- And, on the
>other hand, that some are more naturally resistent to
>disease? I have always been very immune to colds and
>such, even when my diet was literally nothing more
>than burgers, fries, and beer. A paleo focus for me
>has made me "feel better" in general, but has done
>very little for me as far as immune system function is
>concerned. Perhaps I'm "naturally resistent" to germs
>and viruses?

There is 2 origins for one to be " resistant" to cold

either the detoxination that the cold will allow is not needed because the
normal production of toxins is easely eliminated by the organs in charge of
that job ( liver kidney)
or viral triggered  desintoxification will be so overwhelming  that it will
endanger the survival of the organism and so the immune system will not
start to release the wolf in the sheep pen .

The terminology used around infectuous diseases is a projection of our own
way of thinking our relationship to the world. As long it is perceived as a
struggle for existence or a battle  , there is no opening of the mind to
other paragdim.
I don't see the immune system as a police or army but as an organiser of the
symbiotic  cooperative relationships of the different elements that
constitute the organism ( cells, bacterias , circulating messengers like
viruses etc...).

jean-claude





>
>> >But, I also don't think diet and
>> >lifestyle will automatically make us immune to
>> >"everything*.
>>
>>         Nor do I. You are assuming this to be my
>> belief without me having said it.
>
>I was interpreting your initial statements about germs
>and viruses having nothing to do with causing disease.
>
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