You’re taking massive amounts of antibiotics every day — 
and don’t even know it

You probably already know that antibiotics aren’t perfect. Yes, they kill deadly bacteria and save lives. We can’t underestimate that. But we also know that bacteria can develop resistance to antibiotics. For this reason, taking too many antibiotics can seriously endanger your health. And now there’s news that you may be getting a huge dose of antibiotics every day without knowing it.

You don’t have to look any further than your dinner plate for the source. The FDA has recently released its first ever report on antibiotics fed to livestock. Cattle lots fed an astounding 29 million pounds – yes, pounds ... not milligrams – to American livestock in 2009 alone. This is a catastrophe in the making on two counts.

The real reason you’re fatigued

Do you lack energy? Do you suffer headaches often? Is your stamina dwindling? Does your body have various aches and pains every day? If so, you’ve probably gone to the doctor and had a battery of tests. Instead of finding out what’s wrong, your doctor probably said something like, “Your tests are normal. We don’t know what’s wrong with you. But here are some drugs to cover up the symptoms.”

 

Is soy causing your fatigue and weight gain?

Health experts continue to debate the health benefits of soy. Some studies say soy is good for you. Other studies say soy can have negative effects on your health. I try to bring you both sides of the soy controversy, give you my own medical opinion, and let you decide whether to eat soy or not. Now there’s another study that warns about soy’s impact on your thyroid.

In this study, the researchers followed people with borderline thyroid function at the start of the study. The researchers gave the participants either a “low dose” of soy phytoestrogens (2 mg) or a high dose (16 mg) every day. The researchers chose these doses because the typical American diet has about 2 mg of phytoestrogens. But vegetarians consume up to 16 mg daily.

The study revealed that soy phytoestrogens can have a negative impact on the thyroid of some people. The researchers said soy can increase the risk of overt hypothyroidism in those who have a thyroid that’s borderline.