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Immune System Hacks

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Good compilation of what you can do to boost your immune system. However, this reads a lot like a primer, in the sense that it tells you to 'check this out' but doesn't say how, where - it's up to you now to go chase that idea and do your own research.
But as a quick check for what you could do, it does work, though I wouldn't call these hacks as half of them are just ideas that tell you 'why' but don't delve into the 'how' of it

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Well written summary of how lay people can improve and support their immune system to optimise health. There are a range of simple hacks or changes to lifestyle which can improve overall health.

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Some decent tips and things to think about to add to your routine or maybe the start of one. The tips I found not to be categorized in any noticable way.

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Immune System Hacks is, interesting

Tis the season to worry about your health. Especially this year - and likely - for several years into the future as humanity grapples with the devastation and fallout of the Coronavirus - COVID 19.
Author Matt Farr's new book, Immune System Hacks, is a handy compilation of knowledge and advice about how to boost your immune system and give your body the best chance against invasion.
I read this book through the eyes of a former health and wellness magazine owner. My publication featured easy-to-understand and digest health-related tidbits aimed mainly toward living a healthy active lifestyle in Montana.
Even though I turned over ownership of this wonderful senior citizen-centric publication in 2018 when I left the state, my love for helpful health tips lives on today.
Farr provides several of those interesting factoids in Immune System Hacks. Listen to this:
The Whim Hoff Method, named after a Dutch extreme athlete whose claim to fame is extreme cold and breath-holding.
According to Farr, those disciplines coupled with yoga and meditation, reduce stress and inflammation, improve sleep, and develop stronger mitochondria.
No thank you. Not for me. Montana winters when I am dressed properly are about my limit for extreme temperature plunges.
Then there is the suggestion that to strengthen your immune system, it's a good idea to drink EZ water.
Huh? That's interesting.
EZ water, discovered by Gerard Pollack and his research team in the early 2000s, is what Farr describes as the fourth phase of water. EZ water is said to be found in every cell, as well as several membranes in the human body. This EZ water carries a negative charge to balance out our human cell's positive charge. Somehow this conjunction of opposites creates energy within the cell, which then is used to power other biochemical processes.
All of these things, Pollack reports, support immune system health.
Or, here's an odd correlation:
Farr says we should be cautious of 5G, as in the Internet. Farr writes that there lies a huge difference between the inferior 4G and the new 5G technology: Higher frequency, higher intensity, and more cell towers to accommodate everything involved.
All these things have an effect on a person's reaction to environmental EMFs, or electromagnetic fields.
But along with these strange and interesting immune system hacks, Farr also presents a huge collection of no-brainer ideas.
He suggests losing weight, or at least body fat. Heavy people have a lowered immune system.
Dah. Isn't that what every health professional says? Lose weight, exercise, and sleep.
Farr says to let go of stress and distress.
Dah.
Or how about, to improve immune system health, a person should heal childhood trauma.
Well, I would think that every single one of us has some form of childhood trauma that likely varies greatly in severity.
And here’s the best one: Smile, it will and improve your immune health.
Altogether, these hacks are both interesting and kind of a waste of paper truthfully.
I admit, however, that I might have a particular life-long interest in topical health, and perhaps I know many of these things because I spent more than 50 years learning them. For the reader who is first starting out with the idea of self-health care, Immune System Hacks might be a great tabletop reference book. It's certainly a thorough collection and holds a lot of solid advice.
But, if you are a health junkie like I am, you might want to skim through it at the bookstore before you decide to buy.

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Immune System Hacks is a very informative and accurate book. I've been on a healing journey for a couple years and in my research I have come across many suggestions for improving your immune system. Many of these plus way more were covered in the book. I love how it warns which hacks to be careful of if you have autoimmune disorders. I have personally implemented some of the hacks and have seen improvements in my immune system. I will be purchasing copies of this book to give as gifts. These hacks are not just good for your immune system. They will improve your overall health and wellness, including your mental health!!!

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Overall a brilliant book which I found extremely interesting and insightful.
The book covers a wide range of topics and ideas which all pay a part on maintaining a healthy immune system, some I was aware of but enjoyed learning more detail, others I had not even thought about.
The timing of this booking is perfect given the current climate where heath is top of the agenda. It arms the reader with information to take it into your own hands to take action.
I look forward to trying more of these hacks out and more publications from Matt Farr.

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Where to start with this books of amazing insights. I’ve learnt about foods I didn’t know existed and practical tips on sleep and personal health. This covers it all, and the tips are well structured and get to the point quickly. If you really want a holistic approach to understand how to boost your immune system this is definitely it!

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A very informative book giving some fabulous hacks to building an amazing immune system. I was very pleased to know I was doing many of them and learned the reasons as to why I was, other than it being something I had grown up knowing worked.

I enjoyed the more spiritual immune hacks as these sit well within my lifestyle and it was great to see them written in Matt's book.

Very well written and an easy read that could also be used as a reference to different health issues.

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I am a wife, mother of three, and have a very demanding full time job. So like many who play those roles, I often find myself stressed out and suffer insomnia. When Matt reached out to ask if I was interested in reading this book, I immediately took him up on it! It was a very easy read, and more importantly he gave me so many ideas to add to my overall life objective! A few years ago I worked with a mentor to develop a personal objective and I used four different quadrants of social, spiritual, intellectual, and physical goals. So many of these 175+ ideas I will be adding into my personal development plan! And I’m anxiously hoping my sleep pattern will turn into something more restful!

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Matt Farr's Immune System Hacks is a great read for anyone looking to buff their immune system from a holistic approach. Farr offers obvious tips such as increasing exercise, eating high fiber foods, and curbing smoking and drinking habits. However, it never occurred to me that simple changes such as smiling more, hugging loved ones, and even embracing a purpose-driven life can all contribute to improving your overall health and immune system. If you are looking for ways to improve your overall well being from unique perspectives you may not have previously considered, I would recommend this book and apply its tips to your life.

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As a Nutritionist, reading this book was just a pleasure because it gives me very condensate knowledge, the simple tips which I could forget along my learning process, and different views on some of 'the things' we all know :) But don't think it is not up to date with recent science! It is indeed.
The most important fact is that the book is easy to read for everyone. Because we all want the best for people around us Its not always that simple to recommend a book that can give someone practical insights, tips that can be implemented straight away, not diving deep into the subject if you don't have to, and here we have 'Immune System Hacks' which I can pass along to everyone.

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Great book - a reference book to keep - loads of ways to improve your health and very informative, I will read again and again.

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Great book, great diet tips, nutrition habits suggestions, daily habits suggestions, behavioural pattern, regular checkups for certain alerts, mental health tips, sleeping habits, spiritual mindfulness, and emotional intelligence about social life, very rich book

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Concise, very easy to read and understand. I have a considerable insight about the topic, however still I found some very useful information that were new to me. There are some repetition in the hacks but it does not affect the flow of reading it. Very enjoyable and a good go-to when looking to have a holistic approach boosting/maintaining our immune.
Thanks for the ooportunity to read it and give you my honest review. Well done!

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This book is a comprehensive overview of immune insights (hacks), which everyone should know and try to follow to keep your mind, body, and spirit in the best shape. I learned a lot from Matt, many "hacks "I checked on Amazon to get them online. ;)

Chapters: Forgive Others, Cultivate Confidence, Practice Gratitude, Work With Your Anger, Forgive yourself...had special meaning to me. I wish to know more details about those. This book you can comfortably use as an excellent source of information to improve your immune system in this specific period. Thank you, it was pleasant reading.

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Boosting my immune system is important to me, especially during these covid times it's more important than ever to stay healthy. Thanks to this book I now have plenty of tips and an armoury of weapons at my disposal to hopefully fight off viruses. This book is a very easy read and recommended.

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Having read over 175 different hacks for the immune system, the book is packed with useful, informative advice in an engaging reading style that makes you want to research further and fosters curiosity.
As someone who experiences depression and PTSD from trauma it was particularly interesting how I can start with simple things like practicing self care, getting out in nature and suggestions for meditation and calming the nervous system down. I like the way the book is layed out into different sections so you can easily pick and choose different sections to read and focus on instead of reading all the book from cover to cover. I would definitely recommend this book and style for a start to improve health and wellbeing in a holistic way especially in with such a difficult year that 2020 has been.

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The format of the book, with each individual hack numbered, makes it easy to read, either in whole or one at a time. There is some cross-over of the hacks, and that allows for each one to be read separate without the need to read another hack. There is a vast amount of information in here and reading it front to back did seem overwhelming at times. I would personally recommend to read front to back first to get the overall context and then re-read the hacks that most resonate with you and start with them; make them part of your daily life, and then move on to the next, and so on. The science is there to back up the hacks, although you are left wanting to research more on how to implement them fully. As someone that has been diagnosed in the past with auto-immune conditions, there were also some hacks that were recommended not to try, so read carefully each hack in detail. There are certainly enough options for someone looking to improve their immune health, even if they don’t agree with them all. Each hack is only a couple of pages, so taking them one at a time is manageable. In a year when a lot more people are considering their overall health, this is a timely contribution and for those less conscious of new health research, this is an easy tool to navigate and start to make incremental change.

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For myself, I have always dealt with immune issues but it's only because of the disorder that I have. I decided to read this book to see if I'd learn anything new to try to make my immune system better. There were a few things in there that I could do but honestly I felt like a lot of the things in the book were easy to find on the web. I probably will not be purchasing this book for anyone else in my family and I just didn't find it was that helpful for myself. For those who may not deal with major health issues, this will be a good book to on hand.

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Hi Mat, I have just finished reading your book. I like the way it is written, it is easy to read and the format means that you can easily pick it up and read a small amount at a time. There are plenty of good tips, which can easily be incorporated into your life to improve your immune health. It is a very timely and informative book. I will recommend it to my friends.

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