While antibiotics have been lifesaving, the over-prescription of antibiotics has sparked the evolution of drug-resistant strains of life threatening bacteria, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths each year. The US Centers for Disease Control estimate that up to 50% of antibiotics prescribed in the US are unnecessary. Unfortunately, the use of antibiotics is often prescribed for those groups who are more vulnerable to dysbiosis, including infants born via C-section and in those born preterm, compared to term infants born vaginally, potentially compounding the problems. M...
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A large number of pharmaceutical agents including many over the counter and prescription drugs are linked with weight gain and obesity especially antibiotics. The growth (fat) promoting effects of antibiotics were first discovered in the 1940s. Since then, antibiotics administered in low doses have been widely used as growth promoters in the agricultural industry worldwide. As a result the largest use of antibiotics and related antimicrobial substances is within farms, with low doses fed to large numbers of animals used for food production to increase weight gain by as much...
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If I were to say to you I can provide you with something at a price of around 50 cents a day which is going to reduce your risk and symptoms of diabetes and metabolic syndrome, lower your risk of high blood pressure and reduce the plaque in your arteries, reduce your risk of heart attacks and stroke reduce the risk of more than a dozen types of cancer including colorectal, breast and prostate cancer and improve the survival rates if you have cancer, as well as helping you live longer Would you be interested? No it is not a miracle drug it is a superfo...
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A common toothpaste ingredient, it destroys the gut microbiome and increases the risk of gut cancers. Triclosan is another one of those chemicals that is finally on its way out even though we have known of its toxic effects for decades. After many decades of scientific scrutiny many companies are now removing TCS. Colgate removed triclosan from its Softsoap liquid handsoaps and Palmolive antibacterial dish liquid in 2011. Unfortunately, the big companies still deny it is a problem but are phasing it out because of public concerns citing “changing consumer preferences and...
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It might be time to add some more garlic to your meals. While there are many studies showing the benefits of garlic (Allium sativum) from everything from infections to athletic performance recently studies have shown raw garlic has protective effects on chronic illness like cardio vascular disease, cancer and the aging process. Raw garlic is also thought to be better than for cooked (processed or heated) garlic: heat seems to react with certain substances in garlic and change their chemical composition. Used universally for flavoring and in traditional medicines and f...
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Many people suffer from various forms of psoriasis every day and cannot seem to get anywhere. Psoriasis is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory skin disease that begins in the gut and often involves the liver and other organs. Evidence has demonstrated that psoriasis has some common features, including immune responses and inflammation with systematic diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and obesity. Psoriasis is also an inflammatory disease linked with an increased risk of heart attack and some cancers, hence why it is obviously not a skin disease, it i...
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Most people do not realise that the majority of the chronic illnesses we suffer from today are not only preventable but many are also reversible.So what better way to show you than individual case studies. But these are only a few of the hundreds and hundreds we have seen Ann was diagnosed with systemic sclerosis at 24yrs and after 8 months she was totally able to reverse the condition. She is now 41yrs old. Claire was diagnosed in 2009 as a type II diabetic suffering extreme cramps in my calves, feet, hands, abdominal muscles when bent over and in my neck muscles whe...
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Artificial sweeteners or Non-caloric artificial sweeteners (NAS) are commonly added to food with increasing controversy regarding their potential ability to promote metabolic imbalances and lead to weight gain instead of weight loss and diabetes type 2. Unfortunately, many people see these drinks and additives as being healthy. The research shows the opposite The first report on NAS interactions with the microbiome dates back to the early 1980s. Since then, diets containing non-caloric artificial sweeteners (including saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame) have been link...
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If you have been to one of my talks you would have heard me emphasize the importance of inflammation and the need to lower your body's chronic inflammation levels. Of course one of the major sources of ongoing chronic inflammation is the gut. Inflammation is literally the body “on fire” and is a primary immune mechanism response of the body to a range of noxious stimuli. This can include infectious agents, such as bacteria or virus, oxidation or acidosis, damaged or diseased tissues. The main function of inflammation is a short-term response to resolve infection a...
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Sources of chemical pollutants include direct use of chemical based products like laquers, varnishes, cleaning products and aerosol cans as well as off gassing form materials. Offgassing is a form of evaporation which occurs with solid materials. Many manufactured materials contain chemicals which are not stable and these are slowly released into the surrounding air. Pressed wood products, plastics, vinyls and adhesives are common sources of chemical offgassing. Because these contaminants are in a gaseous form they too pass through the thin membranes of your lungs into your...
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