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Healthy Benefits of Probiotics for Women
Post on by Village Green Nutrition Team
Finding balance amid career, relationships, hobbies, personal life, and health is often difficult. Eating right can be tough when you're always on the go, and modern diets often don't include enough of the fiber and...... -
Taking Antibiotics? Probiotics Are Extremely Helpful
Post on by Christine Gonzalez
Are you about to start a course of antibiotics? Well, don’t forget your probiotics. While the appropriate use of antibiotics does serve a role in fighting off unruly bacterial infections, it can also do a number on...... -
New Study: Antibiotics Are Overprescribed
Post on by Paula Gallagher
According to a new study published in the British Medical Journal, antibiotics are overprescribed in the U.S. Shockingly, the study found that only 8% of antibiotics prescribed were for something that was clearly justified. Another 36% of...... -
Keep Antibiotics Working: New Health Campaign in England
Post on by Paula Gallagher
It is no secret, that antibiotics are the most prescribed drug. Patients are quickly prescribed antibiotics for things like ear and sinus infections. But how are effective are they? It turns out that the overprescribing of antibiotics is actually decreasing their efficacy. A...... -
Protecting Yourself Against Lyme Disease
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Sinus Survival SinuThyme
Post on by Paula Gallagher
Stuffed up? Maybe it's time for some thyme! The ingredients in Sinus Survival SinuThyme target relief for the common sinus sufferer. The all-natural herbal supplement contains thyme, used traditionally to help inflamed sinuses, whooping cough and help loosen phlegm. The German Commission E has approved this ingredient for......Increase in Autism Rates
Post on by Paula Gallagher
A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 88 American children has some form of autism spectrum disorder. That's a 78% increase in 10 years. The increase in numbers are attributed to better diagnosis, broader diagnosis, and better awareness. However, according......New Guidelines for Sinus Infections: NO ANTIBIOTICS
Post on by Paula Gallagher
New guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Sociey of America (IDSA) say that treating sinus infections with antibiotics (standard practice in the US ) won't help most cases and may actually do more harm. According to the IDSA, sinus infections are the fifth leading reason for antibiotic prescriptions, but as many......FDA vs the Dairy Industry
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In my house we only drink organic milk and I get teased by people who think I am crazy to spend $10 for a gallon of organic milk (actually, I pay that for 4 litres of milk... I live in Canada), especially when regular milk costs less than half that......Tell the FDA to Save Antibiotics
Post on by Paula Gallagher
This is the title of a recent article put out by the Human Health and Industrial Farming Campaign. Apparently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering a rule that could weaken already-lenient controls on the use of antibiotics in food animal production. Right now many industrial......
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