Bacteria May Trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis But Australian Bush Medicine May Treat The Bacteria Better Than Antibiotics

‘Bush medicine shows healing potential’ Extracts of an Australian plant have a high antimicrobial activity against a bacterium that may be a trigger for rheumatoid arthritis, says a Queensland scientist. Leaves and peppercorns of Tasmania lanceolata, also known as mountain pepper, are more effective at killing the bacterium Proteus mirabilis than conventional antibiotics such as ampicillin or […]

PAIN KILLER MEDICATIONS CAN CAUSE HAYFEVER

As a health practitioner and researcher, I have been aware of the association between analgesic (pain killer) use and hayfever for many years and I have found that it can be due to the damaging and inflammatory effect that analgesics (and other medications or an incorrect diet) have on the intestinal lining. A large amount […]

ANTIBIOTICS LINKED TO WEIGHT GAIN

Changes in the gut microbiome from low-dose antibiotics caused mice to gain weight. Similar alterations in humans taking antibiotics, especially children, might be adding to the obesity epidemic Amy Maxmen Nature Magazine 27.8.12   Bacteria living naturally within the gut provide a gateway to flab, according to a few reports this week. These bacteria may […]

Antibiotics – Should They Be Taken For Conditions That Are Not Life-Threatening?

Before you take a course of antibiotics in the future or you are thinking about giving them to your children or pets (unless the condition is life threatening), you may want to reconsider: Antibiotics a Gut-Wrenching Lottery Dr Karl’s Great Moments In Science ABC Science – 5.7.11 The following article was taken from ABC Science […]

PROBIOTICS: THE KEY TO ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF OPTIMAL GUT HEALTH

WHAT ARE PROBIOTICS? The gut flora in the average human digestive system is comprised of more than 400 species and weighs up to 3 kg. This represents an enormous number of bacteria. It is estimated that the human body is composed of 100 trillion cells, but we are outnumbered by at least 10 to 1 […]