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Nutrition and smoking effects on the immune system
A strong immune system is critical to fighting HPV or any viral infection. Most importantly, to protect your immune system, it is helpful to avoid smoking (tobacco and marijuana). Second only to chemotherapy, smoking is the most damaging health hazard to the immune system. If you smoke, you MUST stop smoking. I am reminded of the well-known Bible verses in Deuteronomy 30:19-20 in which God says: “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days.”
Good nutrition is important to support the immune system, so be sure to take adequate vitamin and mineral supplements, omega-3 free fatty acids, and adhere to a high fiber diet. The simplest way to get enough fiber and some omega-3 free fatty acids is by eating 10 tablespoons of freshly ground flax seeds per day mixed with orange juice or sprinkled on cereal. Flax seeds are available in most health food stores for $1 per pound. Use a simple $20 coffee grinder available from most discount stores for grinding the seeds. Start off with 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds per day and gradually build up, over a 2-week period, to 5 tablespoons twice a day.
Since HPV can be spread by any skin-to-skin contact, it may be helpful to wash your hands, before and after using the bathroom, and cleaning your fingernails with a scrub brush and soap.
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