The Immune Advantage

Part One of this detailed study deals with the structure of the immune system, the immunity-aging connection and the balance of the system.Part Two provides the keys to a strong immune system. These include techniques for enhancing immunity with mind power. The top 5 of the authors' Top 20 Immune Boosters consist of: 1.Eating 9 to 10 fruit and vegetable servings per day; 2.Taking supplements regularly; 3. Working out; 4. Getting 8 hours' sleep every day; 5. Ensuring psychological health via balanced emotions.Part Three deals with the prevention and treatment of immune-related diseases like colds and flu, allergies, cancer, HIV & AIDS, infectious diseases and auto-immune diseases.The MaxImmune Plan is given in Part Four; it consists of diet, supplementation, exercise and stress relief techniques.Part Five, Immune Resources, includes 50 delicious recipes, discusses super-immunity ingredients and foods to avoid and provides safe use guidelines or supplements, essential oils and herbs.There are black and white illustrations in the exercise section and the book includes an index and a list of resources with the details of relevant organisations and their websites.

Great format, great info, very readable. I've been doing my own personal health research for a year or two now, and this book seems to incorporate the best of everything I've come across. It gives equal weight to diet, exercise, complementary/alternative medicine, stress reduction, etc. It even has a section of recipes. This will be a book I refer back to for many years to come.

"The Immune Advantage" should be required reading for anyone embarking on a diet or lifestyle change. The information is presented in an easily readable, conversational format and stresses commonsense knowledge we often ignore in our fast-paced world: good foods are often the simplest foods; sleep heals; exercise sharpens not only our bodies but our brains. Ellen Mazo's information is solidly researched and well organized. And the recipes are a major plus!

This is an important topic, handled in a very readable easy to follow style. The book provides a blueprint for achieving optimal health. I know the author, and I know that a lot of excellent research has gone into this book.