"There are two sides to the story of vaccines. The predominant story told to us by government institutions and the mass media is that "vaccines are safe and effective." But are we really being told the whole story? In this course, we'll peel back the curtain and peer into the shadows as we examine vaccine safety and efficacy from a critical perspective."
- Luke Yamaguchi, The Dark Side of Vaccines -
Health educator, Luke Yamaguchi recently wrote an article entitled, "To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate" that offers interesting statistics you might want to consider when deciding whether or not to vaccinate. Luke talked about the article with Del Bigtree on the November 29th episode of The HighWire which you can watch below.
In addition to the article and a blog post entitled, "Vaccine Safety - An Appeal to Common Sense", Luke has compiled a free online course, "The Dark Side of Vaccines." Many thanks to Luke, who created the course "out of a sense of moral obligation" to share what he has learned about vaccines from his own independent research. The course is extremely well done. I urge you to take the course and share it with someone who has not considered the "other side" of the vaccine story. Offered in brief, comprehensive, well referenced segments, "The Dark Side of Vaccines" is ideal for those new to vaccine risk awareness and a great refresher for those of us who have been at it for a while.
Click here to watch a brief promo video for "The Dark Side of Vaccines" and to enroll in the course.
When asked what inspired Luke to write "To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate," Luke replied...
“I actually asked myself this question. What can I do to create greater health and wellness in our world? And one of the answers that came to me was researching vaccines. So I spent about three months earlier this year looking into vaccines and I learned that there is a whole lot more to this story than vaccines are, quote, safe and effective; and so part of what I’m trying to do with this article that I wrote in Medium is to get people to think critically about this issue and not just accept at face value the sound bites, the generic sound bites that we keep hearing over and over again in the mainstream news …”
Watch interview with Luke below. Segment begins at point 25:08.
Luke is a health educator and wellness consultant dedicated to creating greater well-being in our world through education and empowerment. He is the founder of GutResolution.com where he works with clients to unearth the root causes of their health challenges. Before becoming a nutritionist, he taught at several colleges in the Pacific Northwest. Luke has a Master of Arts degree in Japanese pedagogy. In his free time, he enjoys dancing Argentine tango.
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