Boosting compromised immune systems ,,,

[Guest guest]

I'm inclined to think that everyone's immune system has been compromised,

to varying degrees. Those degrees vary by amount of contamination and by

susceptibility/predisposition to disease. So even members of the same

family, living in the same household, do not have identical disorders,

because their exposure as well as their genetic code varies.

 

I don't understand why people should say you should not boost your immune

system if you have rheumatoid arthritis. I have arthritis, although it

does not appear to be the rheumatoid variant, and I routinely take

glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, and MSM for it, among other

things. I have not noticed it to become worse when on these.

 

I have seen many people with the bent back and crippled hands of RA. And

I once cared for an elderly woman with RA for about two months. She was

permanently stiffened into a sitting position. She had never taken

vitamins or minerals or herbs, and then took only pain meds as needed.

Of course, her RA developed years before the connection between processed

foods and disease was recognized.

 

I have found, in answering customer complaints at work, that people are

often told something as if it were fact and then, rather than ask for

clarification from the person(s) telling them this, they go to another

source (my office, in this instance) and invariably ask them *why* that

person(s) said what they said. And as I invariably tell them, go to the

source. If John Smith claims that something is good for you or bad for

you, then it is John Smith you need to ask Why. If he hems and haws and

can't quote chapter and verse, say thank you but no thank you, get your

facts straight before you start pushing your allegations off on others.

If he Can quote chapter and verse, write it down. Say thank you and Then

go prove or disprove it on your own. Don't take anyone's word for

granted. In other words, call his bluff. Make him put up or shut up.

 

It's your body and your life. Do what YOU think feels best.

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:21:27 +1100 (AUS Eastern Daylight Time) camooweal

<camooweal writes:

>

>

> What are the thoughts of people here on boosting a compromised

> immune system

> bearing in mind, and I quote ... " When your immune system is gone,

> so are

> you " . I forget where on the 'net I read that now but I've not

> forgotten it

> !!!

>

> My reason for asking is that I was diagnosed with rheumatoid

> arthritis in

> 1988 and I do boost my immune system, however there's those who say

> I should

> *not* be doing this..

>

> Thanks for any comments,

>

> Nancy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Nancy,

If you are boosting your immune system with lots

of vitamins,minerals and good nutrition (and that

means reading and digesting all the information on the

http://www.alternative-medicine-message-boards.info)

and also getting some sunlight great keep it up.If you

are boosting constantly with herbs etc., maybe not so

good because when the time comes and you need the

herbs for an acute condition they may not work so

well. just my thoughts. you have to read all the

conflicting information available and make up your own

mind. Take control of your health.

Best wishes

Chris

 

 

 

 

 

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