AVD: The Anti-Viral Diet

Essential Reading for Everyone who wants to Learn about the Potential of Dietary Ingredients to Protect Us from Viruses and Viral Illnesses - including Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Academic author Edouard d'Araille ('Adapa's Ascent', 'The Life of Thought', 'In the Temple of Dreams') here presents his proposal for an 'Anti-Viral Diet', which he describes as "a diet whose primary purpose is to counteract viral threats and to maximize the ability of our immune systems to fight off both viruses and viral diseases". Based upon findings from over fifty years of scientific research into the effects of certain naturally occurring chemicals on viruses and the human immune system, 'AVD' identifies 52 ingredients that might play an effective role in an 'Anti-Viral Diet'. In some cases, the ingredients proposed appear to have a direct effect on viruses; while in other instances, research indicates that they enhance the responses of our immune systems - which is also likely to provide us with better protection from viruses. This is the 'COVID-19 Edition' of AVD, therefore an extra focus of attention is committed to drawing from the results of recent research into natural compounds which have shown most promise in counteracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and in some cases potentially aiding treatment of COVID-19 itself. 'AVD' is divided into three stages that progressively present information about natural anti-viral agents and how they might best serve us in a diet: Part 1 discusses the impact of Coronaviruses and shares the views of numerous scientists in regard to the usage of natural chemicals in order to develop treatment options and protect against these and other viruses. Part 2 provides some core knowledge about the anti-viral and immuno-modulatory properties of fifty-two natural ingredients - all found in or as food - in each case indicating which viruses they have been shown to act against or how the immune system is enhanced by them. Exclusive online research dossiers are web-linked to each of these chapters, which altogether contain over 1000 links to experiments, studies, reviews, trials, analyses and other research papers - evidence that goes to support the inclusion of each component. Finally, Part 3 explains in outline the idea of a preliminary 'Anti-Viral Diet' with which to incorporate some of the ingredients from Part 2 into one's own daily dietary intake. The current edition of 'AVD' includes 104 Colour Photographs and over 120 Scientific References within the volume itself. - 'AVD' is Volume 1 of the new 'HEALTH' Series from The Academy of the Third Millennium(TM) (A3M) and LIVING TIME(TM) Books. The 'Academy Edition' of this work is available separately. ['AVD: The Anti-Viral Diet' Copyright (c) 2020 Edouard d'Araille. All Rights Reserved by the Author: https: //oxford.academia.edu/EdouarddAraille]