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human By Catherine O’Driscoll Illustration by Linda Boileau PARASITES When I was asked to write an article about parasites for this issue, I didn’t immediately think of fleas and ticks, but of the veterinary pharmaceutical industry and, in particular, the veterinary vaccine industry. Funny how the mind works! The definition of a parasite is: “An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host,” and also: “One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.” Essentially, a parasite is something or someone who takes without giving. Now perhaps I’m being a bit harsh. Pharmaceuticals have their uses; they do give something in return for the massive profits they generate. Who hasn’t been grateful for an aspirin at some time? Antibiotics, whilst coming with unwanted effects, have definitely saved lives. And vaccines? Well, vaccines appear to have halted epidemics. So why would the databank in my left brain throw up the vaccine industry in relation to parasites? I think it’s because the vaccine industry sells vaccines that are not needed, denies evidence of harm, and misleads, bribes, and even coerces scientists into helping with the sales effort. Truth and compassion have been replaced by marketing men who talk of sectors and segments, compound annual growth rates, and multi-billion markets. According to BCC Research, the veterinary vaccine market will be worth $5 billion by 2013, and the dog vaccine market is one of the fastest growing stars, despite, or maybe because of, the over-servicing of this market segment. Pharmaceutical industry chiefs typically receive compensation in the tens of millions a year! The industry appears to be not so much about healing the sick or preventing disease, but about takings. All the while, there is a growing backlash from people whose children and animals are living with, or dying from, myriad vaccine effects – which the vaccine industry does its best to deny or cover up. 16 May/June 2012 | Dogs Naturally Magazine
Then I started to get philosophical. I thought: “We are probably all parasites in one way or another. We’re all trying to survive in this world. How many of us take from others without giving anything in return? Probably all of us.” There’s another side to parasites, too: parasites help the world to go round. Intestinal worms, for example, have a function. In perfect balance, our dogs would have one sentinel worm in their systems. This worm would eat debris and toxins in the digestive system, and also worm eggs that our dogs ingest. With a strong immune system, a host will benefit from a worm. With a weak immune system, or by using chemicals that wipe out all worms, infestations occur. In an attempt to keep our beloved dogs healthy, many of us have been forced to leave the comfort of received veterinary wisdom behind, and find what is true for ourselves. Viruses are, incidentally, also parasites. Viruses are not cells; they don’t have a cell membrane or any components of living cells. They need living host cells for their reproduction. Therefore viruses form parasitic relationships with living organisms: the virus benefits at the expense of the living organism. In the case of retroviruses, these parasites can give rise to cancer, and this also includes retrovirus contaminants in vaccines. However, viruses also appear to be protective in some ways. Dr Viera Scheibner discovered in the course of her research, for example, that children who have normal childhood infections such as measles and mumps are less likely to get cancer or leukaemia in adulthood than vaccinated children who do not have natural childhood infections. Similarly, viruses can be protective to their natural hosts in that viruses which live harmoniously within one species can kill that species’ predators. Therefore, we are wrong to say that all parasites take without giving. The harm is caused not by the parasite itself, but by imbalance, or the disruption of natural equilibrium. If the person or animal is strong, the parasite will not overcome the host. Parasites are part of life. We live with bed bugs, and insects feeding off our dead skin. When we die, parasites eat our remains and return us to the earth. If fleas are a problem for our dogs, natural rearers see them as messengers, telling us that our dogs’ immune systems are under par. Similarly, those of us who do not vaccinate strengthen our animals’ (and our own) immune systems through diet and natural herbs and supplements so that, should a parasite seek to take hold, the immune system will respond appropriately and healthfully. Complementary therapists have long held the view that our illnesses or diseases are reflective of our mental and emotional states. Much of this has been confirmed with the science of psychoneuroimmunology, showing that our biochemicals, and therefore our wellbeing, mirror our emotions. When stressed, our body produces hormones that are damaging to the body, and use up nutrients that are protective to the body. Stress, for example, depletes some of the B vitamins – and B vitamins repel parasites. Studies also show that stressed individuals do not respond to vaccination well (they fail to establish immunity), and also that individuals with dietary deficiencies do not respond well to viral challenge or vaccination. On physical, emotional and mental levels, healthy individuals have good boundaries to protect themselves from assault or infection. Our immune system – our physical boundary against 100% Essential Oil Aroma Mists for You & Your Dog! hand blended in Bozeman, Montana USA www.thescentproject.com 1.406.522.1558 Dogs Naturally Magazine | May/June2012 17
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