Blueberry Banana Bread

  • 5 smashed ripe bananas 
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 stick butter melted* (see note below)
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Splash of vanilla
  • 1+ 1/2 cups blueberries 

Beat the wet ingredients. Add the dry ingredients and stir gently but thoroughly. Add the blueberries last and mix in gently. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes; turn oven down and bake another 20 minutes. Then test the internal temperature. Leave to cook until thermometer reads 200 in the center. Allow the loaf to cool as long as you can in the pan. Usually with the delicious aroma of fresh banana bread there is a lot of demand to cut it while it’s still hot. But it is easier to get nice slices if you have some time to wait! 

I picked fresh blueberries from a local Upstate South Carolina PYO. My nearly 5 yo granddaughter said they were a bit sour, but she managed to eat them along with her waffle and syrup. The berries are small and might be considered a bit tart. I just decided on a whim to add them to a loaf of banana bread we were making together. Since she didn’t enjoy them fresh, maybe they’d be better baked. My son and DIL, hubby, and the 4 grandchildren devoured it! The combination of flavors was delectable. My DIL said plain banana bread is now ruined for her forever. 

*Since I stopped using a microwave years ago, I sometimes melt butter in a saucepan. This time I just stuck the whole stick of butter into the loaf pan and put it in the oven as it was heating up. Once it was melted, I poured it into the batter. I found that very convenient as it coats the loaf pan and reduces clean up!

Sorry. No pictures. Eaten far too fast for pictures. 

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. “By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Should I or Shouldn’t I?

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/covid-vaccine-secrets/resources/

Go to Chilrdren’s Health Defense. Watch the video. Look at the information. Make an informed choice.

Go to https://www.openvaers.com/covid-data for weekly updates on reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System for the USA. Never before in the history of the pharmaceutical industry has one product caused so much death, injury, and disability. Since this product was given Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA the manufacturers and distributors are 100% liability free. When anyone suffers a serious adverse event there is no come back; no help to cover your medical costs.

Compare the following facts, remembering that the injection now being promoted is given to healthy people. The death rate is a small fraction of the people who were sick. What is the number of healthy people at no risk of illness or death?

This graphic shows data up to the end of May.

Here is the VAERS data through 16 July 2021. This information is updated every Friday. Notice that the deaths have doubled from May 28 to July 2021 with over 11,000 deaths reported.

https://www.openvaers.com/covid-data

This information is critically important to know as you are making a fully informed decision for yourself or someone you love.

Follow @authorkatewilliam on Instagram. She shares some excellent research.

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. “By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Infection Protection

Have you already had a covid infection? Did you know that covid infection provides protection? Great news! The following sources all confirm that a person who has had an infection has lasting robust immunity.

“Good news: Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection: People who have had mild illness develop antibody-producing cells that can last lifetime.” Washington School of Medicine in St Louis from May 24, 2021.

The findings, published May 24 in the journal Nature, suggest that mild cases of COVID-19 leave those infected with lasting antibody protection and that repeated bouts of illness are likely to be uncommon.

https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/good-news-mild-covid-19-induces-lasting-antibody-protection/

Coronavirus immunity May Last Years, Possibly Even Decades, Study Suggests

Immunity to the novel coronavirus may last eight months or longer, according to a new study authored by respected scientists at leading labs, which found that individuals who recovered from the coronavirus developed “robust” levels of B cells and T cells (necessary for fighting off the virus) and “these cells may persist in the body for a very, very long time.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/11/17/coronavirus-immunity-may-last-years-possibly-even-decades-study-suggests/

Lasting immunity found after recovery from COVID-19.

At a Glance

*The immune systems of more than 95% of people who recovered from COVID-19 had durable memories of the virus up to eight months after infection.

*The results provide hope that people receiving SARS-CoV-2 vaccines will develop similar lasting immune memories after vaccination.

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/lasting-immunity-found-after-recovery-covid-19

Previously infected should be protected from all variants

Andrew D Redd, Alessandra Nardin, Hassen Kared, Evan M Bloch, Andrew Pekosz, Oliver Laeyendecker, Brian Abel, Michael Fehlings, Thomas C Quinn, Aaron A R Tobian, CD8+ T cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent individuals target conserved epitopes from multiple prominent SARS-CoV-2 circulating variantsOpen Forum Infectious Diseases, 2021;, ofab143, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab143 or https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofab143/6189113


Research Suggests Mild COVID-19 Illness Leaves Behind Lasting Antibody Protection. June 2, 2021.

Scientists found that individuals who have recovered from a mild case of COVID-19 have long-lived plasma cells in their bone marrow that secretes low levels of antibodies against the virus for possibly a lifetime.

https://resistthemainstream.org/research-suggests-mild-covid-19-illness-leaves-behind-lasting-antibody-protection/

No point vaccinating those who’ve had COVID-19: Cleveland Clinic study suggests

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210608/No-point-vaccinating-those-whoe28099ve-had-COVID-19-Findings-of-Cleveland-Clinic-study.aspx


And just in case you want to take a deep dive into what could be going on, here is an ebook on Covid-19: A Different Perspective by Dr John Reizer. https://johnswordpressblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/covid-19-pdf-1.pdf

I’m not saying I agree with everything presented by the author, but only by examining many aspects of an issue and discovering many viewpoints can we form a thoughtful point of view. Being able to hold differing points of view in your mind long enough to consider them is essential in most discussions. Our culture produces short sound bites which intend to spur our allegiance and keep us divided. Considering many sides of an issue brings understanding.


Remember, even if you do get sick, there are many approaches to effectively treat the illness so that it will not be severe. Early consistent treatment of any symptom usually brings swift relief. My personal go-to is vitamin C. Zinc is an essential mineral that many of us may be deficient in and supplementing can be beneficial. Our immune system is awesome. I have several more posts about it here, here, and here. More serious illness may require protocols developed by many doctors working together to successfully treat this infection.

Knowing that infection protects because our immune system is designed to remember previous infections can give us a lot of confidence. Do we really need an experimental liability free injection that is fast becoming the most harmful drug in history? Why are we getting so much pressure to accept this medical procedure? Many well respected scientists are repeatedly assuring us that we do not need to fear this virus.


I’d love to hear from you. What are you learning? We all need hope. Seeking to know what’s going on in the world is never going to be complete without understanding that the world was created by God who loves us and desires our ultimate good. Navigating vast amounts of conflicting information can produce confusion and apathy. No matter what is happening in the world, or the cause, God is still in control. Seeking to hear His voice in the midst of chaos will provide clarity and comfort.

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. “By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Withstanding Pressure

Perhaps you’ve heard something like this… “If you don’t accept this injection you can’t….”

  • visit your family member,
  • eat in the dining room,
  • participate in this specific life activity,
  • work here – ie keep your job. As in, if you don’t take it, you’re fired.
  • etc. etc. etc.

If you are facing any type of pressure to accept an injection, take some time to read this blog by Christian Elliot. His previous blog on the covid shot went viral. I did a summary of it here. In this new blog he discusses the aspect of facing pressure for refusing to take the shot. He provides links to legal resources which may help you. To read the entire blog (approximately 13 minutes), go here.


How to Overcome the Pressure to Get a Covid Vaccine

Recently a friend of mine who adamantly did NOT want to get a covid vaccine, did so anyway because of pressure from her peers and her employer.

For any of you who feel pressured to get a covid jab and feel like it’s becoming impossible to say no, I’ve got your back.

Before I’m done you will:

  1. Understand why vaccine mandates and coercion are illegal.
  2. Have a practical way to converse about your decision to opt-out.
  3. Feel confident in your decision, and (I hope) feel emboldened to speak up.

Read the rest here..


At the end of his blog Christian links to a couple of great videos including this one which is an interview with three nurses who describe their incredible and horrific experience after receiving the injection pushed on them by their employers..

https://thehighwire.com/videos/they-dont-want-to-see-people-like-us/

Keep well. Keep healthy. Boost your immune system. Injecting chemical cocktails in the hope of protection will never keep you healthy! Choose your food wisely, exercise, get outdoors in the sunshine, find a faith community, seek God – these are the paths to true health. AND, if you do get sick, remember, there are effective treatment options!

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. “By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Calm Clarity

Dr Mike Yeadon, a UK scientist, has decades of experience in evaluating and developing drugs. He worked for Pfizer in drug development before launching his own own company. He has a wide range of experience and understanding of scientific research and drug development. While he appreciates innovation, he is unwavering in his commitment to SAFETY and demonstrates sincere compassion for the health and well-being of his fellow man.

During his unique career he developed a strong passion for identifying problems with the goal of understanding and providing an effective fix. He likes to figure out how to fix things when they are broken.

At the beginning of the corona news hitting the world in 2020 Mike Yeardon was concerned. Newly retired, he had time to devote to understanding the virus and the procedures that were being implemented by governments throughout the world. Initially he maintained his trust that government experts and the news media were sharing responsible true information to help protect the public. As an expert in inflammatory and allergic disease processes, his background gave him unique insights.

He was surprised at the information being produced and wrote several articles with respectful questions to his scientific peers. He was surprised at the lack of response. He found other doctors and researchers with questions and together they explored the actual threat of the virus and the worldwide seemingly coordinated government responses. They formed Doctors for COVID Ethics: “We are doctors and scientists from 30 countries, seeking to uphold medical ethics, patient safety and human rights in response to COVID-19.”

https://doctors4covidethics.org/covid-vaccine-necessity-efficacy-and-safety/

Dr Yeadon has made himself available for interviews and discussions attempting to ask important questions. Few media outlets are paying attention to the concerns he and other scientists have expressed. In this interview on 10 June 2021 with Del Bigtree of The Highwire, Dr Yeadon calmly explains his concerns and is given ample time to present them clearly. The interview starts at 1 hour and 30 minutes into this episode #219 of the weekly Highwire medical news presentation:

Pictures of Dr Mike Yeadon and Del Bigtree from The Highwire episode 219.
https://thehighwire.com/watch/

Some highlights from this vital discussion:

There is no need to fear the virus. The data is clear that the virus is not a threat to the majority of the population but has been overblown by the media. After evaluating all the scientific data Dr Yeadon’s only conclusion is that the governments and government ‘experts’ are deliberately presenting false information to the public. Described as malfeasance by Dr Peter McCullough, Dr Yeadon outlines specific lies that have been presented and invites all critics to prove him wrong:

  • The death rate has been overly exaggerated. The actual death rate is only slightly higher than season flu.
  • Effective treatment information has been purposefully suppressed. There are safe effective early treatment options available that are tested and endorsed by hundreds of doctors around the world.
  • The testing procedure has produced incorrect data. Actual positive tests are far lower than represented.
  • There is no evidence of asymptomatic spread – a person without symptoms cannot spread the virus. Thus, lockdowns and mask wearing are completely absurd and unnecessary.
  • The virus is not ‘novel’, variants are not significant, and immunity is strong and lasting. COVID is 80% similar to SARS of 2003 and 60% similar to the common cold. People who have experienced these infections have robust immunity to the current strain. Variants only differ by 0.3% and do not present a real threat. COVID recovered have lasting immunity. Anyone who has had an active infection should NOT get the product being pushed on the public and called a ‘vaccine‘. In fact, this group is more at risk for serious adverse reactions from this injection because of their previous infection.
  • The experimental nature of this mRNA technology has not been adequately studied for safety.

In this poignant interview Dr Yeadon expresses sincere emotion as he recounts his journey of understanding over the past 16 months or so. His only conclusion is that evil does exist in the world and there are people who absolutely know and understand the risk of harm being perpetuated on populations world-wide. He remains calm and demonstrates enormous courage in presenting his conclusions so clearly. His desire is to warn people of the huge threat we face: not the threat of a virus, but the very real threat of tyrants at the helm of health recommendations.

I encourage you to listen to this interview in full. All his statements are backed by solid evidence. He remains open to being wrong and is willing to look at any and all evidence that may contradict his conclusions. This demonstration of true humility and honesty is a rare combination. All truth seekers should decide for themselves who they choose to believe.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge..” Hosea 4:6.

Choose carefully whom you believe.

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. “By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Prevent Hospitalization

Dr Peter McCullough has written and spoken clearly (see video interview below) that early treatment for corona infection can completely avoid hospitalization and death. In our age of misinformation, many lack access to this vital life saving information. If you or a loved one would like to avoid illness or treat illness early, this is a critically important resource put together by compassionate courageous physicians with a lot of successful experience.

Here is the scientific paper describing specific effective treatment protocols written by Dr Peter McCullough published online in August 2020. Pathophysiological Basis and Rationale for Early Outpatient Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection published in the American Journal of Medicine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32771461/

McCullough PA, Kelly RJ, Ruocco G, Lerma E, Tumlin J, Wheelan KR, Katz N, Lepor NE, Vijay K, Carter H, Singh B, McCullough SP, Bhambi BK, Palazzuoli A, De Ferrari GM, Milligan GP, Safder T, Tecson KM, Wang DD, McKinnon JE, O’Neill WW, Zervos M, Risch HA. Pathophysiological Basis and Rationale for Early Outpatient Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection. Am J Med. 2021 Jan;134(1):16-22. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.07.003. Epub 2020 Aug 7. PMID: 32771461; PMCID: PMC7410805.

Dr McCullough has published over 40 peer reviewed scientific papers on covid s19 in the last year.

Peter McCullough explains his perspective in this excellent interview. Here is a segment on YouTube but I will post the full interview which is available on other platforms, below.

Seek truth. Pray. God will lead us to all truth.

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. “By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Guilt Free Gooey Brownies

Trying to eat healthier, but still have a sweet tooth? This is the answer! There is a lot of flexibility with this recipe, and a lot of deliciousness. Guilt free because there is no flour, no sugar and no butter (although I don’t feel guilty about eating butter!)!

Add to a food processor (best option) or a blender (if you don’t have one). I used a Vitamix because that is what I have.

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1/4 C cashews or almond butter, or peanut butter
  • 1/3 C cocoa powder
  • 1 banana
  • 4 dates
  • Salt
  • Vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Honey – about a tablespoon, or more if you want a sweeter taste
  • Top with walnuts and chocolate chips (or mix in)
  • Optional (not pictured): Add blobs of cream cheese mixed with honey on top (or mix in)

Spread into a glass baking dish approximately 8 x 8. Top with walnuts.

Bake at 350 15-20 minutes. (I recently acquired an internal thermometer and let the temperature reach 175 F). Allow to cool on a rack and then transfer to the refrigerator. Avoid the temptation to eat now, they are really much better after they get cold!

Enjoy!

Possible additions and/or substitutions: cooked sweet potato instead of banana. Add coconut to the topping. Pecans or other nuts instead of walnuts.

Let me know what substitutions you make!

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

More on that controversial shot…

Dear friend, Health can't be injected, but it can be earned. Explore health. Respect your God given immune system, seek peace, don't fear. Journeyboost.com

We all want health. Our biggest challenge is discerning HOW to achieve our goal in this age when we are bombarded with information and opinions – many of which are directly contradictory. Health is a topic I began to seriously explore after taking a course called Nutritional Chemistry in 1979. I found some reflections by another health seeker that I want to share. There are many voices that agree that true health and protection from illness will not come through an injection, but these voices are often muted in this age. Here are 18 Reasons I Won’t Be Getting a Covid Vaccine by Christian Elliot with some minor editing to condense it. For me, personally, number one and two are all I need to make this decision, but please read through the whole list. At the end I’ll add a couple more to consider.


A few friends have asked my thoughts the covid jab(s) so I thought it was time to write an article on the topic. Many were unfamiliar with most of the details I shared. I’ve put them together to share with a wider audience.

Knowing how contentious this issue is, part of me would rather just write about something else, but I feel like the discussion/news is so one-sided that I should speak up. As I always strive to do, I promise to do my best to be level-headed and non-hysterical.

I’m not here to pick a fight with anyone, just to walk you through some of what I’ve read, my lingering questions, and explain why I can’t make sense of these covid vaccines.

THREE GROUND RULES FOR DISCUSSION

If you care to engage on this topic with me, excellent. Here are the rules… I am more than happy to correspond with you if…

  1. You are respectful and treat me the way you would want to be treated.
  2. You ask genuinely thoughtful questions about what makes sense to you.
  3. You make your points using sound logic and don’t hide behind links or the word “science.”

If you do respond, and you break any of those rules, your comments will be ignored/deleted. With that out of the way, let me say this… I don’t know everything, but so far no one has been able to answer the objections below.

So here are the reasons I’m opting out of the covid vaccine.

#1: VACCINE MAKERS ARE IMMUNE FROM LIABILITY

The only industry in the world that bears no liability for injuries or deaths resulting from their products, are vaccine makers.

First established in 1986 with the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, and reinforced by the PREP Act, vaccine makers cannot be sued, even if they are shown to be negligent.

#2: THE CHECKERED PAST OF THE VACCINE COMPANIES

The four major companies who are making these covid vaccines are/have either:

  1. Never brought a vaccine to market before covid (Moderna and Johnson & Johnson).
  2. Are serial felons (Pfizer and Astra Zeneca).
  3. Are both of the above (Johnson & Johnson).

Moderna had been trying to “Modernize our RNA” (thus the company name) for years, but had never successfully brought ANY product to market — how nice for them to get a major cash infusion from the government to keep trying.

In fact, all major vaccine makers (save Moderna) have paid out tens of billions of dollars in damages for other products they brought to market when then knew those product would cause injuries and death–see Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex, Thalidomide, and Opioids as a few examples.

If drug companies willfully choose to put harmful products in the market, when they can be sued, why would we trust any product where they have NO liability?

In case it hasn’t sunk in, let me reiterated…3 of the 4 covid vaccine makers have been sued for products they brought to market even though they knew injuries and deaths would result.

Let me reiterate this point:

Given the free pass from liability, and the checkered past of these companies, why would we assume that all their vaccines are safe and made completely above board? Where else in life would we trust someone with that kind of reputation?

To me that makes as much sense as expecting a remorseless, abusive, unfaithful lover to become a different person because a judge said deep down they are a good person.

No. I don’t trust trust them. No liability. No trust.

#3: THE UGLY HISTORY OF ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CORONAVIRUS VACCINES

In the 1960s, attempts to make a coronavirus vaccine killed children in human trials, in the 21st century (not making the mistake of skipping animal trials this time), attempts to make similar vaccines sickened or killed ALL of the ferrets in animal trials. All of them.

We’re talking giving them liver disease and hepatitis among other problems.

In both instances mentioned above, the children and the animals produced beautiful antibody responses after being vaccinated. They manufacturers thought they hit the jackpot. The problem came when the children and animals were exposed to the wild version of the virus.

When that happened, an unexplained phenomenon called Antibody Dependent Enhancement (ADE) also known as Vaccine Enhanced Disease (VED) occurred where the immune system produced a “cytokine storm” (i.e. overwhelmingly attacked the body), and the children/animals died.

The vaccine makers have no data to suggest their rushed vaccines have overcome that problem.

#4: THE “DATA GAPS” SUBMITTED TO THE FDA BY THE VACCINE MAKERS

When vaccine makers submitted their papers to the FDA for the Emergency Use Authorization (Note: An EUA is not the same as a full FDA approval), among the many “Data Gaps” they reported was that they have nothing in their trials to suggest they overcame that pesky problem of Vaccine Enhanced Disease.

They simply don’t know–i.e. they have no idea if the vaccines they’ve made will also produce the same cytokine storm (and deaths) as previous attempts at such products.

If that’s not alarming enough, here are other gaps in the data–i.e. there is no data to suggest safety or efficacy regarding:

  • Anyone younger than age 18 or older than age 55
  • Pregnant or lactating mothers
  • Auto-immune conditions
  • Immunocompromised individuals
  • No data on transmission of covid
  • No data on preventing mortality from covid
  • No data on duration of protection from covid

Hard to believe right? In case you think I’m making this up, or want to see the actual documents sent to the FDA by Pfizer and Moderna for their Emergency Use Authorization, you can check out this, or this respectively. The data gaps can be found starting with page 46 and 48 respectively.

For now let’s turn our eyes to the raw data the vaccine makers used to submit for emergency use authorization.

#5: NO ACCESS TO THE RAW DATA FROM THE TRIALS

Would you like to see the raw data that produced the “90% and 95% effective” claims touted in the news? Me too… But they won’t let us see that data.

As pointed out in the BMJ, something about the Pfizer and Moderna efficacy claims smells really funny. There were

“3,410 total cases of suspected, but unconfirmed covid-19 in the overall study population, 1,594 occurred in the vaccine group vs. 1,816 in the placebo group.”

Wait…what? Did they fail to do science in their scientific study by not verifying a major variable Could they not test those “suspected but unconfirmed” cases to find out if they had covid?

Apparently not. Why not test all 3,410 participants for the sake of accuracy? We can only guess they didn’t test because it would mess up their “90-95% effective” claims. Where’s the FDA?

Would it not be prudent for the FDA, to expect (demand) that the vaccine makers test people who have “covid-like symptoms,” and release their raw data so outside, third-parties could examine how the manufacturers justified the numbers?

I mean it’s only every citizen of the world we’re trying to get to take these experimental products… Why did the FDA not require that? Isn’t that the entire purpose of the FDA anyway?

Good question. Foxes guarding the hen house? Seems like it.

No liability. No trust.

#6: NO LONG-TERM SAFETY TESTING

Obviously, with products that have only been on the market a few months, we have no long-term safety data. In other words, we have no idea what this product will do in the body months or years from now–for ANY population.

Given all the risks above (risks that ALL pharmaceutical products have), would it not be prudent to wait to see if the worst-case scenarios have indeed been avoided? Would it not make sense to want to fill those pesky “data gaps” before we try to give this to every man, woman, and child on the planet?

Well…that would make sense, but to have that data, they need to test it on people, which leads me to my next point…

#7: NO INFORMED CONSENT

What most who are taking the vaccine don’t know is that because these products are still in clinical trials, anyone who gets the shot is now part of the clinical trial. They are part of the experiment. Those (like me) who do not take it, are part of the control group.

Time will tell how this experiment works out.

#8: UNDER-REPORTING OF ADVERSE REACTIONS AND DEATH

According to a study done by Harvard (at the commission of our own government), less than 1% of all adverse reactions to vaccines are actually submitted to the National Vaccine Adverse Events Reports System (VAERS) – read page 6 at the link above.

While the problems with VAERS have not been fixed (as you can read about this letter to the CDC), at the time off this writing VEARS still reports over 2,200 deaths for the current covid vaccines, as well as close to 60,000 adverse reactions.

“VAERS data released today showed 50,861 reports of adverse events following COVID vaccines, including 2,249 deaths and 7,726 serious injuries between Dec. 14, 2020 and March 26, 2021.”

And those numbers don’t include (what is currently) 578 cases of Bell’s Palsy.

#9: THE VACCINES DO NOT STOP TRANSMISSION OR INFECTION

Wait, what? Aren’t these vaccines supposed to be what we’ve been waiting for to “go back to normal”? Nope.

Why do you think we’re getting all these conflicting messages about needing to practice social distancing and wear masks AFTER we get a vaccine? The reason is because these vaccines were never designed to stop transmission OR infection. If you don’t believe me, I refer you again to the papers submitted to the FDA I linked to above.

The primary endpoint (what the vaccines are meant to accomplish) is to lower your symptoms. Sounds like just about every other drug on the market right?

That’s it…lowering your symptoms is the big payoff we’ve been waiting for. Does that seem completely pointless to anyone but me?

  1. It can’t stop us from spreading the virus.
  2. It can’t stop the virus from infecting us once we have it.
  3. To get the vaccine is to accept all the risk of these experimental products and the best it might do is lower symptoms?

Heck, there are plenty of other things I can do to lower my symptoms that don’t involve taking what appears to be a really risky product?

Now for the next logical question:

If we’re worried about asymptomatic spreaders, would the vaccine not make it more likely that we are creating asymptomatic spread?

If it indeed reduces symptoms, anyone who gets it might not even know they are sick and thus they are more likely to spread the virus, right? For what it’s worth, I’ve heard many people say the side effects of the vaccine (especially the second dose) are worse than catching covid.

I can’t make sense of that either. Take the risk. Get no protection. Suffer through the vaccine side-effects. Keep wearing your mask and social distancing… And continue to be able to spread the virus.

#10: PEOPLE ARE CATCHING COVID AFTER BEING FULLY VACCINATED

Talk about a bummer. You get vaccinated and you still catch covid.

In reality, this phenomenon is probably happening everywhere, but those are the ones making the news now. Given the reasons above (and what’s below), maybe this doesn’t surprise you, but bummer if you thought the vaccine was a shield to keep you safe. It’s not. That was never the point.

If 66% of healthcare workers are going to delay or skip the vaccine…maybe they aren’t wowed by the rushed science either. Maybe they are watching the shady way deaths and cases are being reported…

#11: THE OVERALL DEATH RATE FROM COVID

According the the CDC’s own numbers, covid has a 99.74% survival rate.

Why would I take a risk on a product, that doesn’t stop infection or transmission, to help me overcome a cold that has a .26% chance of killing me–actually in my age range is has about a 0.1% chance of killing me (and .01% chance of killing my kids), but let’s not split hairs here.

With a bar (death rate) that low, we will be in lockdown every year…i.e. forever. But wait, what about the 500,000 plus deaths, that’s alarming right?

#12: THE BLOATED COVID DEATH NUMBERS

Something smells really funny about this one. Never before in the history of death certificates has our own government changed how deaths are reported. Why now, are we reporting everyone who dies with covid in their body, as having died of covid, rather than the co-morbidities that actually took their life?

Until covid, all coronaviruses (common colds) were never listed as the primary cause of death when someone died of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, auto-immune conditions, or any other major co-morbidity. The disease was listed as the cause of death, and a confounding factor like flu or pneumonia was listed on a separate line.

To bloat the number even more, both the W.H.O. and the C.D.C. changed their guidelines such that those who are suspected or probable (but were never confirmed) of having died of covid, are also included in the death numbers.

Seriously? If we are going to do that then should we not go back and change the numbers of all past cold and flu seasons so we can compare apples to apples when it comes to death rates?

According to the CDCs own numbers, (scroll down to the section “Comorbidities and other conditions”) only 6% of the deaths being attributed to covid are instances where covid seems to be the only issue at hand.

In other words, reduce the death numbers you see on the news by 94% and you have what is likely the real numbers of deaths from just covid.

Even if the former CDC director is correct and covid-19 was lab-enhanced virus, a .26% death rate is still in line with the viral death rate that circles the planet ever year.

Then there’s this Fauci guy.

I’d really love to trust him, but besides the fact that he hasn’t treated one covid patient…and you should probably know…

#13: FAUCI AND SIX OTHERS AT NIAID OWN PATENTS IN THE MODERNA VACCINE

Thanks to the Bayh-Dole Act, government workers are allowed to file patents on any research they do using tax payer funding.

Tony Fauci owns over 1,000 patents, including patents being used on the Moderna vaccine…which he approved government funding for. Does anyone else see this as a MAJOR conflict of interest, or criminal even?

And then there’s this pesky problem…

#14: THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO MUTATE

Not only does the virus (like all viruses) continue to mutate, but according to world-renown vaccine developer Geert Vanden Bossche (who you’ll meet below if you don’t know him) it’s mutating about every 10 hours.

How in the world are we going to keep creating vaccines to keep up with that level of mutation?

We’re not. Might that also explain why fully vaccinated people are continuing to catch covid?

Why, given that natural immunity has never ultimately failed humanity, do we suddenly not trust it?

Why, if I ask questions like the above, or post links like what you find above, will my thoughts be deleted from all major social media platforms?

That brings me to the next troubling problem I have with these vaccines.

#16: CENSORSHIP…AND THE COMPLETE ABSENCE OF SCIENTIFIC DEBATE

I can’t help but get snarky here, so humor me.

How did you enjoy all those nationally and globally-televised, robust debates put on by public health officials, and broadcast simultaneously on every major news station?

Wasn’t it great hearing from the best minds in medicine, virology, epidemiology, economics, and vaccinology from all over the world as they vigorously and respectfully debated thingslike:

  • Lockdowns
  • Mask wearing
  • Social-distancing
  • Vaccine efficacy and safety trials
  • How to screen for susceptibility to vaccine injury
  • Therapeutics, (i.e. non-vaccine treatment options)

Wasn’t it great seeing public health officials (who never treated anyone with covid) have their “science” questioned.

Wasn’t it great seeing the FDA panel publicly grill the vaccine makers in prime time as they stood in the hot-seat of tough questions about products of which they have no liability?

Oh, wait…you didn’t see those debates?

No, you didn’t…because they never happened.

What happened instead was heavy-handed censorship of all but one narrative. Ironically, Mark Zuckerberg can question vaccine safety, but I can’t? Hypocrite?

When did the first amendment become a suggestion? It’s the FIRST amendment Mark–the one our founders thought was most important. With so much at stake, why are we fed only one narrative…shouldn’t many perspectives be heard and professionally debated?

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO SCIENCE?

  • What has happened to the scientific method of always challenging our assumptions?
  • What happened to lively debate in this country, or at least in Western society? Why did anyone who disagrees with the WHO, or the CDC get censored so heavily?
  • Is the science of public health a religion now, or is science supposed to be about debate?
  • If someone says “the science is settled” that’s how I know I’m dealing with someone who is closed minded.
  • By definition science (especially biological science) is never settled.
  • If it was, it would be dogma, not science.

OK, before I get too worked up, let me say this… I WANT TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN I really do.

  • If lockdowns work, I want to do my part and stay home.
  • If masks work, I want to wear them.
  • If social distancing is effective, I want to comply.

But, if there is evidence they don’t, I want to hear that evidence too. If highly-credentialed scientists have different opinions, I want to know what they think? I want a chance to hear their arguments and make up my own mind. I don’t think I’m the smartest person in the world, but I think I can think. Maybe I’m weird, but if someone is censored, then I REALLY want to hear what they think.

Don’t you?

To all my friends who don’t have a problem with censorship, will you have the same opinion when what you think is censored? Is censorship not the technique of dictators, tyrants, and greedy, power-hungry people? Is it not a sign that those who are doing the censoring know it’s the only way to win? What if a man who spent his entire life developing vaccines was willing to put his entire reputation on the line and call on all global leaders to immediately stop the covid vaccines because of problems with the science? What if he pleaded for an open-scientific debate on a global stage? Would you want to hear what he has to say? Would you want to see the debate he’s asking for?

#17: A WORLD LEADING VACCINOLOGIST IS SOUNDING THE ALARM…

Here is what may be the biggest reason this covid vaccine doesn’t make sense to me.

When someone who is very pro-vaccine, who has spent his entire professional career overseeing the development of vaccines, is shouting from the mountaintops that we have a major problem, I think the man should be heard.

In case you missed it, and in case you care to watch it, here is Geert Vanden Bossche, explaining:

  1. Why the covid vaccine may be putting so much pressure on the virus that we are accelerating it’s ability to mutate and become more deadly.
  2. Why the covid vaccines may be creating vaccine-resistant viruses (similar to anti-biotic resistant bacteria).
  3. Why, because of previous problems with Antibody Dependent Enhancement, we may be looking at a mass casualty event in the next few months/years.

If half of what he says comes true, these vaccines could be the worst invention of all time. If you don’t like his science, take it up with him. I’m just the messenger.

But I can also speak to covid personally.

#18: I ALREADY HAD COVID

I didn’t enjoy it. It was a nasty cold for two days:

  • Unrelenting butt/low-back aches
  • Very low energy.
  • Low-grade fever.

It was weird not being able to smell anything for a couple days. A week later, coffee still tasted a little “off.” But I survived.

Now it appears (as it always has) that I have beautiful, natural, life-long immunity…not something likely to wear off in a few months if I get the vaccine. In my body, and my household, covid is over.

In fact, now that I’ve had it, there is evidence the covid vaccine might actually be more dangerous for me. That is not a risk I’m willing to take.

IN SUMMARY

The above are just my reasons for not wanting the vaccine. Maybe my reasons make sense to you, maybe they don’t. Whatever does makes sense to you, hopefully we can still be friends.

I for one think there’s a lot more that we have in common that what separates us.

  • We all want to live in a world of freedom.
  • We all want to do our part to help others and to live well.
  • We all want the right to express our opinions without fearing we’ll be censored or viciously attacked.
  • We all deserve to have the access to the facts so we can make informed decisions.

Agree or disagree with me; I’ll treat you no differently. You’re a human just as worthy of love and respect as anyone else. For that I salute you, and I truly wish you all the best.

I hope you found this helpful. If so, feel free to share.

If not, feel free to (kindly) let me know what didn’t make sense to you and I’d be happy to hear your thoughts too.

Stay curious and stay humble.

Until next time,

Christian Elliot

PS. If you think I studied this topic well, think about how much thought I would put into helping you with your health. Helping people with their health is what I do all day, every day.

PPS. Health can’t be injected, but it can be earned.


If you have read attentively this far, you might have noticed that there is no #15! I’m waiting to hear from Christian about that one! Meantime, here are some more reasons I can think of on why accepting this shot is probably not the best idea. I’d love to know if you have some unique reasons that aren’t presented here!

  • There are effective treatment options both to prevent and heal from this infection that are safe.
  • The death rate is extremely low, nowhere near what was initially projected. If you want to know for sure, phone your local mortuary or funeral home and ask them if 2020 was a big year for the death industry, or was it similar to previous years.
  • Most of the ‘vaccines’ (which perhaps should be called gene therapy) require extremely low temperatures from the time of manufacture to delivery into a body. How do we know for certain the injection coming into an arm has been properly stored? That is a lot of faith and trust in a supply chain, never mind in the manufacturing process that is rushing millions of doses around the world.
  • Fetal cells are used in many of the vaccines for development and/or testing. I’ve written about that here and here and the impact of these cells on our health here.
  • The amount of hype and fear used to push this product on the public should raise serious red flags.
  • Threats of not being allowed to engage in certain activities if you do not accept this shot, combined with promised rewards such as ‘life can only get back to normal’ if you do get this shot seem a lot like manipulation. Do a little research on manipulation techniques – strategies used by military and predators for decades.
  • My body is God’s temple. He designed every part – including the incredible amazing immune system. Injecting experimental liability free substances with a hope of ‘protection’ or ‘freedom’ does not seem the best way to honor and worship God. In fact, it seems more like idolatry.

I’d love to hear your reasons. Really, we don’t need that many reasons. But we do need to examine this issue rationally.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world. Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. 15 God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. 16 So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.

God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. 17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.

1 John 4:1-18

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Is Rebellion Ever GOOD?

I have a confession: I’ve been a rebel – probably all my life! God turned my rebellion around in 1980 so that instead of rebelling against Him, I began to rebel against societal norms that had led me away from Him.

I rebelled by having natural births, then home births, breastfeeding for years, questioning the morality of birth control, choosing to be a SAHM rather than pursue a career, turning off the TV, NOT watching the news, making my own from scratch, homeschooling, volunteering rather than seeking a paycheck, and most recently, not following nonsense rules

Daily I praise God for His transforming salvation through Jesus Christ!

Rebellion can be so liberating! True freedom is righteous rebellion in Jesus! Rebels for Jesus need to unite. We are not such a small group. There are many who share our understanding. Compliance with tyranny and lies is NOT what following Jesus is about.

There is an enemy of our soul. Jesus was very clear: “the enemy comes to steal kill and destroy.” The enemy uses deception. The nature of deception is that you do not know you are being deceived. We have been blessed with a warfare manual that explains the conflict and gives us clear instructions on how to “wage good warfare.” For too long God’s people have tried too hard to be friends with the world, to follow social norms, and to ‘be nice.’ Our struggle is not against flesh and blood. Our neighbors, colleagues, family members, etc are not our enemy. We have the belt of truth and the sword of the Spirit – God’s word – to expose the lies. We can stand firm in love. Standing firm is actually extremely loving. Bending to men is agreeing to lies and forsaking God’s righteousness.

 If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Messiah.

We live in crazy times. We drown in information, but face a derth of wisdom. God’s word provides clear wisdom. The wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. He gives freely to those who seek Him. Fear prevails because of a lack of faith. Faith will lead us to wisdom. We seek a savior for our current life situation because we want to remain comfortable. God has not called His people to a comfortable life. He has called us to a life of fearless following.

There are some bold pastors keeping their churches open. Members attend unafraid. Here is one warrior pastor who has been a missionary to the preborn for decades. He boldly declares the word of God and applies it to our current circumstances. Matt Trewhella pastors a church in Wisconsin and seeks to equip the body of Christ on his website Defy Tyrants.

In this 7 minute video he challenges a popular view that many Christians hold. You might not change your mind, but watch what he says so that you can formulate why you disagree.

There are also a multitude of medical and scientific professionals speaking out sharing facts dramatically different than what you will hear on the news or from government organizations. They risk a lot to share. One sweet gentlemen has put together an excellent video sharing his wisdom and insight. His sole goal is to help people stay healthy, yet this type of direct information is often purposefully banned — like book burnings of long ago. Dr Hotze explains in detail why the experimental liability-free gene therapy labelled as a ‘vaccine’ being pushed on the public using fear, panic, and mass hysteria is all about control, power, and money by the government and big business.

Paul urged the church in Thessalonica to test all the prophesies – or information – that they received. Is the church today doing enough digging to get the truth?

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22

Compiled by Becky Hastings who collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Kick ‘Um Juice

Chopping peppers with gloves on
Chopping up the peppers – don’t forget to wear your gloves! The peppers might be very hot!
Chopped ginger simmering in a pot
Chopped ginger simmering

Urgent Update: I had the opportunity to chat with Enoch and he emphasized to me that it is VERY IMPORTANT to simmer the ingredients in a glass saucepan. My apologies for getting that wrong!

Enoch DeBus defied his cancer diagnosis with a juice he calls Kick ‘Um Juice. His website is https://www.enochdebus.com/kickum-juice/ and he provides videos describing some of the benefits of this juice, as well as his approach to food that helped him cure his cancer.

This is my version of his recipe. The juice really lives up to its name. My son met Enoch DeBus at his church and his vitality and health defy his age and his previous cancer diagnosis. The original recipe can be found here in video and is written in the comments on that page. I read through all of Enoch’s comments, watched his video and compiled it for myself so that I could make it easily. I like to store my best recipes on my website so I won’t lose them! I hope you enjoy it. Let me know if you make some!

Kick ‘Um Juice

The first step is to make a concentrate from which you make a daily drink (instructions below). The concentrate is stored in the refrigerator once cooled.

  • 1 quart good water
  • 1/3-1/2 pound of chopped up ginger
  • Bring water to a boil and simmer in a glass saucepan, covered, for 30 minutes. 
Chopping four different types of peppers - use a glove!
Chop peppers with gloves

After the 30 minute cooking time, add the following chopped peppers to the pot with the ginger (seeds and all). I was not able to find all the peppers locally, so I used what I was able to find.

  • 3 habaneros 
  • 3 jalapeños
  • 3 Serranos 
  • 3 Hot Red Tabasco (optional?)

cook for another 10 minutes at a light boil.

Remove from heat. Add the following chopped ingredients to the hot mixture, but do not cook. Allow to cool.

  • 4 turmeric roots, chopped
  • more chopped ginger
  • 3 garlic cloves (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons of black pepper pellets (ground up in magic bullet)
Fresh turmeric root can be purchased in many grocery stores. Organic fresh garlic.
Fresh turmeric; fresh garlic

Once cool, blend everything in a powerful blender twice, like a Vitamix or Ninja blender. You now have your concentrate. Do not filter. Enoch says he can store it for up to 7 months in the refrigerator. Mine was used up much quicker than that. Shake before using.

Daily Juice Recipe:

To make a daily juice, combine in a quart glass container:  

  • 1oz. from your concentrate blend
  • 1.5 – 2 fresh squeezed limes or lemons, 
  • 1 – 2 Tablespoons of organic maple syrup or to taste
  • clean filtered water to fill up the quart glass jar

Shake. Ready to drink. Store in refrigerator and drink throughout the day. If it’s too strong just add more water, if too weak, add more of the concentrate blend. This potent juice provides a boost and support for your immune system and has been used by many to reclaim health.

Blend half, blend the other half, combine and blend
Concentrate in glass jars. This is the quantity I made with this recipe
Concentrate plus fresh squeezed lemon juice & maple syrup

Compiled by Becky Hastings who collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.