As a young child I had one ear ache after another \u2013 and like so many moms in the 50s \u2013 mine frequently took me to the doctor where I was prescribed antibiotic after antibiotic. If one didn\u2019t work, they tried another.<\/p>\n
My senior year of nursing school, age 21, I was hospitalized with acute glomerulo-nephritis from strep and which could not be halted with antibiotics<\/em>. I simply broke out in hives, got far sicker, and ultimately lost much of my kidney function (over 50% both R and L sides) until God totally and completely healed me. The last IVPs amazed us all, especially the doctors.<\/p>\n We now know I had developed antibiotic resistance<\/a>; this occurs when bacteria in your body change so that antibiotics don\u2019t work<\/em> from overuse. <\/em><\/span>Today, antibiotics aren\u2019t an option for me under any but the most dire of circumstances. True story.<\/p>\n As a Mom, I used conventional medications only as a last resort. My goal was to find safe alternatives to the usual antibiotics, Tylenol, Benadryl and over-the-counter products containing unpronounceable ingredients. I was a bit obsessed for a few years trying to keep us out of the doctor\u2019s office with all of the negatives<\/a> that go with the medical system. <\/span><\/p>\n Since several readers have asked me to share what I keep in my medicine cabinet, I have been thinking how to save you time, money, and make your way more sure and enjoyable.<\/p>\n What I would like to show is that there are many, many safe and logical natural alternatives that do a fabulous job of helping our body to heal itself \u2013 all with no side effects. I believe we save money and potentially untold grief by staying out of the health care system as we know it today.<\/p>\n