“Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.” -Hippocrates
In herbology, antibiotic-like foods are called astringent — meaning natural blood cleansers. The word anti (against) – biotic (life) refers to a list of pharmaceutical antimicrobials designed to kill harmful bacteria in the host body. The problem is these synthetic forms of antibiotics kill off both the good and bad bacteria leaving the body depleted of living microflora that supports immune function.
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