Over the past fifty years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded: currently 1 in 2.5 American children has an allergy, 1 in 11 has asthma, 1 in 13 has severe food allergies, and 1 in 36 has autism. While some attribute this rise to increased awareness and diagnosis, Dr. Thomas Cowan argues for a direct causal relationship to the increase in vaccinations. Today, we begin a series with Dr. Cowan as we go through his book and answer the ultimate question: What are we really doing to children when we vaccinate them? How do we turn pressure and stress into hope? Kip Watson gives us her best tips for keeping the glass half full!