Posts Tagged ‘bacteria’

  • Antibiotics 101
    Remember that saying antibiotic resistance? While you may not have heard or read about it in popular media lately it still exists. Each year, millions of tons of antibiotics are dispensed without even a visit to the doctor’s office! Worse, several grocery store chains of late have been offering free antibiotics! In most cases, there’s a safe alternative so...
    by Christine Dionese L.Ac at August 31st, 2009 at 02:08 am
  • Probiotics: Extra Sauerkraut on the Hot Dog Please!
    There are always raging debates about the origin of humankind, but here is one undeniable fact: You are a mobile fleshy feeding tube! You have two openings, an inlet/outlet, and a tunnel which is technically exposed to the outside world.  This tunnel, also known as your GI tract, is not a sterile environment and is loaded with bacteria. Seriously loaded.   There are...
    by Dr. Nishant Rao at May 16th, 2009 at 05:05 pm