Internet’s ‘Miracle Antibiotic’ Withstands Scientific Investigation

In the online ocean of self-help proclamations, strange decoctions, and peculiar natural treatments, there are some pearls.
Internet’s ‘Miracle Antibiotic’ Withstands Scientific Investigation
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Social media posts featuring strange decoctions and peculiar natural treatments flood the internet daily, offering hope to those seeking alternatives to established pharmaceutical approaches. A growing number of people are striving to increase their knowledge about herbal remedies, self-applied formulas, and homemade plant-derived compounds, also known as phytopharmaceuticals.

Although this trend certainly spreads awareness and responsibility for one’s well-being, not all health news circulating on the internet is trustworthy.

Alexandra Roach
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Alexandra Roach is a board-certified holistic health practitioner, community herbalist, and master gardener. She studied sustainable food and farming and lives with her family on an off-grid permaculture homestead. Roach works as a journalist and author, and writes with a broad perspective on health, gardening, and lifestyle choices.
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