Many of us no longer want to jump on the antibiotic bandwagon each time we get a sore throat or infection. These apprehensions are well-founded considering the more recent occurrences of Candida and fungal infections that are thought to be caused by antibiotics, and the fact that diseases seem to be getting smarter each day. When bad bacteria are surviving through multiple Penicillin prescriptions – we’ve got to look elsewhere for answers . That’s where natural remedies and natural antibiotics come into play. Here’s a natural guide to natural antibiotics.
Prescription Antibiotics Have Their Place
Your medical doctor may have good reason for prescribing a round of antibiotics. They are meant to kill off all bacteria. So, when taken for a bad infection – they should rid your body of the illness.
Misuse and overuse of meds causes our bodies to have an imbalance of good and bad bacteria. This means that we lose our natural ability to fight disease. By not allowing ourselves sufficient healing time after an infection, our immunity becomes weaker. Unfortunately, in traditional medicine this usually leads to an increase of antibiotic prescriptions.
If you recognize the maddening cycle of poor health that can be caused by overuse of antibiotics, consider these natural remedies.
Think of Food as Natural Alternative Medicine
Food can heal or harm — depending on the amount used, form it is taken in and what it is combined with. Some major problems with natural remedies are that most people have no idea as to the amounts they need to take for a cure, they expect instant results, or they only put half efforts into healing.
The Wonders of Garlic
Garlic is a natural antibiotic. However, you need to consume lots of it in order to realize its benefits. You can hold raw garlic under your tongue or drink its juice for a more effective way of assimilating the healing properties. Cooking with garlic does help maintain health – however, the herb loses potency when cooked. You may be better off purchasing garlic pills, which contain only active ingredients, when you are ill.
Read The Labels
It is important that supplements are pure. Added preservatives add to your pain, by making it harder for your body to recognize the medicinal qualities. Unlike drugs, garlic’s antibacterial/antifungal properties only kill off bad organisms – leaving your body more capable of naturally eliminating bad bacteria. You can use garlic on a daily basis to help prevent illness and may need more when you are sick. In the case of serious infections, you may need to combine garlic with prescriptions or other natural remedies. Overdose is unlikely because the body will generally take what it needs and get rid of the rest. However, as with any medicine, overdose is possible.
When using garlic as an alternative method, expect to sweat and possibly get teary eyes or a runny nose. If over-used, you can experience serious skin problems and eye pain.
Benefits of Colloidal Silver
Colloidal Silver is a tasteless liquid can be taken in place of an antibiotic, and is especially helpful for upper respiratory ailments. Dosage is key. If you want to take this instead of an antibiotic, you need to begin at the onset of an illness and take the max dosage without skipping a dose. Colloidal Silver will kill both good and bad bacterium — which means you need to keep adding disease fighting good bacteria to your diet.
Many people have great results using CS routinely. However, in extreme cases over-use can cause the skin to turn grey. CS is made from pure silver and was used in the U.S. to effectively fight bacterial infections until the late 1940’s. You can get a good bottle for about $25 at a health food store, and you should be able to get info on the best brands from store managers or your holistic health practitioner.
Remember: product impurities may cause adverse side effects.
Other Natural Alternatives
Cooking Materials?
Lemon, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper and Onions are all cleansing and purifying foods that will help detox most illnesses. You can cook with them and eat them as much as you want.
What about Echinacea?
Echinacea is a flower/herbal immune booster. For starters, try it in the form of a tea. Stay clear of teas that include citric acid, which may inhibit the medicinal properties.
Patience Heals
For the most part, natural remedies seem to take longer to cure you than prescription drugs. This is because prescriptions also tend to hide symptoms. Our bodies ALWAYS need TIME to heal. When taking antibiotics – it is possible for your pain to disappear while your infection is thriving. In a worst case scenario, your infection can morph and bury itself deep within you.
Natural medicine allows infection to leave your body quicker – which means that you may feel sicker longer. Detoxing bad infections is very painful. Allow yourself plenty of rest and proper hydration while healing.
The Best of Both Worlds
Most of us choose to combine modern medicine with a home remedies. You can detox and further heal your body after a round of antibiotics by adding probiotics and going on an alkaline diet. Of course, doubling up on the garlic and healing herbs is a great help during this period.
Brilliant article, Gina! This was the best “Think of Food as Medicine.” Thanks, I learned a lot by reading this :)
Thank you, Dave!
The information on garlic is very, very true. I’ve used garlic (raw, diced and swallowed) even after an infection has begun. And it works very quickly to help alkalize the body which will allow it to ward off the infection very quickly if one does not eat, but drinks only liquids for one day or more.
I also believe that it purifies the blood. Too much however is nonproductive, so in moderate doses, I highly recommend it as an antibiotic. I’ve had raw cloves juiced, which some may prefer, but I personally like to cube and swallow rather than drink the juice.
Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food said the father of modern medicine Hippocrates.
This is so true and the world is so vast with so many plants it will be difficult. Especially with drug companies making so much money on marginally effective treatments for many health problems.
Do they really want to find cures and natural remedies that are proven to work?
This is promising and a cool article.
Oil of Oregano, helped me combat a staph infection I have been fighting for the past six months. I used 4 drops under my tongue 2x a day, along with 2 oregano capsules 2x a day. It cleared up the infection without the nasty antibiotic side effects.
Oil of oregeno!! Ah yes!!! that stuff is so potent I couldn’t even get my homeopath to advice it. I tried it about 6 months ago and it worked wonders. its very potent. in order to give it to my son, I put it on my palms and simply held my pals over his.. not even touching — and it worked.
hi- i find sambucol to be really good for boosting the immune system, it literally disarms the virus. i have a question, i have just got over a bad case of toncilitis (which am really prone to) with the help of anti-biotics, but am looking for an alternative that will really work?
I have a stomach infection. I rather not take pencilliun or its substitutes. Help
To conquer tonsilitis, look for the underlying cause. I.e., why do you have constant drainage into the throat? Allergies? Asthma? Colds? Solve those and you solve the tonsilitis problem. With me it was allergies. I find 2 Oregano Oil capsules a day work better than Rx allergy meds and don’t raise my BP either! You can also try raw, local honey to get your body used to local pollens if that’s what you are allergic to. Good luck!
Hi, My husband has will not go to a doctor. For over a year at various times he will sneeze on and off for an hour or two. He coughs and his nose will run constantly. I’ve tried giving him garlic, echinacea/goldenseal, even benadryl, claritin, zertex, Nothing seems to help. It will get better for a few days then start in again. If it is an allergy we can’t figure out what. His check hurts from all the coughing. Any suggestions. Nancy
Have you tried Oil of Oregano? It is a natural antihistimine AND antibiotic. I have lots of different allergies, would have breakthrough symptoms when taking 2 different allergy medicines, but I don’t need them anymore with the Oregano Oil capsules. Don’t get the liquid though, it tastes nasty. All you need is one capsule, two x a day with meals. It also helps with colds.
Oil of oregano is VERY strong and beneficial. For allergy related illness I also like olive leaf extract. Look at east park research they sell something called de-lenolate which is pure olive leaf extract. this is antiviral, fungal, and bacterial. but it does not kill good bacteria. I have used it for allergic reactions recently (allergic to Christmas tree) and got IMMEDIATE results. so u can also use it in place of something like Benedrryl… although I do not know if they market it that way. Hope this helps!
Gina
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Thanks for the information concerning natural antibiotics. I would like to pass on a tip about a natural antivirul and its usage for herpes. Personal experience, unfortunately, has taught me that the outbreaks can be short and very infrequent when drinking lemon-grass tea. I went from maybe 3 or 4 episodes a year to maybe 1 by drinking one cup a day. Look at the ingredients and make sure Lemon grass is near the top of the list..it is sorted by highest quanity first.
I had a urinary tract infection and took major amounts of ginger root (juiced) and it seemed to kick the infection but if I had gotten a prescription i would have had to take it for 10 days. Do I need to match this lengh of time when using natural cures?
MMS will kill all known pathogens, germs, virus’s, fungi, parasites in the body. It even cures malaria!!
What is MMS?
At the first symptom of a Cold, i get sevral cups of “Steaming Hot Fluid”, anything, be it coffee, tea, or plain water; To (Sip) in sipping we draw the Steam into the lungs &(Hydrates them), an EMT/Nurse, said to add a touch of Vinegar: which changes the Ph in the Throat
Together Heat:Kills germs, Ph change makes it non-condusive for germs to grow, +suppose a healthy immune system helps.
Has to be done ASAP, harder to fight an infection that reaches the Lungs. If you do drink lots of water, Do add a Pinch of Salt, to keep an balance in the Body between hydration/dehydration.
I’d also like to add that Honey is considered a strong natural antibiotic. It can be used to treat burns (providing antibacterial protection, and helping the skin retain moisture), as well as cuts and open wounds.
A small amount of lemon juice with a pinch of salt also works great for a sore throat. Its amazing how many natural antibiotics there are around us that we simply don’t use.
black seed oil is also great when it comes to fighting infections,i have an infection that im dealing w and the docs cant see anything wrong,lower back pain and urinate alot. took balck seed and vitamin c. slowed down the process. i think it takes it time to heal. but i think its working from the two weeks ive been doing this. black seed is a really great choice.
Jibril – have you had your kidneys checked? Lower back pain and frequent urination sounds like a kidney infection to me, and that can be serious. In any case, good luck with your symptoms and take care!
This is a great article. I just wanted to mention that colloidal silver can be toxic and some people are allergic to it. A better choice is ionic zinc. It has all the same benefits but is much safer to use.
this is a great article all natural way to keep us strong and healthy, why not try this all natural supplement that come exactly from the plant stem cells, it not only acts as an antibiotic, but it also detoxify, heals and regenerate our cells. It’s called “Plant Stem Cells” you and even ask your local physicians abt it.
nice and useful tips…………