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TEKST9Przeczytajtekst.Pokażdymakapiciezdecyduj,czyzdaniapodane
poniżejwyrażająprawdę-‘true’,czyfałsz-‘false’.
Conventionalantibioticsareoverprescribedandoverconsumed.Doctorscarelesslyprescribe
antibioticsforviralinfections,whichisuselesssinceantibioticsareonlyeffectiveforbreakingup
bacterialinfections.Tomakemattersworse,over-prescriptionandover-consumptionmakefuture
infectionshardertofight,sinceantibioticsreducethegoodbacteriaintheintestines.
1.Patientswhoareregularlytreatedwithantibioticsarelesspredisposedto
sufferfrominfectionsinfuture.
Asthisdisturbingtrendcontinues,scientistsarerediscoveringthereasonswhyrawhoneyisoneof
thebestnaturalantibioticsaroundtothisday.Theuniquepropertyofhoneyliesinitsabilityto
fightinfectiononmultiplelevels,makingitmoredifficultforbacteriatodevelopresistance.
2.Moreandmoretypesofbacteriaareresistanttoantibiotics,including
thesubstancescontainedinrawhoney.
A2013reportsoundsthealarm,reportingthatover2millionpeoplecontractantibiotic-resistant
infectionseachyear.Conventionalantibioticsaremakinguserssickerinthelongrun,more
vulnerableandmorepronetoinfection.
3.Overdosesofconventionalantibioticsweakenpatientsimmunityandthey
arelikelytobelaiddownwithinfectionsmoreoften.
Honeyusesacombinationofweapons,includingpolyphenols,hydrogenperoxideandanosmotic
effect.Honeyispracticallyanall-roundfighter,usingmultiplemethodstokillbacteria.Oneof
thoseisitsosmosiseffect.Thiseffectcomesfromhoney'shigh-sugarconcentration.Inthis
process,waterisdrawnfromthebacteriacells,leavingthepathogensnooptionbuttodehydrate
anddieoff.
4.Theosmosiseffectkillsbacteriabymeansoffeedingthemwithtoomuch
water.
Honeypossessespropertiesthatstoptheformationofbiofilms.Thesearebacteriacommunities
whichcontaindiseases.Honeystopsthebacteriafromcommunicatingandspreading.Without
thiscommunicationmode,thebacteriacannotreleasethetoxinsthatcausedisease.
5.Bacteriastopproducingtoxinsiftheirwaysofcommunicationwithintheir
coloniesarepreventedbyhoney.
Honeyissopowerfulfordestroyingbacteriathatitshouldbethefirstmethodoftreatmentwhen
treatingabacterialillness.Doctorsshouldprescribehoneyfirst,sinceitattacksbacteriafrom
multipleangles.Prescribedantibioticsshouldbethealternativetherapyorthelastresort.
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