Antibiotic Resistance – another reason to reduce meat consumption (if you needed one)

One of the hundreds of reasons to choose homeopathy over allopathic medical options… the dangerous rise in antibiotic resistant bugs. Antibiotic resistance is one of the world’s most pressing public health threats. Did you know you may unknowingly be choosing antibiotic-laden foods to put in your shopping cart and into your family’s mouths?”Though persistent organic pollutants like dioxins and PCBs can persist for years in our bodies, other dietary contaminants such as antibiotic residues may be more of a matter of constant re-exposure on a day-to-day basis. A study last year measured changes in the levels of antibiotics before and after a 5 day vacation from meat. They tested participants’ urine for the presence of a number of clinically important human antibiotics. Though none of the study participants were actually taking these drugs, antibiotics were found flowing through their bodies. Within just five days of eating vegetarian, though, the study “demonstrated clearly that even short-term dietary changes could reduce the frequency of detection and levels of major antibiotics.”

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