An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
There is a new column in The National written by a doctor at Pacific International Hospital who advises an ongoing weekly explanation of the workings of the body system in protecting the body.
He focused this week on the immune system that consists of the blood and lymph systems with several organs that protect us with lymphocytes, leucocytes and CD4 cells that attack viruses, bacteria and parasites.
The immune system attacks all infections including those involved in HIV/AIDS and Covid 19.
The immune system protects our body but we have to protect our immune system with balanced nutrition of fruit, vegetables, grains and nuts. A focus on fruit and vegetables reduces obesity supported by regular exercise. Athletes may never die of CoVID 19.
Elderly people are susceptible to Coronavirus because of a lack of exercise with obesity that comes from sitting for long hours without exercise and pre-existing illnesses. Young people tend to be active. Those who suffer are those who eat rubbish sugary foods and drinks and avoid life-giving fruit and vegetables.
The immune system is an integrated network that has a cause and effect over the whole body. HIV harms the immune system and destroys CD4 cells. Antiretroviral medicine destroys the HIV in the blood system but does not destroys the HIV in the hiding places among the body organs.
A diet of fruit and vegetables strengthens the immune system, can protect the CoVID 19 sufferer from death provided there are no pre-existing infections. The HIV sufferer is given a reprieve from early death that needs to be followed by unbroken treatment of ART medication with no smoking and drinking alcohol.
The immune system needs sustenance and this is provided mainly by the fruit, vegetables, grains and nuts diet. Harm will come from a diet of fatty meat and carbohydrates. Soft drink and beer can cause harm with diabetes 2 and high blood pressure as pre-existing infections for CoVID 19.
Fatty foods can make the person obese which can harm the immune system with diabetes 2, high blood pressure, fat laid down in the blood vessels, strokes, heart attack and cancers in the organs.
A person can become obese even on ART medication that produces layers of trigliceride fats on the belly which can lead on to diabetes 2 and high blood pressure.
AIDS Holistics has emphasized fruit and vegetables, grain and nuts nutrition. This has been a key focus of the Seventh Day Adventist church as laid down in the book Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss.
The foreign activists told the community that fruit and vegetables killed people. They would have been responsible for the deaths of PNG HIV sufferers who believed them and stopped their fruit and vegetable diet.
They told Linda's parents that she was being killed by Positive Living. That was a cruel criminal act that hastened Linda's death. It was a trick to destroy AIDS Holistics to be replaced by the LGBTQ lobby that removes FAMILY and FAITH.
It remains a major text on herbs, natural diet, lifestyle and holistic health.
Bruce Copeland BA BEdSt
AIDS HOLISTICS
Advocate for Positive Living
Teacher of Biology for Grades 11 and 12
Tutor for Personal Development Grades 9-12