No matter where in the world you are, one of the most dangerous places to go if you’re in need of medical attention is any facility that offers healthcare services. Whether it’s low-tech and rudimentary or an expensive state-of-the-art hospital, bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens thrive and spread in these environments such that you may come in with one issue and go home with several others.
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We are constantly looking to preserve the world around us in order to make it a happier and healthier place, but for optimum health, it seems we need to look within.
We may not care to think about it, but we are never actually "alone": our gut plays host to around 100 trillion bacteria, or flora, at any one time, meaning that there are ten times more bacteria than cells in the human body. We are conditioned to be fearful of bacteria, and in some cases this is not without good reason, but not all bacteria are harmful; in fact our health depends on the activity of the "friendly" bacteria that live in synergistic harmony with us inside our intestines.
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Bacteria that are immune to antibiotics are in your grocery store and kitchen right now, meaning that you are at risk for a unique form of food poisoning.
The microbes can cause illness and even death. But there?s also the danger that when the microbes mix with other bacteria in your kitchen or inside your intestines, they could share their resistance to drugs with more benign bacteria, causing them to become immune to treatment, as well.
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