KEYS TO A HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM

Physical

Keep the body alkaline by:

...........1. Eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. For most people the proportion should be around 80%

...............alkaline-forming food to 20% acid-forming food. In general, fresh fruits and vegetables are alkaline

...............forming, and starches and proteins are acid forming (see The Alkaline Diet) The more physically active

..............a person is, the more acid-forming foods the body can handle.

...........2. Eating only whole, natural foods. As much as possible, eat food that is fresh, in season, organically or

...............locally grown. Eat most food raw or slightly steamed with and emphasis on green leafy vegetables.

...........3. Chew food well. Saliva alkalinizes food.

...........4. Eating whole grains that have been germinated. Germination makes them more alkaline, easier to digest

...............and increases protein and enzyme content.

...........5. Keeping eliminative organs working well and periodically going on short cleansing regimes.

...........6. Getting adequate rest, exercise, pure water, and fresh air.

Avoid

...........1. Refined sugar.(Eating or drinking 100 grams (8 tbsp.) of sugar, the equivalent of one 12-ounce can of

...............soda, can reduce the ability of white blood cells to kill germs by forty percent. The immune-suppressing

...............effect of sugar starts less than thirty minutes after ingestion and may last for five hours. In contrast, the

...............ingestion of complex carbohydrates, or starches, has no effect on the immune system).

...........2. Refined, chemically, stale, and overcooked food.

...........3. Poisons such as drugs, vaccines, insecticides, Xrays, and radioactivity.

...........4. And, of course, coffee, tobacco, and alcohol.

Supplement the Immune System

...........1. Vitamins C, A, E, and the B complex

...........2. Minerals zinc, calcium, magnesium, iodine, iron, and selenium

...........3. Herbs such as garlic, alfalfa, echinacea, yarrow, ginger root, cayenne, and taheebo.

...........4. Lemons and acidophilus culture (for colon)

Mental

Practice

..........1. Moderation

..........2. Positive thinking

..........3. Open-mindedness

..........4. Visualization

Avoid

..........1. Reacting negatively or stressfully to a situation