Common Sense and Medicine
When it comes to health and common sense the two seem to be mutually exclusive. The very first rule of medicine is "first do no harm". Yet every prescription medication comes with a long list of "side effects" a nicer word for the problems you are going to have from taking this medicine. Despite all these negative effects, people continue to take these things, often combining three or more of them. Even though most prescriptions only work about 40-60% of the time and then most often by masking the underlying disease condtion, rather than addressing it. This "bandaid solution" (an oxymoron) dissuades people from pursuing more common sense, safer and more effective natural treatments such as a truly healthy diet, healthy lifestyle, herbs, vitamins, acupuncture and homeopathy.
Here's a quote:
"drug-related morbidity (illness) and mortality are common and are estimated to cost more than $136 billion per year" in the US. (American Family Physician, 1997, Nov 1:56(7):1781-8, 1791-2.)
Choose with common sense, choose safe and more effective.
Pamela Frank, BSc, Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Doctor
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Don't Believe Everything You Read
Check out the source of the information, especially if the information pretains to health care issues and particularly if it is making derogatory allegations about natural medicine. Remember there are big bucks at stake for the pharmaceutical industry every time a single consumer turns his or her back on conventional drug treatment and chooses the healthier natural medicine route. It has become a mission for the drug cartel to discredit as many natural therapies as possible, even if it means rigging studies and disseminating misinformation. Take for instance a study on vitamin E, a viable alternative to cancer-causing statin drugs, that advises patients with heart disease to avoid vitamin E and other antioxidants. The study uses a low dose, synthetic vitamin E and then concludes that all vitamin E should be avoided. How about using natural, mixed tocopherols at a dose of at least 1200 IU per day like most naturopathic doctors recommend? And combine it with vitamin C since we know that the two work synergistically and how about also combining counselling patients on healthy diet and lifestyle changes. I challenge the pharmaceutical industry to conduct such a study and see what happens and publish the results. If there still is no benefit, then this is valuable information that we conscientious healthcare providers and consumers would welcome. Otherwise, we can do without your marketing propaganda discouraging people from seeking a viable alternative to your lucrative, cancer-causing statin drugs.
Pamela Frank, BSc, ND
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
www.ForcesofNature.ca
PFrankND@ForcesofNature.ca
Check out the source of the information, especially if the information pretains to health care issues and particularly if it is making derogatory allegations about natural medicine. Remember there are big bucks at stake for the pharmaceutical industry every time a single consumer turns his or her back on conventional drug treatment and chooses the healthier natural medicine route. It has become a mission for the drug cartel to discredit as many natural therapies as possible, even if it means rigging studies and disseminating misinformation. Take for instance a study on vitamin E, a viable alternative to cancer-causing statin drugs, that advises patients with heart disease to avoid vitamin E and other antioxidants. The study uses a low dose, synthetic vitamin E and then concludes that all vitamin E should be avoided. How about using natural, mixed tocopherols at a dose of at least 1200 IU per day like most naturopathic doctors recommend? And combine it with vitamin C since we know that the two work synergistically and how about also combining counselling patients on healthy diet and lifestyle changes. I challenge the pharmaceutical industry to conduct such a study and see what happens and publish the results. If there still is no benefit, then this is valuable information that we conscientious healthcare providers and consumers would welcome. Otherwise, we can do without your marketing propaganda discouraging people from seeking a viable alternative to your lucrative, cancer-causing statin drugs.
Pamela Frank, BSc, ND
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
www.ForcesofNature.ca
PFrankND@ForcesofNature.ca
Friday, March 12, 2004
The Four Letter "F" Word - FATS
In a society obsessed by looks and thinness, we have near epidemic levels of obesity. What are we doing so wrong? The answer - just about everything. For one, we deprive our bodies of the essential fatty acids that we need so much for healthy nervous system function, healthy hormone production and healthy skin. The result - food cravings and overeating as our bodies try to fill the void, obesity, acne, inflammatory conditions, attention deficit disorders, depression - the list goes on and on. We need fats for healthy survival but we need to get rid of the fried foods and baked goods and eat more fish and raw nuts and seeds. Be careful if you are supplementing with EFA's as most are either heavily contaminated with PCB's, lead, mercury and other pollutants or they are rancid.
Pamela Frank, BSc, Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
In a society obsessed by looks and thinness, we have near epidemic levels of obesity. What are we doing so wrong? The answer - just about everything. For one, we deprive our bodies of the essential fatty acids that we need so much for healthy nervous system function, healthy hormone production and healthy skin. The result - food cravings and overeating as our bodies try to fill the void, obesity, acne, inflammatory conditions, attention deficit disorders, depression - the list goes on and on. We need fats for healthy survival but we need to get rid of the fried foods and baked goods and eat more fish and raw nuts and seeds. Be careful if you are supplementing with EFA's as most are either heavily contaminated with PCB's, lead, mercury and other pollutants or they are rancid.
Pamela Frank, BSc, Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Friday, March 05, 2004
Something Smells Fishy!
As usual we humans have taken a perfectly healthy source of protein and omega 3 fatty acids and destroyed it. The latest reports on farmed salmon say that it contains 2-5 times the level of PCB's of wild caught fish. Health Canada says it's still within the acceptable range, but those of us who would prefer to avoid PCB intake are advising people to eat farmed salmon less than once per month. This particularly applies to women of child bearing age since we have no idea what a safe or acceptable level of PCB exposure is for a developing fetus. Envision a scenario where one by one foods become on the contaminated list and are removed from our healthy food choices. What will be left? Already shark, swordfish and tuna have been given the thumbs down. How many more foods need to be restricted before we stop taking a dump in our own food bowl? We need to clean up our act NOW in order to preserve our food supply, our health, our unborn children's health and the health of our planet.
Pamela Frank, BSc, Naturpathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
As usual we humans have taken a perfectly healthy source of protein and omega 3 fatty acids and destroyed it. The latest reports on farmed salmon say that it contains 2-5 times the level of PCB's of wild caught fish. Health Canada says it's still within the acceptable range, but those of us who would prefer to avoid PCB intake are advising people to eat farmed salmon less than once per month. This particularly applies to women of child bearing age since we have no idea what a safe or acceptable level of PCB exposure is for a developing fetus. Envision a scenario where one by one foods become on the contaminated list and are removed from our healthy food choices. What will be left? Already shark, swordfish and tuna have been given the thumbs down. How many more foods need to be restricted before we stop taking a dump in our own food bowl? We need to clean up our act NOW in order to preserve our food supply, our health, our unborn children's health and the health of our planet.
Pamela Frank, BSc, Naturpathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
Thursday, March 04, 2004
You Can't Have Your Bread and Eat it Too!
Bread, any way you slice, is just plain unhealthy! You can fool yourself into thinking that if you have a "whole wheat" bagel it is somehow healthy - it's not. Many "whole wheat" products list the main ingredient as enriched flour which means that the bulk of what went into it is plain old refined white flour. Even if a whole grain is listed as the main ingredient, we do not eat grains in their natural unprocessed state - meaning it is not a food source for us. Refining, grinding, bleaching, yeast, sugar and baking all go into making grains palatable. A truly healthy food should not need this much manipulation to make it edible.
Pamela Frank, BSc, Licensed Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Bread, any way you slice, is just plain unhealthy! You can fool yourself into thinking that if you have a "whole wheat" bagel it is somehow healthy - it's not. Many "whole wheat" products list the main ingredient as enriched flour which means that the bulk of what went into it is plain old refined white flour. Even if a whole grain is listed as the main ingredient, we do not eat grains in their natural unprocessed state - meaning it is not a food source for us. Refining, grinding, bleaching, yeast, sugar and baking all go into making grains palatable. A truly healthy food should not need this much manipulation to make it edible.
Pamela Frank, BSc, Licensed Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
To Eat or Not to Eat – There is No Question!
Many of my patients with bowel problems will have been advised by someone else to eat more wheat bran. What?!! Take a handful of wheat bran some time and rub it around in your hand. Kind of rough and abrasive isn’t it? What do you suppose it would feel like to your digestive tract that is already irritated and inflamed if you are having bowel problems? If you really want this kind of effect why not just swallow some sandpaper, it’s about as tasty and will work just as well. Wheat bran is completely indigestible and will pass on through just as rough as it was when it went in. For this reason it often causes bloating, abdominal pain and flatulence – the very problems that you were concerned about in the first place! Those clever marketing guys at the wheat marketing board didn’t know what to do with all this leftover crap from refining wheat into flour, so they try to promote it as a healthy way to get fiber. This is all just so much spin and more often than not consuming wheat bran only causes more problems – iron deficiency, bloating, gas, susceptibility to parasite infections, and abdominal pain. “But where do I get fiber from?” the brainwashed unfortunates ask. From whole, raw fruits and vegetables where your body was intended to get it from – not from indigestible refuse from the refining process.
Copyright 2004
Pamela Frank, BSc (Hons), ND
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 ½ Yonge St. Toronto ON Canada M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Many of my patients with bowel problems will have been advised by someone else to eat more wheat bran. What?!! Take a handful of wheat bran some time and rub it around in your hand. Kind of rough and abrasive isn’t it? What do you suppose it would feel like to your digestive tract that is already irritated and inflamed if you are having bowel problems? If you really want this kind of effect why not just swallow some sandpaper, it’s about as tasty and will work just as well. Wheat bran is completely indigestible and will pass on through just as rough as it was when it went in. For this reason it often causes bloating, abdominal pain and flatulence – the very problems that you were concerned about in the first place! Those clever marketing guys at the wheat marketing board didn’t know what to do with all this leftover crap from refining wheat into flour, so they try to promote it as a healthy way to get fiber. This is all just so much spin and more often than not consuming wheat bran only causes more problems – iron deficiency, bloating, gas, susceptibility to parasite infections, and abdominal pain. “But where do I get fiber from?” the brainwashed unfortunates ask. From whole, raw fruits and vegetables where your body was intended to get it from – not from indigestible refuse from the refining process.
Copyright 2004
Pamela Frank, BSc (Hons), ND
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 ½ Yonge St. Toronto ON Canada M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Friday, February 20, 2004
Feb. 20, 2004
Carbs - Shmarbs!
Ask any registered dietician and they'll quote the dogma that you should be eating lots of high fiber, whole-grain carbs every day. But should we REALLY? Would you go into a field of real, unprocessed wheat/oats/barley and start munching on it? What would it taste like if you did? Did you ever stick some grass in your mouth as a child and chew on it? It doesn't taste very good! If we wouldn't eat the real thing in it's natural state because it doesn't look, smell or taste very good, then are we really meant to eat it at all? As I mentionned yesterday, the general concensus is that processed foods are NOT good for us. ALL wheat-based products are processed foods because they have to be processed in order to be palatable. What does the term "whole grain" really mean anyway? It should mean that you are eating the grain in it's natural intact state. But instead, it refers to products that have been ground, refined, bleached, nutrient depleted and then re-enriched but it started out with the whole grain in it at some point. These are NOT whole grains!
The Cambridge Dictionary defines "whole" as complete or not divided. But these grains have been rendered incomplete and divided in the processing that makes them into flour/bread/pasta/cereal.
Lose the dogma! Think for yourself!
Pamela Frank, BSc, Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Carbs - Shmarbs!
Ask any registered dietician and they'll quote the dogma that you should be eating lots of high fiber, whole-grain carbs every day. But should we REALLY? Would you go into a field of real, unprocessed wheat/oats/barley and start munching on it? What would it taste like if you did? Did you ever stick some grass in your mouth as a child and chew on it? It doesn't taste very good! If we wouldn't eat the real thing in it's natural state because it doesn't look, smell or taste very good, then are we really meant to eat it at all? As I mentionned yesterday, the general concensus is that processed foods are NOT good for us. ALL wheat-based products are processed foods because they have to be processed in order to be palatable. What does the term "whole grain" really mean anyway? It should mean that you are eating the grain in it's natural intact state. But instead, it refers to products that have been ground, refined, bleached, nutrient depleted and then re-enriched but it started out with the whole grain in it at some point. These are NOT whole grains!
The Cambridge Dictionary defines "whole" as complete or not divided. But these grains have been rendered incomplete and divided in the processing that makes them into flour/bread/pasta/cereal.
Lose the dogma! Think for yourself!
Pamela Frank, BSc, Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Thursday, February 19, 2004
Thurs. Feb 19, 2004
In your line of work do you ever encounter people who have little or no training in your area of expertise, yet receive media attention and recognition and hold themselves up to be some sort of expert? As a naturopathic doctor with four years of post-graduate education in nutrition, I get that all the time. People think if they read a few books or magazine articles on nutrition suddenly they can be giving out nutritional advice. Case in point, yesterday I was reading an article by a chiropractor who apparently thinks she knows a thing or two about nutrition and is recommending the top 10 healthiest foods. At least three of her top ten were flawed or incomplete recommendations. Why do these people have the gaul and unmitigated arrogance to think they are in any way qualified to give out nutrition advice? If you really want professional nutrition advice go see a naturopath. We have four years of post-graduate university level education in nutrition - there is no other healthcare professional who can say that. Plus, the nutrition education we receive is not based on a ridiculous political document like the Canada Food Guide. Research has pointed out that if you try to eat everything that you should according to the guide, you would be very overweight. The motivation for the recommendations on the Canada Food Guide come from satisfying the Milk marketing board, the Beef marketing board and the Grain marketing board - not from any scientific evidence that these foods nurture good health. From my experience as a naturopathic doctor, I have learned that no one diet suits everyone - we all have different food allergies, food intolerances and digestive tracts. Diets need to be adjusted accordingly.
Pamela Frank, BSc, Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
In your line of work do you ever encounter people who have little or no training in your area of expertise, yet receive media attention and recognition and hold themselves up to be some sort of expert? As a naturopathic doctor with four years of post-graduate education in nutrition, I get that all the time. People think if they read a few books or magazine articles on nutrition suddenly they can be giving out nutritional advice. Case in point, yesterday I was reading an article by a chiropractor who apparently thinks she knows a thing or two about nutrition and is recommending the top 10 healthiest foods. At least three of her top ten were flawed or incomplete recommendations. Why do these people have the gaul and unmitigated arrogance to think they are in any way qualified to give out nutrition advice? If you really want professional nutrition advice go see a naturopath. We have four years of post-graduate university level education in nutrition - there is no other healthcare professional who can say that. Plus, the nutrition education we receive is not based on a ridiculous political document like the Canada Food Guide. Research has pointed out that if you try to eat everything that you should according to the guide, you would be very overweight. The motivation for the recommendations on the Canada Food Guide come from satisfying the Milk marketing board, the Beef marketing board and the Grain marketing board - not from any scientific evidence that these foods nurture good health. From my experience as a naturopathic doctor, I have learned that no one diet suits everyone - we all have different food allergies, food intolerances and digestive tracts. Diets need to be adjusted accordingly.
Pamela Frank, BSc, Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St.
Toronto ON M4P 2E7
416.481.0222
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Feb. 18, 2004
Calcium inhibits iron absorption
My patients will know that I advise them to take their calcium supplements in the evening before bed. This is partially because calcium and magnesium often help people calm down, relax and go to sleep. I was reading a review article this morning on calcium interfering with iron absorption. My clients will know that I am not a big advocate of dairy products and if low iron levels are a concern, perhaps dairy products are not a healthy choice for you. At the very least, they should be consumed separately from your iron-containing meals.
Pamela Frank, Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St. Toronto ON Canada M4P 2E7
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Calcium inhibits iron absorption
My patients will know that I advise them to take their calcium supplements in the evening before bed. This is partially because calcium and magnesium often help people calm down, relax and go to sleep. I was reading a review article this morning on calcium interfering with iron absorption. My clients will know that I am not a big advocate of dairy products and if low iron levels are a concern, perhaps dairy products are not a healthy choice for you. At the very least, they should be consumed separately from your iron-containing meals.
Pamela Frank, Naturopathic Doctor
Forces of Nature Naturopathic Clinic
2443 1/2 Yonge St. Toronto ON Canada M4P 2E7
www.ForcesofNature.ca
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
Feb. 17, 2004 News Flash! Antibiotic use leads to an increased risk of breast cancer in women.
Here's another headline that falls into the duh - ya think? category. Naturopathic doctors have been warning of the dangers of antibiotic use for years. We get vilified by the medical profession for being off base and then along comes a study that supports what we have maintained all along. Why antibiotic use predisposes women to breast cancer is still up for investigation, but it would seem likely that antibiotics are either weakening the immune system so that it can't detect and obliterate cancer cells or they are interfering with normal detoxification of cancer causing substances in the gastrointestinal tract. Either way, antibiotics should be used sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. If your doctor prescribes antibiotics for you when you have an uncomplicated common cold, find another medical doctor! In this instance, antibiotics are not only useless but obviously detrimental, they are effective only against bacterial (not viral) infections. Over-prescription of antibiotics has lead to increasing numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria and greater susceptibility, especially amongst geriatric patients, to debilitating bacterial infections with no hope of cure.
For good health and for cancer prevention, you must replenish your gastrointestinal tract with a high quality, viable, potent, human strain of acidophilus and bifidobacter bacteria any time you take an antibiotic and on an annual basis.
Posted by Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), Naturopathic Doctor
For more information about our naturopathic, massage therapy, chiropractic, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy services please visit our website at www.ForcesofNature.ca
Here's another headline that falls into the duh - ya think? category. Naturopathic doctors have been warning of the dangers of antibiotic use for years. We get vilified by the medical profession for being off base and then along comes a study that supports what we have maintained all along. Why antibiotic use predisposes women to breast cancer is still up for investigation, but it would seem likely that antibiotics are either weakening the immune system so that it can't detect and obliterate cancer cells or they are interfering with normal detoxification of cancer causing substances in the gastrointestinal tract. Either way, antibiotics should be used sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. If your doctor prescribes antibiotics for you when you have an uncomplicated common cold, find another medical doctor! In this instance, antibiotics are not only useless but obviously detrimental, they are effective only against bacterial (not viral) infections. Over-prescription of antibiotics has lead to increasing numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria and greater susceptibility, especially amongst geriatric patients, to debilitating bacterial infections with no hope of cure.
For good health and for cancer prevention, you must replenish your gastrointestinal tract with a high quality, viable, potent, human strain of acidophilus and bifidobacter bacteria any time you take an antibiotic and on an annual basis.
Posted by Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), Naturopathic Doctor
For more information about our naturopathic, massage therapy, chiropractic, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy services please visit our website at www.ForcesofNature.ca
Feb. 17, 2004 News Flash! Antibiotic use leads to an increased risk of breast cancer in women.
Here's another headline that falls into the duh - ya think? category. Naturopathic doctors have been warning of the dangers of antibiotic use for years. We get vilified by the medical profession for being off base and then along comes a study that supports what we have maintained all along. Why antibiotic use predisposes women to breast cancer is still up for investigation, but it would seem likely that antibiotics are either weakening the immune system so that it can't detect and obliterate cancer cells or they are interfering with normal detoxification of cancer causing substances in the gastrointestinal tract. Either way, antibiotics should be used sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. If your doctor prescribes antibiotics for you when you have an uncomplicated common cold, find another medical doctor! In this instance, antibiotics are not only useless but obviously detrimental, they are effective only against bacterial (not viral) infections. Over-prescription of antibiotics has lead to increasing numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria and greater susceptibility, especially amongst geriatric patients, to debilitating bacterial infections with no hope of cure.
For good health and for cancer prevention, you must replenish your gastrointestinal tract with a high quality, viable, potent, human strain of acidophilus and bifidobacter bacteria any time you take an antibiotic and on an annual basis.
Here's another headline that falls into the duh - ya think? category. Naturopathic doctors have been warning of the dangers of antibiotic use for years. We get vilified by the medical profession for being off base and then along comes a study that supports what we have maintained all along. Why antibiotic use predisposes women to breast cancer is still up for investigation, but it would seem likely that antibiotics are either weakening the immune system so that it can't detect and obliterate cancer cells or they are interfering with normal detoxification of cancer causing substances in the gastrointestinal tract. Either way, antibiotics should be used sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. If your doctor prescribes antibiotics for you when you have an uncomplicated common cold, find another medical doctor! In this instance, antibiotics are not only useless but obviously detrimental, they are effective only against bacterial (not viral) infections. Over-prescription of antibiotics has lead to increasing numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria and greater susceptibility, especially amongst geriatric patients, to debilitating bacterial infections with no hope of cure.
For good health and for cancer prevention, you must replenish your gastrointestinal tract with a high quality, viable, potent, human strain of acidophilus and bifidobacter bacteria any time you take an antibiotic and on an annual basis.
Feb. 17, 2004 News Flash! Antibiotic use leads to an increased risk of breast cancer in women.
Here's another headline that falls into the duh - ya think? category. Naturopathic doctors have been warning of the dangers of antibiotic use for years. We get vilified by the medical profession for being off base and then along comes a study that supports what we have maintained all along. Why antibiotic use predisposes women to breast cancer is still up for investigation, but it would seem likely that antibiotics are either weakening the immune system so that it can't detect and obliterate cancer cells or they are interfering with normal detoxification of cancer causing substances in the gastrointestinal tract. Either way, antibiotics should be used sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. If your doctor prescribes antibiotics for you when you have an uncomplicated common cold, find another medical doctor! In this instance, antibiotics are not only useless but obviously detrimental, they are effective only against bacterial (not viral) infections. Over-prescription of antibiotics has lead to increasing numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria and greater susceptibility, especially amongst geriatric patients, to debilitating bacterial infections with no hope of cure.
For good health and for cancer prevention, you must replenish your gastrointestinal tract with a high quality, viable, potent, human strain of acidophilus and bifidobacter bacteria any time you take an antibiotic and on an annual basis.
Here's another headline that falls into the duh - ya think? category. Naturopathic doctors have been warning of the dangers of antibiotic use for years. We get vilified by the medical profession for being off base and then along comes a study that supports what we have maintained all along. Why antibiotic use predisposes women to breast cancer is still up for investigation, but it would seem likely that antibiotics are either weakening the immune system so that it can't detect and obliterate cancer cells or they are interfering with normal detoxification of cancer causing substances in the gastrointestinal tract. Either way, antibiotics should be used sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. If your doctor prescribes antibiotics for you when you have an uncomplicated common cold, find another medical doctor! In this instance, antibiotics are not only useless but obviously detrimental, they are effective only against bacterial (not viral) infections. Over-prescription of antibiotics has lead to increasing numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria and greater susceptibility, especially amongst geriatric patients, to debilitating bacterial infections with no hope of cure.
For good health and for cancer prevention, you must replenish your gastrointestinal tract with a high quality, viable, potent, human strain of acidophilus and bifidobacter bacteria any time you take an antibiotic and on an annual basis.
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