Flu Fighters: How to win the cold war by boosting your natural immunity with non-toxic nutrients

Why do some people get really sick, even die from flu, while others don’t? Colds and flu are viral diseases that a healthy immune system should be able to fight off with natural immunity. But what is a healthy immune system and how can you promote your own immune power with diet and nutrients? This book • How viruses work and where are their weaknesses? • Why animals that make vitamin C rarely succumb to flu or colds. • The truth about vitamin C and how to use it when you’re infected. • How black elderberry blocks viral replication. • Why vitamin D levels crash in winter to make us more susceptible. • Other critical immune support nutrients from selenium to zinc. • How intravenous vitamin C saves lives in those with respiratory distress. You’ll also discover how to restore and maintain a healthy immune system when not infected, complete with recipes for foods and drinks, and what to eat, drink and supplement when you are under attack to shorten duration and severity of colds and flu. Patrick Holford is co-author of Boost Your Immune System, with immunologist Jennifer Meek, and was a student of the late Dr Linus Pauling, the only person ever to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes, and author of Vitamin C and the Common Cold, published in 1970. Patrick Holford is founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, of which Dr Linus Pauling was the patron. “Flu fighters provides unequivocal arguments that we can have control over how our immune system responds and Patrick Holford shares compelling evidence that vitamin C can save lives. This is a must read book for anyone who wants to protect themselves from viruses and also contains important guidelines on what to do should you succumb to sickness. The clear evidence that is discussed should be at the forefront of how the healthcare system responds to the current pandemic.” Emma Jamieson, Nutritional Therapist and Functional Medicine Practitioner “This expert deep dive into the inner workings of vitamin C explains why claims it is a natural defender against viruses make perfect sense. They have been long dismissed as quackery. Time for ill-informed sceptics to line up for humble pie. Listening out for sound of trucks piled with vitamin C to start trundling to hospitals around the country.” Jerome Burne, award-winning medical journalist “Our need to stay healthy has become more vital than ever in the face of the worldwide pandemic. This informative book reveals how to keep our immune systems strong enough to fight viruses, by harnessing the power of Vitamin C and other nutrient rich supplements and foods.” Frances Ive, health writer “Flu Fighters is a very good book and I recommend it. Patrick Holford has a naturally engaging way of writing. More importantly, he consistently puts forward research-based details to back up everything he says. If you want to know what you, and your body, and your supplements, and your diet can all do to fight flu, this is the book for you.” Andrew Saul PhD, Editor, Ortho-Molecular News Service “Don’t read this book if you want someone else to think for you. Do read this book if you want to think for yourself. If you were in any doubt about media propaganda or bias, this book arms you with the facts to make the choice for yourself and your family. The information in this book is just what we ALL need right now. Patrick shows us the overwhelming truth about what these simple, inexpensive but nonetheless essential nutrients can do for supporting our immunity. But it’s not just about a single vitamin.