Over five years ago I posted a warning on the flu vaccines. Now we have an advertising campaign for FluMist that will cost an estimated $25 million. Sounds like a lot but Wyeth, the flu vaccine maker, will be spending yet another $75 million to promote this vaccine to doctors, for a grand total of $100 million.

Now, $100 million may seem like a ton of money to spend on ads, but does anyone care to guess how much Wyeth anticipates MAKING on this vaccine?

The answer is a cool $1 billion.

The "experts" will use fear to motivate people to get a flu vaccine, but this is yet another health care illusion. Let's be clea -- flu can definitely be a killer disease and is not something that should be easily dismissed. But remember that flu shots don't prevent illness ... they never have and never will.

The flu vaccine can actually weaken the immune system and make you more predisposed to the illness.

Just remember, the flu vaccine is not the answer to avoiding the flu.

People are dying from the flu because they are already sick and have compromised immune systems. The majority of the cause is surely related to eating too much sugar and too many grains, getting inadequate rest and suffering from unresolved emotional trauma.

I detail the dangers of sugar and grains, all the other foods you should avoid, and all those you should be eating to build your immunity in my new book. This book provides you the means to become truly healthy, and if you are healthy you will likely never get the flu. If you do, though, there are some simple strategies that you can follow that will be highly beneficial. One is to try the inexpensive and non-toxic hydrogen peroxide treatment.

Washington Post December 4, 2003; Page A01