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Antibiotics Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Randolph Jason

Antibiotics Linked to Parkinson’s Disease from Mercola Higher exposure to commonly used oral antibiotics is linked to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a study which suggests the neurodegenerative disorder may be tied to the loss of beneficial gut bacteria, as reported by The Week. The report detailed a study which showed that the use of certain antibiotics can upset the balance of your gut microbiome and, as a result, predispose people to Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder in which neurons and dopamine-producing cells in your brain…

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Cranberries Help Antibiotics Fight Bacterial Infections

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Cranberries Help Antibiotics Fight Bacterial Infections from Natural Blaze Research conducted at McGill University and INRS has found that a cranberry extract makes bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics, a promising avenue for limiting resistance to these important drugs The global spread of antibiotic resistance is undermining decades of progress in fighting bacterial infections. Due to the overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, we are on the cusp of returning to a pre-antibiotic era in which minor infections can once again become deadly. Therefore, countering the fall in antibiotic efficacy…

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Antibiotics for 2 Months Increase Stroke and Heart Attack Risk

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Antibiotics for 2 Months Increase Stroke and Heart Attack Risk by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Using antibiotics for an extended period of time during middle-age or later may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. The finding comes from a study published in the European Heart Journal, which revealed women aged 60 and over who used antibiotics for two months or longer had significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, compared to women who did not.1 According to a press release2 by the researchers, the results…

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Don’t want antibiotics sprayed on your citrus? Sorry – it’s about to expand, big-time

Randolph Jason

Don’t want antibiotics sprayed on your citrus? Sorry – it’s about to expand, big-time by Erin Elizabeth for Health Nut News The current administration has given the go-ahead for agricultural operations to spray streptomycin and oxytetracycline, antibiotics often used on people, on nearly a half-million acres of Florida citrus. And many scientists are warning this could increase the problem of antibiotic resistance in people and the environment. (The European Union and Brazil have banned the use of oxytetracycline and streptomycin for use as a pesticide on agricultural plants.) “Agricultural operations plan to use…

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Fish Antibiotics for Survival

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Fish Antibiotics for Survival by Megan Stewart – The Survivalist Blog One of the major issues many preppers face in preparing for a grid down or SHTF scenario is what to do about illnesses, infections, and injuries that are bound to happen. The world will be in chaos. Doctors and pharmacies will be overrun quickly. Public services will be overwhelmed or possibly shut down entirely. Preparing now, to deal with illness, disease, and injury, by adding fish antibiotics to your stockpile, is one more way to tip the odds in your favor…

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