Get Aware of Common Bacteria Infections - Causes Symptoms Natural Cures

BACTERIA PROBIOTIC & PATHOGENIC

There are typically 40 million bacterial cells in a gram of soil and a million bacterial cells in a millilitre of fresh water; there are approximately five nonillion bacteria on Earth, forming a biomass that exceeds that of all plants and animals. Bacteria are vital in recycling nutrients, with many steps in nutrient cycles depending on these organisms, such as the fixation of nitrogen from the atmosphere and putrefaction. In the biological communities surrounding hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, bacteria provide the nutrients needed to sustain life by converting dissolved compounds such as hydrogen sulphide and methane. Most bacteria have not yet been characterised.

Bacteria are prokaryotic microorganisms, typically a few micrometres in length and have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals. Bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most habitats on the planet, growing in soil, water, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste and deep in the Earth's crust, as well as in organic matter and the live bodies of plants and animals, providing outstanding examples of mutualism in the digestive tracts of humans, termites and cockroaches.

Most of the cells in the human body are not human. They are bacteria. From the invisible strands of fungi that can sprout between the toes, to the kilogram of bacterial matter in the intestines and another kilogram on the skin, people are best viewed as walking "super organisms," highly complex conglomerations of human cells, bacteria, fungi and viruses.

Understanding the workings of the super organism is crucial to the development of personalized medicine and health care in the future because individuals can have very different responses to food and drugs, depending on their microbial fauna.

More than 500 different species of bacteria exist inside the human body and a roughly similar number on the skin making up more than 100 trillion cells. Because our bodies are made of only some several trillion human cells, we are somewhat outnumbered by the aliens. It follows that most of the genes in our bodies are from bacteria too.

Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms, meaning they lack a nucleus. Bacteria are also unicellular and contain a peptidoglycan cell wall. Contrarily, Human cells are eukaryotic, meaning they do contain a nucleus. Human cells also contain a cell membrane, but do not have a peptidoglycan cell wall. Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of bacteria.

Luckily for us, the bacteria that live inside humans are on the whole 'commensal', sharing our food (The word derives from the Latin meaning to share a table for dinner) and are in actual fact beneficial. Commensal bacteria protect the body from potentially dangerous infections. They do this through close interaction with the immune systems.

Without properly controlling the numbers of the commensal bacteria present in the body serious health conditions arise. Understanding the function and role of the different species of bacteria in the human body is vital if we want to see an end to disease and infection.

In the digestive system (from mouth to anus) there are ten times the bacteria as the numbers of all the human cells. Humans would not function at all if it wasn't for the friendly bacteria in the guts, where battles are fought, essential substances are manufactured and the immune system is bolstered.

Probiotics provide health benefits when consumed in adequate amounts because they help increase the friendly bacteria numbers which in turn will help our immune function, digestion and absorption of nutrients and foods. Good bacteria are often found in two types, Lactobacillus or Bifidobacterium.

Different species are found in each of these groups. Other types of good bacteria include Lactobacillus casei shirota and Lactobacillus bulgaricus. Lactobacillus casei shirota helps support immune system function and helps with the movement of food through the gut.

Lactobacillus bulgaricus can possibly relieve symptoms resulting from lactose intolerance, which is when a person cannot properly digest the lactose found in many milk and dairy products.

Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae and neisseria meningitidus are encapsulated bacteria that have a tough outer coating which protects them from the body's immune system and so are more difficult for the body to fight off. Saliva helps to eliminate some of the bad bacteria that enters the mouth as does the acidity of the gut.

But proper dental and personal hygiene and the consuming of healthy nutritious natural unprocessed foods is the ultimate way to keep the balance of our bacteria right.

Bacteria are unicellular organisms that are so small their presence often goes undetected by the human eye so in future we may have to see a bacteriologist rather than a doctor to check how our commensal bacteria are doing instead of how we are doing ourselves. This is because we are simply just the host shell which is used by the bacteria to live in. If we look after the good bacteria that are living in every one of us we can then look towards having good health and longevity. We are responsible for allowing bad bacteria to come into contact with our bodies and then not providing the right natural ingredients in our foods for the good bacteria to defend us from attack. Basically it comes down to a case of numbers. The less good bacteria we host the less likely we can ward off infection and disease.

Prevent Bacteria Infections

To combat the spread of bad bacteria the answer is to keep very clean. Personal and household cleanliness is of ultimate importance. Wash hands whenever they have come into contact with surfaces that might harbour bad bacteria from others, especially after handling money or touching handles and after visiting the toilet. Use a tea tree oil solution. Wash bedding, towels and clothes at least once a week in hot temperatures, (daily if there is an infection) and keep surfaces, especially those touched by human hands or food and floors in the home clean and dust free. 90% of dust in the home is human skin which mites and bacteria thrive upon. Some bacteria can live without sustenance on surfaces for a long time.

As well as a healthy diet, including all the foods listed below, vaccines can be given to prevent serious bacteria infections such as polio and influenza. It is especially recommended for children, the elderly, those with a suppressed immune system, those taking steroid anti rejection drugs or those with a malfunctioning or missing spleen. Keeping the liver, intestines, bowels & kidneys healthy by a good diet of whole grains, fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices will help with fighting bacteria infections too.

Vaccines make the body create antibodies to particular virulent and often dangerous bacteria infections. They are not harmful because they are working in conjunction with the body's immune system. Polio could be eradicated from the world completely (the same as smallpox has been) if all those left in the small areas it is prevalent would agree to be vaccinated. Unfortunately, some religions are against vaccinations which is not helping the spread of this devastating disease.

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BAD BACTERIA (PATHOGENS) & DISEASES THEY CAUSE

Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)

Bartonella henselae (cat scratch fever)

Bordetella pertussis (pertussis, whooping cough)

Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease)

Brucella bacteria

Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis)

Candida albicans (urinary tract infection)

Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia)

Clostridia (gastrointestinal infections, tetanus toxaemia)

Clostridium tetani (tetanus)

Escherichia coli (anaemia, bladder, prostatitis, urinary tract infection, kidney failure)

Haemophilusinfluenza (influenza, meningitis)

Klebsiella (urinary tract infection, bladder, prostatitis)

Leptospira spp (leptospirosis, biphasic disease, meningitis, liver damage, renal failure)

Listeria monocytogenes (lysteria, meningitis)

Mycobacterium abscessus (lung disease, cystic fibrosis sufferers at most risk of this infection)

Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy, hansen's disease, granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tuberculosis)

Neisseria gonorrhoea (gonorrhoea)

Neisseriameningitidis (meningitis)

Porphyromonas gingivalis (gingivitus)

Proteus mirabilis (urinary tract infection, bladder, prostatitis)

Proteus vulgaris (urinary tract infection)

Pseudomonas spp.(urinary tract infection)

Salmonella (salmonellosis, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, food-borne illness)

Streptococcus mutans (tooth decay)

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumonia, meningitis)

Streptococcus pyogenes (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, impetigo, cellulitis, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, kidney disease, respiratory disease, sinusitis, otitis, arthritis, bone infections)

Staphylococcus aureus (boils, mrsa, various)

Staphylococcus saprophyticus (urinary tract infection)

Treponema denticola (periodontal disease)

Treponoma pallidum (syphilis)

Vibrio cholerae (cholera)

Yersinia pestis (bubonic plague - black death)

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BACTERIAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Anthrax multiplication of Bacillus anthracis in the body.

Bacterial meningitis inflammation of the protective membranes of the central nervous system.

Botulism blockage of nerve function and respiratory, as well as musculoskeletal paralysis.

Brucellosis entrance of Brucella bacteria by direct contact or untreated/contaminated milk of animals.

Campylobacteriosis an inflammatory and at times accompanied by bloody diarrhoea or dysentery.

Cat scratch disease: Also regarded as cat scratch fever, Teeny's Disease, or Subacute regional lymphadenitis is known to have been caused by the bacteria Bartonella henselae. Symptoms start to show between 7 to 14 days or 2 months post a cat scratch; tender regional lymphadenopathy, slight fever, headache, chills, malaise, abdominal pain, backache, convulsions or sterile suppurative papules at the site of inoculation occur.

Cholera: transmission of vibrio cholerae by ingestion of contaminated food or water causes diarrhoea.

Diphtheria upper respiratory tract illness having sore throat, low-grade fever and an adherent layer on the tonsils, nasal cavity and pharynx.

Epidemic Typhus caused by louse-borne bacteria.

Gonorrhoea common sexually transmitted disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhoea. One natural treatment alternative to antibiotics for gonorrhoea is fagara.

Impetigo superficial skin infection common in the age group of 2 to 6.

Kawasaki disease:an autoimmune disease also regarded as lymph node syndrome, is a condition that affects the medium-sized blood vessels; being marked by a tendency for the blood vessels to abnormally swell up.

Legionellosis pneumonia or mild respiratory illness, like acute influenza.

Leprosy (Hansen's disease): granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract. Mycobacterium leprae

Leptospirosis biphasic disease with meningitis, liver damage and renal failure caused by the leptospira spp bacteria.

Listeriosis occurs in newborns, the elderly and immune-compromised patients caused by the listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

Lyme disease rash and flu symptoms followed by musculoskeletal, psychiatric, neurologic, arthritic and cardiac manifestations and many other symptoms including those associated with Parkinson's Disease.

Melioidosis caused by burkholderia pseudomallei which is found in soil and water.

MRSA infection characterized by rapid weight loss, boils and muscle depletion.

Mycobacterium abscessus bacteria (which is distantly related to the bacteria that causes tuberculosis) It was thought that this bacteria could only be caught from water and soil but has now been discovered to be able to infect person to person. It is believed that it becomes aerosolised when people cough and because this bacteria is tough it hangs around in the air. It causes lung damage and can be incredibly hard to treat with infected patients needing months of treatment with toxic drugs. Betulinic acid is a tumour fighting, antifungal, anti inflammatory and antibacterial compound found in the bark of white birch trees and chaga mushrooms and winged beans which can treat mycobacterium abscessus bacteria infections and tuberculosis.

Nocardiosis Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis affects either the lungs or the entire body.

Pertussis (Whooping cough): severe hacking cough followed by palpitations. Bordetella pertussis

Plague occurs, when a person is bitten by an infected flea.

Pneumococcal pneumonia illness of the lungs and respiratory system, where the alveoli are inflamed and filled with fluid.

Psittacosis contracted from parrots, pigeons, hens, ducks, sparrows and seagulls.

Q fever due to inhalation of contaminated particles in the air or contact with the vaginal mucus, milk, faeces, semen and urine of infected animals.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever severe rickettsial illness in the United States.

Salmonellosis causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and food-borne illness.

Scarlet fever infection may occur through bloodstream or skin and underlying tissues.

Shigellosis dysentery due to poor hygiene.

Syphilis sexually transmitted disease due to sexual contact, or congenital mode.

Tetanus prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibres. Clostridium tetani

Trachoma infectious disease of human eye, probably leading to blindness.

Tuberculosis generally attacks the lungs, but may affect central nervous system, circulatory system, lymphatic system, bones, joints, genitourinary system and skin.

Tularemia headache, fatigue, muscle pains, dizziness, nausea, loss of appetite, inflammation of face and eyes and lymph nodes.

Typhoid fever due to ingestion of food or water adulterated with faeces of an infected person.

Typhus severe headache, sustained high fever, severe muscle pain, rash, cough, chills, stupor, decreasing blood pressure, and delirium characterize it

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Urinary tract infections: cystitis or pyelonephritis is caused by the escherichia coli bacteria.

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PROBIOTIC FRIENDLY BACTERIA

Probiotic "good bacteria" are essential in digesting food. For example, the helpful Lactobacillus bacteria produce lactase enzymes which digest the lactose found in milk and dairy products (and may also aid in reducing migraine attacks). Other lacto bacteria digest carbohydrates. Without probiotics to digest foods, humans could not get enough nutrition to survive.

When the food passing through the small intestine and is not properly digested and the nutrients are not well absorbed, people tend to eat even more food in an attempt to get the missing nutrients they need to survive. This is one of the causes of weight gain as people age and build up more and more mucoid plaque.

These bio-friendly bacteria or probiotics displace those harmful pathogenic micro-organisms (the bad bacteria, parasites, yeast and fungus) that cause constipation and diarrhoea and vaginitis and do not leave them room to attach themselves and multiply on the inner surface of the colon and small intestine. Those which cannot attach themselves to the lining would normally end up being excreted from the body in the faeces, but when the intestines have a build up of mucus and waste material sticking to that lining, it provides a perfect place for pathogenic bacteria, yeast, fungus and parasites to reside, feed, reproduce and multiply, and produce their poisonous toxins.

In a healthy digestive system, there should be about 80 to 85 percent bio-friendly bacteria (like Acidophilus and Bifidus) and only 15 to 20 percent yeast and fungus. In a healthy body, there will three pounds of probiotic bacteria in the digestive tract, bacteria which help to digest and absorb the nutrients in food. There will be about four pounds of good and bad bacteria in the whole body. There should be more individual probiotic bacteria organisms in the gut than there are cells in the lining of the digestive tract.

However today, processed foods, alcoholic beverages and antibiotics fed to the animals humans eat means the number of probiotic bacteria that survive to do their job in the human gastrointestinal tract is getting less and less. Taking antibiotic drugs kills the good probiotic bacteria along with the pathogenic bacteria. The chlorine and fluorine in tap water helps kill toxic bacteria in the water supply, but can also kill the probiotic bacteria in the human gastrointestinal tract. (use a charcoal filter to remove the chlorine from tap water).

Chemical preservatives in processed foods keep harmful bacteria from growing in the products and perhaps when ingested also kill the good bacteria which are supposed to be growing in the digestive tract. With less of the good protective probiotic bacteria in the human system it is no wonder the pathogenic bacteria, yeast, fungi, and parasites are proliferating and causing so many health problems today.

FRIENDLY INTESTINAL BACTERIA

Bifidobacterium longum

Lactobacillus bulgaricus

Lactobacillus casei

Lactobacillus salivarius

Neisseria cinerea

Neisseria flavescens

Neisseria lactamica

Neisseria mucosa

Neisseria sicca

Neisseria subflava

Streptococcus thermophilus

To keep the friendly bacteria balanced and fed the most important food to ingest is fibre.

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VARIOUS SPECIES OF BACTERIA

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS (anthrax)

Anthrax is an acute and an infectious disease occurring in ruminant animals who survive on plant-based foods like sheep, goats, cows, buffaloes, etc. However, the anthrax spores/strains can be transmitted to human race when in contact with infected animals or on consumption of their products. This causes them to be infected and ultimately be diseased. The causative agent of anthrax is a rod-shaped bacterium Bacillus anthracis which is a Gram-positive bacteria. Anthrax can spread from one animal to another animal or human beings, through air inhaled or food/meat contaminated with spores. The bacterium has an ability to change forms (e.g., spores) and become dormant when exposed to extreme conditions of temperature, light, etc., and live for a longer period in that form. Once the spores enter into the new host's body or come in contact with a suitable environment, the bacteria becomes active. Production of anthrax spores has been used as biological weapons by certain terrorist groups threatening the lives of millions.

There are about 89 strains of anthrax bacteria which cause various forms of this disease in animals and humans. However, there are three main types of anthrax disease.

Cutaneous Anthrax: This type of anthrax spreads through direct contact with the skin of an infected animal or human.

Gastrointestinal Anthrax: This type of anthrax is caused by consumption of infected food/meat.

Pulmonary Anthrax: This is also known as respiratory, pneumonic or inhalational anthrax. It spreads through respiratory tract of the host when a person inhales the spores. The resulting infection is highly lethal and the mortality rates are almost 100%. This type of infection takes very less time to attack and kill the host.

The infection can be spread by direct contact with the skin or tissues of an infected animal/human to a healthy animal/human (there have been no known cases of this disease-spreading from one person to another) or by inhaling the air in which bacterium of this disease is active. In some cases, the incubation period after exposure to the bacteria can be as long as 57-60 days (in case of contact with the skin of an infected person/animal) and in some cases, it can be as small as 2-3 days (if the airborne spores are inhaled directly into the lungs). The intestinal form of this disease occurs when food contaminated by the spores is eaten by an animal or a human being.

Symptoms

Cutaneous Anthrax: boil-like skin lesions that start with skin bumps and form ulcers with black, painless patches/eschars.

The ulcers start as small, black patches on skin (itchy and irritating lesions). The area on the skin from where the spores penetrated the skin start showing changes from day 2. There is an uneasy feeling due to the toxin excreted by the bacterium.

Gastrointestinal Anthrax: vomiting of blood, acute inflammation of the intestinal tract, severe diarrhea, gastrointestinal difficulty, loss of appetite, collapse of intestinal tract, lesions in intestinal area as well as in mouth and throat, uneasy feeling due to the toxin excreted by the bacterium.

Pulmonary Anthrax: flu-like and common cold symptoms, problems related to the respiratory system occur, within a couple of days, the patient's respiratory system collapses completely.

Once diagnosed with the disease, high doses of antibiotics like ciprofloxacin, penicillin, tetracycline, etc. are used in case of skin infections. The treatment duration in case of cutaneous anthrax infection is 7 to 10 days.

In case of inhalational anthrax infection, a combination of powerful antibiotics are used to treat the disease. The length of the treatment stretches to 60 days.

Vaccination against this disease is also available. Hence, people like lab technicians, veterinarians, cattle breeders, etc., should take special care and be vaccinated. However, it needs at least a year (during which a person is given 5 doses of vaccine) to make an individual immune to this disease.

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ESCHERICHIA COLI

E. coli is the name of a germ, or bacterium, that lives in the digestive tracts of animals and humans. There are many types of E. coli, and most of them are harmless. But some can cause bloody diarrhoea. These are called enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC). One common type is called E. coli O157:H7. In some people, this type of E. coli may cause severe anaemia or kidney failure, which can lead to death. Other strains of E. coli can cause urinary tract infections or other infections. You get an E. coli infection by coming into contact with the faeces, or stool, of humans or animals. This can happen when water is drunk or food consumed that has been contaminated by faeces. E. coli can get into meat during processing. If the infected meat is not cooked to160°F (71°C), the bacteria can survive and infect a person when they eat the meat. Human or animal faeces infected with E. coli sometimes get into lakes, pools, and water supplies. People can become infected when a contaminated city or town water supply has not been properly treated with chlorine or when people accidentally swallow contaminated water while swimming in a lake, pool, or irrigation canal. The bacteria can also spread from one person to another, usually when an infected person does not wash his or her hands well after a bowel movement. E. coli can spread from an infected person's hands to other people or to objects. The main symptoms of an E. coli infection are: Bloody diarrhoea. Stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting.

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LACTOBACILLI

Not long after a female infant is born, the Lactobacilli bacteria are found in the vagina. They stay there for several weeks, making the environment of the vagina acidic while they make acid from stored glucose. A mixture of various bacteria then inhabit the vagina and it stops being acidic. When she reaches puberty, however, so many Lactobacilli are now in the vagina, that it becomes acidic once again. The acidic environment created by the Lactobacilli protects the vagina from being inhabited by harmful microorganisms.

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NEISSERIA

Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes the sexually transmitted disease named gonorrhoea and Neisseria meningitidis causes meningitis, or the inflammation and infection of the meninges membrane that covers the brain. Yet, there are other Neisseria bacteria that are part of the normal flora of the respiratory tract. Like Lactobacillus, they hardly ever cause any disease. Examples of this group include N. mucosa, N. flavescens, N. sicca, N. cinerea, N. lactamica and N. subflava. From three to 40 percent of people have N. lactamica, especially children. While this beneficial group of Neisseria protect against any harmful bacteria that may enter the respiratory tract, N. lactamica has proteins that specifically help the immune system to destroy the N. meningitidis bacteria that causes meningitis.

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PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS

P. gingivalis is a significant deterrent to oral health. It helps the initiation and progression of periodontal disease in which gums become red and swollen and bleed easily. This bacteria infiltrates the sub gingival region and adheres to dental tissues or other bacteria. Although gingivitis and periodontal disease attribute to a localized region around the tooth, persistent proliferation of this bacterium can cause major systemic conditions, including cardiovascular disease and early deliveries in pregnant women. Regularly flossing and brushing your teeth, in tandem with annual professional dental cleanings can prevent P. gingivalis from overtaking the bacterial balance in the mouth.

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SALMONELLOSIS

Salmonella is a type of bacteria. It's usually found in poultry, eggs, unprocessed milk and in meat and water. It may also be carried by pets like tortoises, turtles, rodents and birds. It usually causes food poisoning, but one type of salmonella bacteria is the cause of typhoid fever. The salmonella bacteria attacks the stomach and intestines. In more serious cases, the bacteria may enter the lymph tracts, which carry water and protein to the blood, and the blood itself. The bacteria attack all age groups and both sexes. Children, the elderly and people who are already ill are much more likely to get a serious infection, as are people who have low gastric acidity or who regularly take antacids. Symptoms are diarrhoea, without blood, headaches, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting and fever. In the case of less serious infections, there are fewer symptoms – usually only diarrhoea two or three times a day for a couple of days. Most mild types of salmonella infection clear up in four to seven days without requiring any treatment other than rest and plenty of liquid.

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STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS

This bacteria is one of the normal microbial flora of the skin and being on the skin, it provides an important first line of defence against harmful bacteria. There are approximately 10,000 to 100,000 Staphylococcus epidermidis on each square centimetre of skin. Some of them are on the outermost layer of the skin, while others are in the hair follicles and will travel to the outer skin layer after people wash their hands. This bacteria is also found in the mucous membranes of the throat.

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STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS

Streptococcus mutans, or S. mutans, is a dental pathogen and is the leading cause of tooth decay around the world, Often seen as the most cariogenic, meaning cavity-causing, of all the Streptococci bacteria in the oral cavity, S. mutans sticks to the teeth's surface and feeds on simple carbohydrate procured through eating. This bacteria is present in virtually everyone in the world and preventative measures include a regular brushing and flossing regimen to minimize bacterial proliferation.

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STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES

This human pathogen, also known as group A streptococcus (GAS) is the leading cause of bacterial pharyngitis and tonsillitis. It may also produce sinusitis, otitis, arthritis and bone infections. Some strains prefer skin, producing either superficial (impetigo) or deep (cellulitis) infections. Later, following skin infections an after effect of disease or injury can include rheumatic fever following respiratory infections and glomerulonephritis (a painful kidney disease). Streptococcus pyogenes is the leading causative agent of rheumatic fever. Despite its reputation as a disease gone-by, acute rheumatic fever remains the leading cause of heart disease among children worldwide especially in the third world. Recently Salt Lake City has been the site for two epidemics of rheumatic fever and researchers believe by sequencing both genomes and comparing them, that the pathogen had remained in the population for over 12 years before its resurgence.

Once inside a person, the bacteria often subvert the immune system, allowing them to attack heart tissue. In severe cases, surgery is required to replace damaged heart valves. Researchers have tried for many years to make the connection between bacterial infection and heart disease.

There are more than a hundred varieties of group A Streptococcus each of which is distinguished by the type of 'M' protein it has. The M proteins serve as important virulence factors that help the organism resist phagocytosis (cell eating). Two M18 proteins in particular caught the attention of the researchers. They look like another M18 protein, called SPEC, which triggers a massive immune reaction in host cells and leads to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, these types of protein are called superantigens, which allow the bacterium to survive in the host for an extended period of time. Occasionally, S. pyogenes causes rapid and progressive infection of subcutaneous tissue resulting in massive systematic inflammation and tissue destruction - hence the dramatic reports of "flesh-eating" bacteria.

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TREPONEMA DENTICOLA

T. denticola aids in the progression of periodontal disease, inflammation and gum recession. This bacterium invades healthy gingival tissues and can infect the root canals of teeth causing severe pain and, in some cases, the need for dental surgery. P. gingivalis and T. denticola can decrease the effectiveness of normal human bacterial inhibitors in the mouth leading to severe periodontal degradation over time.

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VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCUS

The mucous membranes that line the throat and mouth do not usually have any bacteria in them initially, but they may get bacteria as the infant passes through the birth canal of the mother. By four to 12 hours after an infant is born, Viridans streptococcus is the main microbial flora of the mouth and throat, and it stays that way for life. Both S. epidermidis and V. streptococcus can cause endocarditis, or the inflammation of the inner layer of the heart muscle, if they gain access to the bloodstream and reach the heart. Just as S. epidermidis protects against harmful bacteria that may contact the skin, V. streptococcus is beneficial because it protects against harmful bacteria that may try to invade the mouth and throat.

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BACTERIA SPECIES AND WHERE THEY RESIDE IN THE HUMAN BODY

SKIN

Staphylococcus aureus

Acinetobacter spp

Bacillus spp

Candida albicans

Corynebacterium spp

Corynebacterium parvum

Demodex folliculorum

Enterobacter cloacae

Epidermophyton floccosum

Micrococcus spp

Micrococcus luteus

Mycobacterium spp

Neisseria spp

Peptostreptococcus spp

Pityrosporum ovale

Propionibacterium spp

Propionibacterium acnes

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Sarcina spp

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

Streptococcus viridans

Trichophyton spp

WHOLE BODY DISTRIBUTION

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

Burkholderia cepacia

Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes

Peptostreptococcus spp

EYES

Conjunctive

Chlamydia trachomatis

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Haemophilus aegyptius

Haemophilus influenzae

Moraxella spp

Neisseria spp

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Streptococcus viridians

HAIR FOLLICLES

Staphylococcus aureus

NATURAL CAVITIES

Fusobacterium necrophorum

Eubacterium spp

Microbacterium spp

MUCOUS MEMBRANES

Chlamydia trachomatis

Hemophilus influenzae

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

EXTERNAL EAR

Corynebacterium spp

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

BACTERIA                                                     LOCATION IN GASTRO INTESTINAL TRACT

   

Achromobacter spp                                            Large intestine, small intestine

Acidaminococcus fermentans                              Large intestine

Acinetobacter cacoaceticus                                 Large intestine

Actinomyces spp                                                Amygdala

Actinomyces viscosus                                         Mouth

Actinomyces naeslundii                                       Mouth

Aeromonas spp                                                  Large intestine, small intestine

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans             Mouth

Anaerobiospirillum spp                                       Faeces

Alcaligenes faecalis                                             Large intestine, small intestine

Arachnia propionica                                           Mouth

Bacillus spp                                                        Large intestine

Bacteroides spp                                                  Mouth, amygdala

Bacteroides gingivalis                                          Mouth

Bacteroides fragilis                                              General distribution

Bacteroides intermedius                                       Mouth

Bacteroides melaninogenicus                                Mouth, faeces

Bacteroides pneumosintes                                    Pharynx

Bacterionema matruchotii                                     Gums

Bifidobacterium spp                                             Large intestine, faeces

Buchnera aphidicola                                            Mouth

Butyriviberio fibrosolvens                                     Large intestine

Campylobacter spp                                              Large intestine

Campylobacter coli                                             General distribution

Campylobacter sputorum                                    Mouth

Campylobacter upsaliensis                                  Mouth

Candida albicans                                                 Mouth

Capnocytophaga spp                                          Mouth

Clostridium spp                                                   Large intestine, small intestine

Citrobacter freundii                                              Saliva

Clostridium difficile                                              Large intestine

Clostridium sordellii                                             Stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectus, 

                                                                           anus channel

Corynebacterium spp                                          Mouth

Corynebacterium matruchotii                               Gums

Eikenella corrodens                                             General distribution, mouth

Enterobacter cloacae                                           General distribution

Enterococcus spp                                                 Mouth, amygdala

Enterococcus faecalis                                            General distribution

Enterococcus faecium                                           General distribution

Escherichia coli                                                     General distribution

Eubacterium spp                                                    Mouth

Flavobacterium spp                                               Large intestine, small intestine

Fusobacterium spp                                                Mouth

Fusobacterium nucleatum                                       Mouth

Gordonia Bacterium spp                                        Saliva

Haemophilius parainfluenzae                                  Mouth

Haemophilus paraphrophilus                                  Mouth

Lactobacillus spp                                                   Mouth, saliva

Leptotrichia buccalis                                              Mouth

Morganella morganii                                               Faeces

Mycobacteria spp                                                   Large intestine, small intestine

Mycoplasma spp                                                     Large intestine, small intestine

Micrococcus spp                                                    Mouth, amygdala

Mycoplasma spp                                                     Mouth

Mycobacterium chelonae                                         Saliva

Neisseria spp                                                           Mouth

Neisseria sicca                                                         Saliva

Peptococcus spp                                                     Mouth, large intestine

Peptostreptococcus spp                                           Mouth, amygdala

Plesiomonas shigelloides                                           General distribution

Porphyromonas gingivalis                                         Mouth

Propionibacterium spp                                              Large intestine

Propionibacterium acnes                                          General distribution

Providencia spp                                                       Faeces

Pseudomonas aeruginosa                                          Large intestine, small intestine

Ruminococcus bromii                                                Large intestine

Rothia dentocariosa                                                  Mouth

Ruminococcus spp                                                    Cecum, large intestine

Sarcina spp                                                               Large intestine

Staphylococcus aureus                                              Mouth, large intestine, small intestine

Staphylococcus epidermidis                                       Mouth

Streptococcus anginosus                                            General distribution

Streptococcus mutans                                                Dental plaque

Streptococcus oralis                                                  Dental plaque

Streptococcus pneumoniae                                        Amygdala

Streptococcus sobrinus                                              Dental plaque

Streptococcus viridans                                              Mouth, large intestine, small intestine

Torulopsis glabrata                                                    Mouth

Treponema denticola                                                 Mouth

Treponema refringens                                          Mouth                   

Veillonella spp                                                          Mouth, amygdala, large Intestine

Vibrio spp                                                          Large intestine, Small intestine

Vibrio sputorum                                                  Mouth

Wolinella succinogenes                                          Mouth

Yersinia enterocolitica                                          Large intestine

 

BACTERIA                                                         LOCATION IN RESPIRATORY TRACT

 

Acinetobacter spp                                                  Nasopharynx

Bacteroides pneumosintes                                       Pharynx

Bordetella parapertussis                                          General distribution

Burkholderia cepacia complex                                 Lung

Campylobacter sputorum                                        Nasopharynx

Candida albicans                                                     Pharynx

Cardiobacterium spp                                               Nose

Chlamydophila pneumoniae                                     Lung

Citrobacter freundii                                                 Throat

Eikenella corrodens                                                 General distribution

Haemophilus spp                                                     Nasopharynx

Haemophilius parainfluenzae                                    Pharynx

Haemophilus paraphrophilus                                    Pharynx

Kingella spp                                                            Upper respiratory Tract

Kingella kingae                                                        Upper respiratory Tract

Moraxella spp                                                          Nasopharynx

Moraxella catarrhalis                                                Nasopharynx

Mycoplasma orale                                                    Oropharynx

Mycoplasma pneumoniae                                          Respiratory epithelium

Neisseria spp                                                            Nasopharynx

Neisseria cinerea                                                       Nasopharynx

Neisseria elongata                                                     Pharynx

Neisseria gonorrhoeae                                               Pharynx

Neisseria lactamica                                                    Nasopharynx

Neisseria meningitidis                                                 Nasopharynx

Neisseria mucosa                                                       Nasopharynx

Neisseria sicca                                                           Nasopharynx

Peptococcus spp                                                       Upper respiratory tract

Peptostreptococcus spp                                             Pharynx

Pseudomonas aeruginosa                                            Lung

Selenomonas sputigena                                               Nasopharynx

Staphylococcus aureus                                                Nose

Streptobacillus spp                                                     Throat, nasopharynx

Streptococcus constellatus                                          Oropharynx

Streptococcus intermedius                                           Oropharynx

Streptococcus mitis                                                     General distribution

Streptococcus pyogenes                                             Upper respiratory tract

Streptococcus viridans                                                 Pharynx

 

BACTERIA                                                           LOCATION IN URINARY & GENITAL TRACT

 

Acinetobacter spp                                                    Anterior urethra, vagina

Bacteroides spp                                                        External genitalia

Bifidobacterium spp                                                  Vagina

Candida albicans                                                       Anterior urethra, external genitalia, vagina

Chlamydia trachomatis                                               Urethra, vagina, fallopian tubes, prostate gland

Clostridium spp                                                         Vagina

Corynebacterium spp                                                 Anterior urethra, external genitalia, vagina

Enterobacteriaceae                                                    Anterior urethra, external genitalia, vagina

Neisseria gonorrhoeae                                               Urethra, vagina, prostate gland

Streptococcus viridans                                               Anterior urethra, external genitalia, vagina

Eikenella corrodens                                                   General distribution

Streptococcus anginosus                                            General distribution

Staphylococcus aureus                                               Perineum

Gardnerella vaginalis                                                   Female reproductive system

Mycoplasma hominis                                                  Cervix, vagina

Mobiluncus curtisii                                                      Vagina

Mobiluncus mulieris                                                    Vagina

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SYMPTOMS OF BACTERIAL INFECTION

A high temperature fever is usually the main symptom but can be caused by a bacteria or virus infection and a blood test needs to be done to ascertain the cause. Other symptoms can be; unusual tiredness, muscle aches, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain.

One natural treatment alternative to antibiotics is fagara.

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FEVER

Fever is an elevation in body temperature. It's the body's protective mechanism against infection. The elevation in temperature happens when the immune system is fighting off bacteria and viruses that could harm the body.

Normal body temperature ranges from 97 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit, but varies throughout the day. Usually is lower in the early morning and higher in late afternoon. A fever is consider to be any temperature above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. One should get concern when temperature raises above 102 degrees Fahrenheit for an adult and 103 degrees Fahrenheit for children. Often, having high temperature is helpful for the body; it's the way the body acts to destroy harmful microbes. In an adult, temperatures under 103 degrees Fahrenheit encourage the body to create more immune cells. A fever of 104 or higher can be a risk for people with cardiac problems, since it accelerates the heart beat and makes it work harder, and can cause irregular rhythms, chest pain or even heart attack. When a person has had a fever over 106 degrees for a long period of time, can cause dehydration and brain damage.

The old saying "feed a cold and starve a fever" is good advice. When a fever is present only liquids should be drunk.

Natural Remedies To Reduce Fever

Plenty of bottled mineral water

JUICES 

aloe vera, radish juiced, coconut milk, pineapple juice (prevents dehydration) warm water with honey, lemon and ginger

TEAS

basil, coriander, mint, mustard seeds, raisins, saffron, thyme, yarrow (steep 1 or more of these ingredients in hot water then sip slowly)

A tea made with daikon, shittake mushrooms and kombu seaweed can be used to lower fever and fight infection.

EXTERNALLY

a slice of raw onion or crushed garlic and olive oil on the soles of the feet can bring down the fever.

Avoid

when suffering a fever supplements containing iron or zinc, iron causes great tension in a body that is fighting infection and zinc is not absorbed by the body during fever

ginger if taking anticoagulants (blood thinning medication) or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen or in the first trimester of pregnancy

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Daily Morning Liver Cleanser 

(to help the body fight against pathogenic bacteria)

lemon or lime juice, turmeric, cayenne pepper, apple cider vinegar, pure honey, rosemary

(all these five ingredients together taken in a glass of warm water first thing in the morning is a liver cleanser & detoxifier)

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NATURE CURES

Antibiotics are ineffective since they work by destroying the specialized structures of all bacteria in the body. There are many plants with powerful and natural antibacterial capabilities in their leaves, stems, seeds and roots. Click the blue links to visit each one to find out more.

Natural medicinal herbs and spices that exhibit powerful antibacterial properties are:

aloe vera, andrographis, anise seeds, apple cider vinegar, ash gourd, astragalus, basil, bayberry, bdellium gum, bergamot tea, bicarbonate of soda, black seed, blessed thistle, blueberry leaf extract, blue vervain, burdock root, caraway seeds, cat's claw, cayenne pepper, chamomile, Chinese rhubarb root, cinnamon, cloves, coconut oil, comfrey, common stinging nettle, damiana, dandelion, echinacea, elderberry, elecampane, ephedra sinica, fennel seeds, garcinia cambogia, ginkgo biloba, ho shou wu, licorice root, lomatium dissectum, mint mullien, nasturtium juice, neem leaves, noni, pau d'arco, olive leaf, pan pien lien, peppermint, periwinkle, rocket, safflower, sarsaparilla, slippery elm, scutellaria, St John’s wort, suma, turmeric, yerba santa

Mushrooms that exhibit powerful bacterial properties are: basidiomycete mushroom, maitake mushroom, reishi mushroom and shiitake mushroom

A blend of astragalus, echinacea, licorice root, lomatium dissectum, reishi mushroom and scutellaria can be especially potent against deadly bacteria.

Avoid scutellariae if pregnant or breastfeeding.

The seeds of aubergine are an immune system stimulant. Intake of half a gram to one gram of these seeds daily for three days will help develop immunity against many viruses especially measles for one year.

Lomatium dissectum is best to use with a liver/urinary stimulant such as dandelion to help avoid a lomatium rash side effect.

The medicinal mushrooms, crushed seeds and chopped herbs should be steeped in hot water for 30 minutes, strained off then the liquid drunk as a tea, soup or broth 3 times a day until the infection is gone.

The herb roots should be chopped up and simmered for 30 minutes before consuming along with the juice once a day until the infection is gone.

Add any of these medicinal herbs, spices and mushrooms to meals and with fruit juices and honey which may help some of them be more palatable.

Note: Reishi mushrooms can be placed in hot water and taken as tea, hot chocolate, mocha or latte as an alternative to coffee.

Avoid reishi mushrooms if taking medication for anti-hypertensive, blood sugar lowering medications and anti-coagulants or are pregnant. Side effects may cause mouth dryness, bleeding from the nose and bloody stools.

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PH BALANCE

Address the alkaline balance in the body. Check the pH of your saliva with pHydrion paper. If the saliva pH is below 7.2 then you may have an imbalance of the bacteria flora in the intestines. To increase your oral pH to a normal 7.2 or greater, drink 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in 2 ounces of cooled boiled water. It is that simple to neutralize the acids that cause bacteria imbalance, yeast infections, tooth cavities and decay, mouth sores, hay fever, proliferation of worms and parasites, halitosis, anaemia, virus infections and even oral cancer. Cleaning teeth with bicarbonate of soda after eating and avoiding commercial powerful chemical laden toothpastes and mouthwashes which can also help readdress the balance.It has been proved that the strong antibacterial mouthwashes encourages the proliferation of worms and parasites by killing the good bacteria in the intestinal tract.

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TRIMETHYLAMINE-N-OXIDE

Some bacteria in the intestines turn lecithin - a nutrient found in avocado, beef, egg yolks, legumes, nuts, oily fish, organ meats, pork, soya and whole grains into an artery-clogging compound called trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO).

Some intestinal bacteria also transform carnitine, a nutrient found in beef, cheese, halibut, milk, oily fish, pork, poultry, rabbit, venison into trimethylamine-N-oxide.

Both lecithin and carnitine are manufactured by the human body and essential for vital processes in the body.

Lecithin is produced in the liver and consists of fatty acids and choline and is essential for processes in all cells of the body.

Carnitine is made in the body from the two amino acids lysine and methionine and is essential to lipid metabolism.

However, excess trimethylamine-N-oxide caused by certain bacteria in the intestines, transforming lecithin and carnitine which is derived from animal foods into this compound, can lead to blood cholesterol build up on artery walls, causing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and, if the build up ruptures and blocks an artery, results in a stroke or heart attack.

It is therefore healthier to ensure the plant nutrients required for the body to manufacture it's own lecithin and carnitine are present rather than consuming animal products which contain these nutrients which feeds the trimethylamine-N-oxide producing bacteria in the intestines instead.

Natural plant foods to consume to ensure the body can produce it's own lecithin and carnitine are:

almonds, amaranth, brazil nuts, broccoli, brussel sprouts, buckwheat, cauliflower, collard greens, flaxseed, garlic, grape seed oil, kale, mustard greens, navy beans, oats, onions, peanuts, pecans, peppers (red), pine nuts, poppy seeds, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, rampion, rapeseed oil, sesame seeds & oil, soybean oil, sunflower seeds, spinach, walnuts, whole grains

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NATURE CURES DIET TO BOOST THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND RECOVER FROM INFECTION & DISEASE

A wholesome healthy diet of the natural foods below will boost the immune system and help the body to fight off virus, fungal and bacteria infections naturally. If this diet is kept to it will boost the immune system and protect the intestines and the body from any future attacks and infections indefinitely. A noticeable difference will be felt within just one week.

The Phytonutrients, Minerals, Protein and Fibre pages can help you understand body processes and the natural foods it needs to function correctly. The nutritional value of foods is important. Wasting valuable time eating the wrong foods is damaging the body further and allowing viruses, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, yeasts and parasites and worms to flourish each time they are consumed. They all reproduce so fast that just one high sugar and low nutrient meal can help them spread to other parts of the body and cause immeasurable damage.

When fighting off infections stay away from substances that will damage the body further; sugar, alcohol, coffee, medications, artificial additives such as aspartame, pesticides and household and cosmetic toxins. Click the links to visit the pages about these dangerous substances.

Only eat the following fruit and vegetables if they are organic because of the risk of pesticide, fungicide and herbicide ingestion: Apples, Bell Peppers, Celery, Cherries, Cocoa Beans, Grapes, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Potatoes, Red Raspberries, Spinach, Strawberries.

Try Brine pickling for added probiotic bacteria and Micro Diet Sprouting for highly nutritious added benefits to the diet.

To benefit from foods containing carotenoids like tomatoes & carrots always eat together with fat rich foods like olive oil, nuts or avocado because carotenoids are fat-soluble, meaning they are only absorbed into the body along with fats and can then assist with the manufacture of the essential vitamin A nutrient.

Eating a wide variety daily (not just 5) of all coloured fruits, vegetables, whole grains, herbs and spices per day will set the body on the path to full health  Try steaming a wide selection of the vegetables listed with the herbs and spices listed and a tablespoon or two of bottled or filtered water (fastest in the in the microwave 8 minutes approx.) then place in a blender for a deliciously healthy potage soup and eat a small bowl before each meal. Similarly blend a wide selection of the fruits together with nutmeg, cinnamon and honey to provide a tasty nutritious 'smoothie'. Add live probiotic organic yoghurt to make the 'smoothie' or soup creamy.

Drink plenty of bottled mineral water to avoid chemicals additives such as fluoride and chlorine and provide more of the essential minerals the body needs..

Fish (4 times a week)

anchovies, bloater fish, carp, eel, halibut, herring, hilsa fish, kipper, mackerel, pilchards, salmon, sardines, sprats, swordfish, trout, tuna (fresh only), whitebait

Dairy (consume daily)

kefir milk, yoghurt (live probiotic)

Vegetables (a selection of at least 1 leafy vegetable and 3 colours per day)

alfalfa, artichoke, ashitaba, asparagus, aubergine, avocado, beetroot, bell peppers (all colours), bok choy, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrot, celery, chicory, collard greens, corn, courgettes, cress, drumstick leaves, fennel, fenugreek, garlic, ginger, kelp, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, onion, parsnips, radishes, rocket, seaweed, spinach, tomatoes, watercress

Legume & Pulses (4 times a week)

black beans, black-eyed peas, broad beans, chickpeas, legumes, lentils, lima bean, mung beans, navy beans, peas, pinto bean, red kidney beans, soya beans, winged beans

Whole grains (at least 1 whole grain everyday and psyllium husks daily)

amaranth, barley, brown rice, buckwheat, oats, psyllium husks, quinoa, rye, teff

Fruit (a selection of at least 3 colours per day meaning all have been eaten at least once a week)

apples, apricots, bananas, berries, butternut squash, guava, kiwifruit, lemons, limes, grapefruit, apricot, plums, strawberry, red grape, cherries, peaches, pears, papaya, pineapple, pomegranate juice, rosehips, mango, mosambi juice, oranges, soursop, tangerines

Dried Fruit (as snacks or added to meals daily)

apricots, dates, figs, goji berries, prunes, raisins, sultanas

Seeds (as snacks or added to meals daily)

flaxseeds, grape, nasturtium, poppy, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower, watermelon

Nuts (as snacks or added to meals daily)

almonds, brazil nuts, chestnuts, coconut, hazelnuts, macadamia, peanuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachio, walnuts

Common Herbs (nutritious herbs to be used as often as possible daily)

basil, cardamom, coriander, cloves, dill, elderberry, lemongrass, oregano, parsley, rosemary, safflower, sage, tarragon, thyme

Spices (nutritious spices to be used as often as possible daily)

black pepper, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, coriander, nutmeg, paprika, turmeric

Derivatives (to be consumed and used as desired on a daily basis)

black currant oil, black strap molasses, brewer's yeast, brine pickles, cocoa, green tea, flax seed oil, honey, miso, olive oil, sesame oil, rapeseed oil, tea, tofu

NOTE eat natural foods containing fat soluble carotenoids at the same time as foods containing fats such as olive oil, sesame oil, rapeseed oil, nuts or avocado to enable absorption.

NOTE Non-heme iron is found in vegetables like spinach and kale. Tea, as well as green leafy vegetables has oxalates that block the absorption of iron. To assist the body in the absorption of non-heme iron from tea and those healthy green leafy vegetables, eat a couple of strawberries, an orange, tangerine or some mango if having green leafy vegetables or tea with a meal or snack.

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EXTERNALLY

Midday outdoor sun exposure on the skin daily for 15 minutes without sunscreen is recommended so the body can make enough Vitamin D.

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AVOID

grapefruit if taking ‘Statins’ to lower cholesterol or medications for blood pressure & some other medications

plums & prunes if suffering with kidney or gall stones, joint problems, or osteoporosis

ginger if taking anticoagulants (blood thinning medication)

seeds & nuts if suffering from diverticulitis

cabbage & kale if suffering from thyroid gland problems, kidney or gallstones

rosemary if pregnant or breastfeeding or suffering from high blood pressure

turmeric & ginger if taking anticoagulants (blood thinning medication) or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory such as aspirin and ibuprofen, have heart problems and during the first trimester of pregnancy

Note: motherwort may be habit forming

CUT OUT 

All refined and processed foods, white flour, white rice, processed cereals, (use whole grains instead) animal fats and cream sauces (use live probiotic yoghurt, coconut, rapeseed or olive oil instead), coffee (drink tea) and sugar (use honey instead).

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CONCLUSION

The answer is to ultimate disease free health and vitality is to correctly balance the bacteria that naturally exist within the human body by ingesting only those natural foods that can help to do this. Once the body is under attack, especially if the individual is very young, aging or immune suppressed, this is even more vital. Foods of poor nutritional value, over indulgence of refined nutrient free sugar and salt and toxins introduced to the system simply makes the fight even more difficult and can result in further attacks which the weakened immune system simply cannot fight off.

PRESCRIPTIONS

There is no point prescribing medication to relieve the pain or symptoms of bacterial infections when the root cause is the diet of the individual. Pain, diarrhoea, vomiting and fever are natural bodily responses which are trying to tell the individual that there is a problem and they must expel the pathogens and introduce more, or care for the bacteria already present that can assist in the fight. Introducing powerful chemicals simply serves to make this fight even more impossible by indiscriminately killing off all bacteria present. The result is a mutation of the pathogenic bacterium which can now successfully thrive with no adversary to stop them.

A complete overhaul of dietary habits needs to be put in place and a natural cleanse of the system from within will give the body the power and where with all to fight off any disease without drugs. There are hundreds of natural herbal remedies which are more powerful and far kinder than drugs because they do not cause 'side affects' as they work in unison with the bodily systems. Unfortunately, if these remedies are easily available or easy to grow at home they do not get the massive marketing campaigns and media attention that synthetic man made 'cures' do. Not only that, they are denigrated as being 'old wives tales' or 'folk lore'. But thousands of years of successful treatment using these remedies cannot be wrong. Some synthetically produced drugs have had less than 10 years experimentation and yet are pronounced the safe and the right way to 'fix' disease because they can be bottled or packaged and sold world wide.

The effect on each individual of this forceful medication is completely different yet they are sold in 'one size fits all' amounts which can have disastrous affects on the bodies of susceptible individuals. The problem is that these 'side effects' can be very slow to emerge by which time it is not possible to accurately diagnose the cause. Then more drugs are administered to counteract these 'side effects' until the individual is unable to stop any medications because if they do the system, which is now being managed artificially (and not very successfully), has lost the ability to take care of itself.

DOCTORS, DENTISTS AND EYE CLINICS

The separation of doctors, dentists and eye clinics has also made it impossible to give overall good health advice. These parts of the body are inextricably linked yet the modern health service has separated them and they do not communicate with each other enough. Bacterial gum and mouth diseases can be a sign of serious internal disorders but the dentist does not speak to the doctor? Often drugs prescribed for illness, especially antibiotics, can seriously affect the eyes of a patient who has undergone eye surgery yet many doctors do not consider this before prescribing strong medications to their patients.

The drug companies get away with administering poisons on a daily basis for years which reaps huge monetary rewards. They control the scientists and their experiments by funding only that which will make a profit and doctors have become 'medicationists' and no longer look to natural remedies or the diet first and foremost for answers and solutions. Doctors have no idea of the true repercussions of prescribing drugs because they do not understand the basic processes that take place in the body when any substances (natural or synthetic) are ingested. Their education is now entirely based upon pharmaceutical medication and their diagnosis is often blurred by what drugs are available to treat the symptoms and not to how to correct the root cause or even what the root cause is. In most instances it will be due to the patients diet. Even highly contagious bacterial disease could be avoided if a healthy diet was in place already.

PROFIT LED FARMING AND FOOD INDUSTRIES

The farming and food industries are equally to blame for spraying crops with pesticides, fungicides and herbicides or adding substances to food to preserve it or make it more flavoursome, attractive or easier to transport and sell around the world. There is no real evidence that humans can safely ingest these chemicals over a period of many years. In fact, evidence is just coming to light that these toxins could be the root cause of many new allergies and other conditions that human beings are now suffering.

It is almost as though the farming, food and drug manufacturing industries, the scientists and the doctors are all at odds with nature and trying to outsmart her for profit or accolade or prize.

However, nature will always win in the end because the secrets of successful body management are on an almost invisible molecular level and man does not yet fully understand the purpose of every phytochemical that exists in natural food and the interactions it has with the human body. Until he does, he is simply ignorantly and blindly interfering with processes he does not comprehend and making matters worse by causing additional strain on the human system.

When the food and pharmaceutical industry finally realises it must change it's ethics and no longer be purely profit driven and make the number one priority 'human health' instead, humankind will finally progress once again physically as it was up until the industrial revolution. In other words, once humans allow nature to be in control and learn how to assist natural processes rather than supersede them, they will be able to evolve rapidly towards a disease free environment. Tragically, many thousands more people will have to suffer dreadful infections, diseases and early deaths until the realisation dawns that the laws of nature cannot be broken, bent or controlled by man and especially not for financial gain alone.

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