Fighting the Virus: How to Boost Your Immune Response and Fight Viruses and Bacteria Naturally: Essential Spices and Herbs, #14

By Joseph Veebe

Your immune system has an important job to keep you healthy. What can we do to improve our health and immune response so that our bodies are less prone to viral or bacterial infections? How can we enable our body for a speedy recovery in case of getting such infections? 

The answer lies in lifestyle changes that include better hygiene practices, exercise, sleep, and a better diet to keep our body in optimum health. This book is focused on understanding the body's immune system, factors that improve the body's immune response, and some of the natural remedies and helpful recipes. Many natural substances have anti-viral, and anti-viral properties and also help improve the body's immunity. Incorporating these substances as part of diet or supplements may improve the body's ability to fight viral infections such as flu, H1N1, SARS virus and the novel coronavirus.



The book contains: 


•Overview of the human immune system, how immune system is compromised and list of some of the common autoimmune conditions 

•Factors affecting immune response such as

oExercise and physical activity 

oBetter sleep practices 

oReducing stress 

oBetter hygiene practices 

oDiet 

•Natural substances that fight viral, fungal and bacterial infections

oSpices – garlic, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, clove, curry powder

•Supplements that may help improve the immune system 

oEchinacea, cat's claw, goldenseal, eucalyptus, elderberry, CBD oils

•Recipes that may improve immunity and help a speedy recovery. The recipes included in the book uses anti-bacterial and anti-viral spices and herbs as well as ingredients that fight inflammation and contains antioxidants. 

•Scientific studies and references



Fighting the virus contain a lot of useful information that will help you in improving your health and wellness and will better prepare your body to fight off infections.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Essential Health and Wellness
• Release date: Apr 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393430674

Joseph Veebe

Joseph Veebe is passionate about a healthy lifestyle. Veebe believes many modern sickness and health conditions are due to unhealthy eating habits and poor lifestyle. His books are a result of his research into healthy living and his experiments in the kitchen where he loves to cook healthy food with fresh ingredients for his family.  Veebe understands that most people do not have enough time in their busy days for elaborate home cooking. So it is essential to simplify the cooking process. His recipes follow an 80-20 rule. 80% of authentic taste and flavor with 20% effort and time compared to elaborate or authentic recipes. All his recipes use fresh ingredients. He avoids processed foods like a plague and believes processed foods have too many harmful chemicals that are not good for long term consumption. Most people do not want to spend too much time in the kitchen to cook up elaborate and prescriptive recipes. Veebe hopes that his recipes will save time & money, help people make healthy choices, and inspire them to experiment while preparing healthy, natural, and delicious food for the family. Almost all of Veebe's recipes use natural ingredients such as superfoods, spices, and herbs that are proven to have many health benefits. Veebe's recipes are meant for everyday cooking. He started writing these books as healthy living notes and recipes to benefit his daughters someday. Veebe hopes others find these books helpful as well. Visit www.essentialhealthandwellness.net for more information.

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Fighting the Virus

How to boost your body’s immune response and fight viruses and bacteria naturally

Joseph Veebe

Copyright © 2020 by Joseph Veebe. All Rights Reserved.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1.  Introduction

Introduction

Antibiotics and Antivirals

Some of the major pandemics to hit humankind

What this book is about

Chapter 2.  Human Immune System

The first line of defense - Skin

The first line of defense – Mucus and Cilia

The first line of defense – Saliva

The first line of defense – Stomach Acid

The second line of defense – White Blood Cells

The second line of defense – Interferon

The second line of defense – Inflammation

Two Divisions of the Immune System

Third Line of Defense – Antibodies

Immunity and illness

Immune disorders

Chapter 3.  General Strategies for Boosting Immunity

A Good Night’s Sleep

Diet

Stress Management

Regular Exercise & Physical Activity

Smoking, Tobacco, Drugs and Alcohol

Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

Chapter 4. Natural Ways of Fighting Virus and Bacteria

Avoiding virus and bacteria

Natural Substances to Boost Immunity and Fight Virus and Bacteria

Garlic

Ginger

Turmeric

Echinacea

Cat’s Claw

Goldenseal

Aloe Vera

Eucalyptus

Cinnamon

Elderberry

Clove

Licorice root

Honey

Apple Cider Vinegar

Bee Pollen

CBD Oils

Curry Powder

Vitamins and Others

Chapter 4. Recipes for Immune Boosting and Antiviral Preparations

Immune Boosting  Recipes

Immune Boosting Curry Recipe (Meat)

Immune Boosting Curry Recipe (Vegan)

Spicy Bone Broth (Chicken)

Antiviral and Antibacterial Recipes

Turmeric tea with ginger

Hot turmeric milk

Green tea with turmeric & ginger

Ginger and lemon tea

Garlic tea with ginger and lemon

Ginger Rasam

Hydrating Drink Recipes

Simple Lemon  water

Lemon water with ginger and mint

Lemon water with cucumber and mint leaves

Fruit-infused water

Ginger ale

Buttermilk drink

Apple cider vinegar drink

Anti-Inflammatory Recipes

Green smoothie with garlic, ginger, and turmeric

Golden yellow smoothie

Very berry smoothie

Vegan broth

Spicy Vegan broth

Easy Bone Broth (Chicken)

Beef Bone Broth

Spicy Beef Bone Broth

Final Notes on Recipes

Immune Boosting Supplements

Disclaimer

Appendix I. Sources And References

Appendix II. Coronavirus, Cold and Flu Symptoms

Chapter 1.  Introduction

Introduction

This book is a result of my research into natural ways of dealing with infectious diseases as a supplemental and/or alternative treatment to modern medicine and clinical practices. While modern medicine has advanced leaps and bounds over the last several decades in treating many diseases, our modern lifestyle has also caused new health conditions and new diseases that were not known in the years past.

Ancient tribes used many natural substances as part of medical practices based on their evidence-based effectiveness against particular conditions. Some of these natural substances (herbs, spices, and others) have been undergoing scientific studies to validate these age-old claims. While some of these claims have been proven to be of substance and others not so much, it clear that these natural methods hold value as a potentially safe alternative or complement to chemical drugs that are often costly and comes with many side effects.

A healthy lifestyle is critical for a healthy body that can fight many diseases. A healthy lifestyle typically improves the body’s immune system making it difficult for external particles (viruses) and bacteria to infiltrate or once infiltrated to thrive and cause damage.

Antibiotics and Antivirals

Modern medicines such as antibiotics and antiviral vaccines have revolutionized treatment options for humans. The use of antibiotics and antiviral vaccines has saved countless millions of people in the last 80-100 years since the invention of antiseptic (Lysozyme) and Penicillin by Alexander Fleming. Over the next several decades, vaccines targeted for various virus strains were invented further progressing the treatment options for many infectious diseases.

Indiscriminate use of antibiotics has also created another set of problems:

Bacteria have become more adaptive and resistant to standard treatments. In some cases, normal antibiotics have become ineffective or need much larger doses to be effective.

While antibiotics do kill the harmful bacteria and help you recover quickly, it has side effects in that it can also kill the friendly bacteria in your digestive tract impacting your gut health which can cause diarrhea, heartburn, constipation, and a general reduction in the body’s immunity.

While for severe conditions, antibiotics are probably the only option, antibiotics need to be administered carefully so that the above two problems are minimized.

The story of antiviral vaccines is no different than that of antibiotics. While vaccines are effective to the exact strain of the virus, it becomes ineffective for a different strain as the virus mutates. For a new virus mutation, we will need to find a new vaccine to be effective. These new viruses could result in major outbreaks or pandemics depending how fast they spread