The girls are still doing great. My 9 year old realized today that we haven't had MRSA all year (2009). She found that encouraging and neat to say "all year". I am truly grateful. We have really enjoyed these months...I can't believe I said months! We still follow the same protocol. I have cut back a little on some supplements to see how they do, and have still had good results. I am amazed!
I had a couple questions from comments lately, so I thought I'd answer them. One was about StaphAseptic. I did purchase this once and used it. It is very expensive, I thought, and one of the "inactive ingredients" is Tea Tree Oil. I've known tea tree oil does wonders with MRSA, but I think they aren't able to claim that it helps MRSA on the label. Of course it takes lots of money and trials to be able to label these claims. After seeing that, I felt like that was the true "effective ingredient". After that one purchase, I just decided to use tea tree oil instead of paying more for this small tube of antiseptic that goes quickly. I don't really remember how well it worked. I must not have been too impressed.
Another question was about whether we have tried Allimed. I have heard about it, but have not used it, or researched it, so no opinion so far.
My favorites for topical treatment still are Manuka honey, colloidal silver, and tea tree oil. If we see any suspicious spots, we use this combination. We even use the Manuka honey ointment on any cuts and abrasions to prevent infection.
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BREAKING NEWS! MRSA MAGIC selective "smart" BULLET FOUND!
MRSA 'magic bullet' created
Scientists have created a light-activated "magic bullet" that targets and kills MRSA.
Last Updated: 7:47AM BST 01 Apr 2009
Researchers attached a light-sensitive antimicrobial drug to a protein fragment, or peptide, which latches onto a molecule on the surface of the superbug bacteria.
In this way methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bugs are targeted while human cells are left alone.
The antimicrobial agent, tin chlorin e6, releases destructive molecules that kill the bacteria when exposed to light of the right wavelength.
In tests, the therapy killed 99.97 per cent of 10 million MRSA cells and proved 1,000 times more effective than tin chlorin e6 without the targeting peptide.
The killing mechanism used makes it very unlikely that bacteria will develop resistance against the treatment, say the scientists.
Linda Dekker, from University College London, presented the findings today at the Society for General Microbiology's annual meeting in Harrogate.
"The results from laboratory studies are very encouraging and indicate that this technique might be effective at treating tropical infections such as wound and burn infections," said Ms Dekker.
"This work will require in vivo (outside the laboratory) trials before it can be used. Due to the growing resistance of many organisms to antibiotics, this approach may be the only one available for use against microbes resistant to all known antibiotics."
Still awaiting in vivo trials tho...but STAY TUNED, folks!
a study published last year found that children with only a limited variety of bacteria in their intestines one week after birth are more likely to developed eczema by the age of 18 months.
It’s thought that giving an infant probiotics (good bacteria) helps to stave off eczema and other allergic diseases by beneficially altering the early colonization of bacteria in their gut, which may help the child’s immune system to develop and mature.
That probiotics are beneficial for preventing eczema in infants is not a new finding, but rather one that I’ve been reporting on since at least 2001.
Children who had been exposed to the bacteria were 40 percent less likely to develop eczema by the age of 4 than the other group.
How is it that probiotics impact a baby’s gut health so significantly?
At birth the human gastrointestinal tract is sterile, but in the first months and years of life a rapid colonization of bacteria occurs until a stable indigenous gut microflora is established.
Babies that are given the best start nutritionally by being breastfed (the source of your first immune-building good bacteria) also tend to have intestinal microflora in which beneficial bacteria predominate over potentially harmful bacteria. So the first way you can encourage your newborn’s gut health to flourish is by breastfeeding.
However beyond that many babies can use a boost of good bacteria, particularly if they are being fed formula rather than breast milk or have taken antibiotics (which kill off both the good and bad bacteria in your baby’s gut).
The most benefit from probiotics, at least in terms of eczema, happens very early in life. After three months of life, the original study above found no difference in the incidence or severity of eczema between groups given probiotics or a placebo. What this means is it is essential that your baby receive plenty of beneficial bacteria in the first few months of life, and ideally starting before this, in utero.
It may surprise you to know that amongst our early settlers it was known that by throwing a silver dollar into their drinking wells and water receptacles, they were able to keep the water drinkable by killing off any bacteria that was likely present. In effect they were creating their own medicinal colloidal silver preparation. Did you know that the phrase "being born with a silver spoon in one's mouth" was actually coined during the period where plagues were frequent in Europe, in which affluent families would give their children silver spoons to suck on.
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