Are we exposing our kids to too many toxins? Dr Paul joined host Helen Raptis to present his proven approach to boosting immunity while building overall good health. Dr. Paul shared his vaccination plan that limits exposure to aluminum, mercury, and other neurotoxins; why we should stop the use of acetaminophen and the need to elmininate all artificial sweeteners.

In The Vaccine-Friendly Plan, Dr. Paul presents a proven approach to building lasting immunity and insuring your baby enjoys a lifetime of good health. He offers parents a new protocol that limits a child's exposure to aluminum, mercury, and other neurotoxins while building overall good health.

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​The researchers ended the study early because they found that the group taking enalapril with folate had a significant reduction in strokes – 2.7% taking folate versus 3.4% no folate. 

​“Compromised gut microbiota networks in children with ​anti-islet cell autoimmunity” A study published in March, 2014 should warn all who care for children to focus on promoting diversity of gut bacteria (probiotics taken during pregnancy and started at birth) while doing everything we can to diminish the destruction of the gut micro biome (avoid antibiotics). 

Type I Diabetes, we know, is an autoimmune attack on the pancreatic islet cells, but what we haven’t found is a way to avoid this attack. Common sense practices of limiting exposure to formaldehyde is a first step. However, this chemical is used as a preservative in vaccines and is pervasive in our homes from off-gassing of particle board, plywood, carpeting and foam insulation and is woven into our life, through exposure to permanent press clothing, tobacco smoke, cosmetics, deodorants, grocery bags, facial tissues and much more. 

​You may not be aware that a senior researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, William Thompson, Ph.D., has publicly admitted that the CDC falsified data about the link between autism and vaccines in African American boys. The press release posted on his lawyers’ website has since been taken down. But it’s still out there. As is William Thompson’s private apology to one medical doctor and research scientist whose career was ended and whose reputation was destroyed.

 You also may not know that, while pro-vaccine fanatics insist there is “no proof” that vaccines are linked to autism, hundreds of thousands of parents whose children have autism report watching their children’s health deteriorate after a round of vaccines. Many tell their stories here.

​If you’ve had the luxury of not experiencing firsthand the negative health consequences of over-vaccination, you are very lucky.
 
But, for whatever reason, a growing number of children in America are being adversely affected by vaccines.

​​We are stepping closer to debunking the oft-repeated statement that “vaccines are safe and effective.”
 
Full disclosure: I give vaccines in my office every day.
 
I am an advocate of vaccines.
 
But I am not afraid to admit what so many doctors already know but are afraid to talk about: not all vaccines are safe for all children.
 
And some of the vaccines being recommended by the CDC are, frankly, ridiculous.

​“Grace and I have a child with autism, and we believe it is critical that all of the issues surrounding the causes of autism be openly discussed and examined. In the 15 years since the Tribeca Film Festival was founded, I have never asked for a film to be screened or gotten involved in the programming. However this is very personal to me and my family and I want there to be a discussion, which is why we will be screening VAXXED.”

​A simple blood test can measure the amount of vitamin D in your blood and supplementation can increase your vitamin D to a healthful level. But how much vitamin D should you take? Current CDC (Center for Disease Control) and AAP (American Association of Pediatrics) recommendations on an adequate blood level, (20ng/ml,) is extremely inadequate, especially if you are of a race with darker skin. 

​In the past 20 years of testing vitamin D levels in my practice, nearly everyone is deficient and most are severely so. The average vitamin D level in the population classified as normal is 30-100 ng/ml, but if everyone is deficient, isn’t that “normal” deficient too? For myself, following my vitamin D level it takes at least 5,000 IU daily in order for my level to reach an optimal 50-80 ng/ml. Cancer prevention benefits start at levels 50 ng/ml or above, which should be your low-end goal.

​In the study, “Dose and time responses of vitamin D bio markers to monthly vitamin D3 supplementation in overweight/obese African Americans with sub optimal vitamin d status: a placebo controlled randomized clinical trial,” participants were randomly assigned to receive a supervised monthly dose, orally, of vitamin D3 averaging 600 IU/day, 2000 IU/day, 4000 IU/day, or a placebo.
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The study found the 2000 IU/day is sufficient in achieving a 25(OH)D level of 30 ng/ml in this population. But more importantly, the 4000 IU/day seems to suppress iPTH or intact parathyroid hormone. All adults should take at least 4,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily. 

In my practice I’ve had good results prescribing vitamin D3 as follows;

Newborns to 40 lbs (20Kg)     1,000 IU daily
40 – 80 lbs (20 – 40 Kg)           2,000 IU daily
80 – 120 lbs (40 – 60 Kg)         3,000 IU daily
Over 120 lbs (over 60 Kg)       4,000 to 5,000 IU daily
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Please note, these dosages are much higher than what the CDC and AAP recommends. But it does seem to be what is required to get your levels to 50-80 ng/ml, levels most favorable to promote health and prevent cancer. Consult your physician and have your vitamin D level checked after a couple of months of taking the higher daily dose. Alter the dose if the vitamin D level is too low or too high. 

​The only natural way to make vitamin D is through sun exposure to skin that hasn’t been protected with sunscreen. Also, don’t be fooled into thinking that drinking milk fortified with vitamin D will boost your level; you would have to drink two gallons a day! Because most of us have low levels of vitamin D and most of us use vitamin D blocking sunscreen, continuing supplementation through the summer months is recommended. 

All supplements are not alike. High-quality supplements, like my own DrPaulApproved products, are research-based and formulated medical foods and nutraceuticals. DrPaulApproved Vitamin D-3 5000 Essential, and Vitamin D3 with K2 and the Vitamin D3 drops for those who cannot swallow capsules, will ensure you and your physician will find the right dose to attain the optimal levels of vitamin D to protect your health. 

​What if you could reduce the risk of autism occurrence in your child, or reduce your chances of schizophrenia… naturally?

​There are several things you can do to decrease the risk of autism:

• Eat organic, real (not processed) food before and throughout pregnancy
• Don’t get vaccinated while pregnant
• Don’t allow your doctor to give your newborn the hepatitis B vaccine
• Vaccinate selectively (Free e-book – DrPaulApproved Vaccine Plan)
• During pregnancy, take a prenatal supplement that has methyl-folate and methyl-B12 and extra vitamin D (5000 IU daily or 10,000 IU with vitamin K2 every other day)

​In late December the Brazilian government took the unusual and unprecedented step of warning Brazilian women of childbearing age not to get pregnant.

​Why all the worry?
 
Because health officials noticed an alarming spike in babies born with unusually small heads, a condition called microcephaly.

​Vitamin D activates the enzyme TPH2 (tryptophan hydroxylase 2) that converts tryptophan to serotonin –  the calming neurotransmitter in the brain. Vitamin D inhibits TPH1, which reduces serotonin in the gut and elsewhere, thus reducing inflammation.  

​In the review article "Inflammation: Depression Fans the Flames and Feasts on the Heat" authors review 200 papers on the topic. They begin with the statement "depression and inflammation fuel one another". Think of inflammation, which can be measured in the blood stream as elevated CRP (C-Reactive Protein) or pro-inflammatory cytokines (like interleukin-6 [IL-6], tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-α], IL-1β, the soluble IL-2 receptor, the IL-1 receptor antagonist [IL-1ra]), as pouring gasoline on the open flame of depression.