Tag: Antibiotics
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Antibiotic Use: Clearing Up Misconceptions and Myths
The lead-up to World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18 – 24 November) creates the perfect opportunity to clear up the misconceptions and myths about antibiotic use. These myths can contribute to the inappropriate or overuse of these life-saving medications. Antibiotic Use: Busting Myths Among the most common public misconceptions is that a sore throat can be cured…
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Antibiotic Resistance: Worsened By The Pandemic and Affecting Longevity
According to research, the use of antibiotics over the past century has extended the average human lifespan by 23 years. However, in recent years, our almost over-reliance on antibiotics has begun to compromise our longevity. In fact, the overuse of these medications has begun to increase the risk of them becoming useless, and the COVID-19…
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Probiotics: Are They Actually Good For You?
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Lately, especially with the rise of Covid-19, everyone seems to be taking probiotics for one reason or another. But are they actually…
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Antibiotic Resistance: Here’s How COVID-19 Is Making It Worse
In 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) first declared antibiotic resistance as one of the greatest threats to public health. The coronavirus pandemic has definitely completely changed the world we live in, from our economy to our mental health. Moreover, it’s also had quite an effect on the public health challenges that we were facing…
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5 Natural Antibiotics To Help Protect Your Immune System
Antibiotics are some of the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. In fact, antibiotics are regularly overprescribed, especially for conditions that cannot be treated with antibiotics. Not to mention the concerns about the overuse of antibiotics, there is now a growing need for more natural methods that can help to protect both one’s health…
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Thanksgiving Turkey: 5 Benefits of This Holiday Meal
It’s that time of the year again. Now while we’re fond of holiday staples such as pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes, we all know that our holiday meal can’t be complete without a Thanksgiving turkey. A staple in almost every American household that celebrates the holiday, there seems to be no Thanksgiving without the turkey.…
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Why Eating Meat Injected With Antibiotics Is A Growing Health Risk
Antibiotics that are designed for human use have been used in farming over the years to help animal lots grow faster and larger thereby increasing the yield for farmers. This boosts farm to plate efficiency and profitability. It has been estimated that animals who are injected with or fed antibiotics grow about twice as fast…
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How Antibiotics Can Reduce Your Brain Function
Recent findings show that long-term use of antibiotics can impede memory and brain cell growth, as well as gut health. The link between the gut and brain has been under the medical spotlight for over a year. But a recent scientific paper published in April 2016 shows a clear link between gut microbes, the immune…
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Why Pineapple Enzymes Will Replace Antibiotics
Scientists have discovered that enzymes found in the stems and roots of pineapple may help win the battle against drug-resistant super bugs. These findings are a result of increasing efforts by medical research to find alternative treatments to antibiotic-resistant drugs. Australian scientists made the discovery when they used these enzymes to cure diarrhea in piglets.…