Dr. Jay Gordon  ( First half of show)

Once and for all, the real deal with vaccinations. Should you or
shouldn't you ?

Dr. Jay Gordon has been in private practice in Santa Monica, California for 25 years. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at UCLA School of Medicine. He is a frequent medical commentator and media resource on pediatric issues, appearing on television shows such as Good Morning America. He has a dvd titled, Vaccinations? Assessing The Risks And Benefits. He is the author of several books, including co-author of the newly released The ADD and ADHD Cure - The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity, and Refocus Your Child.

Dr. Gordon is passionate, outspoken and takes a controversial stance when it comes to the subject of vaccines. He has a sympathetic ear to parents concerns about possible adverse side effects, and frequently is asked to respond to such issues on the popular Huffington Post - blog. Dr. Gordon has a Senior Fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition and is on the Advisory Board of Whole Children, Whole Planet and La Leche League International.

www.DrJayGordon.com


Barbara Loe Fisher  (Second half of show)

Barbara Loe Fisher is the co-founder & president of the National Vaccine Information Center, a non-profit organization co-founded in 1982 by parents of vaccine-injured children. Their goal is to prevent vaccine injuries and deaths through public education, and to defend the informed consent ethic. Barbara co-authored the 1985 groundbreaking book, DPT: A Shot in the Dark, which was the first book to critique the flaws in the mass vaccination system, and report an association between vaccination and regressive autism, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, asthma, diabetes and other chronic illness and disability. Barbara is also the author of the 2008 book Vaccines, Autism & Chronic Inflammation: The New Epidemic.    www.nvic.org

Kathy Arnos began her professional writing career in 1988 as publisher and editor of Mother to Mother: Another View, a newsletter focusing on alternative health and environmental issues for the entire family. She started the newsletter as a response to her daughter Danielle’s chronic illness after childhood vaccines, and her journey back to good health through natural healing methods, and becoming a conscious consumer.

In 1991, Arnos published her first book, Bach Flowers for Children (Spirit Dance Publishing), and produced and hosted a 30-minute television show, "Raising Healthy Children Without Drugs," which aired on local cable television. The Los Angeles Times dubbed her, "Medicine Mom" and L.A. Weekly called her the "Good Mother."

Arnos' second book The Complete Teething Guide – From Birth to Adolescence was published in 2003, and offers parents natural remedies for teething-related symptoms such as fevers, diarrhea, nightmares, ADD/ADHD, sleeplessness, depression, headaches,earaches, anxiety, croup, sinus and more.

In 2006, Arnos created and produced the first Whole Children, Whole  Planet Expo, a premier natural parenting and family expo that  introduces attendees - of all ages - to the benefits of natural products, organics foods, natural medicine, enrichment learning programs, sustainable living practices and important health and environmental  issues. The first WCWP Expo was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center over Earth Day weekend. Plans for 2009 will be announced in November 2008.

Currently, Arnos is the publisher and editor of Eco Family News, a free e-newsletter based on the principles of Whole Children, Whole  Planet, as she continues to write freelance for other (in print and online) publications. She also sits on the Advisory Board's for California Safe Schools - http://www.calisafe.org/index.html, Holistic Pediatric Association - http://www.hpakids.org, bluedominoes.com, and the (newly formed) San Fernando Valley Green Leadership Team in  Southern California.

"My daughter has definitely been my teacher, opening my eyes to another view. We are all put here for a reason, to walk a certain path. My journey is about my truth – not everyone’s truth will be the same.

As parents, it is our job and responsibility to keep our children safe and healthy, which means doing research in order to make informed choices. When Danielle was a baby, I didn’t take time to exercise that right, and that mistake almost cost us our daughter's health. My goal is not to convert other parents into believing my truth, but to give them the tools and knowledge they need to help them make educated decisions about what is right for their family, and children – their truth."