Går du til legen med en infeksjon, får du antibiotika. Driver du oppdrett av laks, heller du antibiotika i vannet. Vi medisinerer alle deler av matproduksjon og fordi vi ikke vet bedre krever vi antibiotika når vi er hos legen. Dette gjør vi for å spare en dag eller to på vårt sykdomsforløp. Den kortsiktige løsningen, gir alvorlige ikke løsbare problemer med resistente bakterier.
Antibiotika brukes i dag i vanvittige mengder. De store farmasøytiske selskapene bruker milliarder på leger og produksjonsindustri for å opprettholde og utvide bruken av antibiotika. Markedsføringen er direkte og midlene som brukes kan vanskelig sammenlignes med andre bransjer. Leger verden over tjener mer på å skrive ut medisiner enn andre metoder for å bli frisk. Legene blir selgere først og helsearbeidere etterpå.
Stadig flere «Superbugs» grunnet over-medisinering
Antallet resistente bakterier øker og ved behandling av alvorlige sykdommer står helsepersonell ofte hjelpeløse med medisiner som ikke virker.
Konsekvensene er allerede store og økende, forskningsmiljøer og myndigheter bruker stadig større ressurser på å løse resistens problemet. Til tross for dette benyttes antibiotika fortsatt i økende grad. Ironien er at det meste av forskning gjennomføres innenfor «tradisjonell medisin» og i samarbeid med farmasøytisk industri.
Det måtte et Afrikansk universitet til for å komme opp med alternativer til antibiotika og resultatene er oppløftende. Ikke bare fordi det er meget gode resultater knyttet til honning og ingefær, men også fordi dette kan bringe en spire til mer forskning utenfor det tradisjonelle området.
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Honning og ingefær
Honning, og kombinasjoner av honning og urter har vært brukt i tusenvis av år for å motvirke ulike plager, inkludert infeksjoner.
Forskere ved University of Gondar (Etiopia) har undersøkt flere alternativer til antibiotika i kampen mot superbugs som MRSA (meticillinresistente Staphylococcus aureus), Escherichia coli og Klebsiella pneumoniae. Disse er blant de mest dødelige kjente «superbugs».
Forskerne utførte en laboratorie-studie for å teste inhiberings områder.
Les også: Ingefær brukt som medisin i 3000 år
Forskerne separat testet etiopisk honning, ingefær og en kombinasjon av de to mot tre ulike antibiotika. (meticillin, amoxicillin og penicillin). Forskerne testet også et vann ekstrakt av ingefær.
Forskerne gjennomførte tester på følgende bakterier:
- Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA og ikke-MRSA)
- Escherichia coli (to forskjellige stammer)
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
Effekten var i alle tilfeller vesentlig bedre for honning og ingefær enn for de typene antibiotika de testet mot. Detaljer finner du nederst i artikkelen.
«Det er skremmende hvor mange likheter det er mellom den farmasøytiske industri og mafiaen» Tidligere visepresident i Pfizer legemidler bosatt på hemmelig sted.
Legemiddelindustrien har betalt 3,5 milliarder dollar til leger og sykehus de siste 5 mnd. Ref: «Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services» (CMS).
Omfanget av betalinger til Leger over hele verden er enormt og tar mange ulike former, det er betalte oppdrag, stipender, reiser, forsknings støtte, kickbacks og provisjoner. Bare i USA i løpet av et år har det blitt gjennomført enkeltbetalinger til leger og sykehus 4,4 millioner ganger. Systemet er gjennomkorrupt og det setter vår helse i fare. Vi kan alle komme opp i situasjoner hvor vi trenger antibiotika, dumt da at det ikke virker fordi kortsiktig gevinst er viktigere.
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Med så mye penger i omløp, kan vi da stole på rådene vi får av legen.
Tallene forteller alt: Honning og ingefær ekstrakt hadde hver for seg en gjennomsnittlig hemming av 19,23 blant alle fem bakterier som ble testet (strekker seg 13-24).
Kombinasjonen av ingefær ekstrakt og honning hadde enda større antibiotiske egenskaper. Gjennomsnittlige hemming nivåer 25,62 (spenn 19-30) – Dette slo ut alle farmasøytiske antibiotika med god margin.
- Honning og ingefær hadde en mildere inhibering på 19,23 blant alle fem bakterier.
- Stoffet meticillin hadde en gjennomsnittlig midlere inhibering på bare 4,0
- Medikament Amoxicillin hadde en gjennomsnittlig inhibering på 12,25
- Penicillin hadde en gjennomsnittlig inhibering på 13,25.
Konklusjon
Honning og ingefær i kombinasjon synes å avverge farlige bakterier bedre enn våre mest kjente antibiotika i denne studien.
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