Recurrent Infection

Many believe that anti-biotics have revolutionised medical practice, but these beneficial drugs can have side-effects. We have perhaps been too inclined to use them very freely and have neglected to ask why certain people are especially vulnerable to infection. The answer leads us down an entirely different therapeutic path and helps us address the troublesome problem of recurrent infection.

Clearly, for an individual’s natural resistance to infection to be overcome, one of two circumstances must exist: either the infecting agent is unusually virulent, or the host is unusually vulnerable. The former may explain occasional infection, but the latter much more often accounts for regularly repeated infections in one individual.

Repeated antibiotics in such individuals may be not merely ineffective, but counter-productive. Consequent secondary fungal infections can become a troublesome part of their problem. A complementary approach is to restore resistance to infection by all available means. Once reasonable general immunity is restored it should be possible to maintain good health.

Before you start, you may wish to consider our Detox Formula which will cleanse your body and aide your gut's ability to absorb the nutrients within the Recurrent Infection program. It will also help replenish the intestinal tract with healthy flora and enhance your overall health and wellbeing. 

Table of Beneficial Nutritional Supplements 
This information is offered as an introduction to supplements, herbs, foods and substances that are known to help with Recurrent Infection. This information is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and it is suggested that sound advice is taken by an appropriately qualified practitioner. 

Dietary Recommendations

Positive Foods 

Cereal grains oats, whole brown rice
Vegetables garlic (in moderation), onion,
Fruits freshly squeezed & diluted lemon juice, grapes (including pips), pears
Legumes green beans, green peas, lentils
Teas, Herbs & Spices basil, camomile, green tea, black pepper, chives, ginger
Nuts & Seeds sunflower seeds
Fungi Maitake mushrooms,
Dairy live organic yoghurt
Additional Foods organic honey

Negative Foods

Refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated fats, battery chicken & hens’ eggs, white sugar (sucrose), artificial sweeteners, excess garlic

Excess dietary fats, excess dietary proteins, high consumption of dairy products

Additional Comment

It is important that attention is paid to the balance between acid-forming and alkali-forming foods. The optimum balance is around 60% alkali-forming to acid-forming. See Acid Forming and Alkali Forming guidelines. 

Homeopathy has been found to be of value with recurrent infection. A modified vegetarian diet is also beneficial. 

Additional Help & Support

Regular exercise is known to reduce the incidence of bacterial and viral infection. High levels of stress are considered to increase the incidence of bacterial and viral infection. Exposure to heavy metals increases susceptibility to recurrent infection.