Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Are seed oils poison? Is thimerosal in vaccines dangerous? RFK gets a lot of attention in the media, but let's look at the science behind his claims.
CORRECTIONS and CLARIFICATIONS:
1) I have had a couple of comments questioning my description of LDL, the so-called 'bad' cholesterol. One of them cited some research suggesting LDL may not be the culprit when it comes to clogged arteries. This has to be weighed against the huge amount of research over several decades showing that there is a link, and that link is accepted by every major medical institution I checked. See my pinned comment for details. Still, fair to say that the link between LDL and clogged arteries (atherosclerosis) is being questioned.
2) The photo I show of the element sodium is a bit suspect. I got the photo from a website called 'Get 10 Facts About the Element Sodium' (thoughtco.com/sodium-element-facts-606471). Sodium is a dull gray color on contact with air, and this looks more like a crystalline form of a sodium compound.
3) I cannot verify all the ingredients shown in Quaker oats and McDonalds frying oil. The one I mention, dimethylpolysiloxane, is used. And although the exact ingredients may differ, or (as I mentioned) may have changed, there is a huge disparity between what is allowed in the USA and Europe (cspi.org/page/chemical-cuisine-food-additive-safety-ratings)
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SOURCES:
RFK on seed oil:
youtube.com/shorts/qffLMbzjui8
Joe Rogan on seed oil:
youtube.com/shorts/n5lfDRxjKpA
RFK speaking on new diet guidelines:
youtube.com/watch?v=_c28wiWIsQk
Simopoulos, A. P. (2008). The importance of the omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio in cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases. (Experimental Biology and Medicine, 233(6), 674–688.)
heart.org/en/news/2024/08/20/theres-no-reason-to-avoid-seed-oils-and-plenty-of-reasons-to-eat-them
Finns:
youtube.com/shorts/kOiXgrz3Jss
youtube.com/shorts/yncFW4CZA_g
RFK explaining ban on Thimerosal
youtube.com/watch?v=XPWh-Mq_BNg
Timeline of Thimerosal
motherjones.com/politics/2004/03/timeline-thimerosal-controversy
Egan testimony:
pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/fdas-william-egan-testifies-on-vaccine-additi-0001#thi
Map of measles outbreak:
cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html
wsj.com/video/series/opinion-review-and-outlook/wsj-opinion-could-measles-lose-its-elimination-status-in-the-us/5A75DA4D-E62F-46AA-B929-1A588BCA2D4B?mod=Searchresults&pos=2&page=1
Vitamin A toxicity
mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/measles-vitamin-and-rfk-jrs-about-face
factcheck.org/2026/01/the-facts-on-the-vaccines-the-cdc-no-longer-recommends-for-all-kids
Joe Rogan interview
youtube.com/watch?v=p6LJXPOv4SM
2:30 “I’m not against vaccines”
youtube.com/watch?v=LBP6P12oyzM
Chaired Children’s health defence – anti-vax
youtube.com/watch?v=HqI_z1OcenQ
1:50 – RFK saying he tells mothers not to vaccinate their babies
6:06 – RFK disinfo on vaccines
youtube.com/watch?v=DsTfrJVWYqc
congress hearings
youtube.com/watch?v=i0q_Oj425cU&t=259s
"Do your own research"
youtube.com/shorts/hmXMHkdSB8U
"Don’t take advice from me":
youtube.com/watch?v=gZJpvcg3iUY
youtube.com/watch?v=E40cdMiZ03w
Congressional hearing:
youtube.com/watch?v=OBpVLYmYLso
Americans die younger (2013)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK154469
Citations to nonexistent studies:
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/rfk-jr-maha-health-report-studies
CDC award to Danish researchers
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/cdc-awards-16-million-hepatitis-b-vaccine-study-controversial-danish-researchers
Stephanie Rist
youtube.com/watch?v=mcd5MSZK0V8
Are seed oils poison? Is thimerosal in vaccines dangerous? RFK gets a lot of attention in the media, but let's look at the science behind his claims.
CORRECTIONS and CLARIFICATIONS:
1) I have had a couple of comments questioning my description of LDL, the so-called 'bad' cholesterol. One of them cited some research suggesting LDL may not be the culprit when it comes to clogged arteries. This has to be weighed against the huge amount of research over several decades showing that there is a link, and that link is accepted by every major medical institution I checked. See my pinned comment for details. Still, fair to say that the link between LDL and clogged arteries (atherosclerosis) is being questioned.
2) The photo I show of the element sodium is a bit suspect. I got the photo from a website called 'Get 10 Facts About the Element Sodium' (thoughtco.com/sodium-element-facts-606471). Sodium is a dull gray color on contact with air, and this looks more like a crystalline form of a sodium compound.
3) I cannot verify all the ingredients shown in Quaker oats and McDonalds frying oil. The one I mention, dimethylpolysiloxane, is used. And although the exact ingredients may differ, or (as I mentioned) may have changed, there is a huge disparity between what is allowed in the USA and Europe (cspi.org/page/chemical-cuisine-food-additive-safety-ratings)
TO SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL -- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS CHARITY:
I do not ask for contributions. Instead, please support the work of Health in Harmony, which trades forest protections for health care. See my video here: youtube.com/watch?v=j9-GRugP9pU for an explanation of their work.
Donations can be made here: healthinharmony.org/donate
The main website is: healthinharmony.org
Health in Harmony also has a live website: actnow.healthinharmony.org
Please mention the name Potholer54 when you donate, so it can be counted when I update the total from my subscribers. Thanks :)
SOURCES:
RFK on seed oil:
youtube.com/shorts/qffLMbzjui8
Joe Rogan on seed oil:
youtube.com/shorts/n5lfDRxjKpA
RFK speaking on new diet guidelines:
youtube.com/watch?v=_c28wiWIsQk
Simopoulos, A. P. (2008). The importance of the omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio in cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases. (Experimental Biology and Medicine, 233(6), 674–688.)
heart.org/en/news/2024/08/20/theres-no-reason-to-avoid-seed-oils-and-plenty-of-reasons-to-eat-them
Finns:
youtube.com/shorts/kOiXgrz3Jss
youtube.com/shorts/yncFW4CZA_g
RFK explaining ban on Thimerosal
youtube.com/watch?v=XPWh-Mq_BNg
Timeline of Thimerosal
motherjones.com/politics/2004/03/timeline-thimerosal-controversy
Egan testimony:
pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/fdas-william-egan-testifies-on-vaccine-additi-0001#thi
Map of measles outbreak:
cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html
wsj.com/video/series/opinion-review-and-outlook/wsj-opinion-could-measles-lose-its-elimination-status-in-the-us/5A75DA4D-E62F-46AA-B929-1A588BCA2D4B?mod=Searchresults&pos=2&page=1
Vitamin A toxicity
mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/measles-vitamin-and-rfk-jrs-about-face
factcheck.org/2026/01/the-facts-on-the-vaccines-the-cdc-no-longer-recommends-for-all-kids
Joe Rogan interview
youtube.com/watch?v=p6LJXPOv4SM
2:30 “I’m not against vaccines”
youtube.com/watch?v=LBP6P12oyzM
Chaired Children’s health defence – anti-vax
youtube.com/watch?v=HqI_z1OcenQ
1:50 – RFK saying he tells mothers not to vaccinate their babies
6:06 – RFK disinfo on vaccines
youtube.com/watch?v=DsTfrJVWYqc
congress hearings
youtube.com/watch?v=i0q_Oj425cU&t=259s
"Do your own research"
youtube.com/shorts/hmXMHkdSB8U
"Don’t take advice from me":
youtube.com/watch?v=gZJpvcg3iUY
youtube.com/watch?v=E40cdMiZ03w
Congressional hearing:
youtube.com/watch?v=OBpVLYmYLso
Americans die younger (2013)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK154469
Citations to nonexistent studies:
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/rfk-jr-maha-health-report-studies
CDC award to Danish researchers
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/cdc-awards-16-million-hepatitis-b-vaccine-study-controversial-danish-researchers
Stephanie Rist
youtube.com/watch?v=mcd5MSZK0V8
