{"product_id":"vaccines-autoimmunity-and-the-changing-nature-of-childhood-illness-9781603587778","title":"Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Doctor's Surprising Answer to the Epidemic of Autoimmunity and Chronic Disease\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the past fifty years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded: currently 1 in 2.5 American children has an allergy, 1 in 11 has asthma, 1 in 13 has severe food allergies, and 1 in 36 has autism. While 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603587778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thomas Cowan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661541503132,"sku":"9781603587778","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5f33874f-5870-449b-9a40-b85d695535a4.jpg?v=1603899697","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/vaccines-autoimmunity-and-the-changing-nature-of-childhood-illness-9781603587778","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}