more on the relationship between antibiotics and your microbiome
FEW THINGS WREAK GREATER HAVOC ON YOUR OVERALL HEALTH THAN ANTIBIOTICS How badly do ANTIBIOTICS affect your health? Just click the link and start reading (prepare to be freaked out). You’ll quickly notice that not only are the various ways that these commonly prescribed drugs affect your health severe, they are nearly endless, with every […]
but doc; i’ve only taken a few rounds — antibiotics and their relationship to your poor health
ANTIBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPTO YOUR POOR HEALTH (A LITTLE DAB’L RUIN YA) Allan Ajifo “For example, adults in developed countries have diminished gut microbiota diversity compared with those from areas without extensive modernization; early-life antibiotic exposures could partially account for those findings. Four recent epidemiologic studies have shown increased adiposity [body fat] in children who […]
dysbiosis in current peer-review
WHAT DOES THE CURRENT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE SAY ABOUT DYSBIOSIS?STAY AWAY FROM ANTIBIOTICS AS THOUGH YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT “As clinicians know, it takes a long time for research to sort of percolate through the expert and clinician community and guidelines are really important in that process, and it takes a long time for things […]
still more antibiotic over-prescription? absolutely!
NOT SURE ABOUT THE DIAGNOSIS?HIT ‘EM WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ANTIBIOTICS! “Antibiotic therapies are used for approximately 56% of inpatients in U.S. hospitals, but are found to be inappropriate in nearly half of these cases, and many of these failures are connected with inaccurate diagnoses” Dr. Greg Filice, from last week’s news release by the […]
why healthy people can be naturally antibiotic resistant
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE, REAL HEALTH,AND YOUR MICROBIOME “We see this as one more piece of clear evidence that antibiotic resistance is indeed a natural feature of the human microbiota but that it’s primed to be activated and amplified for greater resistance after antibiotic use.” Dr. Gautam Dantas from St. Louis’ Washington University School of Medicine (as […]
more government yammering on antibiotic resistance and superbugs
THE PROBLEM OF ANTIBIOTICRESISTANCE AND SUPERBUGSNO WORRIES: THE GOVERNMENT IS COMING TO THE RESCUE!(Implementation of Executive Order 13676) “Antibiotic resistance that turns ordinary disease-causing bacteria into illnesses that can’t be controlled could bring about the “next pandemic,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden warned at a National Press Club event Tuesday.” From […]
the hygiene hypothesis, vaccinations, antibiotics, and how to heal your gut
THE HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS VACCINATIONS, ANTIBIOTICS, AND HOW TO HEAL YOUR GUT “For decades it has been obvious that early exposure to a farm environment, meaning an abundance of microbes, a diverse microbiota, eliminates allergies and many autoimmunities. The Hygiene Hypothesis explained how early exposure to abundant microorganisms could eliminate allergies, as an early exposure to […]
tendinosis: have you been floxed?
TENDINOSISHAVE YOU BEEN FLOXED? “Most of the information available on the internet about fluoroquinolone toxicity is horrifying. Fluoroquinolone toxicity is horrifying. It is scary. It is completely unacknowledged by the medical community – the doctors, nurses, etc. who we go to in order to make sense of things when our body goes hay-wire” – Lisa […]
are you ruining your children’s future health by giving them antibiotics?
HAVE YOUR BABIES OR YOUNG CHILDREN BEEN GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS?IF SO, THEIR HEALTH IN JEOPARDY! “The average child in the United States will receive between and 10 and 20 courses of antibiotics by the time he or she is 18 years old.” Dr Aviva Romm (MD) from her website (Stop Killing the Good Guys! Protect Your […]
the end of the age of antibiotics is upon us
ANTIBIOTIC OVERUSE CAUSESINFECTIONS TO RUN WILD “It is estimated that 50% of antibiotic prescriptions may be unnecessary.” From the April 2013 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. There are any number of experts that say that this statistic is actually much higher. “For crying out loud people. Stop demanding antibiotics! There are SO […]
the antibiotic effects of non-antibiotic drugs
GUT HEALTH AND THE ANTIBIOTIC EFFECTS OF NON-ANTIBIOTIC MEDS Pete Linforth – Birmingham/United Kingdom – Pixabay “Antibacterial activities of several ‘non-antibiotic drugs’ used in treatment of a variety of non-infectious human diseases have been observed. Such an effect has been noticed for barbiturates, beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists, diuretic drugs, H1 antihistamines, mucolytic agents, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs, […]
antibiotics cause cancer
ANTIBIOTICS CAUSE CANCERANTIBIOTICS COULD EASILY PROVE TO BE THE SINGLEWORST THING YOU DO FOR YOUR HEALTH! Mohamed Hassan – Giza/Egypt – Pixabay “Most of us have had a doctor prescribe an antibiotic for a stubborn bacterial infection, or for a cut that gets infected. However, prescribing an antibiotic to fight cancer? In fact, anti-cancer antibiotics […]
giving infants antibiotics leads to childhood obesity
GIVE YOUR BABY ANTIBIOTICS, AND THEY ARE MORELIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT BY AGE FIVE “Infants who were given multiple courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics had a 20% increased risk of becoming obese toddlers.” From Medscape’s November 19, 2013 coverage of Obesity Week 2013: The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Obesity Society Joint […]
inflammation, antibiotics, autoimmunity, and the gut
GUT HEALTH AS IT PERTAINS TO ANTIBIOTCIS,AUTOIMMUNITY, AND INFLAMMATION “The road to health is paved with good intestines!” – Sherry A. Rogers “Gut bacteria are required for the development of immune T cells in the lining of the intestines. Mice grown without gut flora do not have functional immune systems. In humans, extensive antibiotic treatment […]
more on the relationship between early antibiotics and asthma
ANTIBIOTICS, INFANTS, AND ASTHMA BruceBlaus “Antibiotic use in the first year life is associated with an increased risk of early-onset childhood asthma that began before 3 years of age. The apparent effect has a clear dose response. Heightened caution about avoiding unnecessary use of antibiotics in infants is warranted.” The conclusions of a study published […]
antibiotics, arrhythmias, and increased death rates
ANTIBIOTICS ARE WORSE FOR YOURHEART THAN YOU EVER DREAMED Alex Proimos “Azithromycin and levofloxacin [both common Antibiotics] were both associated with elevated risks of death and serious cardiac arrhythmias during standard lengths of prescription.” Todd Neale from a recent article he wrote for the March 10 edition of MedPage Today. To many of you I […]
medical guidelines for antibiotics: are they being followed?
MEDICAL GUIDELINES FOR ANTIBIOTIC USE (ARE THEY BEING FOLLOWED?) Gerd (Geralt) Altmann – Freiburg/Deutschland – Pixabay “We saw enormous variability in the rate of antibiotic prescribing. We estimate that even a modest reduction in unnecessary or inappropriate prescribing would have major benefits in terms of reducing the number of infections, super-infections, and cases of C. difficile.” […]
disc herniations and chronic infections
DISC HERNIATIONS AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO…….CHRONIC INFECTIONS user:debivort “The ability of the human body to resist the invasion of its tissues by microorganisms is dependent upon a number of factors. But probably the best way to insure the highest degree of resistance for any given individual is to see that his dietary intake of vitamins […]
antibiotics, dysbiosis, autoimmunity, & chronic illness
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTIBIOTICS, DYSBIOSIS, AUTOIMMUNITY, & OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESS PublicDomainPictures – English – Pixabay Rheumatological manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are frequent and include peripheral arthritis, axial involvement and peripheral enthesitis [Tendinosis], osteoporosis and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, and ankylosing spondylitis. Cherry picked from the Abstract of a study called, “Rheumatological Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel […]
antibiotic use in animals is increasing
AMERICANS USE A LOT OF ANTIBIOTICSFOR BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS “Every day, Americans use some 51 tons of antibiotics. But only about a fifth of that is to treat human illness. Most of the rest is given to livestock — and not because the animals are sick. Instead the drugs are used for what the […]