Posts Tagged ‘bacteria’
Leveling the Playing Field – Resolving Antibiotic Resistance
In our newest book – currently in the works – antibiotic resistance is one of today’s major challenges, for which we propose an answer. In medicine, the current standard of care involves testing to identify the organism, and then administering a specific combination of antibiotics that have shown some promise in resolving the infection. There…
Read MoreThe Value of Soft Cheeses
Why Should You Eat Soft Cheeses? You have a variety of bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract – a perfectly normal situation. For our purposes, they can be divided into two groups: those that produce lactic acid and those that don’t. The ones that don’t are considered pathogens. The ones that do are to be encouraged because that lactic acid, along…
Read MoreInfection Encourages Premature Birth
Mothers – and expectant mothers – often look to our office for answers to their basic health-related questions. One frequently asked question has to do with this: Given that an adult’s gastrointestinal environment (or ‘gut biome’) is known to contain over 1,000 different organisms (information credited to the new DNA testing), how does a baby’s…
Read MoreNaturally Avoid Chronic Kidney Problems and Dialysis
In the 1870’s Joseph Lister gave us the first practical way of killing bacteria, by recognizing the antibacterial activity of carboxylic acid. Following that discovery, many more people began recovering from amputations and other common surgeries that before carried a 50% mortality rate. Surgery departments everywhere made great advancements with a version of this known as phenol. Arizona’s…
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