Excellent BBC radio programme on Epstein Barr virus

[Guest guest]

I caught a little of a 15 minute radio programme by the BBC

called " Me and My Bug " . It was programme 4 in a series and you can

listen to it at www.bbc.co.uk. You will need to click on Radio and

then radio 4 and then " Me and My Bug, Listen. "

It is programme 4, March 15th about the Epstein Barr virus and the

Professor who has found out that it can cause tumours in susceptible

people as well as the well known Glandular Fever. She thought it

was a very clever virus because once it enters the cells the immune

response is what causes all the symptoms of fatigue etc. Once you

have it you never get rid of it. Very interesting, is this the same

as borrelia?

She went on to stress that people who had stronger immunity would

not develop a tumour but she waasn't sure exactly why some people's

immune sytems were stronger than others apart from cases like HIV

positive.

When I get more time I am going to listen to all 5 in the series but

it sort of confirms what I have always thought that we need to be

strengthening our immune systems in whatever way we can to beat ANY

bug/virus. This is where I bang on about heavy metals and the

damaging effect on the immune system which people just don't seem to

take too seriously. This programme sort of confirms that our immune

system is the basis of our long term health.

Happy Listening!

Pam