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immune system
mononucleosis
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
eat as little as possible
increase Vitamin C foods, Vitamin A foods
increase fluids
short fast (see Fasting in materia medica)
therapeutic foods:
green leafy vegetables, watercress, okra, apples, celery (Shefi)
foods that tonify the Qi and nourish the Xue (Blood), harmonize Spleen/Stomach
foods rich in Vitamin A, B and C
avoid:
heavy protein foods, fats, meats, vinegars, shellfish, sugars
supplements
Vitamin A 100,000 IU per day (TOXIC DOSE)
Vitamin B-complex (especially B1, B2, B6, biotin, choline, Vitamin B5)
Vitamin C to bowel tolerance
Potassium (Kirschmann, 1984, p. 182)
Zinc 30 mg per day
footnotes