Sidebar: Suppressing SARS? The last decade alone has seen an
influx of infectious diseases and virulent strains increasingly
unaffected by conventional treatments. Overuse and abuse of
antibiotic medicines and antibacterial products have turned the
war on germs into a war on humankind as once-common bacteria and
viruses mutate to new levels of resistance. According to an
article in Science (August 1992), “doctors in hospitals and
clinics around the world are losing the battle against an
onslaught of new drug-resistant bacterial infections and other
diseases that are costly and difficult, if not impossible, to
treat.” You may not be able to avoid the onslaught of bacteria,
viruses and other germs capable of wreaking havoc in your body.
However, you can take the offensive by revving up your immune
system so your body can more effectively resist whatever
diseases come your way. Running on Empty Everyday life is full
of encounters from any number of pathogens and foreign
substances that can infiltrate and attack