The immune-system laboratory tests I listed in Chapter Seven, Nutri-Prevention, give your your doctor an idea of how your immune system is functioning. Here’s an explanation of what the tests are, what they measure and what the results may mean. Let me caution you once again not to make a diagnosis on the basis of [...]

The B-complex family of vitamins has been studied extensively. It has been shown that animals and humans who are low in B vitamins have much less resistance to infections. Many of my patients who have suffered from recurrent infections have had low blood levels of some of the B complex vitamins. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) Vitamin [...]

COMMON COLD: a virus that attacks the upper respiratory tract, especially the nose and throat. Signs and Symptoms: occur one to three days after exposure if the immune system fails to resist the cold. Generally an ache in the throat; runny nose; sneezing; a feeling of malaise. Adults may or may not have fever, children [...]

Sometimes the delicate systems of checks and balances in our body fail, and our fighting cells do turn against us. When this happens, we call the problem an autoimmune disease. One of these diseases, called systemic lupus erythematosis, is an often-fatal illness that afflicts mostly young women. There’s also idiopathic ulcerative colitis, which may cause, [...]