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Index
Cover Page
Author J.E. Williams
Other books
Title Page
Copyright
Disclaimer
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction What Viral Immunity Is, How You Can Achieve It, and Why It's So Important
What You Will Learn in this Book
The Viral Immunity Program
Additional Material to Help You Achieve Viral Immunity
Part One Viruses, Immunity, and Evolution
1 The Virus at Our Doorstep
Why Have Viral Infections Become So Devastating in Recent Years?
What Is a Virus?
The Evolutionary Perspective—Long-Term Coexistence?
Four Thousand Types of Viruses—Welcome to the Viral Realm
The Energy Model of Viral Disease
The Chinese View of Viral Disease
2 Viruses: Common and Exotic—A Review of the Key Viral Agents
The Common Cold
Viral Gastroenteritis
Influenza
Warts
Herpes Virus
Retroviruses and HIV
Hepatitis
Mosquito, Tick, and Rodent-Spread Viruses
Inorganic Infections
3 Immunity and Viral Disease
Traditional Concepts of Immunity and New Reinterpretations
Nonspecific or Innate Immunity
Adaptive or Acquired Immunity
The Evolving Immune System
When Things Go Wrong Immunologically
Immune Response to Viral Infection
4 Fever and Fatigue
Understanding the Immune-Viral Disease Crisis
The Immunological Function of Inflammation
Laboratory Tests to Evaluate Inflammation
Inflammation and Viral Illnesses
The Immunological Function of Fever
Has Something Gone Wrong with the Human Inflammatory and Fever Response?
5 Why We Get Sick and How to Get Better
The Mystery of Disease
Different Medical Approaches to Healing
The Medical Insights of Chinese Medicine
Integration of Effective Medical Approaches
The Purpose of Medical Practice
Part Two Ten Steps to Viral Immunity
Introduction to Part Two
6 Step One Build a Strong Immune Foundation with an Immune-Enhancing Lifestyle
The Body-Mind Connection and Viral Immunity
Bringing the Mind into the Immune Picture
The Immune-Enhancing Lifestyle
7 Step Two Defend and Strengthen Your Immune System with Antioxidants and Oxidative Therapies
Oxygen: Nature's Great Paradox
Increase Your Oxygen Levels through Bio-Oxidative Therapies
The Health Consequences of Oxidative Stress
The Balancing Role of Antioxidants
Antioxidant Amino Acids and Whey Protein
8 Step Three Rejuvenate Your Immune System with Enzymes
Enzymes—Nature's Reactive Factors
Enzymes and Immunity
The Energy View of Digestion and Enzymes
Phytonutrient-Rich Foods and Juices
Enzyme Supplementation
9 Step Four Renew Your Cells through Detoxification
An Overview of Detoxification Therapy
The Organs of Detoxification
Therapeutic Detoxification and Immunity
Energy Medicine and Detoxification
10 Step Five Restore Your Innate Immune Response and Manage Inflammation
An Illustrative Case
Restoring the Febrile Response
Managing Inflammation with Natural Remedies
Nourishing Energy Deficiency
11 Step Six Boost Your Immunity with Natural Immune Enhancers
What Are Immune Modulators?
A Review of the Best Immune Modulators
How to Use Immune Modulators
12 Step Seven Target Viruseswith Natural Antiviral Alternatives
What Are Antivirals?
Natural Herbal Antiviral Medicines
Homeopathic Antiviral Remedies
Antiviral Nutraceuticals
How to Use Natural Antivirals
13 Step Eight Empower Your Viral Immunity Program with Chinese Medicines
Eight Advantages to Chinese Medicine
Immune-Empowering Herbs from the Chinese Medicine Chest
Chinese Herbal Formulas
Modern Chinese Antiviral Formulas
Chinese Medicines for Flu and the Common Cold
Herbs for Restoring the Yin
Acupuncture and Bioenergetic Balancing
14 Step Nine Optimize Immune Performance with Hormonal Balance
Hormones and the Immune System
Immune-Modulating Hormones
Human Growth Hormone: Sorting through the Controversy
Melatonin: Super Hormone and Rhythmic Modulator
The Thymus Gland: Essential for Immune Function
The Thyroid Gland: The Great Imitator
Hormones and Immunosenescence
How to Start Incorporating Hormones into Your Viral Immunity Plan
15 Step Ten Implement Your Viral Immunity Plan
The Importance of Preventing Viral Infection
Designing Your Viral Immunity Program
Working with Natural Medications
Measuring Your Viral Immunity Success
Common Cold
Influenza
Herpes Simplex Virus
Hepatitis C
How the Prescriptions Work in Actual Cases
Appendix A Finding the Right Doctor to Oversee Your Viral Immunity Program
Appendix B Useful Laboratory Tests that Support Your Viral Immunity Program
Selected Useful Laboratory Tests
Other Methods of Testing
Appendix C Physician-Administered and -Prescribed Therapies
Appendix D A Note On Vaccinations
Further Reading
Appendix E Resources
Appendix F Additional Reading
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Hampton Roads Publishing Company
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