vendredi 28 septembre 2012

What You Won't Find Out From Your Doctor About Antibiotics

By Brad Wilson


When your doctor diagnoses you with a bacterial infection you generally know what's coming next, --a prescription for antibiotics . We've been conditioned for it, we know it's coming, and we don't question it . Your doctor is likely to explain that antibiotics function by destroying harmful bacteria, preventing it from spreading, growing or surviving if you ask him about them. So, you think that's great?

The other half of the story, unfortunately, may be left out by your doctor . Synthetic antibiotics not only destroy the bad bacteria, but strip your body from the good bacteria as well .

The Problems of Wrongly and Overprescribing

The practice of overprescribing medicines is an ongoing one and it is especially dangerous with antibiotics. Overuse of antibiotics puts patients at risk of having their bodies permanently stripped of good bacteria, as well leading to drug-resistant strains of superbugs, according to a commentary published in Nature Magazine.

Good bacteria, which is found in the human gut, helps with digestion, the production and absorption of vitamins and generally contributes to an effective immune system . By the time the average child reaches 18, they have received over 10 courses of antibiotics, in developed countries such as the US and the UK, according to Martin Blaser, head of the department of medicine at NYU's Langone Medical Center in New York. This is a matter of some concern and a lot of researchers are convinced that the use of antibiotics to destroy good bacteria is a contributory factor in the increase of obesity, asthma and cancer.

Besides overprescribing another clear problem is the fact that doctors are prescribing antibiotics for upper respiratory infections, which are generally viral and not affected by antibiotics . In fact, a 2010 study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology revealed that physicians sometimes continued patients on antibiotics even after tests proved their infections were caused by a virus .

The Answer - What Is It?

You can remove synthetic antibiotics from your life (hopefully, forever) by taking some natural steps. An excellent natural wide-spectrum antibiotic, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial is oleuropein, which is found in olive leaf extract . Unlike synthetic antibiotics, oleuropein only seeks out invasive germs and destroys them while, at the same time, it protects the good bacteria . That's great news for individuals who regularly take probiotics in an effort to increase their good bacteria count .

How does it work ? When taken orally, olive leaf extract targets harmful germs and attacks their outer lining, making it dissolve, thereby causing the inner cell to be destroyed. The olive leaf offers an added bonus by combating fungus, yeasts, viruses and retroviruses.

An Added Benefit! Olive Leaf Extract Fights Free Radicals

Our healthy cells are endangered by free radicals, which can make us vulnerable to a host of health problems such as cardiovascular diseases, degenerative ailments and early aging . Such factors as stress, exposure to the sun, pollution, a bad diet and alcohol can cause free radicals . Olive leaf contains twelve proven antioxidants, and when taken orally it scavenges the body in search of free radicals, preventing them from producing harmful oxidants .

Olive leaf extract is considered safe and is not known to produce adverse side effects, however, always consult a physician, especially if you have an artificial heart or may be pregnant .




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