Articles by Dr. Erdman are for informational purposes, and are not to be taken as specific medical advice.
For those of you who have been reading these articles for a
while, I apologize for yet another one on this subject. I just can’t help
myself when the newest research, yet again, bears out what health observers
have long noted. You guessed it, the ever evil flu season is upon us. The flu
can be deadly, but if you’re generally healthy, it will be of no consequence
other than a few miserable achy days.
Of course flu shots are the mainstay of prevention for
traditional medicine. I’ve shown you in many articles how worthless they are.
The next line of defense put forward by medicine is the
antiviral medications such as Tamiflu. Governments, including the USA to the
tune of $1.3 billion dollars’ worth, stockpile these drugs just in case a
severe outbreak occurs. If these drugs actually worked the theory would be
sound. Unfortunately, as with many allopathic cures, you have been lied to. Not
only are those antivirals not effective, they also have serious side effects.
Drug makers have now been shown to have hidden major amounts
of negative data on the flu drug Tamiflu from the public record. The uncovered
evidence does not support the claims that Tamiflu lowers the risk of flu
complications. The benefits of Tamiflu do not appear to outweigh the risks,
thus government stockpiling of this drug appears pointless.
Says who? The Cochrane Collaboration. This is a four year
effort which included a Freedom if Information lawsuit, to uncover over 160,000
hidden documents. By medicines standards, this is a gold standard, evidence
based review. They reviewed completed clinical studies. Many were ‘unpublished,’
but were the basis for market approval. Previous review of ‘published’ trials
revealed “substantial publication bias.” This means they cherry picked which
studies they published and put forward as evidence. It took a lawsuit to reveal
the hidden studies.
The hidden studies show antiviral drugs do not lower the
risk of complications of the flu such as pneumonia, or that the benefits
outweigh the risks.
There is no evidence to support the claims that Tamiflu
lowers the transmission of the flu. The study noted “there is no credible way
these drugs could prevent a pandemic.” Now, isn’t that why our government spent
$1.3 billion on them?
The study found Tamiflu did not affect the number of
hospitalizations, it did not affect the transmission of the flu, and it was
associated with many side effects including nausea, vomiting, headaches, kidney
problems and psychiatric events, and may induce serious heart rhythm problems.
The drug makers hid the negative data from the public. On
November 13, 2014, “Newsweek” reported, “The FDA knew about it [the hidden
data], but the medical community did not; the CDC…had recommended the drug
without being able to see the full picture.” Well, if that doesn’t just make
you wonder! What else does the CDC recommend without ever knowing the whole
picture? Maybe…flu shots? Who knows.
Other side effects include convulsions, delirium or
delusions and suicidal behavior. Japan has actually banned Tamiflu for children
as of 2007 because of these risks. And the FDA is investigating some 1,800
reports of abnormal behaviors and other brain effects in US children who had
taken Tamiflu.
Your best chance of not getting the flu is to stay healthy.
Don’t overload your system with refined sugars and carbs. They are simply more
obstacles your gut needs to overcome. Take more omega 3’s by adding krill oil
to your diet.
Hygienically, wash your hands often, with non-antibacterial
soaps, they are unnecessary. Sneeze into your elbow instead of your hands.
Use natural immune boosters such as oregano, garlic and
peppermint oils. These offer protection against a broad spectrum of bacteria, viruses
and protozoa in your body. They do not lead to resistance or the development of
super germs, like drugs are known to do.
And lastly, as I’ve written before, avoid hospitals at all
costs. Only go there if you are in a life threatening situation. Hospitals are
a breeding ground for many of the drug resistant infections that are deadly.
Stay home and recuperate there in comfort, your life may depend on it.