10 Health Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be RealMichael Snyder If you answered yes to any of those questions, you are not alone. According to one recent survey, approximately half of all Americans believe in at least one medical conspiracy theory. Thanks to the Internet, more people than ever are questioning the established dogma of the medical community. As a result, more people are starting to make their own health decisions, and this has resulted in quite a backlash from the medical establishment. They are spending a lot of time, effort and money to combat these health conspiracy theories, but as you will see below, quite a few of them have turned out to be real. But before we get to that, I wanted to share with you some of the specific results of the survey that I mentioned above. The following comes fromUSA Today Oh my. Oh the horror! Of course I am being facetious. The truth is that it is wonderful that people are starting to research these things for themselves. The medical community has a huge incentive to protect their turf. If the U.S. health care system was a separate nation, it would be the 6th largest economy on the entire planet. Hundreds of billions of dollars a year are at stake, and so it is very important that they maintain control over what people believe about their health. Fortunately, the truth is starting to get out there. The following are 10 health conspiracy theories that turned out to be real Unvaccinated Children Are Far Healthier Than Vaccinated Children Evidence continues to mount that vaccines can have some very harmful side effects especially for children. For example, a study that was conducted in New Zealand discovered that unvaccinated children are generally much healthier than vaccinated children And a similar study that was conducted in Germany came up with similar results Most parents dont realize this, but when you allow vaccines to be injected into your children, they are getting all kinds of nasty things injected directly into their bloodstreams where there is no filter. That is why so many people keep screaming about the mercury in the vaccines. The truth is that it can cause brain damage So why is thimerosal still found in so many vaccines in the United States? Today, in some areas of the nation more than 30 vaccines are being given to young children before the age of 3. 30 vaccines. That is utter insanity. The Use Of Antidepressants By Mothers Has Been Scientifically Linked To Autism In Their Babies When women take things when they are pregnant, it can have a very serious impact on their unborn children. For example,even CNN is now reporting on the link between taking antidepressants during pregnancy and autism The Fluoride In Our Water Is Really Bad For Us It just isnt crazies on the Internet that are warning about the fluoride in the water anymore. But cognitive and behavioral disorders are far from the only things that we have to worry about when it comes to fluoride. Just consider the following Do you want any of those things to happen to you? If not, you might want to find out if there is fluoride in the water that you are drinking. The Natural Health and Longevity Resource Center has publisheda list of 10 of the most significant health problems that scientific studies have discovered that fluoride causes For even more on all of this, please check out the following article: 15 Facts Most People Dont Know About Fluoride. Taking Vitamins And Supplements Can Help Cure Disease Every few months, there is an article in the mainstream media that tries to convince us that vitamins dont work. But scientific study after scientific study has shown that they do work. The following is an excerpt from an outstanding article by Dr. Lee Hieb The Overprescription Of Antibiotics Is Causing The Rise Of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs These days, doctors are prescribing antibiotics at the drop of a hat. For a long time that worked, but now we are seeing the rise of a new generation of superbugs that are totally resistant to antibiotics. The reason that this is a problem is that we dont have anything that can fight these new superbugs. For much, much more on this, please see my previous article entitled Scientists: We Cant Do Anything About The Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs That Will Soon Kill Millions Of Us. Hospitals Are Massively Overcharging Their Patients For a long time, it has been an open secret that hospital bills contain absolutely outrageous overcharges. But now even the mainstream media is admitting this. For example, the following is an excerpt from a recent articlein the New York Times And below, I have posted a short excerpt from a Time Magazine article. One man that had been diagnosed with cancer accumulated nearly a million dollars in bills at one California hospital before he finally died Thanks To The Big Pharmaceutical Companies, Americans Are The Most Drugged Up People On The Face Of The Earth There is nobody on the planet that is more drugged up than the American people are. And I am not talking about illegal drugs. I am talking about legal drugs. Just consider these statistics #1 An astounding 70 million Americans are taking legal mind-altering drugs right now. #2 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doctors wrote more than 250 million prescriptions for antidepressants during 2010. #3 According to a study conducted by the Mayo Clinic, nearly 70 percent of all Americans are on at least one prescription drug. An astounding 20 percent of all Americans are on at least five prescription drugs. #4 Americans spent more than 280 billion dollars on prescription drugs during 2013. #5 According to the CDC, approximately 9 out of every 10 Americans that are at least 60 years old say that they have taken at least one prescription drug within the last month. You can find the rest of this list in my previous article entitled 19 Statistics About The Drugging Of America That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe. And the truth is that all of this drug pushing is actually killing people. The following is a brief excerpt from a Vanity Fair article entitled Deadly Medicine Caffeine Addiction Is Real And It Can Be Incredibly Difficult To Break If you have ever been addicted to coffee or soda, you probably know how hard it can be to try to give it up for even a few days. It has been estimated that up to 90 percent of all Americans consume beverages that contain caffeine, and most people never stop to think about how it might affect them in the long run. Well, experts are now openly acknowledging that we have a major caffeine addiction problem on our hands. The following is an excerpt from a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle Eating Pork Is Really Bad For You Americans have a love affair with pork. We consume massive amounts of bacon, ham, sausage, pepperoni, etc. But is that actually healthy for us? Most people have never stopped to consider this, but they should. The following is an excerpt from a paper entitled The Adverse Influence Of Pork Consumption On Health by Professor Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg And here are some more reasons why you should think twice about eating pork If You Are Eating Seafood Caught In The Pacific Ocean, There Is A Very Good Chance That It Is Polluted With Nuclear Radiation From Fukushima Are you sure that the fish, shrimp and other seafood that you are eating are safe? Most people are aware that the destroyed nuclear facility at Fukushima is still releasing massive amounts of nuclear radiation into the Pacific Ocean, but most people dont stop to think that it could be getting into their food. One fish that was recently caught off the coast of the Fukushima prefecture was discovered to have 124 times the safe level of radioactive cesium. But we dont have to worry about that in North America, do we? Actually, the evidence is starting to mount that we should be taking a closer look at our seafood. The following are just a few facts from one of my previous articles entitled 36 Signs The Media Is Lying To You About How Radiation From Fukushima Is Affecting The West Coast The population of sockeye salmon along the coastlines of Alaska is at ahistoric low. Something is causing Pacific herringto bleed from their gills, bellies and eyeballs. Experts have found very high levels of cesium-137 in plankton living in the waters of the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and the west coast. One test in California found that 15 out of 15 Bluefin tuna were contaminated with radiation from Fukushima. Back in 2012, the Vancouver Sun reported that cesium-137 was being found in a very high percentage of the fish that Japan was selling to Canada 