Bacteria "talk" to each other using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVfmUfr8VPA
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Briefly:
Research
reveals that bacteria may have social structures similar to plants and
animals. Certain bacteria have the ability to produce chemical compounds
that inhibit the growth and/or kill off other bacteria, while not
harming their own kind or closely related microbes that are immune to
the “biological warfare agents” produced
Researchers are
increasingly looking at the cascading ill effects of antibiotic drugs.
Fluoroquinolones, a class of fluoridated antibiotics, are particularly
dangerous. Serious side effects include potentially blinding retinal
detachment, kidney failure, permanent tendon damage, psychotic
reactions, and injury to your central nervous system
Optimizing
your gut flora includes avoiding sugar/fructose and processed foods,
antibiotics (including conventionally-raised meats), chlorinated water,
antibacterial soaps, agricultural chemicals and pollution. It’s also
wise to reseed your gut with probiotics. Ideally, you’ll want to include
traditionally fermented foods such as fermented vegetables in your
diet, to protect and enhance your beneficial intestinal microflora...
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