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Sara Sgarlat, Publicity Director
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Experts say it is a matter of when, not if, the
Bird Flu virus arrives in the United States.
Are you prepared?
Bird flu is coming, and it has top scientists running scared. “I’ve worked with flu all my life, and this is the worst influenza virus that I have ever seen,’’ says Robert G. Webster, a virologist at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. “We have to realize that if this influenza virus in poultry becomes systemic ... If that happens in humans, God help us.’’
The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 killed 675,000 Americans and at least 50 million worldwide. Experts agree that the world is due for another major influenza pandemic and the bird flu virus—with a 70% kill rate—may cause just such a catastrophe. Worse yet, without a vaccine and without an adequate supply of antiviral drugs, modern medicine may be powerless against pandemic influenza. A Bird Flu pandemic has the potential to kill 360 million people and shut down vital economic services if the virus rages across the globe.
We all hope this nightmare scenario will not happen, but if it does it’s essential that individuals and families arm themselves with up-to-date information. Dr. Williams, an oriental and integrative medicine expert, has used herbs and vitamins to treat influenza and other viruses for more than two decades. In Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu, he takes an honest look at this desperate situation. Dr. Williams explains how to avoid this virus altogether through a combination of good hygiene and super foods that offer the quick boosts needed to strengthen your viral immunity. In addition, Beating the Flu explains the critical importance of not OVER stimulating your immune system. Should you get sick, Dr. Williams also offers carefully designed prescriptions from a “natural medicine cabinet” of vitamins and minerals, herbs, and immune boosters that work best against the flu—along with the clinical evidence to back them up. He provides you the therapeutic edge that you NEED to survive— managing fatal inflammation. Dr. Williams gives you a special section for protecting your children and aging parents, the population most at risk for bird flu. Because of a lack of vaccine and a severe shortage in antiviral pharmaceutical drugs, natural medicines will play a crucial role in minimizing the outbreak and increasing survival. It is unrealistic to rely on government, giant medical conglomerates and big pharma for honest and effective solutions. The prescriptions in Beating the Flu may be the only thing standing between bird flu and your family’s survival. You need to know the information in this book. Don’t panic—educate yourself now and prepare for the most likely scenarios with Beating the Flu.
J. E. WILLIAMS, O.M.D. has practiced oriental and naturopathic medicine for more than two decades. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Integrative Medicine and a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, and the author of Viral Immunity and Prolonging Health. Presently, he is the academic dean at the East West College of Natural Medicine.
October 2006 • Health • ISBN 1-57174-507-6 • Trade Paper • $16.95