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Plant-Based Protein VS. Protein From Meat: Which One Is Better For Your Body?
It's very easy to come across conflicting information, especially in regards to the science of health and even more so when it comes to examining meat-based diets in comparison to plant-based ones. Plant-based diets can help prevent over over 60% of chronic disease deaths, yet people are still arguing whether veganism is a safe and sustainable diet. This is largely due to "food industry science," which is full of bias and false information that's constantly used in both our education and health care systems. This is neither a secret nor a conspiracy theory, as many people within these industries have come out publicly to address these issues and emphasize the same points.
"It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of the New England Journal of Medicine" – Dr. Marcia Angell, a physician and longtime Editor-in-Chief of the New England Medical Journal (source)
A couple years ago, Dr Richard Horton, the current Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet, which is considered to be one of the most reputable medical journals in the world, stated that half of all published literature may be false. In his words, "The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness." (source)
These are important points to consider when talking about science and it's extremely apparent in the food system, especially when discussing plant-based diets. We've been hammered with the idea that meat is necessary for good health, even in an age where an enormous amount of professionals and publications have proven the nutritional benefits of a plant-based diet. It seems kind of fishy, especially given the fact that several billion animals are raised and killed for meat production annually, and that's just in America alone.
Plant-Based Diets Compared To Meat
If we look at 'mainstream' science, scientists are only now starting to accept plant-based diets as a sustainable, healthy option and those doing the research are living, walking and talking examples of that.
For instance Dr. Ellsworth Wareham, a 100-year-old, and a recently retired heart surgeon who has been a vegan for half of his life explains that:
"Veganism is a very fine form of nutrition. It's a little extreme to tell a person who is using flesh foods that you're going to take everything entirely away from them. When I was in practice in medicine, I would tell the patients that the vegetable-based diet was the healthy way to go, and to keep away from the animal products as much as possible. People are very sensitive about what they eat. You can talk to people about exercising relaxation, good mental attitude and they will accept that. But you talk to them about what they are eating and people are very sensitive about that. If an individual is willing to listen, I will try to explain to them on a scientific basis of how I think it's better for them." – Dr. Ellsworth Wareham (source)
Another example is Kim A. Williams, M.D., incoming president of the American College of Cardiology, who also adopted a vegan diet. He often sees patients who are overweight and struggling with hypertension, type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. One of the things he advises them to do specifically is to go vegan. He is also the Chairman of Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. His enthusiasm for a planet-based diet comes from his interpretation of medical literature, having cited several studies proving that people who pursue vegetarian diets lived longer than meat eaters and have lower rates of death from heart disease, diabetes and kidney problems. (source)
According to Harvard Medical School, "studies are confirming the health benefits of meat-free eating. Nowadays, plant-based eating is recognized as not only nutritionally sufficient but also as a way to reduce the risk for many chronic illnesses." (source)
There are a multitude of studies showing the benefits of vegetarian and vegan diets. For example, the American Dietetic Association weighed in with a position paper, concluding that "appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases." (Journal of the American Dietetic Association, July 2009) (source)
These diseases include heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and more. Research carried out by Dr. Dean Ornish, who found that patients who were put on a program that included a vegetarian diet had less coronary plaque and fewer cardiac events, is also commonly cited.
It's also important to note that when it comes to science and making 'associations,' it's crucial to use the Bradford Hill Criteria. We all know that correlation does not mean causation, and that sometimes, correlation could mean causation. When you have a large number of studies showing such strong correlations, it's generally safe to assume that correlation in certain instances does mean causation. When it comes to plant based diets, there is no shortage of evidence that clearly outlines their health benefits. Obviously, the benefits of eating more plant based foods goes far beyond just correlation.
This trend is gaining more scientific inquiry as popularity grows. At least 542,000 people in Britain now follow a vegan diet – up from 150,000 in 2006 – and another 521,000 vegetarians hope to reduce their consumption of animal products. It is evident that veganism has become one of the fastest growing lifestyle choices. (Source #2)
One of the most comprehensive studies ever performed on this subject is "The China Study" conducted by Drs. T. Colin Campbell and Thomas Campbell. Their findings showed direct correlations between nutrition and heart-disease, diabetes, and cancer, proving that cultures that eat primarily plant-based diets have lower to no instances of these diseases and that switching to a plant-based diet can successfully reverse diseases already established in the body. The China Study is recognized as the most comprehensive nutritional study ever conducted on the relationship between diet and disease. I highly recommend watching the documentary Forks Over Knives (available on Netflix), which delves into this in more detail.
The list of studies goes on and on, and if you'd like to find more information, we recommend you research this subject yourself as there are far too many studies to include in this article.
Plant Protein Compared To Vegan Protein
"The protein in animal products is filled with fats and chemicals and all sorts of stuff that's harmful to you. When I was competing and stuffing down all that stuff, I had lots of digestive problems, I was constipated and bloated, just miserable all the time. I don't concern myself with protein anymore, because there is enough in what I eat. I am not only healthy, but I feel better about myself and how I relate to other creatures in the world."
Above are the words of Jim Morris, one of many competitive vegan bodybuilders, who has been vegan for most of his life. The last time we saw a vegan bodybuilder he was competing at this years Olympic Games in Brazil. His name is Kendrick Farris and he was the only American male weightlifter to compete in the Rio Olympics. You can read more about that here.
If someone tells you, "I need my protein," and that's why they eat meat, they are vastly misinformed. You don't need protein from meat to be healthy; in fact, it is the complete opposite, as plant-based protein is a healthier alternative. Clearly, the bodybuilders adopting these vegan diets are a great example, but let's look at what some of the 'experts' have to say.
According to Dr. Deepak Bhatt, a Harvard Medical School professor and Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Heart Latter,
"When it comes to getting protein in your diet, meat isn't the only option. Mounting evidence shows that reducing meat and increasing plant-based protein is a healthier way to go. A diet with any type of meat raises the risk of heart disease and cancer, when compared with a vegetarian diet." (source)
A more recent study conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital followed more than 130,000 people for 36 years, monitoring illnesses, lifestyles, diets and mortality rates.
They found that substituting between 15g and 19g of animal protein, the equivalent of a single sausage, for legumes, pulses, nuts and other planet protein, significantly decreased the risk of early death. Replacing eggs with plant-based protein also lead to at 19 percent reduction in death risk.
Researchers found that a 10 percent higher intake of meat was associated with a two percent higher mortality rate and an eight percent higher chance of cardiovascular death.
According to Dr. T. Colin Campbell, mentioned earlier in the article from The China Study,
"What I did during the early part of my career was nothing more than what traditional science would suggest. I made the observation that diets presumably higher in animal protein were associated with liver cancer in the Philippines. When coupled with the extraordinary report from India showing that casein fed to experimental rats at the usual levels of intake dramatically promoted liver cancer, it prompted my 27-year-long study The China Project, of how this effect worked. We did dozens of experiments to see if this was true and, further, how it worked."
In the study, Campbell emphasized the fact that they used the traditional criteria to decide what is a carcinogen (in regards to animal-based proteins) from the government's chemical carcinogenesis testing program. Campbell also stated that, "this is not a debatable subject and the implications of this conclusion are staggering in so many ways."
It also showed, among others, that animal protein is very acidic, and leak, and body takes calcium and phosphorus from the bones to neutralize the acidity.
Below is a video of him explaining some of his findings.
So, Which One Is Better?
Obviously, there is information on both sides. The main point to remember here is that protein isn't the same.
Protein is built from building blocks known as amino acids, and our bodies make them in two different ways. Perhaps not everybody's body is the same, and some can require what they need from scratch, or by modifying others.
A short list of amino acids known as theessential amino acids need to come from food. According to current education, which is largely funded by food corporations who control animal agriculture, preaches that animal sources of protein tend to deliver all the amino acids we need. What they leave out about the animal protein is what you just read above.
Other sources of protein lack one or more essential amino acids, but all a vegetarian or vegan individual needs to do is make sure they contain a variety of protein containing foods, which will help the body make more protein.
That being said, studies on caloric restriction and fasting have shown that a high protein intake, too much, is definitely something you don't want. If you want to learn more about that, you can check out Dr Valter Longo, or check out some more of our articles on fasting.
Certain meats have also been linked to several diseases. For example, research conducted at Harvard School of Public Health has found that eating even small amounts of red meat, especially processed red meat, on a regular basis is linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, and the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease or any other cause. Certain meats are also known to cause cancer, and several other diseases. Replacing these meats with healthier sources of protein reversed the effects. (source)(source)
Processed foods/meat are also known to cause cancer.
While underconsumption of protein is harmful to the body, overconsumption comes with risks as well. In the United States, the average omnivore gets more than 1.5 times the optimal amount of protein, and most of that protein is from animal sources. This is bad news, because excess protein is turned into waste or turned into fat. This stored animal protein contributes to weight gain, heart disease, diabetes, inflammation and cancer.
On the other hand, the protein contained in whole plant foods is connected to disease prevention. According to Michelle McMacken, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician and an assistant professor of medicine at NYU School of Medicine:
"[T]he protein found in whole plant foods protects us from many chronic diseases. There is no need to track protein intake or use protein supplements with plant-based diets; if you are meeting your daily calorie needs, you will get plenty of protein. The longest-lived people on Earth, those living in the "Blue Zones," get about 10% of their calories from protein, compared with the U.S. average of 15-20%."
Obviously, there are is a great wealth of information out there, and what I've presented here is just a tidbit. There are also other factors to consider these days as well, such as industry influence over scientific publications, and more.
If you'd like to read a related CE article and learn more about a meat free diet, you can check out the article liked below:
9 Things That Happen When You Stop Eating Meat
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Studies Show We Can Heal With Sound, Frequency & Vibration
In Brief
- The Facts:
Multiple studies and examples have shown how sound, frequency and vibration can literally alter physical material matter. Research has also shown that sound, frequencies and vibration can be used as a significant healing method for various ailments.
- Reflect On:
How plausible would it be for these interventions to become a regular part of therapy, just as much as pharmaceutical drugs are now?
Cymatics is a very interesting topic. It illustrates how sound frequencies move through a particular medium such as water, air, or sand and as a result directly alter physical matter. There are a number of pictures all over the internet as well as youtube videos that demonstrate how matter (particles) adjust to different sounds and different frequencies of sound.
When it comes to ancient knowledge, sound, frequency and vibration have always been perceived as powerful forces that can influence and alter life all the way down to the cellular level. Sound healing methods are often used by Shamans, who employ drums and singing to access trance states. Research has even demonstrated that drumming and singing can can be used to slow fatal brain disease, and it can generate a sense of oneness with the universe . Sound therapy is getting more popular, and it can have many medical applications, especially within the psychological and mental health realms.
Sound, frequency and vibration are used all throughout the animal kingdom, and there are many examples. If we look at the wasp, they use antennal drumming to alter the caste development or phenotype of their larvae. Conventional thinking has held for quite some time that differential nutrition alone can explain why one larvae develops into a non-reproductive worker and one into a reproductive female (gyne). However, this is not the case, according to a 2011 study:
"But nutrition level alone cannot explain how the first few females to be produced in a colony develop rapidly yet have small body sizes and worker phenotypes. Here, we provide evidence that a mechanical signal biases caste toward a worker phenotype. In Polistes fuscatus, the signal takes the form of antennal drumming (AD), wherein a female trills her antennae synchronously on the rims of nest cells while feeding prey-liquid to larvae. The frequency of AD occurrence is high early in the colony cycle, when larvae destined to become workers are being reared, and low late in the cycle, when gynes are being reared. Subjecting gyne-destined brood to simulated AD-frequency vibrations caused them to emerge as adults with reduced fat stores, a worker trait. This suggests that AD influences the larval developmental trajectory by inhibiting a physiological element that is necessary to trigger diapause, a gyne trait."
This finding indicates that the acoustic signals produced through drumming within certain species carry biologically meaningful information (literally: 'to put form into') that operate epigenetically (i.e. working outside or above the genome to affect gene expression).
Pretty fascinating, isn't it? Like many other ancient lines of thought, this has been backed by modern day scientific research.
Another example comes from cancer research. In his Tedx talk, "Shattering Cancer with Resonant Frequencies," Associate Professor and Director of Music at Skidmore College, Anthony Holland, tells the audience that he has a dream. That dream is to see a future where children no longer have to suffer from the effects of toxic cancer drugs or radiation treatment, and today he and his team believe they have found the answer, and that answer is sound. Holland and his team wondered if they could affect a cell by sending a specific electric signal, much like we do with LCD technology. After searching the patent database for a device that could accomplish this, they came across a therapeutic device invented by New Mexico physician Dr. James Bare. The device uses a plasma antenna that pulses on and off, which, as Holland explains, is important because a constant pulse of electricity would produce too much heat and therefore destroy the cell. For the next 15 months, Holland and his team searched for the exact frequency that would directly shatter a living microorganism. The magic number finally came in the form of two inputs, one high frequency and one low. The high frequency had to be exactly eleven times higher than the low, which in music is known as the 11th harmonic. At the 11th harmonic, micro organisms begin to shatter like crystal glass.
After consistently practicing until they became efficient at the procedure, Holland began working with a team of cancer researchers in an attempt to destroy targeted cancer cells. First they looked at pancreatic cancer cells, eventually discovering these cells were specifically vulnerable between 100,000 – 300,000 Hz.
Next they moved onto leukemia cells, and they were able to shatter the leukemia cells before they could divide. But, as Holland explains in his talk, he needed bigger stats in order to make the treatment a viable option for cancer patients.
In repeated and controlled experiments, the frequencies, known as oscillating pulsed electric field (OPEF) technology, killed an average of 25% to 40% of leukemia cells, going as high as 60% in some cases. Furthermore, the intervention even slowed cancer cell growth rates up to 65%.
You can read more about the story, find sources, and watch that TEDx talk here.
Another example occurred in 1981, when biologist Helene Grimal partnered with composer Fabien Maman to study the relationship of sound waves to living cells. For 18 months, the pair worked with the effects of 30-40 decibel sounds on human cells. With a camera mounted on a microscope, the researchers observed uterine cancer cells exposed to different acoustic instruments (guitar, gong, xylophone) as well as the human voice for 20-minute sessions.
They discovered that, when exposed to sound, cancer cells lost structural integrity until they exploded at the 14-minute mark. Far more dramatic was the sound of a human voice — the cells were destroyed at the nine-minute mark.
After this, they decided to work with two women with breast cancer. For one month, both of the women gave three-and-a-half-hours a day to "toning" or singing the scale. Apparently, the woman's tumor became undetectable, and the other woman underwent surgery. Her surgeon reported that her tumor had shrunk dramatically and "dried up." It was removed and the woman had a complete recovery and remission.
These are only a few out of multiple examples that are floating around out there.
Let's not forget about when Royal Rife first identified the human cancer virus using the world's most powerful microscope. After identifying and isolating the virus, he decided to culture it on salted pork. At the time this was a very good method for culturing a virus. He then took the culture and injected it into 400 rats, which, as you might expect, created cancer in all 400 rats very quickly. The next step for Rife was where things took an interesting turn. He later found a frequency of electromagnetic energy that would cause the cancer virus to diminish completely when entered into the energy field. You can read more about that story here.
More Research
A 2014 study published in the Journal of Huntington's Disease found that two months of drumming intervention in Huntington's patients (considered an irreversible, lethal neurodegenerative disease) resulted in "improvements in executive function and changes in white matter microstructure, notably in the genu of the corpus callosum that connects prefrontal cortices of both hemispheres." The study authors concluded that the pilot study provided novel preliminary evidence that drumming (or related targeted behavioral stimulation) may result in "cognitive enhancement and improvements in callosal white matter microstructure."
A 2011 Finnish study observed that stroke patients who were given access to music as cognitive therapy had improved recovery. Other research has shown that patients suffering from loss of speech due to brain injury or stroke regain it more quickly by learning to sing before trying to speak. The phenomenon of music facilitating healing in the brain after a stroke is called the "Kenny Rogers Effect."
A 2012 study published in Evolutionary Psychology found that active performance of music (singing, dancing and drumming) triggered endorphin release (measured by post-activity increases in pain tolerance), whereas merely listening to music did not. The researchers hypothesized that this may contribute to community bonding in activities involving dance and music-making.
According to a study published by the National Institute of Health, "Music effectively reduces anxiety for medical and surgical patients and often reduces surgical and chronic pain. [Also,] Providing music to caregivers may be a strategy to improve empathy, compassion, and care." In other words, music is not only good for patients, it's good for those who care for them as well.
Below is an interesting interview with Dr. Bruce Lipton. You can view his curriculum vitae here.
The Takeaway
The information presented in this article isn't even the tip of the iceberg when it comes the the medical applications of sound, frequency and vibration, which are all obviously correlated. One thing is clear, however, which is that there are many more methods out there, like the ones discussed in this article, that should be taken more seriously and given more attention from the medical establishment. It seems all mainstream medicine is concerned about is making money and developing medications that don't seem to be representative of our fullest potential to heal. "Alternative" therapies shouldn't be labelled as alternative, they should be incorporated into the norm.
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Mental Health Problems—The Sad "New Normal" on College Campuses
College campuses are witnessing record levels of student mental health problems, ranging from depression and anxiety disorders to self-injurious behaviors and worse. A clinician writing a few years ago in Psychology Today proclaimed it neither "exaggeration" nor "alarmist" to acknowledge that young Americans are experiencing "greater levels of stress and psychopathology than any time in the nation's history"—with ramifications that are "difficult to overstate."
The problems on college campuses are manifestations of challenges that begin sapping American children's health at younger ages. For example, many students enter college with a crushing burden of chronic illness or a teen-onset mental health diagnosis that has made them dependent on psychotropic or other medications. The childhood prevalence of different forms of cognitive impairment has also increased and is associated with subsequent mental health difficulties. In addition, a majority of American students are now unprepared academically for their college careers, as evidenced by historically low levels of achievement on standardized tests. Once in college, large proportions of students—increasingly characterized as emotionally fragile—blame mental health challenges for significantly interfering with their ability to perform. The outcomes of these trends—including rising suicide rates among students and declining college completion rates—bode poorly for young people's and our nation's future.
… more than three in five (63%) respondents reported experiencing overwhelming anxiety in the past year, while two in five (42%) reported feeling so depressed that it was difficult to function.
Crippling anxiety and depression
A 2018 survey at 140 educational institutions asked almost 90,000 college students about their health over the past 12 months. The survey found that more than three in five (63%) respondents reported experiencing "overwhelming anxiety" in the past year, while two in five (42%) reported feeling "so depressed that it was difficult to function." Students also reported that anxiety (27%), sleep difficulties (22%) and depression (19%) had adversely affected their academic performance.
In the same survey, 12% of college students reported having "seriously considered suicide." Another study, which looked at college students with depression, anxiety and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who had been referred by college counseling centers for psychopharmacological evaluation, found that the same proportion—12%—had actually made at least one suicide attempt. Half of the students in the latter study had previously received a prescription for medication, most often antidepressants.
Colleges are feeling the squeeze, with demand growing nationally for campus mental health services. A study by Penn State's Center for Collegiate Mental Health reported an average 30% to 40% increase in students' use of counseling centers between 2009 and 2015 at a time when enrollment grew by just 5%. According to Penn State's report, the "increase in demand is primarily characterized by a growing frequency of students with a lifetime prevalence of threat-to-self indicators."
College vaccines
Most colleges expect new students to have had the full complement of CDC-recommended childhood vaccines and to top up before college matriculation with any vaccines or doses that they may have previously missed. In particular, universities are likely to emphasize tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) and measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) boosters; the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine; meningococcal vaccination; and annual flu shots.
… found particularly strong associations for three disorders common on college campuses—anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders—and observed a surge in diagnosed disorders after influenza vaccination (one of the vaccines that college students are most likely to get).
It is unlikely that clinics are issuing warnings to freshly vaccinated college students about potential adverse consequences to watch out for, yet two universities (Penn State and Yale) made news in 2017 when their researchers published a study showing a temporal relationship between newly diagnosed neuropsychiatric disorders and vaccines received in the previous three to twelve months. Although the researchers analyzed health records for 6- to 15-year-old children, not college students, they found particularly strong associations for three disorders common on college campuses—anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders—and observed a surge in diagnosed disorders after influenza vaccination (one of the vaccines that college students are most likely to get). They also detected significant temporal associations linking meningitis vaccination to both anorexia and chronic tic disorders.
To distance themselves from too strongly implicating vaccines, these researchers later proposed several less controversial mechanisms to explain their findings, including the presence of predisposing inflammatory or genetic factors. One of the researchers even suggested that the "trauma" of getting "stuck with needles" might be triggering the adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes.
This absurd sidestepping ignores considerable experimental evidence from both animals and humans linking the immune responses produced by vaccines (and vaccine adjuvants) to adverse mental health symptoms. In fact, some researchers vaccinate healthy animals or people on purpose just to study this phenomenon. For example:
- A study intentionally injected mice with the vaccine used against tuberculosis (BCG vaccine) to induce "depression-like behavior," finding that the vaccine-induced depression was resistant to treatment with standard antidepressants.
- Another study in mice found that both the antigens and the aluminum adjuvant in the Gardasil HPV vaccine produced significantly more behavioral abnormalities, including depression, in the exposed mice compared to unexposed mice.
- University of California researchers followed healthy undergraduates for one week before and one week after influenza vaccination; in the absence of any physical symptoms, they detected increased post-vaccination inflammation that was associated with more mood disturbances—especially "depressed mood and cognitive symptoms."
- Another study of influenza vaccination compared vaccine recipients who had preexisting depression and anxiety to "mentally healthy" recipients, finding that both groups had "decreased positive affect" following vaccination; however, the vaccine's impact on mood was "more pronounced for those with anxiety or depression."
- Neuroscientists at Oxford injected healthy young adults with typhoid vaccine to explore "the link between inflammation, sleep and depression," finding that the vaccine "produced significant impairment in several measures of sleep continuity" in the vaccine group compared to placebo; the researchers noted in their conclusions that impaired sleep is both a "hallmark" and "predictor" of major depression.
- Another group of UK researchers who likewise injected healthy young adult males with the typhoid vaccine found that, within hours, the vaccine had produced measurable social-cognitive deficits.
Interestingly, a study conducted in 2014 found that vaccine-mental health effects may cut both ways. Researchers who assessed self-reported depression and anxiety (and other measures) in 11-year-olds before and up to six months after routine vaccination found that children who reported more initial depressive and anxious symptoms had a stronger vaccine response(defined by "elevated and persistently higher antibody responses") and that this association remained even after controlling for confounders. Given that this type of overactive vaccine response can be a harbinger of autoimmunity, some researchers have urged more attention to these "bidirectional" effects.
… we are kidding ourselves if we ignore the possible contribution of a cumulative vaccine load that has children receiving dozens of doses by age 18 …
afe spaces or safe vaccines?
As "safe spaces" multiply on college campuses, and elite private institutions offer dumbed-down for-credit courses like "The Sociology of Miley Cyrus" or "Beginning Dungeons and Dragons," it is time to take stock of the health challenges—both mental and physical—that are sabotaging college students' chances of success. Researchers already have noted a disturbing mismatchbetween available cognitive abilities and the types of "non-routine analytical-cognitive" skills that our nation will increasingly need in the future. While variables such as student debt certainly factor into college students' stress equation, we are kidding ourselves if we ignore the possible contribution of a cumulative vaccine load that has children receiving dozens of doses by age 18—and piles on even more when kids go off to college.
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Vaccine Rhetoric vs. Reality—Keeping Vaccination's Unflattering Track Record Secret
Note: This is Part VI in a series of articles adapted from the second Children's Health Defense eBook: Conflicts of Interest Undermine Children's Health. The first eBook, The Sickest Generation: The Facts Behind the Children's Health Crisis and Why It Needs to End, described how children's health began to worsen dramatically in the late 1980s following fateful changes in the childhood vaccine schedule.]
A concerted and "heavy-handed" effort is under way to censor information that contradicts the oversimplified sound bites put forth by public health agencies and the media about vaccines. However, while brazen, in-your-face censorship—and attacks on health freedom—have ratcheted up to an unprecedented degree, officialdom's wish to keep vaccination's unflattering track record out of the public eye is nothing new.
There is a chasm between vaccine rhetoric and reality for most if not all vaccines, but four vaccines—varicella (chickenpox), rotavirus, human papillomavirus (HPV) and pertussis-containing vaccines—offer especially instructive before-and-after case studies. Analysis of the U.S. experience with these vaccines raises important questions. First, why did the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) race to approve—and why does the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) heavily promote—vaccines such as varicella and rotavirus when there is little public health justification for them? Second, why are federal agencies ignoring the many serious risks that have surfaced in the vaccines' wake—problems unheard of before the vaccines' introduction?
With the rollout of mass varicella vaccination, shingles started cropping up to an unprecedented extent in both children and adults, eliminating boosting for adults and shifting downward the average age at which shingles occurs.
Varicella and rotavirus vaccines
The rationale for the varicella and rotavirus vaccines was dubious from the start. In the U.S. and other wealthy countries, varicella and rotavirus were nearly universal and mostly benign childhood infections; in those settings, the pre-vaccine impact of the two conditions was largely measured in terms of "healthcare costs, missed daycare, and loss of time from work for parents/guardians" rather than in terms of serious illness or mortality.
Childhood chickenpox infections served an important purpose for all, conferring lifelong immunity to infected children while boosting adult immunity to the related shingles (herpes zoster) virus. With the rollout of mass varicella vaccination, shingles started cropping up to an unprecedented extent in both children and adults, eliminating boosting for adults and shifting downward the average age at which shingles occurs. Vaccine waning also began increasing young adults' risk for varicella outbreaks and complications later in life, presenting "perverse public health implications." Meanwhile, the CDC and its local public health partners worked hard to conceal these unwanted chickenpox vaccine outcomes from the public.
Rotavirus vaccines have had a similarly checkered history. Soon after their introduction in the U.S., reports emerged of a substantially increased risk in infants of an otherwise rare bowel complication called intussusception. The FDA knew about the problem during the prelicensing regulatory review process but ignored it. Although the agency subsequently withdrew its approval for one of the problematic rotavirus vaccines, it was not until after an estimated 500,000 children received at least one million doses. The FDA never explained the "precise mechanism" by which the discontinued vaccine caused intussusception.
Two rotavirus vaccines that display the same intussusception risks are still on the U.S. market. Both are contaminated with foreign DNA from porcine viruses capable of causing severe immunodeficiency in pigs. Had the presence of these "adventitious agents" been discovered prior to vaccine licensure, the FDA probably would have been forced to shelve the vaccines, yet they remain on the vaccine schedule to this day.
The speed with which the FDA gave them [HPV vaccines Gardasil and Gardasil-9] the go-ahead—despite obvious red flags regarding their safety—illustrates the insincerity of the agency's assertions that its vaccine approval process is committed to minimizing risks.
HPV vaccines
The HPV vaccines Gardasil and Gardasil-9 (manufactured by Merck) represent perhaps an even more compelling case study of risk-laden vaccines that should have attracted strong up-front regulatory scrutiny—but didn't. The speed with which the FDA gave them the go-ahead—despite obvious red flags regarding their safety—illustrates the insincerity of the agency's assertions that its vaccine approval process is committed to minimizing risks.
The FDA not only gave the quadrivalent Gardasil a free pass but has repeatedly reapproved it and the nine-valent Gardasil-9 for wider use. (Gardasil-9 is a newer formulation that contains more than twice the amount of neurotoxic aluminum adjuvant as Gardasil.) In 2009, the FDA also okayed GlaxoSmithKline's HPV vaccine, Cervarix, but Merck's FDA-facilitated stranglehold on the market prompted the company to withdraw Cervarix from the U.S. in 2016. Merck is now aggressively expanding its Gardasil "franchise" into other countries, generating unprecedentedworldwide demand, while continuing to "rev up" U.S. sales.
Since 2006, the FDA's Gardasil-related decisions have included:
- 2006: Granting fast-tracked approval for the original quadrivalent Gardasil vaccine (girls and women aged 9 to 26 years)
- 2009: Approving Gardasil's use in boys and men (ages 9-26)
- 2014: Approving Gardasil-9 (girls ages 9-26, boys ages 9-15)
- 2015: Approving Gardasil-9 for boys ages 16-26
- 2018: Approving Gardasil-9 for older women and men (ages 27-45)
An eight-month investigation by Slate identified numerous troubling aspects of the clinical trials that encouraged U.S. and European regulators to approve Gardasil. The Slate reporter also criticized regulators for allowing "unreliable methods to be used to test the vaccine's safety." These included Merck's use of "a convoluted method" that made it difficult to objectively evaluate and report side effects; its failure to document "symptom severity, duration, outcome, or overall seriousness"; restriction of adverse event reporting to just 14 days following each injection; and reliance on the subjective opinion of clinical trial investigators regarding "whether or not to report any medical problem as an adverse event." Not infrequently, clinical trial participants who shared complaints of debilitating symptoms with trial investigators were dismissed with the response, "This is not the kind of side effects we see with this vaccine."
The author of the Slate investigation reported:
Experts I talked to were baffled by the way Merck handled safety data in its trials. According to…a professor…who studies side effects, letting investigators judge whether adverse events should be reported is "not a very safe method of doing things, because it allows bias to creep in." …Of the short follow-up…,"It's not going to pick up serious long-term issues, which is a pity. Presumably, the regulators believe that the vaccine is so safe that they don't need to worry beyond 14 days."
Two years after Gardasil's initial approval, Judicial Watch pronounced it a "large-scale public health experiment." Post-licensure studies carried out since then confirm that HPV vaccines have grave risks, including impaired fertility, demyelinating disease, chronic limb pain, circulatory abnormalities and autoimmune illness, to name just some of the disabilities reported in the aftermath of HPV vaccines' introduction. Overall, the "rate of reported serious adverse reactions (including deaths) from HPV vaccination" is many times higher than the cervical cancer mortality rate.
Recent data suggest that HPV vaccines may be increasing cervical cancer risks.
In a February 2019 letter to the CDC, Children's Health Defense Chairman Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. noted, "During Gardasil's clinical trials, an extraordinary 49.5% of the subjects receiving Gardasil reported serious medical conditions within seven months of the start of the clinical trials. Because Merck did not use a true placebo in its clinical trials, its researchers were able to dismiss these injuries as sad coincidences." A current civil case brought on behalf of a 24-year-old who has suffered from systemic autoimmune dysregulation since receiving her third Gardasil vaccine at age 16 alleges that Merck "committed fraud during its clinical trials and then failed to warn [vaccine recipients] about the high risks and meager benefits of the vaccine." The trial's legal team is benefiting from the support of an "A-team" of plaintiffs' law firms and attorneys, including Kennedy, Jr.
Recent data suggest that HPV vaccines may be increasing cervical cancer risks. A 2017 study out of Australia—which has heavily promoted routine HPV vaccination since 2007—reported an increased risk of difficult-to-detect malignant cervical lesions among the HPV-vaccinated. In all countries where HPV vaccination coverage is high, including Australia, official cancer registries show "an increase in the incidence of invasive cervical cancer" in the vaccinated age groups. In England, "2016 national statistics showed a worrying and substantial increase in the rate of cervical cancer…at ages 20-24"—the first HPV-vaccinated cohort.
The proper decision would be to take HPV vaccines off the market, but the FDA and CDC continue to look the other way. Both agencies' unwavering support for Gardasil has clearly helped Merck's commercial bottom line, so much so that the CDC director at the time of Gardasil's approval (Julie Gerberding) went on to be appointed president of Merck's profitable vaccine division (worth $5 billion globally) in 2009. The agencies' willingness to aggressively promote HPV vaccination despite its readily apparent dangers illustrates a "public health flimflam" of the first order. Before the U.S. introduction of HPV vaccination, a decades-long pattern of declining cervical cancer rates was already well underway, thanks to routine cervical cancer screening. HPV vaccines have never even been proven to prevent cervical cancer. In 2016, researchers admitted that they would be unable to ascertain HPV vaccines' long-term efficacy for "at least another 15-20 years."
Officials also seem to have little interest in modern evidence documenting many vaccines' inability to provide the promised protection, even when vaccine coverage is widespread.
Pertussis-containing vaccines
Alongside their many misplaced claims about various vaccines' rationale and safety record, the FDA and CDC—as echo chambers for the vaccine industry—also have misinformed the public about vaccine effectiveness. Back in 1899, doctor William Bailey (vaccination enthusiast and member of the State Board of Health in Louisville, Kentucky) was more honest, cautioning that "nothing is gained by claiming too much" about vaccine-induced immunity and stating that "the degree of immunity may vary with time and circumstance"—presaging the troublesome modern phenomena of vaccine failure and waning immunity. In the present day, officials are only too willing to "claim too much," conveniently ignoring historical evidence that reductions in infectious disease had little to do with vaccines and far more to do with improvements in sanitation and nutrition. Officials also seem to have little interest in modern evidence documenting many vaccines' inability to provide the promised protection, even when vaccine coverage is widespread.
The acellular version of pertussis (whooping cough)—a component of U.S. vaccines such as DTaP and Tdap—is one of the vaccines noted for its abysmal effectiveness. The vaccine is supposed to protect against the respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis. Instead, according to recent studies, pertussis is making a "surprising" comeback; between 1990 and 2005, pertussis epidemics increased in the U.S. "in both size and frequency," and over half of all cases occurred in highly vaccinated adolescents aged 10 to 20 years old. In fact, not only is pertussis at its highest level since the mid-1950s, but, according to CDC researchers, it is showing signs of being vaccine-resistant. The CDC researchers also note "substantial heterogeneity among vaccine recipients in terms of the durability of the protection they receive."
… the researchers concluded in 2017 that all currently available evidence suggests that DTP vaccine may kill more children from other causes than it saves from diphtheria, tetanus or pertussis …
West Africa has used the DTP vaccine since the 1980s—formulated with a whole-cell pertussis component instead of acellular pertussis—and it has an even more horrifying safety and effectiveness record than its acellular counterparts. Research published in 2017 by a prestigious team of international scientists and led by vaccinology expert Dr. Peter Aaby found that DTP vaccination had a negative effect on child survival, with fivefold higher mortality in young DTP-vaccinated infants (ages three to five months) compared to as-yet-unvaccinated infants. When the researchers published results in 2018 for slightly older DTP-vaccinated children (ages six months to three years), they continued to observe more than double the risk of death as similarly situated unvaccinated children. Explaining that vaccines can increase susceptibility to other infections, the researchers concluded in 2017 that "all currently available evidence suggests that DTP vaccine may kill more children from other causes than it saves from diphtheria, tetanus or pertussis" and added in 2018 that "all studies of the introduction of DTP have found increased overall mortality."
Learning from history
Efforts to counter the official vaccine narrative with evidence about negative consequences date back to the days of smallpox. A doctor practicing in the 1870s observed that smallpox mortality doubled (from roughly 7% to 15%) after adoption of smallpox vaccination. During an outbreak in 1871 and 1872, this doctor stated, faith in vaccination received a "rude…shock" when "[e]very country in Europe was invaded with a severity greater than had ever been witnessed during the three preceding centuries." The doctor also noted that "many vaccinated persons in almost every place were attacked by small-pox before any unvaccinated persons took the disease." In this individual's estimation, these facts were "sufficient to overthrow the entire theory of the protective efficacy of vaccination."
In the present era, federal agencies continue to tout difficult-to-justify but money-spinning vaccines as beneficial, even in the face of substantial evidence to the contrary. Now, more than ever, it is important to illuminate the risks and downsides that public health agencies do not want us to know about.
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Nitron Paramagnetic Rock (CGS 9,000+)
What Is Paramagnetic Rock? Physicists tell us that all matter has an electrical ability to be either attracted or repelled by a magnet. If matter is attracted to a magnet, it is said to be paramagnetic. If the matter is repelled, it is said to be diamagnetic. There are big differences in degree of attraction and repulsion among various materials. The paramagnetism of many elements and compounds can be found in physics handbooks. The actual paramagnetic value of rocks, metals, fertilizers, elements, and soils can be measured with a magnetic meter (called the Phil Callahan Soil Meter), available from Pike Labs (see www.pikeagri.com ).
While many materials are paramagnetic, it is the highly magnetic volcanic rock that is used as the soil additive and conditioner. To understand how it works, think of paramagnetic rock as a conduit for gathering the electro-magnetic energy of the cosmos. In the soil, this "gathering power" sets up a flow of energy from the paramagnetic material to other material that is diamagnetic (e.g. plant material and compost). The higher the soil CGS value, the higher the flow of energy. It is this flow of energy that is responsible for increased microbial development and the resulting plant growth. Other paramagnetic materials include charred wood, ash, air, oxygen, water, calcium, potassium, sodium, and soil. As a rule, paramagnetic rock does not provide minerals for plants. The values of paramagnetic rock can be as high as 9,000 or more. Paramagnetic rock is sometimes referred to as lava sand. Many soils will have paramagnetic values that are less than 100, with some as low as 25. These will not be highly productive soils. The unit of measure is CGS, (centimeter/grams/second), which is gauss/million, i.e. the measurement of the magnetic flux density.
Most organic molecules, e.g. plants, are diamagnetic. You can actually observe this. Try transplanting very tiny carrot plants, with hair-like roots. As you stick the carrot root into a small hole in the soil, the carrot root actually bends as if attracted by the soil (which is exactly what is taking place).
Soils with high organic matter and high biological activity are usually higher in paramagnetic values. Paramagnetic values can also be increased by correcting the calcium/magnesium to the 7:1 ideal ratio and raising the oxygen level in the soil. All the systems in the soil work together. The higher the organic matter in the soil, with the accompanying biological activity, the more affective it will be with the addition of paramagnetic rock. The following soil paramagnetic readings can serve as a guide:
0-100 = not good soil
100-300= good soil
300-700 = very good soil
700-1,200 = excellent soil
The Value of Paramagnetic Rock: The most important point about paramagnetism is that it contributes to plant growth. Dr. Phil Callahan, the guru in this discipline, says unequivocally, that paramagnetism is required for plant growth. He and others list the values of high paramagnetic soils as increased water retention, increased microbial stimulation, improved nutrient utilization, and something referred to as increased light energy. Other benefits in the soil include increased seed germination and flowering, improved insect resistance, increased frost and drought hardiness, and more earthworms in the soil. It has also been shown to assist in overcoming the effects of toxins (atrazine) in the soil.
Paramagnetic rock can also be beneficial when added to compost piles. It increases the biological activity, which in turn speeds up the rates of decomposition.
Australian agriculture consultant, Graeme Sait, (author of the book Nutrition Rules!) now tests all his clients' soils for paramagnetic value. If low, he recommends a highly paramagnetic rock. Callahan, in his book, Paramagnetism, writes about the great healing places in the world as being highly paramagnetic. Likewise there are interesting facts connecting paramagnetism to Round Towers in Ireland, as well as indian mounds and the pyramids.
Rates of Application and Placement: Paramagnetic rock of high quality (CGS 9,000+) is available from Nitron Industries in the Fayetteville, Arkansas area. The rate of application is dependent on the CGS values of paramagnetic rock and the soil to which it is to be applied. For my garden, my goal is to get the paramagnetic value in the 300-700 (very good) range. I have a good soil, and have increased the organic matter content to about 4%, but before adding any paramagnetic rock, the paramagnetic value averaged 85. I did some testing, and by thoroughly mixing paramagnetic rock (with a CGS of 9,000) to an 8-inch depth, with rates of ¼ pound, ½ pound, and 1 pound per square foot, I could raise the CGS values of my garden soil to 250, 475, and 565 respectively. A cup of paramagnetic rock weighs about ½ pound. I have tested many garden soils in the area, and almost all are below 100, with some as low as 25. I have now applied 1 pound per square foot over my entire garden. This may seem like a very high rate, but remember that the magnetic, energy-collecting value remains in place for centuries.
Callahan, Phillip S. 1995. Paramagnetism --Rediscovering Nature's Secret Force of Growth. 128 pages. See www.acresusa.com.
Sait, Graeme. 2003. Nutrition Rules! 308 pages. See www.acresusa.com
Callahan, Phillip S. and others. Paramagnetism Roundtable - State of the Art. Tape from 2001 Acres U.S.A. Conference. See www.acresusa.com .
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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:15 pm
Post subject: OHRRPGCE stable release (callipygous)
Today the latest stable version of the OHRRPGCE is officially released!
It is codenamed callipygous
Many thanks to everybody who has been testing nightly wip builds and testing the release candidate-- and of course, the biggest thanks of all to TMC, who did tons and tons of hard work on this release
The full details about what is new is in
but some of the highlights are:
* Android port is considered stable (not available in the "Distribute Game" menu yet)
* The map editor works at larger window sizes (simply maximize custom)
* Map editor clone tool has merge/replace modes
* You can increase the number of save slots available from 4 to 32
* Improved import of sprite sets
* Plot strings and slices can be saved in save-games
* You can specify an icon for your game to use when exporting it from the "Distribute Game" menu
* Press F8 while playing to show a debug menu (only if the game allows debug keys)
* You can make battle formations that set a tag when you win, or prevent game-over on death without needing to script it.
* The textbox editor now wraps text as you type
* Semi-experimental feature to change the FPS (works reliably to speed up the frame rate, but all animation speeds get faster too)
* Hero positions can be customized in formations
* Added options to set how large the game's window should be by default
* "Windowed" and "Fullscreen" special menu items (you have to add these manually to old games)
And of course heaps of bugfixes, other improvements and features, and a bunch of new plotscripting commands.
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What a relief; it's been "almost there" for over half a year at least.
Three years for a release is crazy; the
previous record holder
was zenzizenzic at 16 months, ahead of ypsiliform at 15 months, and those already seemed like eternities! We've been releasing with year+ delays for a long time now, but I'd rather have a shorter release cycle.
A few more highlights:
* Shops now show stat equipment bonuses
* Panel, Scroll, Select slices
* You can run multiple copies of Custom at once, and better crash recovery
The ability to resize Custom wasn't mentioned in whatsnew.txt, because it's not finished (it doesn't yet work with gfx_directx, the default on Windows), nor is the ability to run games at other resolutions. That was actually one of the biggest projects for Callipygous, but you can expect to see it complete enough to become official in the next version.
"It is so great it is insanely great."
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OAKLAND — The A's made their first post-season move outside the organization Saturday with the signing to a minor league contract of right-handed pitcher Philip Humber, who was with the Astros last year.
Humber, who will come to spring training with the big league club, was 0-8 with a 7.90 ERA for Houston this season. But in April of 2012 he was at the other end of the baseball rainbow, throwing a perfect game in Seattle against the Mariners while a member of the Chicago White Sox. At the time it was the 21st perfect game in Major League history.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Insider at blogs.ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.


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November 11,2015 3 hours after high tide
Brace Rock on the left with ginormous waves crashing onto the path behind the retreat. I estimate the trees on the right to be about 20-25 feet in height. ~ Click photos to view larger.
Brace Cove Surfers ~ more than only seagulls and buffleheads being tossed around in the surf!
View standing on the flooded path, looking towards the Atlantic
Continue reading "Wild and Woolly Waves at Brace Cove After Friday's Storm"


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Some scientists had to place themselves in precarious positions and, understatement alert, said things got a "little bit tense" in order to capture the amazing photograph seen here.
Shark biologist Michael Scholl and wildlife photographer/marine biologist Thomas Peschak were working together off the coast of South Africa when this opportunity presented itself.
The two had discovered large numbers of great white sharks gathering very close to some South African beaches. They wanted to get up close to discover what was bringing the enormous sharks close to shore, but their motor boat disrupted the research. The engine's electrical fields either attracted or repelled the sharks, making it impossible to observe the animals' natural behavior.
Scholl and Peschak turned to sea kayaks as a quiet and unobtrusive method of observing the sharks. They say the first attempts were a "little nerve-wracking" and that watching a 14 foot great white approach their 12 foot kayak made them "a little tense."
But these scientists knew great whites are not as aggressive and unpredictable as their reputation suggests, describing the animals as more cautious and inquisitive. After a few tests with the kayak, they were ready to begin their observations in earnest.
One day, a research partner, marine biologist Trey Snow, set out in the kayak. Peschak stayed aboard a research vessel called Lamnidea. Peschak tied himself to the boat's tower and, camera in hand, stretched out as far over the ocean as possible just waiting for a shark to come along.
Peschak says the shark pictured here caught site of the kayak and quickly dove to the seabed and inspected it from below. As it ascended and its dorsal fin broke the surface. Peschak says he hesitated a moment before snapping the shutter and was rewarded with a shot of Snow turning around to look behind him at the approaching behemoth.
Peschak took many other pictures during that day's outing but says none match this one in raw power.
During the course of their research, Peschak, Scholl and their team concluded the great whites come inshore in large numbers to interact socially, perhaps even to mate or give birth. The team watched many sharks interacting with one another at close range, following closely behind or swimming in tight circles around one another for extended periods of time.
You can learn more by going to www.thomaspeschak.com. A more detailed account is available in the book "South Africa's Great White Shark," by Peschak and Scholl.


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Ohio cat lover mauled to death by 2 dogs
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman known for her love of cats was found in front of her home Friday fatally mauled by two neighborhood dogs.
Police say they found 57-year-old Klonda Richey unclothed, with her coat apparently torn off by the mixed-breed dogs.
Authorities said Richey's next-door neighbors, 28-year-old Andrew Nason and 23-year-old Julie Custer, were taken into custody and being held pending a formal charge of reckless homicide.
Results of an autopsy being conducted by the Montgomery County coroner weren't expected before Monday.
The Dayton Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1bHkmVB) police were forced to kill the two male dogs after they charged officers.
The newspaper reported Richey, of Bruce Avenue, owned and cared for at least 20 cats. She worked as a part-time supply clerk at the county children's' services office.
Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com


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A Trintological Catalog
Originally Posted by Steven AveryRomans 2:16Eusebius:
"Luke, by birth an Antiochene and by profession a physician, was for long periods a companion of Paul and was closely associate with the other apostles as well.... It is actually suggested that Paul was in the habit of referring to Luke's gospel whenever he said, as if writing of some gospel of his own: ''According to my gospel' " (H.E. 3.4.6).
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
Romans 16:25
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ,
according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
2 Timothy 2:8
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
1 Corinthians 15:1
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you,
which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 Corinthians 8:18
And we have sent with him the brother,
whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;
This is discussed by various writers today, Rick Strelan has a couple of references and quotes Jerome:The only tweak I might offer to this history is that Luke the physician may well have been a different Luke.
Luke the Priest (2004)
Rick Strelan
Jerome writes in chapter seven of his Lives of Illustrious Men:
Luke a physician of Antioch (medicus Antiochensis) as his writings indicate was not unskilled in the Greek language. An adherent of the apostle Paul, and companion of all his journeying, he wrote a Gospel, concerning which the same Paul says, 'We send with him a brother whose praise in the gospel is among all the churches' and to the Colossians 'Luke the beloved physician salutes you,' and to Timothy 'Luke only is with me.' He also wrote another excellent volume to which he prefixed the title Acts of the Apostles, a history which extends to the second year of Paul's sojourn at Rome, that is to the fourth year of Nero, from which we learn that the book was composed in that same city... Some suppose that whenever Paul in his epistle says 'according to my gospel' he means the book of Luke and that Luke not only was taught the gospel history by the apostle Paul who was not with the Lord in the flesh, but also by other apostles. This he too at the beginning of his work declares, saying 'Even as they delivered unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word.' So he wrote the gospel as he had heard it, but composed the Acts of the Apostles as he himself had seen.
Well, more significant is the chronology issue. Luke wrote the Gospel in 41 AD, before he had lots of interaction with Paul. Thus, Paul would be adopting the Gospel, due to his closeness with Luke, not saying it was de facto his creation.
Samuel Davidson actually says the situation is essentially the reverse. The phrase "my gospel" led to the theory that it refers to Luke, starting with a reference from Tertullian. This section runs a few pages in both directions.
An Introduction to the Study of the New Testament, Critical, Exegetical, and Theological, Volume 1
Samuel Davidson
All that Tertullian says is, 'It is the custom to ascribe Luke's digest to Paul.' The report arose from an incorrect explanation of Romans ii. 16 where Paul uses the phrase, 'my gospel,' i.e. my preaching. But the fathers, knowing that Luke had been Paul's companion, and supposing that a written gospel was meant, concluded that the apostle had dictated Luke's. This is virtually acknowledged by Eusebius.
However, Samuel Davidson is drawing from Michaelis.
Introduction to the New Testament, tr., and augmented with notes (and a Dissertation on the origin and composition of the three first gospels) by H. Marsh. 4 vols. [in 6 pt.]. (1793)
Johann David Michaelis
An Illustration of the Hypothesis proposed in the Dissertation on the origin and composition of our three first Canonical Gospels. With a preface and an appendix to the whole; being a rejoinder to the anonymous author of the Remarks on Michaelis and his Commentator. By H. Marsh (1803)
Thus, my personal conclusions are left open.
Richard H. Anderson, author of the paper Theophilus: A Proposal writes about "my gospel" a number of times in blog articles:
dokeo kago grapho soi kratistos - Theophilus
The citing of Luke as scripture is extremely significant in many ways:According to my gospel
February 25, 2006
Eusebius wrote: "It is actually suggested that Paul was in the habit of referring to Luke's gospel whenever he said, as if writing of some gospel of his own: 'According to my gospel.'" [Rom 2:16; 16:25; 2 Tim. 2:8].
Rom 2:16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
When Paul says in Romans 2:16 "on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus" he in fact is discussing the Lucan understanding of the function and role of the Son of man as the eschatological judge at the end of days. According to Paul, Jesus "judges the secrets of men" by "searching the hearts of men." This same idea is expressed by Luke as the beginning of his gospel: "Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.'"
StevenPaul cited the Gospel of Luke as scripture
May 29, 2007
Paul on occasion speaks of his message as "my gospel" (Rom. 2:16; II Tim. 2:8). The mindset, that Paul could not possibly be alluding to any writing when he used the expressions "my gospel" and "our gospel", is one that needs to be addressed.
Lee Dahn reminds me that Paul, said in 1 Timothy 5:18, for the scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages" and that Luke 10:7 states: "And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house." You will note the Greek phrase for "the laborer deserves his wages" is the same but I have having trouble posting the Greek.
According to Michael Pahl, "Paul consistently uses "receive" (paralambanō) and "deliver" (paradidōmi) language in "transfer of information" contexts to refer to humanly mediated teaching or tradition (Rom 6:17; 1 Cor 11:2; Gal 1:9; Phil 4:9; 1 Thess 2:13; 4:1; 2 Thess 3:6). This usage parallels contemporary Pharisaic and later Rabbinic "receive" and "deliver" language in reference to humanly mediated teaching or tradition (see e.g. Gerhardsson, Memory and Manuscript, 288-291)."


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Carnival of Genealogy – My Poem to My Ancestors
By Sherry Stocking Kline
February 1, 2010
Smith, Hawley, Laird, Breneman, Stocking & Jones, too
Also McGinnis, Ames, Crabb, Corson, and other names it's true.
What inspired these ancestors and led them to leave home
To go far from their homeland and bravely roam?
Who are these brave people who came before?
Oh, How I love it whenever I learn a bit more.
I'm curious about what they sold or they bought,
About their lives and beliefs, even what they thought.
What brought them to America? Why and when did they come?
What ship did they sail on, where exactly are they from?
All these questions I have, about each and every one,
I love finding clues, solving puzzles is such fun!
Was my Laird ancestor a highland Scots' 'prince' or a pauper's son?
It's the hunt and the challenge that makes genealogy such fun!
Each answer brings new questions, then those answers I seek
To answer just one question, solve one clue sometimes takes weeks.
Who was this man, my Jones grandfather so elusive?
Must I dig deeper into the life of his mother and yes – get intrusive?
Was she un-married/ widowed/ divorced when she married a 'Crabb'
What was she like, how did she dress? Fashion plate? Or drab?
For religious freedom, in the 1630's my Stockings sailed
To America on the Griffith, 'twas from England they hailed.
Part of the history books they became, & helped found a new town
It was Hartford, Connecticut, with Thomas Hooker's party they founded.
An Anabaptist, our Breneman ancestor left a dungeon deep,
Walked across castle floors and out of the castle keep,
His life spared, he came to America where freedom to worship would be
And down through the centuries, many have fought to keep America free.
In the Revolutionary War, 1812, and World Wars One and Two
Korea, Vietnam, and the Civil War, too.
My ancestors were there, along with many others who served
For keeping our land free, it's our thanks they deserve.
Great-Grandma (Corson) McGinnis lived to be a whole century old,
My brother still remembers the story she told
About singing for then campaigning Abe Lincoln as a wee child,
When he promised her statehood for Kansas, a territory wild.
My ancestors were farmers, blacksmiths, merchants and more,
Teachers who taught, and those who owned stores
As we build for the future, on their shoulders' we stand
And our family still has teachers, and farmers who farm the land.
There are plane builders, engineers, and more than one preacher,
There are programmers, a writer, and an NASA astronaut once a teacher
So many different folks now make up our family tree,
As we live here in America, land of the brave and the free…
I tried to intersperse some of the stories and legends that come along with my family. I can't prove that my Great-grandmother McGinnis (she would have been a Corson then) did sing for Abraham Lincoln as a child when Lincoln was campaigning, but she did live in the Springfield, Illinois area, did have a famous photograph that became part of the family story, and that is the story that she told her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, so I believe it to be true.
My Stocking ancestor, George Stocking's name is on the founding father's stone in Hartford, CT, and there are many documents on-line (and off) about George and the Thomas Hooker party that founded Hartford. It's a small world when I found out years later that my Junior High Latin teacher was a descendant of the Hart family that Hartford was named for.
My cousin has been to the castle in Switzerland and even down in the dungeon where my Breneman ancestor was kept a prisoner. She said that it gave her goosebumps…
7 Responses to "Carnival of Genealogy – My Poem to My Ancestors"
CLAP CLAP CLAP, Standing and clapping! I cannot write poetry, and truthfully, have a spot of trouble reading it, ok, I don't get it at all. BUT, I GOT YOURS!! Very cool, or in the Carol language: WAHHOOOOO!!
Neat! I love it!
Keep these ancestor stories coming!
Bill 😉
Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"
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Sherry, This was great, melodious story of people, places and time. What more can a genealogist-poet ask for when you have the sun, the moon and the evening star.