Antibiotics

It makes me a little nervous. As I grew up I heard more and more concern about over-use or mis-use. When my mom was in charge of my health I went to the doctor a lot more when I was sick with a bad cold or flu. The doctor took 10 minutes with us and then always prescribed an antibiotic or antiviral. We eventually just stopped filling the drugs. Now when I get colds or flu I don't go to the doctor, and I still get better. If I want to get better faster I get rest and eat more vitamins. Seems to work just as well to me... Now I don't know everyone's medical history who may be reading this so I'm not suggesting you follow my example. Antibiotic are definitely needed in many cases(i.e. surgery,) but based on my experience some doctors will order something everytime you come in. Maybe it's based on knowledge or maybe it's based on liability...I can't be sure. Antibiotics have now become a sort of crutch in the population that has inhibited our bodies from evolving with the bacteria. After all our bodies healing from these colds or flues IS our bodies getting strong with the bacteria on it's own. I would worry, but now I found nature(the best chemist) has still got somethings up its sleeve. One I will highlight in this here post; tea tree oil.

At first it to me was kinda freaky. At work when a bottle would break of the stuff you knew it immediately. It has such a strong and distinct odor. It's a kind of smell that someone could really hate. It certainly wasn't pleasant to me at first, but what I found out is the trend in nature that strong sensory stimulates are cues to sit up and pay attention to the pieces of nature that may effect us. I think soon I'll do some research on spices based on this principle. They have enough flavor and smell in a tsp. of spice to change the taste and smell of portions of food meant to feed 2-4 people! There has to be something to that.

Anyway back to tea tree oil. The first time I remember using a TTO product were the cleansing pads for your face. I was usually too lazy to wash my face at night so I figured it may be a way to get around that(btw I still don't wash my face at night and now I don't even bother with the cleansing pads, and I'm really OK with that). It seemed to really help clear up the little blemishes and blackheads I had. I was impressed. Since then I've found many ways to use the stuff instead of an AB. And that's really what TTO is, anti fugal/antibacterial/antiviral. Here are a list of things that you could use TTO instead of a prescription(that maybe harmful or useless).

cold sores

acne

nasal ulcers

dental abscess/toothache pain

sore throat/throat infection

cuts/scrapes/scratches/abrasions

ear infection

boils

ringworm

insect bites

athlete's foot

canker sores

oral hygiene

dandruff

ear mites

fleas

oily skin

blisters

sun burns

warts

rashes

runny nose

asthma

tuberculosis

bronchitis

chicken pox

shingles

measles

flu

strengthens the body's immune system

bad breath

inflamed gums

plaque

yeast infections

Now of course to treat with TTO there are different methods, and they hardly ever involve consuming it. A lot of the time you should dilute the stuff too. Do your own research, but meanwhile maybe pick some up to have on hand instead of some neosporen.

It seems to me that if this stuff has been working for a long time doing these jobs they may also last longer than the AB prescription. And I don't think TTO oil will turn your teeth gray either.

Another side note. It seems to me that there are a lot of antiseptic/antibacterials in nature besides TTO another one being raw honey. I read in my book Garlic, Honey and Apple cider Vinegar that honey has shown to be better at healing small cuts then the dressing they may give you at a hospital.

PS In creating these posts the editor and I talk about many different facets of my arguments and theories. I don't include everything in the interest or keeping it short and sweet. I encourage anyone with questions comments or even rebuttal to contribute these in "comments". I openly admit that I don't have supreme knowledge on any of said subjects, and am very open to learning more.