Here are some examples of when you might truly need antibiotics and benefit from them, as well as some antibiotic alternatives when a more natural approach is recommended.
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Antibiotic Resistance is now a global threat
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. 2 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year – resistance to antibiotics or antifungal medicines – resulting in 23,000 deaths. Within 30 years, that number is expected to rise to 10 million deaths. Resistance is the result of several factors: The overuse…
Antibiotics and the newborn’s health
Antibiotics have their purpose – for killing pathogenic bacteria and getting rid of infection in your body. The problem is that antibiotics also attack good bacteria that we need to stay healthy. Science has not yet solved the problem to make antibiotics specific just for the pathogens. A new study at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital…
Will Olive Leaf Extract interfere with antibiotics?
A customer named Steve recently asked two very important questions — Can a person take olive leaf while on antibiotics? Can olive leaf capsules be taken daily on a continuous basis? Seagate replied: Hi Steve, Twenty years ago when we first started processing Olive Leaf Extract, we used to recommend just using it when…