I think "Boost" is the totally appropriate word for something that provides support and assistance in protecting the body. I do not think that your own immune system would attack you unless you had AIDS or something. Your friend is "splitting hairs". Faith G.
----- Original Message ----- From: Ian Davies To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:50 AM Subject: CS>EIS Immune system booster? I have heard and read on many occasions that EIS boosts the immune system, as I found out last weekend, that is not desireable for some people. We had a visitor staying the weekend who suffers from Reumatoid Arthritis, I suggested that EIS might help for avoiding things like colds and flu. The term "boost" which I used in my description of EIS put her off immediately, you don't want to give strength to something that is attacking you. I would think that EIS does NOT boost the immune system, it simply deals with infections etc which the immune system would have to deal with if EIS was not used. Please correct me if I wrong!!! The argument may sound like picking too much at details or use of vocabulary but as I found out the word "boost" is not always desireable and I would like to think that what EIS does is to give you a secondary immune system and not boost the one we have which ultimately is the only cure for many ailments like the common cold. The "boost" that EIS gives to the immune system would be to reduce the workload but not to affect it directly. I would appreciate any comments and or clarification. Thank you Ian in Spain
