The Immune System Cure

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Harness The Power of Your Immune System in 30 Days - The Natural Way!

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By Lorna Vanderhaeghe and Patrick JD Bouic, PhD
1st Edition April 1999
250 pages
U.S. ISBN: 1-57566-486-0


This book is not about a magic cure: it is about helpful tips for your immune system.

About the Authors:

Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe is a health journalist who has been researching and writing on the subject of nutritional medicine for seventeen years. Lorna worked at the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine and Canadian Schizophrenia Foundation for over five years. She was editor-in-chief of Healthy Living Guide magazine and Alive magazine, and senior editor of the Encyclopedia of Natural Healing, a book that won the Benjamin Franklin Award.

Patrick J.D. Bouic, Ph.D., is a leading immunologist at Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. For more than a decade, Professor Bouic has been researching the effects of sterols and sterolins on human health, and has completed specific research on their power to stop T-cell counts from dropping in people living with HIV. The results of this research will change the way immunosuppressed patients are treated in the future.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
Preface
The History of Medicine
Introduction
Ode to Great Men
PART A: Nutrition and the Immune System

1 Out of Africa
Plants to the Rescue
Exciting Research


2 Understanding Immunity
Immunity We Are Born With
The Guardians of Your Immune System
Immune System Warriors
Anatomy of a Cold


3 Ten Nutritional Supplements to Boost Immunity
Why Take Nutritional Supplements?
Ten Important Nutritional Supplements
Zinc: The Thymus Booster
Selenium
Vitamin E
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Coenzyme Q10: The Spark of Life
Glutathione: The Free Radical Fighter
Vitamin B6
Magnesium
DHEA: The Immune Hormone


4 Phytonutrients: Powerful Immune System Protection
Flavonoids
Carotenoids
Phytosterols
Sterols: Powerful Immune Enhancers
Phytoestrogens
Indoles
Protect Your Immune System with Nature's Powerhouses


5 Disease Prevention: How to Optimize Immunity with Nutrition
Thirty Days to Boost Immunity
Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill
Genetically Engineered Foods
Plants Provide Great Disease Protection
Killer Sugar
Eating Too Much Depresses Immunity
Yogurt: Super-Immune Booster
How Can I Eat Enough Greens?
Fabulous Fiber
Greens in a Glass
Protein for Repair
Are You Digesting What You Eat?
Pure Clean Water
Green Tea: Your Coffee Substitute
Your Body Has the Power to Heal


6 The Mind and the Immune System
The Power of Suggestion
A New Field of Science Is Born
Feelings Have Health Implications
Stress-Coping Strategies Are Essential
Find a Silver Lining in Every Cloud
Take Responsibility for Your Recovery
Don't Take Breathing for Granted
Simple Relaxation Techniques


Part B: The Immune System and Disease

7 Cancer and Immunity
Nutrition: Cancer's Formidable Foe
Why Do We Get Cancer?
Why Are North American Cancer Rates So High?
What Is Cancer?
Attitude Is the Key to Survival
Natural Therapies Pack a Punch
Case History
Detoxification Diet: Jump-Start Immunity


8 Protect Your Prostate
Simple Test to Protect Your Sex Life
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
The Right Fats
Regular Sex Is Important to Prostate Health


9 Autoimmune Diseases
What Is Autoimmunity?
Conventional Treatments
Immunological Weaponry 101
Plant Sterols and Sterolins Return Balance
Heavy Metal Poisoning Is a Factor in Autoimmunity
Diabetes
Fibromyalgia: The Invisible Illness
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gentle Exercise for Weight Control
Eliminate Allergies
Milk May Not Do the Body Good
Case Histories


10 Allergies and the Immune System
What Causes Allergies?
Immune Response Induces Allergy
Asthma
Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic Eczema
Hives and Rashes
Chemical Sensitivities and Environmental Illness
Mother Has Allergies, Will I?
Immunotherapy
Sterols, Sterolins and Allergies
Quercetin: Nature's Antihistamine
Proanthocyanidins
Fish Oils Control Asthma
Case History


11 Infectious Diseases and Immunity
Immune Response to Invaders
HIV Infection
ABCs of Hepatitis
A Physician's Response to Sterinol
Tuberculosis
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Suggested Supplement Program for Infectious Microorganisms


12 Stress, Exercise and Immunity
Stress and Disease
One Person's Stress Is Another's Play
Everything Is Under Control
Friends and Family Offer Comfort
Nutrients Protect Against the Effects of Stress
Exercise and Immunity
Sterols and Sterolins and Marathon Runners
Appendix I: Product Distributors
Appendix II: Resources
References
Index

Awards
The Immune System Cure won the Gold Alive Excellence Award for Best New Book in Canada at the Canadian Health Food Associations annual conference. Already a bestseller, The Immune System Cure is the publisher's second most popular title in the health category.