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Authors: Richard Huemer, Richard P. Huemer
ISBN-13: 9780671537647, ISBN-10: 0671537644
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: May 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Richard Huemer

Book Synopsis

THE NATURAL HEALTH GUIDE TO BEATING THE SUPERGERMS offers a clear explanation of safe, proven natural methods you can use to help prevent and fight infections and achieve optimum immunity. Compiled by the editors fo Natural Health Magazine -- the foremost journal on alternative and natural health -- and two leading experts in the field, this easy-to-use reference belongs in every home and doctor's office. Bacterial diseases, once easily cured with penicillin and other antibiotics, have now returned with a vengeance. Everywhere you look it seems viruses are lurking as well. Here is the up-to-date information you need on these medical crises, along with an invaluable guide to combating the supergerms in food, day-care centers, hospitals, and even in the air you breathe. It's easy to protect your well-being by making small adjustments to your lifestyle and diet; things as common as vitamins, nutrients, minerals and miracle foods will do wonders to boost your imune system. Empower yourself in the fight against disease with THE NATURAL HEALTH GUIDE TO BEATING THE SUPERGERMS, and improve your overall health.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Pt. ISupergerms: The Deadly Threat1
1Microbial Mysteries5
2Old Germs, New Threats24
3The Making of Supergerms41
4Down and Dirty on the Farm58
5Strangers in Our Midst76
Pt. IIImmune Strengths and Weaknesses89
6Dietary Defenses Against Disease93
7The Decline of the American Diet112
8Immune System Attackers129
Pt. IIIDefend Yourself Against Supergerms151
9Organics: The Way Food Used to Be157
10Probiotics: Good Bacteria that Fight the Bad172
11Garlic: A Natural Antibiotic185
12Vitamin C: Immune Booster Supreme197
13Vitamin A and the Carotenes: The "2-Cent Solution"217
14Selenium: Protection Against Viral Mutations231
15Coenzyme Q[subscript 10]: One More Key to Optimal Immunity242
16More Nutrients that Boost Immunity256
17A Rational Approach to Optimal Immunity278
Afterword295
Appendix299
Notes307
Index343

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