The real killer is the extreme use of antibiotics in livestock en masse for disease prevention. Increasing the antibiotic pressure on bacteria in livestock and therefore accelerating the potential of a drug resistant bacteria.
We need to be concerned of another major zoonotic disease.
I get a winter sinus infection followed by a throat infection every year. Antibiotics was the only way to end it or I would end up bed-ridden. But the antibiotics really upset my gut.
For the past two years, once I start getting sick, I take high dosages of oregano and thyme essential oil mixed in olive oil, about 100 drops over a whole day. Two or three days of this and it never fully develops.
Oregano and Thyme oil should burn like hot sauce if it's not diluted.
The thing about 'natural remedies'... is that if they're effective, there is some kind of active ingredient that does something. With proper research, you can figure out what it is, what it does, and hopefully how and why, and how to most effectively make use of it. That's what science and medicine are for.
I get sinus infections with depressing regularity too, and it's awful... I feel very draggy, like I do the bare minimum just to get by, and they go on and on and on, and then presto, antibiotics and it's gone in a day or two, and I wonder why I waited so long.
I really wish there were some advances in detecting (so you're not taking antibiotics for a cold) and treating them.
Used to experience the same. Eventually had tonsils and adenoids out. Some improvement in frequency, but still used to succumb. Went low-carb (properly) and found myself without _any_ congestion, which solved the initial and subsequent problems. N=1, etc. One paper by Paton from 50's relevant (re pneumonia), otherwise nothing I can find in the lit. Recommended, though, for that and other readily apparent reasons.
It upsets your gut because it kills the beneficial bacteria in your gut which is needed for digestion of nutrients, inflammation reduction, fermenting carbohydrates, strengthening your intestinal wall, stimulating your immune cells, regulating hormones, etc. Doctors fail to tell you this when they prescribe the typical antibiotic and decongestant for a sinus infection. BTW, your own body will produce a healthy antibiotic anyway without the medical antibiotic, and in 7 to 10 days (length on prescription) you'll be better anyway. The medical antibiotic is sold as a convenience, but there's a natural convenience too that doctors used before "medical" doctors...
If you choose to take their antibiotic (not recommended), I'd follow it up with a Probiotic of 10-20 (10 different strains and 20 billion CFUs) to replace your gut bacteria. I'd also eat yogurt, cabbage, or anything high in probiotics.
Instead of using the antibiotic in the first place, I'd suggest researching and understanding what colloidal silver is. Realize most sources will misinform you that it will make your skin "turn blue". This is utter nonsense and a lie. Millions of people take colloidal silver, millions of people are not blue (like the famous "blue man" they show on the fake news all the time). Argyria, cause of "blue skin", is caused by contact or ingestion of silver chloride, not colloidal silver. You can buy colloidal silver at the grocery store or online and avoid your doctor entirely for your sinus infection (among many other things).
They don't like that and will usually lie to you to scare you into getting their prescriptions. I have firsthand experience with this. I had regular sinus infections in the past, before being educated. I tried colloidal silver the first time, but then went to the doctor hours later for the congestion symptoms. He said I no longer had an infection, then got visibly angry when I told him I took colloidal silver earlier that day. He proceeded to tell me that my skin would turn blue, and actually told me that he had "a whole family" in months prior that were all blue from taking colloidal silver (research the number of cases and causes of Argyria in the United States and you will quickly see that that is an absolute BS lie). He suggested that even though I didn't have an infection any longer that I should still get the prescription for an antibiotic. I had sinus infections 1 to 2 times a year in the past. I haven't had a sinus infection in 10 years. I take colloidal silver whenever I need to. I'm not blue.
If you take it when the symptoms first start you won't get a sinus infection (hold under the tongue for 30 seconds for better absorption into the blood stream). If you already have a sinus infection you should be able to knock it out in a couple of hours easily. You will still need to deal with the congestion, but only if you wait too long before killing the infection. You won't need a prescription for the congestion either. Look into turmeric and honey remedies for the congestion.
I'd recommend "Sovereign Silver" (I take just when needed) at the grocery store or online. Also get a 10-20 probiotic for daily use. Reduce the amount of GMO foods you eat.
Colloidal silver has many uses other than sinus infections (kills viruses, kills "bad" bacterial infections, kills fungal infections, wound healing, water purification, pet medical care, kill many diseases, etc.). It is not dangerous. It is put into babies eyes when they're born to prevent infection. It isn't called colloidal silver though. They just make up some other name for it. Other products use the term "Silver" in their marketing, not telling you it actually contains some amount of colloidal silver (like some band-aid brands for one). If you like keeping your money then you can just get a bottle of colloidal silver, which will last a good while.
I read a recent article [1.] about the state of the antibiotics companies. It was interesting and revealed how over-prescription, fear of over-prescription, and market economics have governed the fate of promising new drugs.
I like the idea of bacteriophage therapy and would like to see this field researched more in the U.S. Here is an article about the limits on wider use of bacteriophage therapy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3821673/
The current philosophy is bizarre. You get NPs and PAs who pretend to have never heard of secondary infections, refuse to prescribe antibiotics because virus, then you’re back in a week and they magically discover bacteria.
I had a chronic low-grade sinus infection for 3 years. It was miserable. Constant post-nasal drip, clogged ears, clicking, popping, etc. Oregano Oil and snorting Lactobacillus sakei is the only thing that cured things.
[+] [-] TheFiend7|6 years ago|reply
We need to be concerned of another major zoonotic disease.
[+] [-] ropiwqefjnpoa|6 years ago|reply
For the past two years, once I start getting sick, I take high dosages of oregano and thyme essential oil mixed in olive oil, about 100 drops over a whole day. Two or three days of this and it never fully develops.
Oregano and Thyme oil should burn like hot sauce if it's not diluted.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23484421
[+] [-] davidw|6 years ago|reply
I get sinus infections with depressing regularity too, and it's awful... I feel very draggy, like I do the bare minimum just to get by, and they go on and on and on, and then presto, antibiotics and it's gone in a day or two, and I wonder why I waited so long.
I really wish there were some advances in detecting (so you're not taking antibiotics for a cold) and treating them.
[+] [-] anonfwd7|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] mechhacker|6 years ago|reply
I changed one thing: I stopped blowing my nose.
That forces the infection deeper into your sinuses and Eustachian tubes.
[+] [-] unknown|6 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] dmaldona|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] poi8765|6 years ago|reply
If you choose to take their antibiotic (not recommended), I'd follow it up with a Probiotic of 10-20 (10 different strains and 20 billion CFUs) to replace your gut bacteria. I'd also eat yogurt, cabbage, or anything high in probiotics.
Instead of using the antibiotic in the first place, I'd suggest researching and understanding what colloidal silver is. Realize most sources will misinform you that it will make your skin "turn blue". This is utter nonsense and a lie. Millions of people take colloidal silver, millions of people are not blue (like the famous "blue man" they show on the fake news all the time). Argyria, cause of "blue skin", is caused by contact or ingestion of silver chloride, not colloidal silver. You can buy colloidal silver at the grocery store or online and avoid your doctor entirely for your sinus infection (among many other things).
They don't like that and will usually lie to you to scare you into getting their prescriptions. I have firsthand experience with this. I had regular sinus infections in the past, before being educated. I tried colloidal silver the first time, but then went to the doctor hours later for the congestion symptoms. He said I no longer had an infection, then got visibly angry when I told him I took colloidal silver earlier that day. He proceeded to tell me that my skin would turn blue, and actually told me that he had "a whole family" in months prior that were all blue from taking colloidal silver (research the number of cases and causes of Argyria in the United States and you will quickly see that that is an absolute BS lie). He suggested that even though I didn't have an infection any longer that I should still get the prescription for an antibiotic. I had sinus infections 1 to 2 times a year in the past. I haven't had a sinus infection in 10 years. I take colloidal silver whenever I need to. I'm not blue.
If you take it when the symptoms first start you won't get a sinus infection (hold under the tongue for 30 seconds for better absorption into the blood stream). If you already have a sinus infection you should be able to knock it out in a couple of hours easily. You will still need to deal with the congestion, but only if you wait too long before killing the infection. You won't need a prescription for the congestion either. Look into turmeric and honey remedies for the congestion.
I'd recommend "Sovereign Silver" (I take just when needed) at the grocery store or online. Also get a 10-20 probiotic for daily use. Reduce the amount of GMO foods you eat.
Colloidal silver has many uses other than sinus infections (kills viruses, kills "bad" bacterial infections, kills fungal infections, wound healing, water purification, pet medical care, kill many diseases, etc.). It is not dangerous. It is put into babies eyes when they're born to prevent infection. It isn't called colloidal silver though. They just make up some other name for it. Other products use the term "Silver" in their marketing, not telling you it actually contains some amount of colloidal silver (like some band-aid brands for one). If you like keeping your money then you can just get a bottle of colloidal silver, which will last a good while.
[+] [-] dpflan|6 years ago|reply
[1.] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/health/antibiotics-new-re...
I like the idea of bacteriophage therapy and would like to see this field researched more in the U.S. Here is an article about the limits on wider use of bacteriophage therapy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3821673/
[+] [-] Spooky23|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] EEor|6 years ago|reply