{"product_id":"vaccines-autoimmunity-and-the-changing-thomas-cowan-9781603587778","title":"Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne doctor's surprising answer to the epidemic of chronic disease and essential reading for everyone concerned with the health of the next generation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dr. Cowan intelligently educates us on the complicated and beautiful workings of our immune system [and] charts the clear, concise path to healing, offering a better, healthier life for us, our children, and the planet.\"--Lindy Woodard, MD, Pediatric Alternatives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the past fifty years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. Currently: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e1 in 2.5 American children has an allergy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e1 in 11 has asthma\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e1 in 13 has severe food allergies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e1 in 36 has autism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile 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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Cowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603587772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603587778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\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\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019","brand":"Thomas Cowan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052131447039,"sku":"9781603587778","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b18405c1-099b-44ec-913a-3fe9f6e6e016.jpg?v=1685017122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vaccines-autoimmunity-and-the-changing-thomas-cowan-9781603587778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}