How Just One Dose of Antibiotics Can Threaten Your Long-Term
Health
Have you ever taken antibiotics? These days, who hasn't taken them? Antibiotics
are a quick fix for all kinds of ailments -- acne, any kind of infection,
and sometimes doctors even give them for viral infections and colds (though
antibiotics are actually ineffective for viral infections.) They're even in
our foods!
Antibiotics can harm your inner ecology and create lasting immunity
problems. Body Ecology has the answers for how to recover your health
and immunity.
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Antibiotic literally means 'against life.' Forty years ago, antibiotics
were thought to be wonder drugs that kill disease-causing bacteria, but the
problem is that they also wipe out the good bacteria (healthy
microflora) in your body, upset your inner ecology (the friendly bacteria
that reside in your intestines and keep you young, healthy and strong) and
allow unfriendly organisms to take over.
The Candida-Antibiotics Link
Candida albicans and candida tropicalis are two of the most common unfriendly
organisms that can grow rapidly in a body weakened from antibiotics. Candida
is a yeast or fungus that normally lives in the body and thrives on a high
sugar (found in bread, pasta and even natural sugars in fruit and milk) and
low mineral diet. Studies show that even two days on antibiotics can precipitate
candida growth in a susceptible person!
Candida symptoms include constant fatigue, bloating, digestive problems,
foggy thinking, mood swings, endometriosis, indigestion, food sensitivity,
and hormone imbalances, to name a few.
A doctor will tell you that candida is not a problem because they are normal
in your digestive tract. However, if your inner ecosystem is out of balance
(your beneficial bacteria have been destroyed or wiped out), the candida can
change form and become pathogenic.
In its pathogenic form, candida creates acetaldehyde, the most toxic poison
created by alcohol metabolism. Acetaldehyde is thought to be responsible for
hangovers and has been shown to increase the risk of liver damage, cancer
and diabetes.
When you eat improperly or take antibiotics, you provide a perfect
environment where the yeast can grow and create toxic waste products that
weaken your body and poison your immune and endocrine systems.
Worldwide, tens of millions are suffering from fungal infections and will
benefit from an anti-fungal diet. The Body Ecology system of health and healing
is the only diet that focuses on fungal infections.
It is important to note that 100% of the autistic children (and their parents)
in our Body
Ecology Diet Recovering Our Kids program -- known as BEDROCK -- struggle
with candiasis.
Probiotics: For Life
If you've ever taken antibiotics, your digestive system and the rest of your
body might still be feeling the negative effects of those drugs, and
you most likely have yeast/fungal overgrowth. Adding back healthy bacteria,
or probiotics, into your diet is key. Probiotic literally means
"for life," and probiotics like lactobacillus, plantarum and
bifidis help immune cells fight disease, prevent diarrhea and constipation,
protect the mucous lining of the intestine, assist digestion and provide nutrients
for building blood. They also manufacture B vitamins and are the most abundant
source of vitamin B-12.
Fermented Foods Undo the Damage
Probiotic-rich fermented foods are a great antidote to damage from
antibiotics and are the stars of a truly healthy diet! The Body Ecology Diet
uses naturally fermented foods to prevent sugar cravings, cleanse both intestines
and re-populate the digestive tract with good bacteria.
Fermented foods have been an integral part of the healthiest diets for thousands
of years and are essential to a long, healthy life. They give birth to and
maintain a lavish inner ecosystem, build resistance to infections, greatly
enhance digestion and stop sugar cravings.
Because they are so effective at controlling sugar cravings they
are so effective for diabetes, obesity in children and adults and eating disorders,
like bulimia. The probiotics in cultured foods are ideal for appetite and
weight control and can even reverse gut disbyosis, like IBS, Crohn's Disease
and Colitis.
If you are taking antibiotics, protect your inner ecosystem with probiotic-rich
fermented foods. Body Ecology Culture
Starter can be used to easily make your own cultured vegetables.
Recipes are included in the box.
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You can ferment (or culture) raw vegetables and use them as a source of healthy
bacteria in your diet. Body Ecology's Culture
Starter is an easy way to make cultured vegetables at home. They make
a great snack on their own or can complement a meal.
For more information on fermented foods, see last week's article: Which
Fermented Food Starter Should You Use for What to help you determine which
starter is right for you.
The Antidote to Antibiotics
Avoid antibiotics if you can, but at times, they do save lives. Be sure to
build back those healthy bacteria in your body with plenty of fermented foods
and you'll be on your way to increased immunity.
Finally, if antibiotics are necessary for an acute infection:
- Stay on the strict form (first stage) of the Body Ecology Diet.
- Supplement with fermented foods and drinks (probiotic supplements, when
combined with fermented foods can be very helpful).
- Avoid all sugar and carbohydrate-rich foods for at least a month. Use Stevia
instead as a great alternative to sugar.
- Avoid antibiotics in meat, poultry and dairy products by buying all natural,
free range and organic.
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