HOW TO STRENGTHEN OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

HOW TO STRENGTHEN OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

A guide to fighting infections and preventing diseases WITHOUT MEDICATIONS

We can all fend off viruses, prevent illness, and fight infections using a simple yet powerful medicine: food. The key to boosting your immune system is understanding your diet and supplementing your diet with natural supplements. Today, the immune system faces an increasing number of enemies, including stress, pollution, pesticides, and the long list of flavorings, colorings, and preservatives added to food products by manufacturers.

In the book, healthy eating experts Patrick Holford and Jennifer Meek reveal how to meet all challenges, boost your immune system to defeat

infections naturally.

And you will also find:

   – how to win the war on colds and flu

   – how to reduce your allergenic potential

   – how to protect yourself from cancer

   – how to successfully deal with candida, sinus infections

     and hay fever

   – which vaccinations are necessary

   – which nutritional supplements benefit the immune system

 This practical, easy-to-follow guide will help you stay away from illness, feel great, and perform your daily activities successfully.

 

About the authors

Patrick Holford is one of the UK's leading nutrition experts, widely quoted in the media. He is the founder of the Institute of Rational Nutrition in London. Specialising in the field of mental health, he is the author of more than 30 books, translated into over 20 languages and selling millions of copies worldwide, including "The New Bible of Optimal Nutrition" (The Optimum Nutrition Bible) and “Optimal Nutrition for the Mind” (Optimum Nutrition for the Mind). Patrick Holford began his academic career in psychology. Holford was an early advocate and promoter of the importance of zinc, antioxidants, essential fats, a low-glycemic diet and homocysteine-lowering B vitamins such as folic acid. He is the Chief Executive of the Brain Food Foundation and its therapeutic centre, the Brain Bio Centre. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and a member of the Nutritional Therapy Council.

"Patrick Holford is among the leading authorities when it comes to new approaches to health and nutrition."

  Daily Mail

 Jennifer Meek is an immunologist and leading nutrition consultant.

 

CONTENTS

How to use this book

Abbreviations and units of measurement

Part I

Do you have built up immunity?

Chapter 1: Immunity in crisis

Chapter 2: Is your immune system strong?

Part II

Do you understand your immune system?

Chapter 3: How the immune system works

Chapter 4: The Immune Army and the Battlefield

Chapter 5: The consequences of infectious diseases

Chapter 6: What is autoimmunity?

Chapter 7: How to fight allergies

Part III

Six steps to strengthening the immune system

Chapter 8: Immune-boosting foods

Chapter 9: Nutrients to strengthen the immune system

Chapter 10: Herbs to strengthen the immune system

Chapter 11: Physical activity and the immune system

Chapter 12: Light – the forgotten factor

Chapter 13: Think positive

Part IV

Solutions to immunity-related problems

Chapter 14: Overcoming infections naturally

Chapter 15: How to win the cold war

Chapter 16: Natural flu remedies

Chapter 17: Hay fever and sinus relief

Chapter 18: Antibiotics and probiotics

Chapter 19: Vaccines – for and against

Chapter 20: How to beat candida

Chapter 21: Measures against autoimmune diseases

Chapter 22: Measures against AIDS

Part V

A plan to achieve good immune protection

Chapter 23: Diet for strong immunity

Chapter 24: Immunostimulating dietary supplements

Chapter 25: Stop immunosuppressants

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