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> But 80% (maybe even more) of the antibiotics are used by animal farming... This is what needs to be talked about more. Like guns in the US, or telecom oligop

by voisin 4y ago

> But 80% (maybe even more) of the antibiotics are used by animal farming... This is what needs to be talked about more. Like guns in the US, or telecom oligopolies in Canada, it seems animal based agriculture gets the “thoughts and prayers” treatment rather than any substantive discussion about what harm it is causing the planet, human health, and biological safety via antibiotic resistance.

nradov 4y ago
The FDA is actively working on this issue. https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/safety-health/antimicrobial-resistance https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/safety-health/antimicr...
Terry_Roll 4y ago
It is. https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/Superbugs-on-UK-supermarket-shelves-report-final.pdf https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/sites/default/files... 1ml of sea water will contain billions of phages, but its pot luck if you get the right strain. Another thing not mentioned with antibiotics is man y are penicillin based that when metabolised become penicillamine which is used to treat copper toxicity or Wilson's disease, ie it makes the liver dump copper out of the body. Copper is needed to produce Interleukin-2, a naturally occurring chemo drug, most effective when injected into tumours, but having naturally high levels circulating can be helpful as a prevention measure. Creatine when metabolised becomes creatinine which in sufficient qty can kill gram positive and gram negative bacteria. If you get 3rd degree burns, the muscles catabolise to release creatine and then the creatinine helps to keep bacteria at bay with the wounds. It probably also explains why the US military are reportedly the only one's to use copper sulphate to debride battlefield wounds. Even the WHO dont recommend using it! Copper sulphate will dissolve skin though. Vitamin D also increases creatinine, and because creatinine is used for estimated glomular filtration rate kidney tests, high levels of creatinine can make you appear to have various stages of kidney disease. Medical lab tests (human and veterinary) can not tell if you are supplementing so dont get an inaccurate diagnosis.
refurb 4y ago
The FDA already banned human antibiotic use in farm animals except to actually treat infections. The ban was a few years ago. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2018/12/fda-reports-major-drop-antibiotics-food-animals https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2018/12/fda-repo...

by voisin 4y ago

nradov 4y ago

The FDA is actively working on this issue. https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/safety-health/antimicrobial-resistance https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/safety-health/antimicr...

Terry_Roll 4y ago

It is. https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/Superbugs-on-UK-supermarket-shelves-report-final.pdf https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/sites/default/files... 1ml of sea water will contain billions of phages, but its pot luck if you get the right strain. Another thing not mentioned with antibiotics is man y are penicillin based that when metabolised become penicillamine which is used to treat copper toxicity or Wilson's disease, ie it makes the liver dump copper out of the body. Copper is needed to produce Interleukin-2, a naturally occurring chemo drug, most effective when injected into tumours, but having naturally high levels circulating can be helpful as a prevention measure. Creatine when metabolised becomes creatinine which in sufficient qty can kill gram positive and gram negative bacteria. If you get 3rd degree burns, the muscles catabolise to release creatine and then the creatinine helps to keep bacteria at bay with the wounds. It probably also explains why the US military are reportedly the only one's to use copper sulphate to debride battlefield wounds. Even the WHO dont recommend using it! Copper sulphate will dissolve skin though. Vitamin D also increases creatinine, and because creatinine is used for estimated glomular filtration rate kidney tests, high levels of creatinine can make you appear to have various stages of kidney disease. Medical lab tests (human and veterinary) can not tell if you are supplementing so dont get an inaccurate diagnosis.

refurb 4y ago

The FDA already banned human antibiotic use in farm animals except to actually treat infections. The ban was a few years ago. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2018/12/fda-reports-major-drop-antibiotics-food-animals https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2018/12/fda-repo...