The Immune Response Influence On Health
Greg B. Wilson, Ph.D. and James B. Daily, Jr., Ph.D. - "Our health
is directly influenced by our immune system. The onset of almost all infectious
and degenerative disease is preceded or accompanied by inadequate immune response. With
intensifying concerns about the perils of
vaccinations and antibiotic resistant organisms, a new weapon against disease is sorely needed.
"The long term effects of the breakdown of the immune system can be seen
in increased infections, auto-immune disorders and tumor formation. The body's
last ditch effort to compensate for the loss of internal defenses is to hyper
activate the depressed immune function. What it may do is over stimulate the
immune function, sacrificing the "self" - "not self" regulatory mechanisms.
The defenses then perceive its own organs and systems as "not self" and begin
to mount defenses against them. This starts the precipitous march toward auto
immune disorders such as SLE, Multiple Sclerosis , Rhumathoid Arthritis
and possibly Chronic Fatigue Syndrome."
Linda Page, N.D. Ph.D . - "What does the immune system really do?
Immune defense is autonomic, using its own subconscious memory to establish
antigens against harmful pathogens. It's a system that works on its own to fend
off or neutralize disease toxins, and set up a healing environment for the body.
It is this quality of being a part of us, yet not under our conscious control,
that is the great power of immune response. It is also the dilemma of medical
scientists as they struggle to get control of a system that is all pervasive
and yet, in the end, impossible to completely understand. Maintaining strong
immune defenses in today's world is not easy.
Daily exposure to environmental pollutants, the emotional and excessive
stresses of modern lifestyles, chemicalized
foods, and new virus mutations are all a challenge to our immune systems. Devastating,
immune compromised diseases are rising all over the world. Reduced immunity
is the main factor in opportunistic diseases, like candida albicans, chronic
fatigue syndrome, lupus, HIV, hepatitis, mononucleosis, herpes II, sexually
transmitted diseases and cancer. These diseases have become the epidemic of
our time, and most of us don't have very much to fight with. An overload of antibiotics, antacids, immunizations,
cortico-steroid drugs, and environmental
pollutants eventually affect immune system balance to the point where it cannot
distinguish harmful cells from healthy cells."
Related: What
Is Compromised Immune System?
Are Antibiotics still effective?
"The period once euphemistically called the Age of the Miracle Drug is now
dead. And the indiscriminate use of antibiotics is leading us to one of the
most frightening eras in recent memory. That is, the return of infectious diseases
for which there is no effective treatment. Two decades following the introduction
of antibiotics, the medical community began to see a disturbing trend. Bacterial
infections that were once treatable no longer responded to antibiotics. Penicillin
is effective today against only 10 percent of the strains of Staphylococcus
aureus that it used to eradicate easily. Those that did respond often required
five to ten times the dose of the drug that previously was effective. One example
of this is the resistant strains of gonorrhea that developed as a result of
the antibiotics that were used to treat it." Michael Traub, N.D.
Officials from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease
Control have reported that the overuse of antibiotics in medicine has created
an epidemic of superbugs that are antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Doctors fear
that if antibiotic use is not curtailed, we may soon approach the day when untreatable
infections are rampant.
Humans and Animals Immune Function
Dr. Lawrence Wilson M.D - "To strengthen the immune system, one must address
the needs of the whole body. A strong immune system is
essential for health.It is a very complex system of the body, involving the
skin, intestines, nasal mucosa, blood, lymph and many other organs and tissues.Factors
that impair the immune system include nutrient deficiencies, contaminated air,
water and food, unhealthful lifestyles and too much exposure to harmful microbes.
Other factors that weaken the immune system are negative attitudes and emotions
and the presence of toxic metals, toxic chemicals and biological toxins in the
body. Others are sluggish metabolism, lack of rest and sleep, excessive stress
or too much exercise.As these causative factors are removed or corrected, the
immune system improves."
The human and animal immune system is a truly amazing constellation of
responses to attacks from outside
the body. It has many facets, a number of which can change to optimize the response
to these unwanted intrusions
Towards the end of Louis Pasteur's life, he confessed
that germs may not be the cause of disease after all, but may simply be another
symptom of disease. He had come to realize that germs seem to lead to illness
primarily when the person's immune and defense system, (what biologists call
"host resistance") is not strong enough to combat them. The "cause" of disease
is not simply a bacteria but also the factors that compromise host resistance,
including the person's hereditary endowment, his nutritional state, the stresses
in his life, and his psychological state.
Autoimmune Disorders and Inflammation
The term "autoimmune disease" refers to a varied group of more than 80 serious,
chronic illnesses that involve almost every human organ system. It includes
diseases of the nervous, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems as well as
skin and other connective tissues, eyes blood, and blood vessel. In all of these
diseases, the underlying problem is similar--the body's immune system becomes
misdirected, attacking the very organs it was
designed to protect. The immune system is a scapegoat for a variety of ills in this wide-ranging but tendentious
guide to approaching diseases like lupus, Crohn's disease, MS, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Every mother (human or mammal) that breast feeds her baby, passes all of
the immunity gained throughout her lifetime on to her
infant. A healthy immune system removes toxins and damaged cellular material.
* Remove harmful heavy metals.
* Remove daily toxins.
* Remove damaged cellular materials.
* Destroy foreign substances.
Immune Dysfunction -Winning My Battle
by Judith Lopez
This compelling memoir of a life-or-death struggle with immune deficiency
and the medical profession illuminates that dark side of medicine where unfounded
beliefs substitute for scientific knowledge. You must read this book if you
have unexplained medical problems such as debilitating fatigue and pain -you
can't think clearly because of brain fog - your doctor implies that it's all
in your head - you want help and inspiration to find the cause and a solution.
" Immune Dysfunction: Winning My Battle Against Toxins, Illness and The Medical
Establishment is the personal and compelling story of Judith Lopez and her experiences
with medical mismanagement and malpractice. Judith documents her struggle with
a mystery malady that was life threatening. All the while her doctors sought
to discount chronic fatigue syndrome, yeast syndrome, and environmental illnesses
as merely sociogenic problems, the result of a mass hysteria or psychosomatic
illness. After a twenty year battle with an illness the medical community proclaimed
to be non-existent, Judith finally connected with Doctor Vincent Marinkovich,
a Stanford professor and authority on clinical immunology and allergy, who was
able to understand and treat her symptoms. Immune Dysfunction is a powerful
and engaging medical memoir and highly recommended reading for anyone suffering
from any form of environmentally generated illness whose physicians are trying
to palm off as a form of hysteria or mental illness, as well as medical students,
health workers, and practicing physicians concerned with the proper diagnosis
and treatment of the rapidly growing numbers of men, women, and children who
are experiencing environmentally driven immune system dysfunctions."
Identify and Eliminate Immunotoxicants
Unprecedented exposure to chemical contaminants, pollution, toxic products
and stress has increased unhealthy conditions, from arthritis and
cancer to heart disease, and even the symptoms of
aging. Its no wonder so many people are suffering from fatigue
and chronic illness, as well as chronic infections with viruses, bacteria and
fungi.You can learn how to protect yourself from the forces that can damage
your body and wear down your immune system
Beware of Immunosuppressive Drugs
Standard Western Medicine strives to suppress the immune response,
working against the body. If there is a fever, lower it, if inflammation
is present provide steroids to remove it and of course if Western Medicine thinks
a bacteria or virus is present or doesn't know what is wrong, a dose of antibiotics
is provided. This way of doing things can be effective in the immediate term,
and important in life threatening situations, but potentially devastating in
the long term especially when over-used. Because, what eventually happens, is
that immune system becomes weak and ineffective or damaged and over-reactive
and disease is pushed deeper into the body to come back stronger and more difficult
to get rid of at a later date. This is called trading ACUTE disease for long-term
CHRONIC disease, and it is one reason why so many of us are chronically ill
today. A Holistic health care practitioner will not want to suppress symptoms
unless they view it to be absolutely necessary, because those symptoms are a
sign the immune system is working and doing its job.
Caution needed when prescribing antibiotics
Alexander Fleming, the scientist who discovered penicillin, cautioned against
the overuse of antibiotics . Unless the scientific
community and the general public heed his warning, Harvard professor Walter
Gilbert, a Nobel prizewinner in chemistry, asserted, "There may be a time down
the road when 80% to 90% of infections will be resistant to all known antibiotics."
Although the suppressive therapies are hard on the body, they do not compare
with the rampant idiocy of using antibiotics for viral infections. Thankfully
some measure of sanity appears to be returning to the medical profession. More
and more doctors are avoiding prescribing antibiotics for colds and flus. Several
critical observations must be made here. First, antibiotics are totally ineffective
against viruses. The excuse most often heard for prescribing antibiotics in
a viral illness is to prophylactically protect the body against a secondary
bacterial infection. This is an idea proven to be false decades ago. In the
United States, of the 5 most common antibiotics prescribed, three are broad
spectrum. That's a problem!
Second, the basis of antibiotics is mold. Through millions of years of evolution,
bacteria and mold have coexisted in nature - in the soil, plants and animals.
When one of them developed an evolutionary edge over the other and began to
shift the balance in favor of itself, the other must have rapidly learned to
defend itself against this new attack. If this were not true, we would only
have either bacteria or molds but not both. By using mold, we thought we could
slay one step ahead of bacteria in the evolutionary scale because we're so smart.
Well, the yolk is on us, the bacteria are winning, and at a record pace. So
in our attempt to wipe out bacteria, we forced them into a revolutionary evolutionary
change and we damaged our immunity so badly that we become easy prey for viruses.
Additional side effects of antibiotics are immune suppression and the increased
susceptibility to parasites.
The long term effects of the breakdown of the immune system can be seen in
increased infections, auto-immune disorders and tumor formation. The body's
last ditch effort to compensate for the loss of internal defenses is to hyper
activate the depressed immune function. What it may do is over stimulate the
immune function, sacrificing the "self" - "not self" regulatory mechanisms.
The defenses then perceive its own organs and systems as "not self" and begin
to mount defenses against them. This starts the precipitous march toward auto
immune disorders such as SLE, MS, RA, and possibly CFS.
In "Beyond Antibiotics" Drs. Schmidt, Smith, and Sehnert explore the problems presented
by the overuse of these drugs. More importantly, they show how to build immunity,
improve resistance to infections, and avoid antibiotics when possible. The scientific
community and the general public have ignored the insights of the late Pasteur
and have ignored the importance of host resistance in preventing illness
more on Louis Pasteur
Marlice Vonck DVM. - The unfolding events surrounding Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome, (SARS) is yet another painful reminder that we live in
a crowded world where continents are only a plane ride away. The SARS epidemic
is only one of an ongoing series of new emerging diseases. Our best global and
personal strategy is to do all in our power to ensure and support our unique
abilities of disease resistance and immunity ”
Dr. Lawrence Wilson -" Factors that impair the immune system include
nutrient deficiencies, contaminated air, water and food, unhealthful lifestyles
and too much exposure to harmful microbes.Other factors that weaken the immune
system are negative attitudes and emotions and the presence of toxic metals,
toxic chemicals and biological toxins in the body.Others are sluggish metabolism,
lack of rest and sleep, excessive stress or too much exercise. As these causative
factors are removed or corrected, the immune system improves."
Glutathione's Role in the Immune System
Your immune system is constantly on the prowl for pathogens and foreign antigen agents
of cellular damage, toxicity and disease. These antigens include viruses, bacteria,
parasites, fungi and even pre-cancerous cells. To neutralize these pathogens,
the body needs a ready supply of
glutathione. If it doesn't have enough, some of the invaders will get through,
infecting the body and/or contributing to aging, long-term accumulative damage even
eventual cancers. We cant avoid illness and aging altogether, but by keeping our intracellular glutathione levels
elevated, we also keep our immune system on full alert and fully armed.
Professor Dr. Wulf Droge MD - "The human immune system is extremely
dependent on adequate glutathione levels to perform properly. Even a partial depletion of the intracellular
glutathione pool has a dramatic consequence for the process of blast transformation
and proliferation, and for the generation of cytotoxic T cells." ( T –cells
are those cells which help the body defend against diseases.) Abstract: - Cysteine
and glutathione in catabolic conditions and immunological dysfunction. Current
Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. 2(3):227-233, May 1999. Droge, Wulf
Spontaneous Regression of Cancer
We have all heard stories of apparently miraculous recoveries from terminal cancer, but are any of these accounts true?
Absolutely. Medical journals have published thousands of case histories about
seemingly incurable patients who have seen their cancers disappear in the absence
of medical treatment. These examples of spontaneous regression demonstrate the
power of the human immune system. It can cure cancer.
Studies confirm that the eight essential biologically active sugars can accomplish
amazing results. The following are just a few examples of the exciting possibilities
of Glyconutrition:
- Dramatically raises natural killer cell and macrophage count against infectious organisms.
- Activates immune T-cell activity only when invaders or antigens are present.
- Decreases cell death in chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Dramatically elevates disease resistance in weakened individuals.
- Acts as antioxidant compounds, which boost the collection of dangerous free radicals.
- Protects the body against toxin and pollutant exposure.
- Slows premature aging.
- Decreases inflammation in diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
- Helps immune cells recognize invaders due to a mutual sugar exchange of information.
- Enables cellular components to stick to each other initiating the right reactions.
Homeopathy stimulates the immune response
Homeopathy as a properly practiced art, stimulates an accelerated immune
system response. Back in the early 1800's homeopathy carved out a reputation for itself with
the extraordinary results its treating patients during epidemics. The battle
of Leipzig in 1813 caused an outbreak of typhus which Hahnemann treated. Of
the 180 patients he treated, only 2 died, the medical profession had a greater
than 50% mortality rate. During the winter of 1831-1832 a cholera epidemic broke
out in Europe. The homeopathic patients had a 4% mortality rate compared to
over 50% with conventional medicine.
The Role of Intestines in Immunology
Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride "...about 85 percent of our immune system is
located in the gut wall,she says.This fact has been established by basic physiology
research in the 1930s and the 1940s. Your gut, your digestive wall, is the biggest
and the most important immune organ in your body. There is a very tight conversation
and a relationship going on between the gut flora microbiome that lives inside your digestive
system, and your immune system...Your gut flora the state of the gut flora and
the composition of microbes in your gut flora has a profound effect on what forms
of immune cells you will be producing on any given day, what they're going to
be doing, and how balanced your immune system is. Dr. Campbell-McBride is the author of
"Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., Dyslexia,
A.D.H.D., Depression, Schizophrenia"
The intestinal lining becomes porous when it is inflamed, oxidized, toxic,
and lacking in energy. This is called 'leaky gut.' This allows for
"translocation" of toxins and noxious organisms from the intestines to the rest
of our body. One of the many problems that result is a priming of the "systemic
immune system" to attack molecules and tissues it should not be attacking. This
means that the immune system you are more familiar with (white cells, antibodies,
immunoglobulins, etc.) is overwhelmed, and confused. This is the main reason
why we develop "autoimmune" problems, such as arthritis, lupus, thyroiditis, etc.
"The intricate interface between immune system and metabolism" (J. Trends
in Immunology 2004;25:193.) reminds us of the concept of "Metabolomics." By
improving our cells' ability to produce energy, we also improve our immune system.
After all, it also needs energy to function. This also means that being obese
and prediabetic compromises our immune system. By improving insulin resistance improves the immune system.
Enzymes are proteins that facilitate chemical reactions in living organisms.
They are required for every single chemical action that takes place in your
body. All of your tissues, muscles, bones, organs and cells are run by enzymes.
Your digestive system, immune system, bloodstream, liver, kidneys, spleen and
pancreas, as well as your ability to see, think, feel and breathe, all depend
on enzymes.
Systemic enzymes, sometimes called metabolic or proteolytic enzymes , are
produced by the pancreas to repair the body ... to build and restore tissues.In
fact, they are a necessary component of all other functions in the body besides
digestion, and your body is unable to produce enough of them because we eat cooked foods.
Fish oils and the immune system
Animal studies have shown that an increase in fat
intake can decrease the number of natural killer (NK) cells found in the blood
and spleen. NK cells are an integral part of the natural immune response to
virus infections and certain types of cancer. Researchers at Oxford University
now report that fish oil significantly decreases NK cell activity in healthy human subjects.
Their clinical trial involved 48 men and
women aged 55 to 75 years. The participants
were randomized to receive one of six supplements for 12 weeks. The supplements
were all provided in the form of capsules, three of which were to be taken with
each meal. The nine capsules (daily intake) contained either a total of 2 g
alpha-linolenic acid, 770 mg gamma-linolenic acid (from evening primrose oil),
680 mg arachidonic acid, 720 mg docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), 720 mg eicosapentaenoic
acid (EPA)+ 280 mg DHA (fish oil) or a placebo (an 80:20 mix of palm and sunflower
oils).
All the participants had blood samples taken four weeks before start
of supplementation, immediately before start of supplementation, and then every
four weeks during the trial as well as after a four-week washout period. The
researchers found no changes in killer cell activity except in the group taking
fish oil. Here they observed an average decline of 20 per cent after 8 weeks
and 48 per cent after 12 weeks. The decline was completely reversed after the
washout period. The fact that no decline was observed with pure DHA strongly
suggests that EPA was responsible.
The researchers conclude that an excessive
EPA intake could have adverse effects for people at risk of viral infections
and some cancers. The British researchers' speculation about
fish oils perhaps affecting the effectiveness of NK cells in killing cancer
cells is at odds with the results of many other studies. There are at least
a dozen studies that show a clear protective effect of fish or fish oil against breast, colon, and
prostate cancer.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 73, March 2001, pp. 539-48
Ginseng is one of the most powerful healing plants in the world!
by Linda Page, N.D. Ph.D.
Its been around for thousands of years. Every traditional healing culture
in the world has a ginseng or ginseng-type plant in its medicine chest. Daily
ginseng was a necessary matter of life throughout all of Chinas long history.
At the turn of the 20th century, virtually every Chinese person used ginseng
to some extent for their well being, especially as a wellness tonic. Ginseng
was also highly esteemed by every Native American culture.
At the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Jilin Province (where
ginseng is grown), researchers in the pharmacology department evaluated the
effects of ginseng on immune responses. The immune responses of mice were tested
with different dosages of extracts obtained either from the leaf or the root
of ginseng. Significant changes in the response of the reticuloendothelial (RES)
system were found, especially with moderate doses of the root extracts. Larger
doses did not improve the response. RES cells are the immune system components
that devour foreign organisms without leaving their original sites in the liver,
spleen and other tissues of the body.
Ginseng - the most extensively studied herb on earth! Dr. Lin Yutang, a Chinese
research scientist who spent a lifetime learning about ginseng, summed up his
work by saying that "The magic tonic and building qualities of ginseng are the
most enduring, the most energy-giving, restorative qualities known to mankind,
yet it is distinguished by the slowness and gentleness of its action". More
modern research has been done on ginseng than all other herbs combined. At the
turn of the 21st century ginseng is being intensively studied by athletic performance
experts as well as medical science.
Immune System benefits of Garlic
According to the British Journal of Biomedical Science,
allicin is considered to be
the most potent antibacterial agent in crushed garlic extracts. Garlic has been
used since the days of the Egyptians to treat wounds, infections, tumors, and
intestinal parasites.Several animal studies published between 1995 and 2005
indicate that allicin may reduce atherosclerosis and fat deposition,
normalize the lipoprotein balance, decrease blood pressure, have anti-thrombotic
and anti-inflammatory activities, and function as an antioxidant. Garlic has
been widely reported to protect against cardiovascular disease by reducing serum
cholesterol concentrations and blood pressure and by inhibiting platelet aggregation.
Garlic detoxifies chemical carcinogens and prevent carcinogenesis and can also
directly inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Allicin, the heart of garlic, stimulates
immunity, including macrophage activity, natural killer and killer cells, and
LAK cells, and to increase the production of IL-2, TNF, and interferon-gamma.
Therapeutic Fasting to Strengthen the Immune Defense
"Proven throughout history for physical, mental and spiritual rejuvenation,
fasting promotes cleansing and healing; helps normalize weight, blood pressure,
cholesterol; rebuilds the immune system; and helps reverse the aging process.
If we are to get these poisons out of our bodies we must fast. By fasting we
give our bodies a physiological rest. This rest builds Vital Force. The more
Vital Force we have, the more toxins are going to be eliminated from the body
to help keep it clean, pure and healthy." P. Bragg, Ph.D
Marine Plants To Boost Immunity and Detoxify
"There is no family of foods more protective against radiation and environmental
pollutants than sea vegetables and can prevent assimilation of
different radionuclitides, heavy metals such as cadmium, and other environmental
toxins." Steven Schecter, N.D.
Immune-strengthening effects of bee pollen
A report from the Agronomic Institute, Faculty of Zootechnics, Romania,
showed the immune-strengthening effects of bee pollen. According to the report,
"Comparative Studies Concerning Biochemical Characteristics of Beebread as Related
to the Pollen Preserved in Honey" by Dr's. E. Palos, Z. Voiculescu, and C. Andrei,
"An increase has been recorded in the level of blood lymphocytes, gamma globulins,
and proteins in those subjects given pollen in comparison with control groups.
The most significant difference occurred in lymphocytes. These results thus
signify a strengthening in the resistance of the organic system." Lymphocytes
are the white blood cells that are the "soldiers" of the immune system. They
are responsible for ridding the body of injurious and harmful substances, including
infected or diseased cells, mutant and cancerous cells, viruses, metabolic trash,
and so on. Gamma globulin is a protein formed in the blood, and our ability
to resist infection is closely related to this protein's activity.
Echinacea and Golden Seal: nature's potent immune system booster
As well as its blood purifying properties, echinacea is an effective antibacterial,
antiviral and immune system stimulant or infection fighter. For more than 100
years it has proven useful in most diseases due to impurities of the blood.
It is excellent for treating the causes of fever, infection, colds and flu and
is specific for all glandular infections. Echinacea (pronounced eek-in-asia)
is a plant which was first used by Native American Indians to cure snake bites,
colds, flu and other fever-related illnesses. Today echinacea is commercially
cultivated and is the most popular herb in the world. In Europe, echinacea is
used in many cases instead of antibiotics. Golden Seal is claimed by many to
be the world's oldest medicinal plant. It is said to promote white blood cell
activity, which is an important part of your body's natural defense system.
Deep Breathing Impact on Immunity
Oxygen depletion weakens our immune system, which leads to viral infections,
damaged cells, growths, inflamed joins, serious heart and circulatory problems,
toxic buildup in blood and premature aging. Low oxygen allows damaged cells
to multiply and form growths in our bodies because our cells are oxygen deficient.
If the cells in our bodies are rich in oxygen, mutated cells are less able to reproduce.
Oxygen shortage in the human body has been linked to every major illness category
including heart conditions, cancer, digestion and elimination problems, respiratory
disease, inflamed, swollen and aching joints, sinus problems, yeast infections
and even sexual dysfunction. Fresh live foods and rain water contain oxygen.
Cooked foods and stagnant water has much less oxygen. Oxygen is our primary
source of energy. It displaces harmful free radicals, neutralizes environmental
toxins and destroys anaerobic (the inability to live in oxygen rich environments)
infectious bacteria, parasites, microbes and viruses.
Effects of Fear on the Immune System
The psychological stressors of surgery deal a blow to the immune system,
but this is hardly discussed in the medical community," says Prof. Ben-Eliyahu.
"Ours is among the first studies to show that psychological fear may be no less
important than real physiological tissue damage in suppressing immune competence."
The surprising part of Prof. Ben-Eliyahu's studies is that stress hormones such
as adrenaline, which are released before and during surgery, "underlie much
of the devastating effects of surgery on immune competence," says Prof. Ben-Eliyahu.
Until now, doctors assumed that the immune system was weakened due to tissue
damage and the body's responses to it. A weak immune system is one of the major
factors that promotes cancer metastases after an operation, explains Prof. Ben-Eliyahu."Timing
is everything after cancer surgery," says Prof. Ben-Eliyahu. "There is a short
window of opportunity, about a week after surgery, when the immune system needs
to be functioning maximally in order kill the tiny remaining bits of tumor tissue
that are scattered around the body."
The Curse of Louis Pasteur
Nancy Appleton, PhD
Let Dr. Appleton show you: (1) A scientific option to Louis Pasteur's germ theory; (2) Why some people
get sick and others do not; (3) Why medicines heal some people and not others;
(4) Why some people get well without medicines and others do not get well with
or without medicines; (5) How your body can resist infectious and degenerative
diseases; (6) The true cause of disease, the true cause of healing; (7) Food
plans and ways to eat to enhance health and healing.
"Discovering this book was a great delight for me! It provides a good
beginning for enlightenment beyond the confines of modern medicine. Its data
is both informative and practical. Appleton has taken extremely complex subject
matter and made it simple enough for any to understand. I have studied extensively
for over 20 years ALL of the material covered by this book. There are no lies
within its covers. Consequences today from Pasteur's devious behavior and efforts
in the previous century make Adolf Hitler looks like a Cub Scout by comparison!..."
Officials from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease
Control have reported that the overuse of antibiotics in medicine has created
an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Doctors fear that if antibiotic
use is not curtailed, we may soon approach the day when untreatable infections
are rampant.
For many of us it comes as as surprise to learn that bacteria are highly intelligent
and adaptable. We have been taught from birth that they are pretty dumb and
that, through the use of antibiotics, we are winning a war against them, a war
that will end all disease. In fact the opposite is true. Bacteria show behavior
that indicate intelligence and they are acting together throughout the world
to counter the antibiotics we have invented to kill them off. Bacteria, it turns
out, are inextricably intertwined with the formation of the human species and
the health of the Earth. One to two pounds of our body weight are bacteria and
over eons we have developed a crucial and important symbiosis with them.