Why Is The Autism Rate Rising So Fast?

[joepole]

A suspected cause of rising autism rates was the use of thiomersal (a mercury-containing preservative) in vaccinations, especially vaccinations that were packaged together into one shot. Study after study showed that there was no link between thiomersal and autism, but the FDA had manufacturers stop using it. Most did in 1999, all did by 2002. Its removal from the market caused no change in the autism rate.

>Medicine fights disease, they doesn't improve health.

Incorrect, medical knowledge improves health. My wife took prenatal vitamins that were unknown and unavailable in 1940. We now know not to smoke or drink alcohol during pregnancy, something our great-grandmothers did without a second thought. Pregnant women used to be told to sleep on their backs. now we know this is bad advice.

>Pills aren't better than vegetables.

Depends on the pill and the vegetable. To get the recommended about of prenatal folic acid that comes in a pill my wife would have had to eat 4 or 5 pounds of spinach a day.

>Dieting isn't better than exercise.

Dieting is MUCH better than exercise. That's true in general, but especially true when referring to prenatal health. Although are important, what you do doesn't affect your baby nearly as much as what you consume. Once baseline activity levels are met (so you don't have high blood pressure, anemia, etc.) exercise doesn't really help the baby much.