Antibiotics
Quick summary of the science :
Antibiotics / antimicrobials are chemicals that kill bacteria. Used properly, they save lives, but they do collateral damage, because they also kill bacteria that are normal (healthful) residents.
Go light on antibiotics and antimicrobials, only use them when necessary and appropriate
Anti-bacterial products make it easier for bacteria to move in
Folks who have detectable levels of triclosan, are a lot more likely to be colonized by Staphylococcus aureus, putting them at an increased risk, of a serious infection.
You’re suffering from sinusitis. AGAIN ! Your GP prescribes another course of antibiotics. But the cure maybe the problem……
What happens when you catch a cold ?
The viral invasion causes destruction of the respiratory tract, the breakdown of law and order creates opportunities for looting and secondary invasions.
The antibiotic hurricane leaves your gut flora flattened
For gut bacteria, the antibiotic storm means it is no longer, business as usual. Only the tough survive and it takes time to return to “normal”.
Giving antibiotics like sweets, not sweets per se, behind childhood obesity
What if childhood obesity has nothing to do with food ? What if it begins in the doctor’s rooms ? Specifically with antibiotic prescriptions in the under twos
Does weird coloured phlegm always warrant an antibiotic ?
Both clinicians and patients believe that coughing up green or yellow phlegm is really BAD but it’ll get better with or without an antibiotic
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