Good point, Maria, I missed that post.
Why on earth does ANYONE have to have mumps, measles and all these things ? I would suspect that it's the American diet and style of medicine that doesn't stop these illnesses. A truly healthy immune system probably would repulse those banes of childhood, and that takes time and effort to achieve. It's the fast food lifestyle and so many harmful effects of life today in North America that weakens the immune system.
I don't remember reading in historical biographies of any figure of the past getting stricken with mumps or measles or chicken pox, though of course it may have happened more than was reported.
Let's hope the foods you recommended - nearly all sour or bitter - along with other traditional herbal immune boosters and lymph thinners such as the herb Cleavers, might be a Clever way to avoid suffering from these unpleasant illnesses.
Meanwhile, on another subject, just to warn people about bad soy products on the market, here is a brief expose :
"From the ‘Sad but True’ and ‘You Need to Know’ categories come the facts that soymilk is most commonly made from GMO derived soy isolate and imported soy that falsely claims to be organic. Though touted as healthy, most soyfoods are made using the cheapest ingredients and processes. For instance, low cost imported soy and grain, hexane extracted soy protein isolates treated with toxic petrochemicals and additives, refined sugars, and universal use (except at Eden Foods) of undeclared ‘flavor masker’ chemicals, etc."
- Edenfoods May 2017 newsletter
While Eden promotes its own products to replace these low grade ones, there is a very sound basis for trusting in Eden's high quality, I believe.
"Eden Foods, foreseeing the commercialization of genetically engineered soybeans, took every step necessary to maintain EDENSOY purity. In February 1993 a system was implemented that required avoidance of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their derivatives in the food Eden sourced. The system required participation of every Eden Foods grower and supplier. By 1997, GMO testing protocols were fully implemented. Today, these Non-GMO supply systems remain pure. Eden Foods' systems are rare and valuable to those trying to prevent food monopolization, loss of personal freedoms, and protect domestic supplies.
A great deal of work and expense is required to keep EDENSOY free of GMOs. Rigorous and repeated testing is necessary of the seeds, plants as they grow, harvested crops at the farm, every load received at storage facilities, and then again when received at the processing locations.
Eden Foods also avoids GMO derivatives like pharmaceutical enzymes, etc. When the New York Times tested eleven soy and corn based foods in 1997, the only one that tested GMO free was EDENSOY.
In 2009, Eden Foods submitted EDENSOY to the Non-GMO Project for verification. After thorough analysis covering everything from seed to packaging materials, EDENSOY became the first soymilk in the Americas to be third-party verified by the Non-GMO Project for GMO avoidance." [ also from the May Edenfoods newsletter ]