Day: May 3, 2019

Growing up it seemed like I got sick a lot, had to go to the doctors and get medicine to feel better. Now I dont seem to get that sick, it may just be because my lifestyle is different, I exercise and eat healthier which could have built my immune system up, and fight off infection and bad bacteria than when I was younger. When I do get sick my doctors prescribe antibiotics to help fight off my infection, like when I get strep or a cold. Since I’ve been taking BHS 323 I’ve learned antibiotics aren’t always the best cure, there are more natural treatments someone can take before going to antibiotics. Antibiotics are horrible, but taking them to often could make your body build up an immunity which can cause bad bacteria to infect your body more and with a worse outcome. Growing up it was just normal to take the medicine my doctor gave me, now I try to find home remedies to try and cure a cold or some infection I may have. My advise to anyone is to do research, look up what can happen if someone takes to many antibiotics for every cold or sickness they may have. It may be a fast treatment, but it may not be the best to do every time.

There are choices I make every day that can have an impact on microbial communities in my body. The first is my diet, I try to eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, rice, and beans all examples of foods that can help cut down bacteria, these foods also have vitamins that are good for my body as well. I also exercise weekly to not only keep myself healthy, but to help my body fight off bacteria that can be harmful. There are some things I do that can impact my body in a negative way, each year I get the flu vaccine, which can cause bacteria to evolve into a super bacteria and infect my body in a more harmful way because the bacteria becomes immune to the vaccine. A good non-intestinal food I eat sometimes that can fight off bacteria is dark chocolate and ice cream, while it’s not always healthy, it has antibiotics that assists  probiotics in order survive in extreme pH’s of the stomach. Daily life choices can effect our bodies without even knowing, but educating ourselves can benefit us for the better.