Whooping Cough Rates May Be Highest in Nearly 50 Years

Dear Friends,

I fell down a rabbit hole this morning.  I had in mind a healthful blog for this morning.  Then I looked at the morning 'health' news.  One headline grabbed my attention:

'Whooping Cough Rates May Be Highest in 50 Years'

It is clear that this headline was written to frighten parents....and with good cause.  Whooping cough is a very frightening illness. 

Having said that, what are the real facts?

Approximately 10 infants in the U.S. will die from whooping cough annually.  Without a doubt, that is a massive tragedy for the families involved.

Statistics show that over 4 million children were born in the U.S. in 2011.  That means the death rate from whooping cough in the U.S is .0000025.

Statistics also show that autism rates in the U.S. have sky-rocketed to 1 in 88. 

This would mean we can expect 45,454 children born in the U.S. in 2011 to have autism.

Though I don't minimize the horror of parents who lose a child to whooping cough, I am aware that thousands and thousands of parents are going to live with the horror of having a child diagnosed with autism in 2011.

Let's minimize the risk of autism in America by minimizing the amounts of toxins you and your family are exposed to.

It's a diligent task.  It's not an easy task.  Toxins are everywhere....but....raising an autistic child is not easy, either.  You never get a break from that. 

Proactive time now will pay large dividends in the future.

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