A Note on Antibiotics

This is a time of year when many people find themselves challenged with upper respiratory infections. The symptoms associated with the clearing of these infections can last several weeks and can be very challenging. Many people eventually end up going to see their family medical doctor, and most end up taking antibiotics even if the doctor never performs a culture to verify whether the infection is viral or bacterial.

You may not know it, but the “Physician’s Desk Reference” clearly states that antibiotics should not be prescribed unless a culture reveals the presence of a bacterial infection. Many people make the mistake of believing that because symptoms begin to disappear when taking a medicine, that the medicine is the reason they are feeling better, and that they are on their way to a “cure.”

You must understand that when you begin to see symptoms, it is really your body beginning to CLEAR the infection--the infection had already taken hold. Once symptoms appear, it means that your body’s innate healing ability has identified a problem and is taking steps to eliminate the problem. Now, let’s say your body is in full swing eliminating a virus. You have all the signs and symptoms: fever, headache, chills, lethargy, runny nose, cough, etc. Then you introduce an antibiotic – a powerful drug whose name literally means “against-life” – into your body. But you do NOT have a bacterial infection for this antibiotic to work on – only a viral infection, upon which antibiotics have no effect whatsoever.

Ask yourself which of these two, a virus or a chemical poison, is a more immediate threat to your well-being. The answer, of course, is that the antibiotic is a more urgent problem. As such, your body immediately takes steps to eliminate the poison (antibiotic). One of the things that the body’s Innate Intelligence does in order to accomplish this is to temporarily stop trying so hard to eliminate the virus. As a result, your symptoms begin to go away! Unfortunately, many misinterpret this as a sign that the antibiotic is making you “well.”

Don’t get me wrong – I am not saying you should never take medicine. I am simply saying that all of the proper protocols must be followed in order to avoid doing more harm than good to your body and to our society. Numerous articles are being written on the “superbugs” we have created and are continuing to create due to the improper use of antibiotics.