Tag Archives: Antibiotic Use

C. Difficile and Children: My Son’s Experience

When my oldest son was two and needed antibiotics for the first time, I thought nothing of it. I had been on antibiotics countless times as a child, and I believed them to be extremely safe and effective. Serious side effects never crossed my mind, and I had never even heard of the bacteria, Clostridium […]

Symptoms of Leaky Gut Syndrome in Children

“Mommy, my tummy hurts.” Hearing this from your child could mean a variety of different things. She’s had too much candy. He ate something that didn’t agree with him. However, if stomach complaints are common and coupled with other specific symptoms, your child could have leaky gut syndrome. What is Leaky Gut Syndrome? In a […]

Yeast Infections & Candida

Candidiasis is an infection caused by the over-growing of the fungus called Candida albicans. Yeast is common in or on the skin, mouth, penis and vagina, these are areas where a yeast infection can occur. Yeast infections are generally more occurring in women than men. Candidiasis is a parasitic yeast like fungus that inhabits the […]

Herxheimer Reaction: A Healthy Response to Antibiotic Usage

For individuals experiencing bacterial infections, the use of antibiotics has become not only crucial to restoring health but also in preventing the spread of infection. For many ill patients, the symptoms associated with bacterial infection often remedy within a few days of taking antibiotics and, as a result, many patients discontinue antibiotic use prematurely believing […]

Great Home and Small Farm Magazines

There are many websites with great information but there’s also some awesome magazines. Some are commonly found on newsstands while others take some digging to find. 1. Countryside & Small Stock Journal – if you’re looking for hands on information about building, recycling, reusing, livestock, gardening and a host of other homestead topics this is […]

Females Beginning Menstrual Cycles at Unusually Early Ages Might Be at Higher Risk for Breast Cancer

If you’re an older adult you probably remember when you were younger, most females appeared “different” at that time. Young women, for the most part are beginning their menstrual cycles at a younger age today. Why is this? What are we doing differently today than what was done then? There have been many debates against […]