id rather take my chances on the flu then with the flu shot.
I hope you don't mind me quoting you Kentactic but you brought up a point I haven't seen on here yet.
I mean I've seen a lot of dissing the flu shot but not an explanation.
I've been doing a TON of research on this very subject recently. I work at a pharmacy that offers flu shots and it peaked my curiosity. And now I know without a shadow of a doubt that neither I nor anyone in my family will be getting a flu shot if I can help it.
I figured most of you are on the same page with this one but I thought, just in case one of you hadn't heard, better safe then sorry I didn't share my findings.
So here you are, the most important reasons not to get the flu shot.
*** The flu shot is only able to protect against certain strains of the flu, so if you come into contact with a strain that you are not protected from, then you will still get the flu. In 2004, The National Vaccine Information Center reported that the vaccine given that year did not contain the flu strain that caused the majority of flu outbreaks that year.
*** The flu vaccine contain Thimerosal, which is made up of mercury, a heavy metal that is NO WAY good for you. I keep finding different numbers regarding the amount of mercury in the flu shot in particular buuuuut side affects of mercury toxicity include depression, memory loss, attention deficit disorder, anger, oral cavity disorders, digestive disorder, anxiety, cardiovascular problems, respiratory issues, thyroid and other glandular imbalances, and low immune system to name a few.
*** It also contains Polysorbate 80 as an emulsifier. Which can not only cause anaphylactic shock but polysorbate 80 may cause reproductive effects, cancer, and may be a mutagenic in animals.
Aaaaaand I saved the best for last!
**** There is growing evidence that flu shots cause Alzheimer's disease due to the aluminum and formaldehyde combined with mercury. Some research suggests that people who received the flu vaccine each year for 3 to 5 years had 10 times greater chance of developing Alzheimer's disease than people who did not have any flu shots.