The Paper Doctor is designed to help you combat simple infectious illnesses. Here's how:The Paper Doctor views any bout of infectious illness as occurring in 5 stages:
  1. your prior level of health
  2. a pre-illness period of stress
  3. a period of sickness
  4. a period of recovery
  5. your resulting level of health

  6. (The concept of "Level Of Health" was developed by George Vithoulkas. See The Glossary, page 334.)
   This simple graph shows each stage clearly:
 
 
Here is a strategy you can use to best cope with each stage of the infectious illness scenario.

1. YOUR PRIOR LEVEL OF HEALTH

In this period you seem to be doing fine. Your life is going along. You are pretty healthy. Nothing needs to be done.
Before you actually "catch" an infectious illness, you may experience a period of stress. This is your preventive opportunity. Manage your stress successfully and you will not get sick. In fact, your graph will change. The wobbly line will become straight again, and your former level of health will return intact. Paper Doctor remedies that will help alleviate stress include:
BUSINESS PRESSURE, page 97
ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY, page 121
FATIGUE, page 129
FEARFULNESS, page 133
FEELING AT EASE, page 137
FIRST AID, page 141
HURRYING, page 157
INNER STRENGTH, page 165
JET LAG, page 173
LIFTED SPIRITS, page 177
MOODINESS, page 185
REGULARIZE ERRATIC LIFESTYLE, page 225
STRESS, page 261
TENSION RELEASE, page 273
TOO KEYED UP, page 289
TRAUMATIC EVENTS, page 297
WORRYING, page 303
Find the remedy that most closely matches your actual circumstance, and follow its directions for use.

3. A PERIOD OF SICKNESS

You are already sick before you think of using The Paper Doctor. Now what do you do?
First, begin using the most appropriate among the following illness remedies:
BRONCHIAL IRRITATION, page 93
EARACHE, page 113
FLU, page 145
FOOD POISONING, page 149
NAUSEA AND VOMITING, page 193
SINUS INFLAMMATION, page 233
SORE THROAT, page 245
STOMACH FLU, page 257
SUDDEN HIGH FEVER, page 265
THE COLD PREVENTATIVE, page 277
Since you are already sick, more drastic measures may be necessary. Make and drink the appropriate Paper Doctor remedy three of four times in succession. If you notice a definite improvement, continue that remedy once every 15 minutes until you feel at least partially recovered. You can also use STIMULATING YOUR HEALING RESPONSE, page 253, each time you use your illness remedy. As soon as your illness symptoms recede, stop using the remedies.

4. A PERIOD OF RECOVERY

You are clearly on the mend. You feel your symptoms receding and your energy returning. You no longer need to use a specific illness remedy, but you should continue to use STIMULATING YOUR HEALING RESPONSE, page 253. This will make your recovery period as short as possible.

5. YOUR RESULTING LEVEL OF HEALTH

Once your symptoms are gone, check that your energy is fully restored. It is important that your resulting level of health be as high as was your prior level. In other words, by using Paper Doctor remedies you ought to fully recover from your illness in a short time. If you use STIMULATING YOUR HEALING RESPONSE as recommended, your vitality should be stronger.If your regain your prior level of health, your graph will end as high as it began.

If you feel easily tired, have nagging low-level symptoms that continue for days, or just don't feel right after your illness, your graph looks like this:
 

MANAGING INFECTIOUS ILLNESSES NOT LISTED IN THE PAPER DOCTOR

If you have an infectious illness the remedy for which is not available from the Paper Doctor, be sure to use STIMULATING YOUR HEALING RESPONSE, page 253, anyway. Begin using it as soon as your symptoms appear, and continue using it until your former vitality is restored.

Other remedies which might also help are:

FIRST AID, page 141
INNER STRENGTH, page 165
LIFTED SPIRITS, page 177
For Combating Physical Injuries, see page 312. (index)