Supercharge Your Immunity

If you purchase only one health book this year, make it Supercharge Your Immunity, by Norman D. Ford. Ford describes his 18 immune boosters and explains how you can use them to help prevent everything from colds to cancer, naturally. Our immune systems are our first defense against any type of illness and people with strong immune systems are generally healthier than those with weak systems. Medical researchers have developed many techniques for strengthening immune systems and Ford has "put them all together to combine the powers of body, mind and nutrition into a single comprehensive program specifically designed to bolster immunity." He adds that his immune boosters are "do-it-yourself strategies [that] embrace virtually every promising natural therapy through which you can heal and empower your immunity." All the current natural techniques have been summarized and combined into groupings that maximize their benefits. Specific sections include overcoming insomnia, fighting off colds and infections, and defeating anxiety and depression. Ford describes, in understandable layman's terms, what the immune system is and how it works. One chapter is devoted to explaining how cancer overwhelms the immune system, with suggestions on how to "cancer-proof your body." His immune boosters are divided into three sections: "Nutritional: Eating for Peak Immunity"; "Physical: Using the Body to Revitalize Your Immunity"; and "Psychological: Don't Let Stress Trash Your Immune System." Each section includes general background information, as well as specific suggestions. He discusses herbs, minerals, and vitamins in the nutritional section, as well as presenting information about which diets work and why. Physical immune boosters include how to exercise for maximum benefit (overexercise can suppress your immunity), protecting yourself from sun damage, and coping with allergies. The psychological section concentrates on overcoming stress and depression. All of Ford's tips are natural, and most are very simple. They are based on what Ford calls "action therapy." He says they "require you to use your mind and muscles to do what it takes to succeed in revving up your immunity. Action therapy requires you to take an active role in rejuvenating your immune system." Supercharge Your Immunity is Ford's seventh book on natural ways to become and stay healthy. Those wishing to protect themselves from illness will find Supercharge Your Immunity invaluable.