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http://www.mercola.com/2005/dec/6/how_is_antibiotic_use_linked_to_cancer.htm

 

 

 

 

How is Antibiotic Use Linked to Cancer?

 

 

New research indicates that heavy use of antibiotics during childhood

increases the likelihood of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a

cancer that affects the body's lymphatic system.

 

A " Striking " Association

 

Researchers looked at data from the Scandinavian Lymphoma Etiology

study, which compared over 3,000 patients with NHL with a similar

number of healthy patients. There was a " striking " association between

antibiotic use and NHL for all subtypes of the disease, especially for

those who had been given antibiotics more than 10 times as children.

 

A Cause, Or an Effect?

 

This could mean that the increasing use of antibiotics in the 20th

century might also explain the rise in NHL cases. However, it is

unknown whether antibiotic use caused the NHL, or if antibiotics are

simply more likely to be taken by those prone to developing NHL.

 

Also True for NSAIDs

 

There was also an increased risk of NHL for heavy users of

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This includes

ibuprofen drugs such as Motrin and Advil.

 

American Journal of Epidemiology November 15, 2005; 162(10): 965-974

 

News November 19, 2005

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

Physicians have a history of unwisely prescribing far too many

antibiotics for children with sore throats.

 

I'm not opposed to all uses of antibiotics, as they have clearly

benefited many that have used them. But overall they have harmed far

more than they have benefited. It has been my experience that well

over 95 percent of the time they are used inappropriately.

 

Does that mean we should throw the baby out with the bath water?

Absolutely not. But more wise discernment is needed when they are used.

 

The real truth is that most of the infections we acquire are not

actually caused by some evil bacteria or virus. Most of the time we

come down with an illness it is because we have violated one or more

of the following three basic health principles:

 

* Not enough sleep

* Inability to cope properly with stress

* Poor diet with too much sugar and too many grains

 

I am grateful we can use antibiotics as effective tools. However, most

of the improvement we have had in health has been achieved without them.

 

In the past I have received a number of letters from physicians living

in countries other than the United States denouncing the fact that I

did not praise antibiotics because they have saved so many lives of

children who would have died in earlier times.

 

It is clear that there are indeed times when antibiotics are needed

and will benefit the person taking them. However, in the larger

picture they are widely over-prescribed and, in my experience, rarely

required if the adult or child is receiving optimized nutrition,

adequate rest and appropriate interventions for stress.

 

What most physicians fail to realize is the enormous influence that

sugar and grains have on the immune system. If you eat a typical

American diet, you will likely obtain a variety of infections due to

this immune impairment.

 

The solution to most any infectious illness does not involve an

expensive drug or nutritional supplement but merely application of the

basics that involve eating for your Metabolic Type, addressing

unresolved emotional conflicts with tools like EFT and staying away

from toxic poisons like sugar, mercury and, for most people, grains.

 

If you apply these basics your body has no choice but to stay healthy

and heal. It is my strong clinical belief and frequent observation in

my practice that each of us has been provided with an enormous array

of biochemical mechanisms that are designed to generate health. Most

of us have to regularly violate these principles for many years before

we reap the fruits of our unhealthy choices.

 

Fortunately, the repair mechanisms work quite well for most of us and

are activated once we apply these health basics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related Articles:

 

Most Ear Infections Clear Up Without Antibiotics

 

Antibiotics Useless Treatment For Some UTIs

 

Finally, U.S. Doctors Cut Use of Antibiotics

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