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Does MMR cause autism?

Does MMR cause autism?
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Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD



Talking about autism it is impossible to avoid the issue of the MMR
vaccine and vaccination in general. I my practice I see some parents
of autistic children who would link their child's disorder with MMR
vaccine where many can not make this connection. Following research by
Dr. Wakefield there has been a lot of publicity on this subject. The
government has put a lot of effort and money into convincing the
public that MMR vaccine is safe. While the MMR vaccine was in the lime
light, other vaccines got questioned as well, due to the fact that
many of them contain Thimerosal, a Mercury compound. Others are new
and have not been tested long enough, yet apparently the number of
unreported complications from these vaccines is much higher than
anybody would expect. On top of all this we have to remember that
vaccines are commercial products made with profit in mind. Is it true
that the 3 million pounds which the government recently spent on MMR
promotion were paid for by the companies who have a commercial
interest in this vaccine?

So, does MMR cause  autism?

I do not believe that things are so simple. Here we have to look at
autism as a whole picture and vaccination as a whole.

Let us have a look at what is happening to children in our modern
society. If you look around, how many healthy children would you see?
Childhood asthma, eczema, diabetes, allergies, hay fever, digestive
disorders, ADHD and autistic spectrum disorders have all gained
epidemic proportions! The majority of siblings of autistic children
have eczema, asthma or another one of those disorders. And though all
these health problems appear to be different, they have one thing in
common. A very big thing - a compromised immune system with suppressed
Th1 and overactive Th2 parts of the immunity. These two opposing arms
of the immune system normally should be in balance. But in these
children they are out of balance reducing the body's ability to fight
infections and predisposing the child to allergies and autoimmune
reactions. A compromised immune system is not going to react to
environmental insults in the normal way! Vaccination is a huge insult
for the immune system. The manufacturers of vaccines produce them for
children with normal immune systems  which will react to these
vaccines in a normal way. And perhaps 50 or even less years ago the
majority of children had normal immune systems, so vaccination was
producing the expected results of protection against infections
without any harm for the body. However, in our modern society with our
modern way of life we are rapidly moving to a situation where a
growing proportion of children do not have a normal immune system and
will not produce an expected reaction to the vaccine. In some of these
children vaccination, putting an enormous strain on an already
compromised immune system, becomes that "last straw which breaks the
camel's back" and brings on the beginning of autism, asthma, eczema,
diabetes, etc.. In other children, whose  immune system is compromised
to a lesser degree, vaccination will not start the disorder, but it
will deepen the damage and move the child closer to it.



But what makes the immune system compromised? What is it in our modern
life styles that does this damage?

There are a number of factors which play their part in damaging the
delicate balance of the immune system, but some major factors deserve
particular attention:

1.      Gut Dysbiosis.

2.      Use of antibiotics, steroids and other drugs.

3.      Consumption of sugar and processed foods.

4.      Consumption of trans-fatty acids.

5.      Food additives.

Let's look at some of these factors in detail.



1. Gut Dysbiosis.



Not everybody is aware that our bodies are a home to huge numbers of
bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes. In a healthy body this
micro-world is properly balanced and fulfils a whole host of
beneficial functions, without which we would not be healthy. The
largest population of microbes, called gut flora, live in our
digestive systems. The gut wall with its microbial flora has been
described as "the right hand" of the immune system. If the bacterial
layer is damaged or worse than that, abnormal, then your immune system
is trying to function with its right hand chopped off.

Let us have a look at some details.

·        The epithelial surface of the colon is inhabited by huge
numbers of bacteria, and can be truly described as a "cradle" of the
immune system, both systemic and mucosal. The beneficial bacteria in
the colon, engage lymphoid tissue of the gut wall and take part in the
production of huge numbers of immunoglobulins. For example, in the
cell wall of Bifidobacteria, one of the major inhabitant groups of a
healthy gut flora, there is a substance called Muramil Dipeptide,
which activates synthesis of B and T-Lymphocytes. As a result, a
healthy gut wall is literally infiltrated, jam packed with B and T
Lymphocytes, ready to protect the body from any invader. Your
digestive system is a major gate into the body and needs good
guarding.

·        The beneficial flora of the gut has got a pronounced anti-
viral activity. They take part in the synthesis of such anti-viral
substances as interferon, lizocym and surfactins, which dissolve the
membranes of lipid envelope viruses. The food and drink which we
consume are full of disease causing viruses, but the healthy gut flora
would not allow them to take hold in your body.

·        Immunoglobulin A is a substance which is secreted by the gut
wall into the gut lumen in response to new food arriving from the
stomach. It is the immune system's way of dealing with the unwelcome
invaders coming with food and drink. Fairly soon after being excreted
the Immunoglobulin A naturally degrades. The beneficial bacteria in
the gut slow down this degradation, allowing the Immunoglobulin A more
time to do its work.

·        Healthy gut flora absorb considerable amounts of heavy
metals, phenols, formaldehyde and other toxic substances, acting as
natural chelators and protecting the immune system from them. It is
known that the immune system is particularly vulnerable to these
substances.



As a result of all this activity your healthy gut flora keeps the two
major arms of the immune system, the Th1 and Th2 immunity, in proper
balance. The condition, when the gut flora is not healthy, is called -
Gut Dysbiosis. In this condition the beneficial bacteria in the gut
are damaged or eradicated. As a result the gut wall gets taken over by
a large number of pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria, viruses,
fungi and parasites, all producing very toxic substances. The
digestion and absorption of food becomes abnormal, the gut wall
becomes damaged and "leaky". But most importantly, as we are
concentrating on the immune system here, the person with gut Dysbiosis
becomes immune-compromised.

A number of factors in our modern life styles can damage the
delicate balance of the gut flora. Antibiotics and steroids are major
contributors, consumption of processed foods, a toxic environment,
prolonged stress, etc.

Here we are talking about vaccination, so we need to look at babies'
and children's gut flora. Babies get their gut flora from the mother.
So, if the mother does not have healthy bodily flora, then the baby
will not have it either. Widespread use of the contraceptive pill
(steroids) in young girls damages the gut flora. When it is combined
with regular consumption of processed sugary foods and antibiotics,
then the damage gets deeper. The majority of mothers of immune-
compromised children with eczema, asthma, learning disabilities, etc.
show symptoms of Gut Dysbiosis, such as digestive problems, allergies,
skin problems, PMS, migraines, thrush, or simply chronic lack of
energy.  After the baby is born the breast milk promotes the process
of populating the gut wall with appropriate bacteria. Formula milk
does not fulfil this function. So, breast again is the best. However,
in cases when the mother has a considerable Gut Dysbiosis with an
overgrowth of abnormal bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites in her
gut, she will be excreting their toxins in her milk. A lot of these
toxins have an opioid structure and act on the brain as real opioids
would do. In these cases the mothers report that their baby would fall
asleep on the breast after a couple of mouthfuls of this opioid rich
milk. In other cases the baby refuses the breast or develops an
allergic reaction. The recent research shows that the toxins, produced
by abnormal gut flora, play a major role in development of autism.

The population of the gut wall with normal gut flora plays a major
part in the appropriate development of the baby's immature immune
system. If the gut flora is not normal then we can not expect a normal
immune system. The breast milk provides a ready immune protection for
the baby. So, while exclusively breast fed our babies can do quite
well without properly developing gut flora, but when the breast
feeding stops, it takes a few months for pathological symptoms to
start appearing. This is exactly when the vaccination, and I mean any
vaccination, may prove to be too much of an attack on an already
compromised immune system.



2. Antibiotics and steroids, including contraceptive pills, and many
other drugs apart from damaging the gut flora have a direct immune
suppressing effect. Their wide spread use in mothers before and during
pregnancy have a damaging effect on the immune system of the future
baby. Antibiotics, taken by the mother during breast feeding, will
pass to the baby through the milk and add to the damage of it's gut
flora and developing immune system.



3. 4. 5. Consumption of sugar and processed foods have a direct
damaging effect on the immune system. On top of that these foods feed
abnormal flora in the gut contributing to Gut Dysbiosis and hence to
immune imbalance. Processed foods are a very poor source of nutrition
and a very rich source of various toxic substances, like
preservatives, colours, flavouring, aspartame, MSG, and all those E-
numbers. Food additives have been shown in a vast number of studies to
have a detrimental effect on the immune system, brain chemistry, liver
function, etc.. On top of that processed foods are a rich source of
very harmful trans-fatty acids. Trans-fatty acids are unsaturated
fatty acids with changed chemical structure. They have been shown to
have a direct damaging effect on immune system. Children who are
routinely fed on crisps, sugary foods, soft drinks and meals out of
tins and packets run a great risk of being immune-compromised.



Consumption of processed convenience foods, antibiotics, steroids, and
the toxic environment are all features of our modern life style. Our
children are paying the price for it. It is a fact that we can not
afford to ignore!



So, my conclusion is that while MMR and other vaccines may not be the
cause of autism, in immune compromised children they can do a lot of
harm and in some children may well provide the trigger which starts
the disorder.



Vaccination, which saved the lives of millions of children world-wide
in the last century, is becoming dangerous thanks to changes in our
lifestyles. The number of immune compromised children in developed
countries is enormous and growing every day. It is time for the
medical profession to review its attitude to vaccination. The cry
"Vaccinate everybody!" has to change.  Here is what I propose:  a
comprehensive immunological test has to be done with every baby before
a decision about vaccination would be made. There are a number of very
good tests already in existence to assess the state of one's immune
system. These tests have to be put into an appropriate pre-vaccination
panel for all babies and results of these tests have to be an
essential part in the process for deciding which of the following
steps to take:

·        The standard vaccination protocol.

·        Single vaccines only.

·        Delayed vaccination until the results of the tests are
better.

·        No vaccination at all. A child presenting with eczema,
asthma, digestive problems or any other disorder, which would indicate
compromised immunity, should be a red flag not to vaccinate!



Those 3 million pounds which the government spent on promoting MMR
might have been just enough to develop such a test panel, and in my
opinion, a much more worthwhile investment in the future health of our
nation.



Published in Issue 9 of The Autism File.  February 2002

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