I just finished reading the article. Amazing... I want everyone to take the time reading it... and I want to learn what more I might able to do to help! I ofter notice the packages in our meta departments that are labeled 'no antibiotics'. I had no idea... How things have gotten so to of control! How can one inspire people to read what is really important! This needs to be circulated widely.... My grandfather was a farmer, small time, in Dubuque. We lived in Chicago and would visit the farm for a couple of weeks every summer. My Mother was the second youngest of 8 kids, and she grew up milking cows, and cleaning the hen house (outdoor plumbing for. many years!). I can't imagine that these antibiotics were widely used then, but I could be mistaken... (she was born in 1914 and there was at least 10 years between her and her oldest sibling... Visiting the farm was so blissful! Thank you for all the work yo have done this far. And the photographs of your farm are beyond lovely. Maybe some day I will have the opportunity to visit... I would love to photograph you and your farm, and write about you and your work. The world needs to know! Thank you again!
Antibiotics were created in the pre-war period as injections. Pill form arrived c. 1950. That was the beginning of trouble. Livestock were fed antibiotics in a growing pattern for decades. This continues. If you visit the Tractors & Supply cash register, two types of chicken feed is sold there. The large bag and the small far more expensive - may be clean of antibiotics. The cheating and lying starts there.
10,000 thank yous!!!! Finally, someone with the power & wisdom to address the 'elephant in the room!' I am a fam doc who practices in 'feedlot city' aka Southern, Alberta. Since I was a resident in the 1990s physicians (over prescribing) have always been chastized as the cause for our prob w antibiotic resistance. The media never seemed to question the impact of factory farmining as the primary driver, even when feedlot runoff was repeatedly causing ecoli outbreaks & death, avian flu from pig farms, etc. Anyway, thank u so much for doing such great work although I can't fathom the meat industry in my province ever abandoning their cash cows, chickens & pigs. None of these creatures should be readied for slaughter in confined lots which are filthy petrie dishes for disease. Your dream farm is a critical beginning. Again I cannot thank you enough for this work & your tenacity & passion to 'right a harmful wrong' which affects us all.
First of all, I am very happy to see you back. You have been missed and it has been discussed a few times in the letters recently. I confess I was concerned enough that I googled to see if you had passed! Glad to see you alive and well.
In my career, I worked in the lab of a major medical facility in Chicago. A few years before I retired, they started a fecal transplant program. I didn't enjoy the smell that permeated the lab when they came down to prep the solution in the lab, but I very much enjoyed talking with the GI docs. For treating C. Diff, one called the transplants "a miracle." And you know, prior to that, they treated C. Diff with antibiotics, with much less success!
Their conversations, and that of articles I read regarding obesity, inspired me to add probiotic supplements to my diet. I was obese. I had dieted many times, very strictly, with little success. I did cut as many refined carbs as I could. I lost 55 pounds. Then I retired, pandemic started, and I got a horribly abscessed tooth. And I started gaining back weight. Since 2018, I've been prescribed antibiotics about 7-8 times. (I am NOT one to take them for no good reason! I even insisted when I had abdominal surgery that they NOT remove my appendix!) Funny that in this time, I am behaving the same, eating the same, but have gained 20 pounds back. :(
I have tried with little success, even with upping my activity levels using a tracker and charting my gym/personal trainer visits. I have cut out all sweets and again, stopped the diet soda, all soda actually. (I believe those sweeteners are more likely to cause weight gain than sugar, but boy are they addictive! And our culture has indoctrinated our brains to believe that we should go for those zero calorie products!!)
I also have a grandchild on the autism spectrum, so this story hit home on so many levels!! After reading, I have forwarded the link to over a dozen people.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this link! And please don't stay away as so many of us value your perspective on the issues discussed here.
A truly excellent endocrinologist might help. The best at BIDMC is Johanna Antonia Pallotta MD. She’s in her 80s. Thyroid illnesses plague many. I know. She is treating me.
Enlightening and simultaneously frightening to learn about the disastrous consequences of antibiotics overuse. Sad to know this drug, originally designed for and thought to be life-saving, could be at the root of so much pain and loss. I have been personally curious for some time now about the meteoric rise of auto-immune diseases that have/are destroying so many lives. Reading about this pharmaceutical “link” supports my long-held belief that finding the “cause” of any single auto-immune disease will swiftly bring about the eradication of all types. Thank you for sharing this article.
Thank you for the gift of this amazing piece and your tenacity in fighting this scourge. I’m forwarding this to my four daughters, all of whom have developed autoimmune problems and my grandson on the spectrum. You have been missed on LFAA.
Jack Lippman, I was born in Manhattan New York on Friday, January 27, 1939. Members of the House of Representatives run every two years to maintain seniority in the House and to rise in Committee assignments. Voters elect younger members over older for potential for longevity.
https://www.palladiummag.com/2022/12/13/are-farm-antibiotics-destroying-our-health/
I just finished reading the article. Amazing... I want everyone to take the time reading it... and I want to learn what more I might able to do to help! I ofter notice the packages in our meta departments that are labeled 'no antibiotics'. I had no idea... How things have gotten so to of control! How can one inspire people to read what is really important! This needs to be circulated widely.... My grandfather was a farmer, small time, in Dubuque. We lived in Chicago and would visit the farm for a couple of weeks every summer. My Mother was the second youngest of 8 kids, and she grew up milking cows, and cleaning the hen house (outdoor plumbing for. many years!). I can't imagine that these antibiotics were widely used then, but I could be mistaken... (she was born in 1914 and there was at least 10 years between her and her oldest sibling... Visiting the farm was so blissful! Thank you for all the work yo have done this far. And the photographs of your farm are beyond lovely. Maybe some day I will have the opportunity to visit... I would love to photograph you and your farm, and write about you and your work. The world needs to know! Thank you again!
Antibiotics were created in the pre-war period as injections. Pill form arrived c. 1950. That was the beginning of trouble. Livestock were fed antibiotics in a growing pattern for decades. This continues. If you visit the Tractors & Supply cash register, two types of chicken feed is sold there. The large bag and the small far more expensive - may be clean of antibiotics. The cheating and lying starts there.
Any chance it could be cracked down on? Exposed? Stopped?
If more people knew about it...?
10,000 thank yous!!!! Finally, someone with the power & wisdom to address the 'elephant in the room!' I am a fam doc who practices in 'feedlot city' aka Southern, Alberta. Since I was a resident in the 1990s physicians (over prescribing) have always been chastized as the cause for our prob w antibiotic resistance. The media never seemed to question the impact of factory farmining as the primary driver, even when feedlot runoff was repeatedly causing ecoli outbreaks & death, avian flu from pig farms, etc. Anyway, thank u so much for doing such great work although I can't fathom the meat industry in my province ever abandoning their cash cows, chickens & pigs. None of these creatures should be readied for slaughter in confined lots which are filthy petrie dishes for disease. Your dream farm is a critical beginning. Again I cannot thank you enough for this work & your tenacity & passion to 'right a harmful wrong' which affects us all.
Lethbridge is home to a powerful beef DVM operation … exclusively livestock.. important in Alberta.
Sandy,
First of all, I am very happy to see you back. You have been missed and it has been discussed a few times in the letters recently. I confess I was concerned enough that I googled to see if you had passed! Glad to see you alive and well.
In my career, I worked in the lab of a major medical facility in Chicago. A few years before I retired, they started a fecal transplant program. I didn't enjoy the smell that permeated the lab when they came down to prep the solution in the lab, but I very much enjoyed talking with the GI docs. For treating C. Diff, one called the transplants "a miracle." And you know, prior to that, they treated C. Diff with antibiotics, with much less success!
Their conversations, and that of articles I read regarding obesity, inspired me to add probiotic supplements to my diet. I was obese. I had dieted many times, very strictly, with little success. I did cut as many refined carbs as I could. I lost 55 pounds. Then I retired, pandemic started, and I got a horribly abscessed tooth. And I started gaining back weight. Since 2018, I've been prescribed antibiotics about 7-8 times. (I am NOT one to take them for no good reason! I even insisted when I had abdominal surgery that they NOT remove my appendix!) Funny that in this time, I am behaving the same, eating the same, but have gained 20 pounds back. :(
I have tried with little success, even with upping my activity levels using a tracker and charting my gym/personal trainer visits. I have cut out all sweets and again, stopped the diet soda, all soda actually. (I believe those sweeteners are more likely to cause weight gain than sugar, but boy are they addictive! And our culture has indoctrinated our brains to believe that we should go for those zero calorie products!!)
I also have a grandchild on the autism spectrum, so this story hit home on so many levels!! After reading, I have forwarded the link to over a dozen people.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this link! And please don't stay away as so many of us value your perspective on the issues discussed here.
84, not dead - yet.
A truly excellent endocrinologist might help. The best at BIDMC is Johanna Antonia Pallotta MD. She’s in her 80s. Thyroid illnesses plague many. I know. She is treating me.
Graves’ Disease is amusing.
Sugar is a killer. Alcohol is trouble. Sudden weight loss is trouble.
Enlightening and simultaneously frightening to learn about the disastrous consequences of antibiotics overuse. Sad to know this drug, originally designed for and thought to be life-saving, could be at the root of so much pain and loss. I have been personally curious for some time now about the meteoric rise of auto-immune diseases that have/are destroying so many lives. Reading about this pharmaceutical “link” supports my long-held belief that finding the “cause” of any single auto-immune disease will swiftly bring about the eradication of all types. Thank you for sharing this article.
Very eye-opening article, thanks for sharing!
The article will be edited. Strengthened.
Thank you for the gift of this amazing piece and your tenacity in fighting this scourge. I’m forwarding this to my four daughters, all of whom have developed autoimmune problems and my grandson on the spectrum. You have been missed on LFAA.
Auto immune and spectrum stuff is often label and little more. I’ve worked with each. Dislike labels. They confuse and cause confusion.
Isn't Stefanik your Representative in Congress? Would you consider running against her?
Elise is our Representative in NY’s 21st. It’s a Republican district. Democrats bomb out. The GOP primary is meaningless without Party support.
Stefanik's predecessor, Bill Owens, was a Democrat... but redistricting has obviously made the 21st more Republican than before.
Rep. Bill Owens (D) was a cigar store Indian. Not bright. Sen. Ron Stafford helped him. It did not matter.
Jack Lippman, I was born in Manhattan New York on Friday, January 27, 1939. Members of the House of Representatives run every two years to maintain seniority in the House and to rise in Committee assignments. Voters elect younger members over older for potential for longevity.
Sandy ... I am seven years your senior and see your point.
Hang on.
Perhaps... aging in place...
YES! DO it!
Thank you for sending this article. Read it and then shared it too.