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    What’s Fishy about Inflammation?

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    ​Dr. Paul explains that inflammation in the body is both good and bad.

    ​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. 
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    The Role of Vitamin D3 in Autism

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    The sunshine vitamin D may help alleviate symptoms of autism when taken during pregnancy and when given to children . . . 

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    We know that autism is more frequent when there is a history of autism in the family and in families with certain risk factors and genetic vulnerabilities. It is now becoming clear that environmental factors (exposure to toxins and lack of key nutrients) can also trigger autism in those who present these vulnerabilities.
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    Vaccines, Autism and Autoimmune Disorders

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    ​Are vaccine adjuvants – like aluminum – increasing the risk of ASD and AD?

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    In the study "Brain-reactive IgG correlates with auto immunity in mothers of a child with an autism spectrum disorder" the study found that "mothers of an ASD [autism spectrum disorder] child were four times more likely to harbor anti-brain antibodies than unselected women of child-bearing age (10.5 vs 2.6%)."
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    ​The study also found that nine percent of mothers, with a child who has autism, had anti-brain antibodies and over 50 percent of these mothers were also ANA (Antinuclear Antibodies) positive. ANA is a common marker for auto-immune disorders.
    Why should this shock you or wake you up from your vaccines are safe and effective slumber? 
    Because, it turns out that aluminum in vaccines, and adjuvants in general, are known to trigger a newly appreciated syndrome of auto immunity called ASIA (Autoimmune Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants).
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    Grateful for a wonderful 2015  and WOW  to 2016!!!

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    ​As 2015 comes to an end,  I am grateful for so many blessings.

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    To my patients who continue to put their trust in Integrative Pediatrics, Pediatric Urgent Care, Fair Start and Natura – thank-you. I couldn’t do this important work without the exceptional teams at each of these clinics.
    Thanks to Jennifer Margulis, my brilliant co-author for the upcoming book:
    The Vaccine-Friendly Plan: Dr. Paul's Safe and Effective Approach to Immunity and Health-from Pregnancy Through Your Child's Teen Years Paperback – August, 2016 by Paul Thomas M.D.  (Author), Jennifer Margulis Ph.D. (Author).  Pre-order at: http://mdcr1.com/thevaccinefriendlyplan
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    Autism Matters: As a Doctor, I’m to Blame, by Paul Thomas, M.D.

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    On November 13, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released more bad news about autism.

    More children have it.

    Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are on the rise.
     
    Again.

    This new CDC data shows that 1 in every 45 children in America has an autism spectrum disorder.

    One in every 45.
    “The estimated prevalence of ASD based on 2014 data was 2.24%, a significant increase from the estimated annualized prevalence of 1.25% based on 2011–2013 data,” the CDC reports. [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr087.pdf]

    Despite some of the inaccurate information you may be reading in the media, autism, as we are seeing it today, did not exist 100 years ago.
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    Should I get the Tdap While Pregnant? Does My Newborn Need the Hepatitis B Vaccine?

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    Dr Paul Thomas, MD and DrPaulApproved.com
    ​You can’t turn on the TV, pick up a newspaper, or surf the internet without coming across the debate about childhood vaccines.
    Most of these articles, posts, and testimonials make the vaccine question seem like it’s completely black or white: either you’re reading that vaccines are a miracle and of absolute necessity and you should do all the vaccines the CDC and your pediatrician recommend without question (and that you are “selfish,” and “dangerous” if you do not), or you are discovering websites and columnists who insist that vaccines are all dangerous, vaccines will kill your infant, and all vaccines are bad. These anti-vaccine sites insist that if you want your baby to be healthy, you shouldn’t do any vaccines at all.
    ​Confused?