Immunizations are often thought of as the same as vaccinations, but they're not. Let me explain.

A vaccination is the injection of a foreign substance directly into your blood stream.

Immunizations, on the other hand, are a way of stimulating your immune system.

But, isn't that the same thing, I hear you ask?

No, it most definitely isn't.

A healthy immune system is constantly working in a mild way. It's what is generally called street immunity. Someone passes you in the street with, say a bad cold. You breathe in their exhaled air, and so pathogen.

If you're healthy, you will immediately sneeze and that's the end of the pathogen trying to get into you. It was instantly expelled, with great vigour.

If you aren't as healthy at that, then you might get some mild cold symptoms, such as a nasal discharge or a slightly sore throat. A few hours and they disappear. Still a good healthy immunity.

The next notch down is that you might get a serious cold or a mild dose of the flu. It they are treated naturally, then your body has still prevented entry of the pathogen.

A really serious flu means that your natural immunity is very low as it was unable to prevent the pathogen entering your body. As a result, you will probably make antibodies, that will help give you protection from another bout of flu.

But the presence of antibodies means that your system is very low. You weren't able to throw out the passing pathogen. It managed to get a hold of you.

So by having a vaccine, apart from all the questionable ingredients (such as thimerosol - a derivative of mercury, squalene, formaldehyde, aluminium, cross species tissue and much more), the pathogen is introduced into your blood. Your body thinks it has failed, so your immune system takes a tumble.

Natural immunizations occur by stimulating the immune system at the normal point of entry - the mouth and nose. Babies receive their mothers natural immunity through mothers milk. Once they are weaned, the child's immune system must start to learn how to fend for itself.

By keeping the child healthy in all other respects (diet, environment, loved, etc), then the immune system will gradually get stronger with each 'practice' it gets. So childhood diseases actually are a good thing.

The same goes for any disease. By keeping yourself healthy through a good diet, working environment, plenty of relaxing time, and dealing with life's challenges holistically, then your immune system will be strong enough to effectively deal with any disease or illness.

For those who find the idea of allowing childhood or any diseases, free rein, there is another option. It's called homeoprophylaxis (HP). This is immunizations by homeopathic medicines.

The disease, say measles, is made into a homeopathic medicine. This is then taken in through the mouth, the number one port of entry for any pathogen. This then stimulates the immune system, to react and throw out the disease.

With homeoprophylaxis, there are no harmful side effects. There are no heavy metals or cross species tissue. Just the disease, as if you had passed someone in the street with that disease. But in a controlled way. And with a greatly attenuated medicine, which will never create a strong bout of the disease.

Naturally occurring immunizations are the healthiest way to create a strong immune system.