonize all diets and lifestyles that involve the consumption of any animal products.

Where I Stand

For the record, I myself try to follow a diet which consists mostly of plant-based foods. But yes, I do sometimes also consume fish, eggs and meat to a degree, though to a much lesser extent than the average Westerner.

I have tried 100% vegetarian and even vegan diets in the past. These have been beneficial for my body and mind, especially at times when I was trying to overcome other unhealthy habits. At least for right now, I find that moderate consumption of animal products works best for me as long as I’m also eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. I am certainly not against 100% vegan diets and would like to try out a more long-term vegan diet sometime in the future.

It’s important to remember, though, that vegan or vegetarian doesn’t necessarily mean healthy. I’ve known plenty of vegans with little to no nutrition knowledge. They eat tons of bread, pasta and other processed stuff. They tend to get sick often and have very little muscle mass. How to eat a balanced diet while vegan is another thing that What The Health skips over.

So while I am a proponent of a vegan diet in principle, it’s certainly not the only healthy way to live as the film suggests. And I’m also not against the idea of high fat, low carb diets as long as one can maintain that lifestyle while also avoiding processed meats and cheese.

At the end of the day, it’s not so much about herbivores vs. omnivores or carbs vs. fat. The overall key to health is eating more foods that are natural and organic and less foods which are processed or genetically modified. What The Health could’ve been a much more powerful and balanced documentary had it simply looked at health from this perspective.

Final Thoughts on What The Health

Though the film brings up a lot of important and valid points, at the end of the day I would not recommend this documentary. If you’re reading this site then it’s possible that you’re already familiar with holistic health topics yourself, but are looking for a film to show a friend or family member in order to “wake them up,” so to speak.

Maybe you have a loved one with diabetes that either continues to eat fast food or believes everything he or she reads on the ADA web site. Should you show this film to your friends? Unfortunately, no. The extremist vegan and high carb viewpoint ruin this documentary, even if the producers had the best of intentions while making it.

On the bright side, What The Health continues to attract a lot of attention, and hopefully some of its viewers who are new to these topics will start doing more independent research for a more balanced perspective on nutrition.

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Though I had been aware of the 2016 documentary Vaxxed, including the controversy it caused upon release, I only got around to watching it just recently. For those unaware of what the documentary is about, the film focuses on the potential link between vaccinations and autism. It also presents compelling evidence that the US Center for Disease Control has worked hard to cover such a connection up.

I did not know much about vaccines or autism before seeing the film, and I can’t claim to be an expert on either subject now. Furthermore, I do not have any children of my own, which means I’ve never been in a position to choose whether or not to get my children vaccinated. Regardless of whether or not you have kids, I still think this is an important film to watch. Not only is Vaxxed an eye-opening documentary, but the reactions to the film by the mainstream media are also very eye-opening in their own right.

Vaxxed: A Brief Summary

The documentary was produced by Andrew Wakefield and Del Bigtree, who both appear as some of the main talking heads in the film. Wakefield was (yes, was) a doctor specializing in gastroenterology in the UK.

Wakefield’s Findings

In the 1990’s, he noticed a correlation between babies suffering from gastrointestinal damage and those who’d received the MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps and Rubella). Many of these babies suffering from gastrointestinal issues, it turned out, also developed autism. Wakefield published the paper in a medical journal in 1998.

The MMR vaccine, it should be pointed out, is administered as a single shot containing three different live viruses, as opposed to three individual shots given separately. Many doctors recommend that babies receive the vaccine at the age of twelve to fifteen months, although Vaxxed suggests that this is actually the most dangerous time.

After noticing the correlation between the MMR vaccine, gastrointestinal issues and autism, Wakefield suggested that babies be given single dose vaccines as opposed to the triple MMR shot. However, his research was later declared fraudulent, and he was even banned from practicing medicine in the UK.

The documentary suggests that Wakefield’s hypothesis was, and still is, a threat to the profit margins of certain pharmaceutical companies. Should his findings be accepted as potentially true, it would also greatly damage the integrity of a number government agencies who have long declared vaccines to be safe.

The Vaccine Industry and the CDC Coverup

The film goes on to explain some disturbing facts about the vaccine industry, such as the fact that vaccines are not held to the same standards or safety regulations as standard medications. Furthermore, the US government has even put laws in place which protect vaccine manufacturers from being sued for damages! All the while they continue to claim that vaccines are safe.

With the help of recorded conversations of a whistleblower from inside the Center for Disease Control, Vaxxed also presents compelling evidence that the CDC has worked hard to cover up any connection between vaccines and autism.

Vaxxed suggests that the CDC discovered a potential link in many of their own studies but tried to come up with new, alternative ways to present the data so that the link wouldn’t stand out. When this didn’t work, they left out certain bits of information entirely, or left the results of some studies completely unpublished. The CDC has even openly admitted that they have never done a basic study comparing children who’ve received the MMR vaccine with those who haven’t.

Parents Speak Out

Vaxxed also contains plenty of heart-wrenching and emotional scenes of parents claiming that vaccines caused autism in their children. They talk about how their children were developing and behaving completely normally, right up until the point that they got the MMR vaccine. In typical cases, children would develop tremendous fevers, after which their personalities would completely change overnight.

Is Vaxxed Anti-Vaccine?

It should be noted that Vaxxed is not claiming that all vaccinations absolutely, unequivocally cause autism. The filmmakers are simply calling for open debate and dialog about the issue and for the proper studies to be done regarding the MMR vaccine. As mentioned, the producers recommend single dose vaccines spread out over a period of time, instead of the single MMR vaccine which is likely just too toxic for many small babies to handle.

It should come as no surprise that Vaxxed caused a lot of controversy upon release.

The Tribeca Film Festival Controversy

Robert De Niro, the organizer of the annual Tribeca Film Festival, asked for Vaxxed to be part of the programming for the 2016 event. This is significant because even though he’d been the organizer for a long time, he doesn’t normally choose which films get shown or not. The reason Vaxxed is significant to him is because one of his sons is autistic and he hoped that the film would encourage open discussion and debate.

Nevertheless, due to tremendous pressure, the film got pulled from the festival anyway. De Niro then claimed that “we do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for.”

However, De Niro later claimed in an interview on the Today Show that he believed the film “is something that people should see” and said he partly regrets pulling it from the festival. He even goes so far as to recommend another documentary called Trace Amounts.

I have not yet watched Trace Amounts myself but it raises questions about the mercury content of vaccinations and many of the health concerns surrounding it – another hotly discussed vaccine concern that does not get mentioned much in Vaxxed. (1)

As controversy tends to do, the Tribeca Film Festival debacle helped Vaxxed gain a lot of attention it may not have otherwise. There are a number of documentaries coming out every year which attack “Big Pharma” or promote natural alternatives to common health ailments, but they rarely receive the attention that Vaxxed got, and is still getting to this day.

Vaxxed did get screened in New York, but at a small independent theater that was separate from the festival. Today the film can easily be purchased online.

Reactions From the Mainstream Press

When one types in the word “Vaxxed,” into an internet search engine, it shouldn’t be entirely surprising that nearly all the first page results are from mainstream news outlets and that they’re pretty much all negative reviews.

After seeing the film, I wanted to have a look at these reviews with an open mind in hopes of gaining a broader perspective of the issue as a whole.

The Washington Post’s Review

One of the first articles to typically come up is from the Washington Post. The article is an attempt to discredit the film in a number of steps. Again, I tried reading this with an open mind, but it didn’t take long to see that the author, Ariana Eunjung Cha, was not interested in encouraging an open and honest discussion about the issue.

She starts off by saying that Andrew Wakefield is not credible because he was “discredited.” It seems like the author is missing an important point of Vaxxed. The filmmakers put in a lot of effort to show that Wakefield was discredited for political reasons and not because he was necessarily wrong.

However, I do still think the controversy surrounding Wakefield is something that should be examined even by those who agree with most of the points in the film. But even if Wakefield did use fraudulent information in his papers, should we completely ignore the countless number of parents who’ve claimed that the MMR vaccine has caused autism in their children?

The author also complains that the film doesn’t make it clear that the talking head, Andrew Wakefield featured in the film, is also the director himself. In this case I would have to agree. It’s only natural that someone like Wakefield would want to make a documentary to share his experiences and findings with the world, but Vaxxed could’ve at least mentioned that he’s also the person behind the documentary itself.

I really stopped taking this article seriously by its third point. The article title is “7 things about vaccines and autism that the movie ‘Vaxxed’ won’t tell you.” The third “thing” here is the fact that Robert De Niro pulled the film from Tribeca. Yes, we should blame the filmmakers for not including the film’s post-release controversy into the documentary itself! It’s truly amazing what’s allowed to pass for mainstream journalism these days. (2)

The article then goes on to point out how most mainstream scientists deny the link between autism and vaccines. Everyone already knows this, and the whole point of the film is to offer an alternative viewpoint backed by compelling evidence, and to encourage further debate.

STAT’s Review

Another article I found comes from STAT, an online publication which specializes in health and medical news. The headline of the article is “We watched the movie ‘Vaxxed’ so you don’t have to.” Clearly, many people in the medical industry do not want us watching this film at all!

The article makes little effort to dispute some of the specific claims made by the documentary, instead accusing the film of having a “paranoid tone.” The author, Rebecca Robbins, also suggests that it presents a “conspiracy theory” with no evidence.

Robbins calls into question the scenes with CDC whistleblower Dr. William Thompson, pointing out that he was unaware of being recorded during the conversations featured in the film. I think that in most viewers’ minds, the fact that he was unaware he was being recorded at the time makes his admissions of a coverup even more believable. (3)

It’s interesting how most of these reviews fail to mention the fact that former CDC head Julie Gerberding went on to land a job with Merck, one of the main manufacturers of the MMR vaccine. (4)

The Guardian and Others

Other reviews, such as by The Guardian and similar publications, take on a similar tone. Many reviewers have tried to stifle honest discussion of the issue by simply including links to certain studies which they believe are enough to completely dismiss the documentary and end all debate.

The main problem here is that Vaxxed has already shown how organizations like the CDC cannot be trusted. So how is the average person who’s already intrigued by the film’s ideas going to be convinced by a journalist’s link to a study done by the CDC itself?

Censorship by The Huffington Post

If you were wondering if there were any positive stories about Vaxxed in a mainstream media outlet, a regular contributor for The Huffington Post named Lance Simmens did write one. Shortly after submission, however, the article was pulled and his account was banned. This is in spite of over 8 years as a regular contributor without incident. (5)

In summary, the film received a lot of unexpected attention due to the Tribeca Film Festival controversy. Since the mainstream news media couldn’t just ignore it like they would’ve liked to, they’ve been publishing articles which attempt to discourage people from viewing the film. One of their main tactics is hurling out the usual insults like “conspiracy theorists,” “cranks” or “quacks” to anyone who may dare question Big Pharma.

The War on Free Speech is Also a War on Our Health

This web site and our book series have not touched on the subject of vaccines before and it’s unlikely to be a major focus of ours in the future. Nevertheless, I still felt the controversy surrounding Vaxxed is an important subject to bring up because I’ve noticed similar bullying and intimidation tactics in regards to other wellness related issues.

It’s quite scary how so many people hide behind the word “science” when they’re confronted with an idea or concept that falls outside the narrow box of ideas deemed acceptable by mainstream medicine. It’s like we’re living in some archaic religious theocracy where “science” is the new “God,” an almighty being that can never be questioned. (Perhaps we should even start spelling it with a capital S.)

The medical establishment has now taken on the role of the priesthood, and only licensed ‘Doctors’ can communicate between ‘Science’ and the average person. Have a differing opinion? Well that can’t be true, because ‘Science’ says so. Oh, you actually came to such a conclusion by using scientific means? How dare you communicate with ‘Science’ without a ‘Doctor’ as an intermediary!

I’ve seen these types of reactions from people when simply trying to suggest that many diseases and health ailments can be prevented or alleviated by eating a nutrient-rich, plant-based diet. Or by suggesting that certain herbs can help alleviate certain health conditions. “Well that’s not what ‘Science’ says,” they’ll tell me, before mumbling something about the placebo effect.

All the while, such individuals will ignore the fact that so many mainstream scientific journals won’t even bother to study and test things like natural herbs because they can’t legally be patented.

Conclusion

So what can we learn from all the controversy surrounding Vaxxed, along with the censorship, bullying and intimidation toward people who don’t want to swallow everything mainstream ‘Science’ has to tell them?

It’s now more important than ever that we keep asking questions and keep pushing for open discussions and debate. Some places in the world, for example, have actually made it illegal for food distributors to inform consumers that their product is genetically modified. We also have things like potential mandatory vaccinations to worry about!

If we don’t keep questioning the mainstream medical establishment, not only might we see further restrictions on free speech and freedom of information, but we may even lose the legal right to protect and nurture our own bodies.

If you’re interested in watching Vaxxed, which I suggest everyone do, you can buy the film on their web site (vaxxedthemovie.com/watch) or on Amazon.

Notes

(1) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/27/filmmakers-accuse-robert-de-niro-of-censorship-after-he-yanks-anti-vaccine-movie-from-tribeca-festival/?utm_term=.8af21b075b6e

(2) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/05/25/7-things-about-vaccines-and-autism-that-the-movie-vaxxed-wont-tell-you/?utm_term=.f453aae22551

(3) https://www.statnews.com/2016/04/01/vaxxed-autism-movie-review/

(4) https://medium.com/@jbhandley/10-reasons-cdc-employees-should-be-crying-in-the-hallways-f1178e8ab76c

(5) https://www.naturalnews.com/055011_Vaxxed_Huffington_Post_whistleblower.html

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