CONTENTS
Introduction
These Here Are Crazy Times
So Everyone’s a Virologist Now?
What Is the Immune System, Anyway?
Vaccination, Hygiene, and Medicine
COVID-19
Stopping the Spread
Stopping the Spread, Part II
Anti-vaxxers
How Do We Get Sick?
Chapter 1
Microbiology
Pathology
Microbiology Is Everywhere
Microbiology Has Rock Stars of Its Own
Bacteria in Detail
How Viruses Work
Fungi and Friends
Chapter 2
Immunology
The Front Line
The White Army
Inflammation
The Strategy of Your White Army
Know Thine Enemy
There’s Humor in Your Body
Fake News
Plan D
Collateral Damage
Hypersensitivity
Chapter 3
Lifestyle
Trust Me, I’m A Doctor
The Four P’s
The Best Time to Plant a Tree Is Ten Years Ago
Nutrition
Exercise
Sleep
Stress
Chapter 4
Inside the Medicine Cabinet
The Ideal Amounts
Bioavailability
Just Pop a Pill and That’s All You Need?
Micronutrients
Herbs and Foodstuffs
Chapter 5
Recipes
Vitamins and Minerals
Antioxidants
Recipes to Support Your Microbiome
Chapter 6
COVID-19
Facts and Figures
Case-Fatality Ratio
R Number
Transmission
The Tests
What Can You Do Yourself?
To Boost or Not to Boost
Acknowledgements