The antibiotics we take without realising it!
Many people are now aware that continually taking antibiotics can compromise the immune system. This is also encouraging the increase of ‘superbugs’ that are resistant to antibiotics.
Doctors have been asked to reduce unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics – but what about that breast of chicken, fried egg or roast pork you are eating?
Animals that are reared by unnatural factory farming methods are very prone to disease and are continuously given antibiotics. Almost half the antibiotics used in this country are given to farm animals.
There are already 4,200 human deaths annually from antibiotic resistant e.coli superbugs and this is on the increase. How much blame can we lay at the door of the factory farms?
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[…] It is important to stress at this point that this review related to the broader use of antibiotics rather than just those prescribed to humans. After all, most of us take antibiotics without even realising it! […]