{"product_id":"vaccines-autoimmunity-and-the-changing-nature-of-childhood-illness","title":"Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne doctor's surprising answer to the epidemic of chronic disease and essential reading for everyone concerned with the health of the next generation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dr. Cowan intelligently educates us on the complicated and beautiful workings of our immune system [and] charts the clear, concise path to healing, offering a better, healthier life for us, our children, and the planet.\"--Lindy Woodard, MD, Pediatric Alternatives\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the past fifty years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. Currently: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 in 2.5 American children has an allergy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 in 11 has asthma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 in 13 has severe food allergies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 in 36 has autism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile some attribute this rise to increased awareness and diagnosis, Thomas Cowan, MD, argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive--approximately 70 vaccine doses by age eighteen. The goal of these vaccines is precisely what we're now seeing in such abundance among our chronically ill children: the provocation of immune response. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Cowan looks at emerging evidence that certain childhood illnesses are actually protective of disease later in life; examines the role of fever, the gut, and cellular fluid in immune health; argues that vaccination is an ineffective (and harmful) attempt to shortcut a complex immune response; and asserts that the medical establishment has engaged in an authoritarian argument that robs parents of informed consent. His ultimate question, from the point of view of a doctor who has decades of experience treating countless children is: What are we really doing to children when we vaccinate them?","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47973725831357,"sku":"BS-TC0-587778","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781603587778-HD.jpg?v=1786392115","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/vaccines-autoimmunity-and-the-changing-nature-of-childhood-illness","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}