IMMUNE POWER DIET: WHY A NEW DIET?

New research reports flowing in from my colleagues at major medical centers around the world documented far more about the subtle interplay of nutrition, health, and weight loss than had been known when I wrote that article. Each day, it seemed, I learned of yet another state-of-the-art discovery, some sweeping new breakthrough. Provocative new findings in immunology, preventive medicine, and nutrition were almost exploding out of the research laboratories! I realized my first book had not gone far enough. But that wasn't all. My Fifth Avenue practice had become deluged with patients, and those patients taught me a tremendous amount.

I began to realize that my patients fall into three types. The first are truly desperate. Many of them suffer from the same debilitating symptoms I had: declining energy and alertness, headaches, stomach and intestinal syndromes, lethargy and fatigue, skin disorders—all with no clear explanation. Often, they came to me because they simply didn't know where else to turn. I know from my experience how powerless and bitter many of these people feel as they watch their health slip away, never knowing why.

The second group of patients had come for a wholly different reason. For these people, it is no luxury to feel, act, and look their best—it is an absolute necessity. These are film and television celebrities, major power brokers from Wall Street, corporate heavy hitters who sit at the helms of empires like Paramount Pictures and Morgan Stanley. These are the world-renowned artists, musicians, intellectuals, professional athletes, and members of the ruling families of several continents.

These people know that their health is their most valuable capital for success: they must look and perform flawlessly at all times. Their minds must brim with energy, creativity, and inspiration to meet the challenges of the world's most demanding careers. They have come to me to tune their bodies to a perfect pitch of health and vitality.

I have a third group of patients, just regular people, who consult me because of a nagging feeling that they could be healthier and more energetic. They have no specific complaints, just the vague suspicion that they lack the get-up-and-go and fun in their lives that others enjoy.

Most of my patients share the same frustration. They have already tried a grueling round-robin of the "best" specialists, clinics, and therapies by the time they get to my waiting room. They are here because they have tried to get help elsewhere, but failed to find any.

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