Vitamin D is FIVE TIMES more effective than the flu vaccine

Added 22.11.2010

A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (translation: the most unbiased and accurate type of scientific study) carried out on children says flu vaccines only stop infection by 8%, BUT the sunshine vitamin can put the brakes on flu infection by over 50%. We are not surprised one bit by this piece of news; there are hundreds of studies backing vitamin D benefits, but these are often heavily criticised and undermined by the pharmaceutical industry - without any scientific basis of course. Hint: money talks. Nonetheless, it's always gratifying to have a study such as this one published in a major medical journal.

Why choose vitamin D over the flu vaccine?

If you still need convincing why vitamin D is the better way to go, take a look at these facts:

Flu vaccine

• The flu vaccine is really quite ineffective. The Cochrane Collaboration published a study, which shows that at best the flu vaccine is only effective in 3 out of 100 people i.e. only 3%!
• And by at best they mean: the vaccine is only 3% effective IF the vaccine manufacturers have correctly guessed which influenza virus strains are actually circulating in a given flu season and are able to match that with the virus strains they have included in the vaccine - and that according to the study authors is, well, "uncommon."
• The flu vaccine can come with side effects. This ranges from fever, headaches and body aches, nausea, vomiting and sore throat, to more serious things like life-threatening allergic reactions. Oh, and if you are allergic to eggs, stay clear of the vaccine because it is developed and grown on eggs.
• Most flu vaccines contain thimerosal - a preservative which is 49% mercury, a known neurotoxin by the way.

Vitamin D

• It's very effective at protecting you against colds and flu. In fact, five times as effective compared to the vaccine.
• No side effects, none at all.
• Vitamin D is cheap in supplement form and totally free if you have the luxury of lying out in the sun 30 minutes or so every day.
• Have we mentioned all the other scientifically documented health benefits of vitamin D? Here are some: reduces the risk of cancer; heart disease; diabetes; asthma; and bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Vitamin D regulates your blood pressure and cholesterol, improves your mood and protects against mental decline. This one you already know: vitamin D is essential for strong bones and teeth.

Dr. Bo Nielsen's comments:

Next time you or someone in your family or circle of friends sneezes, and before you panic and rush to the doctor to get a flu jab, you might want to rethink how vitamin D may be a better and more effective solution.

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