From Gold-Star Correspondent Hezekiah Allen Taylor:
“Experts note that the casual use of antibiotics for everything including the flu and the common cold – against which antibiotics are useless – is fueling the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Even antibacterial soaps containing triclosan have come under fire for creating an environment where triclosan resistant bacteria can flourish.”
I grew up on a farm where you got dirty and covered in every type of bacteria/nastiness. We didn’t go to the doctor, and I’ve only had antibiotics twice in my lifetime (after the only two surgeries I needed). I attribute my general good health to this one fact: I do NOT let the doctor prescribe me ANY antibiotics or pills unless absolutely necessary (and they try a LOT, especially with my migraines). The body needs to be able to fight off infection/disease/pain itself, and throwing it out of whack with drugs only makes it harder to come back in the future.
If we keep on this drugged-up, “pill-poppin’ for health” track, you’re going to see a major plague from drug-resistant diseases in the very near future. Why doctors aren’t letting cold and flu patients get over this stuff themselves is just beyond me. Most of you will NOT die. My advice for Western civilization: Suck it up a little. Yeesh.
And I haven’t even delved into what excess doctor trips/prescriptions and hospital visits do to increase your insurance premiums. You may not go to the doctor unless you have to, but I guarantee you can name someone who goes if they have a freakin’ hangnail. And then gets put on antibiotics for possible infection.
More on resistant bacteria:
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