"If it was easy to drastically improve people's immune system, we would treat people with food."
I don't blame people too much for being uninformed here. There is a decade worth of fake Naturapaths out there who got their "degree" poolside at a 5-star hotel in less than a week. It is in their economic interest to over-weight food, and spread lies. And, they are doing a good job of it.
"If it was easy to drastically improve people's immune system, we would treat people with food."
Nothing personal, but oh, the general ignorance of most people -- from the common folk to professional health-care practitioners -- on the crucial role of eating well to boost our own immune system..(!)
Yes, it's a common practice now-a-days to "drastically improve" one's immune system, by turning away from clogging, carnicogenic eating & lifestyles, and turning to nature (and the 'ease' of it depends on how far one is in living unhealthy, and how willing & open-minded he/she is, but there's countless documented accounts of people responding well to alternative 'treatment,' which involves a great deal of diet-changing/improvement).
I could understand a point of yours as you mentioned the "treat" (which is part of most people's concept of health -- live unhealthily, get some disease, then use medication to "treat" the disorder, which is mostly focused on symptom-management).
While you can't expect an overnight "cure" for everything solely from eating right, if you eat/use the right foods, herbs, or supplements, and do your best to avoid toxic & acid build-up (a.k.a. pure nourishment/lifestyle) your body's own natural powers to heal itself from [most any] disease will take charge.
I challenge you to look into this, get enlightened, and help others be aware as well.
yes..but L-lysine ALSO helps in cell maintenance..my gyn rec. it helps in the production of antibodies.. but i have actually stopped taking it..doing a bit more rsearch on it..
Thanks for your comment I agree with the living a healthy lifestyle treatment. The only question I have is that isn't L-lysine the amino acid that is used to fight the herpes virus, not HPV?
Hate to disagree w/ Alex..but many docs have found that improving our diets (veggies,fruits, low in sugar, white starches, no smokind/drinking, etc) can strengthen the body..like taking vitamin C for colds/folic acid during pregnancy. Unfortunately, a large amount of medical doctors don't recognize the validity of "natural"medicine and there isn't money/profit for drug companies. My gyn recommended folic acid and L-lysine..if you can't get what you need from the foods you eat then taking a supplement makes sense. After talking w/ other HPV positive women on another site and checking out their site AND doing my own research/reading , I decided to take Papillex.
While some people claim success with certain diets, doctors I have seen haven't recommended making any changes. Just the common sense healthy eating sort of thing.
Unlike herpes, the immune system clears HPV. This happens for 90% of us in under 2 years, and many people are much faster, regardless of diet change.
If it was easy to drastically improve people's immune system, we would treat people with food.