The chapters “Government: Is it for the People?” and “Big Medicine: Whose Health are they Protecting” are worth the cover price alone. Dr. Campbell delves into the why the government isn’t doing more about the poor nutritional choices available to Americans and he talks about why big medicine is better off when we are sick. His answers, and the answers produced by his study that has never been under taken before, and will likely never be replicated, is that nutrition is the cornerstone of preventing disease, such as cancer and that animal based protein (as opposed to plant based protein) is not as good for you as the “industry” wants you to believe.
What I find missing in his book is that he doesn’t even mention the damage that vaccines are doing to us and our children. He says, in his chapter on autoimmunity issues, “The immune system is astonishingly complex. I often hear people speaking about this system as if it were an identifiable organ like a lung. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is a system, not an organ.”
How then, does Dr. Campbell not even broach the subject of the toxins that are being shot directly into the veins of our babies? Ingredients like aluminum, formaldehyde, aspartame, sodium chloride, aluminum hydroxide, chick embryo cells... the list of toxic and cancer causing chemicals in vaccines is too long to even list in this review. So, the question strikes me – why did Dr. Campbell avoid this topic in an otherwise comprehensive study?
I very much agree with and appreciate all he did write about nutrition and how our bodies work with the proper nutrition. One thing that we Americans don’t do enough of is breastfeed and he likens type 1 diabetes to this, among other things such as the indigestibility of cow’s milk, the fact that baby formula is just totally lacking in any conceivable nutrition at all, and the fact that once an infant becomes type 1 diabetic, he is that way for life. There is a large contingent of people (who grow in numbers everyday) that believe that between the lack of nutrition our babies are getting and the vaccines that are being shoved on us, coupled with the toxic water people use to feed their babies formula and the air quality around us, that we are fully responsible for the disease in our society — as is the government for mandating an ever increasing number of vaccines.
Dr. Campbell even writes on page 192, “Imagine looking at the front page of the newspaper and finding the following headline: “Cow’s Milk the Likely Cause of Lethal Type 1 Diabetes.” Because the reaction would be so strong, and the economic impact monumental, this headline won’t be written anytime soon, regardless of the scientific evidence. Stifling this headline is accomplished under the powerful label of “controversy.” With so much at stake, [money] and so much information understood by so few people, it is easy to generate and sustain controversy.”
Article comments
1 - Henk Mutsaers
It's a shame that health organisation and most media don't publish about the findings in the China Study.
2 - Kelly Jad'on
Ms.Clemons,
Great Review! Some of the book reviews I've completed have discussed various aspects of The China Study. I value your opinion.
3 - MaryAnna Clemons
Thank you both for your comments. I agree, it is a shame that our media is so narrow minded when it comes to the information they will feed us.
Best, M.A.
4 - Dave Wheitner
Thanks so much for this review, and for raising a good question! I agree that vaccines are clearly an important health related topic, and my guess as to why it wasn't included in "The China Study" is because the focus of the book is upon our food consumption habits. The large body of evidence cited revolves around the important question of how what we eat impacts our health--embedded in this core topic is a small section devoted to how diet counters *some* environmental toxins. It would be interesting to see whether individuals raised on the type of diets supported by the book's evidence (e.g., free of animal-derived proteins, rich in whole grains and leafy greens, etc.) have a lower incidence of the types of conditions correlated with vaccine ingredients in question. Entire articles or additional books could likely be written on that. The focus of this book, however, is upon our food consumption--something that each of us has the power to change immediately in our everyday lives, and something that clearly makes a significant difference in human health. In my opinion, trying to cover *too* broad a field in the book would simply leave the audience feeling frustrated, disempowered, and uncertain how to take action. This book, with the assistance of some of the evidence you've highlighted, provides an actionable starting point for all of us.
5 - MaryAnna Clemons
Wonderful points Dave, thank you for taking the time to comment!
MaryAnna
6 - Abby
i love this book i just stated reaing it but a freind recommended it and its great!!!
7 - KT
It's prostate cancer..not prostrate cancer.
8 - Speed Simple
In the revw u ask why Dr. Campbell didn't talk abt vaccines in his. Well, isn't obvious tht his study ws on the rlationship btwn the FOODS tht we eat and disease?
9 - Speed Simple
Good rvw though. I just fnshd rding it now.