Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 Research efforts to identify the various species of bacteria that green tea polyphenols inhibit are ongoing; so far, the species identified include Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, salmonella typhi, salmonella typhimurium, salmonella enteritidis, Shigella flexneri, Shigella dysenteriae, and Clostridium.12 Of course, a person who has already contracted a bacterial infection should resort to the use of antibiotics instead of green tea, because green tea is comparatively feeble in its antibacterial potency. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 You can die from salmonella poisoning in alfalfa sprouts, too, if you have a really weak immune system, or you could keel over from eating raw sushi at the local Japanese diner. You might croak after drinking a gallon of raw milk that went really, really bad, or you could buy the farm after eating a salad contaminated by salmonella from the knife you used to slice that contaminated chicken (70% of store-bought raw chicken meat is contaminated with salmonella, did you know?). These are inherent risks in life. |
| Maybe terrorists are now using salmonella as a biological weapon...
But let's get real here: Eating food comes with some risk. You can die from salmonella poisoning in alfalfa sprouts, too, if you have a really weak immune system, or you could keel over from eating raw sushi at the local Japanese diner. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Before you gasp, understand that eggs from healthy chickens are rarely contaminated with salmonella. In fact, according to a study by the USDA (Risk Analysis, April 2002, 22(2):203-18), only about .03 percent of the 69 billion eggs produced annually are contaminated at all. And according to my friend Dr. Joe Mercola (www.mercola.com), if you are obtaining high-quality, cage-free, organically fed, omega-3-enhanced chicken eggs, the risk virtually disappears. salmonella only comes from sick birds, and the risk of sickness decreases when animals aren't kept in dark, crowded, sickening conditions. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 What about salmonella"? Well, first of all, understand this: the risk of get-ting an egg contaminated with salmonella is one in thirty thousand.
Second, nearly all of those contaminated eggs come from sick hens; if you get organic, free-range (and preferably omega-3-enriched) eggs, the risk virtually disappears. Third, even if you get it—and you probably won't— salmonella is a relatively benign, self-limiting illness in healthy people. Ninety-four percent of those who get it don't even see a doctor. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| XXVII: Endoscopic photo view (light enhanced): Example of rampant overgrowth of Clostridium within the human intestinal tract
281 n x >
ANATOMICAL OVERVIEW:
Typical sites within the intestinal tract for salmonella infestation. The bacteria enter the body when the host ingests food or water contaminated with fecal matter.
INTERIOR VIEW:
The bacteria cause sickness rapidly with severe negative health symptoms presented.
MAGNIFIED VIEW:
Salmonella is a virulent species of bacteria and it can infect multiple organs within the body.
Fig. XXVIII for up to 70 days outside a host (you). |
| What Happens When salmonella Infects My Colon?
This type of bacteria can cause typhoid fever and intestinal infections in humans (although typhoid is rare in the United States). Salmonellosis is transmitted to humans through consumption of food and water directly contaminated with fecal matter. Therefore, the bacterium can be picked up in a variety of public eateries, not just from preparing raw meat or eggs on your kitchen counter. Once the salmonella bacteria are ingested, symptoms of the infection may become apparent anywhere from 6 to 48 hours later. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Mike: Was it salmonella?
Wolfe: It was a salmonella, E.coli situation. That whole experience really impressed in my mind that the food supply is actually dangerous.
Mike: This makes the case for vegetarianism or veganism. Those of us who don't eat meat, we don't have to worry about mad cow or bird flu or salmonella in chicken or mercury in fish. We get clean food.
Wolfe: I'm not real dogmatic about being a vegetarian or being a vegan, but I'm so glad that those choices were made available to me. |
Marshall Editions
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 Vitamin A may help the body to rid itself of salmonella, according to some studies, and those people that are vitamin A deficient may actually be more prone to salmonella infection. Take 25,000-50,000 IU a day. Do not take more than 10,000 IU of vitamin A if you are pregnant; children can take 5,000 IU a day.
Herbs: Take 500 mg of ginger in capsule form, or 1-2 cups of ginger tea a day, to help ease the effects of food poisoning and decrease intestinal inflammation. Marshmallow root is soothing to the digestive tract. Take 500 mg in capsule form three times a day. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Symptoms of salmonella infection include headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting.
In some cases, diarrhea caused by salmonella is so severe the resulting dehydration requires hospitalization. These patients can also develop an inflammation of the intestinal walls. The bacteria can penetrate the walls of the digestive tract, travel via the bloodstream, and then infect other organs of the body. Death is possible from a severe salmonellosis infection but normally occurs only in small children, the elderly, and anyone with a weakened immune system. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 Cam-phlobacter and salmonella bacteria are on the increase. salmonella infections can be found in 30-70 percent of chickens. Camphlobacter infection is found in 80 percent of chickens and 90 percent of turkeys; this bacteria causes intestinal infections similar to salmonella. In one study of monkeys fed from leukemic cows, 100 percent of the monkeys developed leukemia after one year. This may explain why in Denmark, where there is a high rate of leukemia in cows, there is also a high rate of leukemia in children. |
Amarjit S. Basra
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 Aqueous/ethanolic garlic extracts inhibit mutagenesis in salmonella strains induced by afflatoxin Bl, and inhibit the growth of cultured Helicobacter pylori bacteria (as a suspected causitivc agent of stomach cancer) at low concentration, compared to the effect on salmonella aureus.92
Aged garlic extract inhibited the growth and migration of rat sarcoma cells in a dose-dependent (5-20 mg-mLr1) manner. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Wolfe: It was a salmonella, E.coli situation. That whole experience really impressed in my mind that the food supply is actually dangerous.
Mike: This makes the case for vegetarianism or veganism. Those of us who don't eat meat, we don't have to worry about mad cow or bird flu or salmonella in chicken or mercury in fish. We get clean food.
Wolfe: I'm not real dogmatic about being a vegetarian or being a vegan, but I'm so glad that those choices were made available to me. |
Marshall Editions
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| Cholera is treated with rehydration and sometimes antibiotics (doxycycline or Vibramycin™ for three days) to shorten the duration of the disease. salmonella is not treated with antibiotics.
Complications: Post-infection problems are associated with some types of food poisoning. See your doctor regarding any new onset of symptoms following an episode of food poisoning. Anyone with a compromised immune system suffering should seek medical treatment at the onset of food poisoning symptoms.
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
Herbs: The herbs listed here are available from Chinese herbal stores. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Oil of sage contains a compound called thujone, an effective agent against both salmonella and Candida. Sage also contains the phenolic acid rosmarinic acid, which is both an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory. For this reason, sage has been found to be beneficial for fighting such inflammatory conditions as gingivitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
In animal research, sage was found to be antihypertensive (it lowers blood pressure). And in one study—yet to be confirmed in humans—it had an antidiabetic effect. |
| Some time ago, back in the 1990s, there was a big brouhaha over contamination of sprouts and some outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States caused by salmonella or E. coli, which was traceable in some cases to the consumption of raw sprouts. In 2002 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory warning consumers of the "risks" of eating raw sprouts even though the outbreak was traced to alfalfa sprouts from a single producer, which later issued a voluntary recall and ceased production pending an internal review. Dr. |
Ron Garner
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 It has been found to act as an antimicrobial agent against at least 140 infectious diseases, among them: anthrax, athlete's foot, and urinary tract infections, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, hepatitis, viral meningitis, pneumonia, salmonella, smallpox, tuberculosis, vaginal yeast infection, and many more. Olive leaf extract is taken in capsule form.
Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil is made from Australian tea tree leaves. Australian Aborigines have used it for centuries by applying crushed leaves to heal cuts, bruises, and skin infections and by inhaling vapors from crushed leaves to treat colds. |
Marshall Editions
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| DIAGNOSIS
Food poisoning is an adverse reaction to a particular substance, usually bacteria in contaminated food or water that attacks the stomach and intestines, resulting in gastrointestinal upset. salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni, and Staphylococcus, which affect poultry, raw meat, untreated milk, and duck and hen eggs are some of the more common types of food poisoning. E coli, found in undercooked meat, untreated milk, and contaminated water, is a slightly rarer cause. Norwalk virus, found in raw shellfish, salads, and contaminated water, is a common viral cause of food poisoning. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 PREPARATION AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
• Wash your hands, utensils, and work surfaces with hot, soapy water before and after handling eggs to prevent cross-contamination of salmonella.
• Cook until yolks are firm.
• Don't keep eggs and egg products out of the refrigerator for more than two hours.
• Eggs are used in French toast, pancakes, quiche, souffles, salads, and a variety of other dishes.
Cheesy Asparagus and Mushroom Scramble by Elisa Zied Servings: 4 ' Prep and cooking time: 20 minutes
If you don't like your veggies crunchy, saute the asparagus and mushrooms first. |
Andreas Moritz
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 For you to come down with salmonella poisoning, you have to consume at least a million of these germs. But to become infected with one of the new mutant bugs, you need to ingest a measly five of them. In other words, a tiny particle of uncooked hamburger, making it from a kitchen utensil to your plate, is enough to kill you. Scientists have now identified more than a dozen food-borne pathogens with such deadly effects. The
Center for Disease Control admits that we don't even know the bugs behind most food-related illnesses and deaths. |
| It has shown to have antibiotic properties in test tubes (kills salmonella and staph bacteria), and acts as an anti-ulcer agent in animals. Also, it has anti-depressant, anti-diarrheal and strong antioxidant activity. Ginger is also high in anti-cancer activity.
Ginger has been successfully used in the treatment of vomiting, headaches, chest congestion, cholera, colds, diarrhea, stomachache, and nervous diseases. |
| According to their report, nearly a quarter of the samples contained illness-causing bacteria, including five percent with listeria, three percent with salmonella, and four percent with less dangerous types of E. coli. Regardless of the real figures of contamination, either type of milk comes with its own risks. Again, if you are not sure about milk's health benefits for you, apply the muscle test and your body may give you some good clues about it. Or take a look at your tongue in the morning after consuming milk or cheese the day before. If it is coated white, you should avoid them. |
| Furthermore, researchers from the University of Osaka, Japan, have been able to prove that green tea kills microbes responsible for cholera and tooth decay; it also destroys salmonella germs before they even have the chance to enter the stomach. A substance called "EGCG" has been found to retard tumor growth. The Botikin Hospital in Moscow reported that green tea is more effective against infection than antibiotics, without producing any harmful side effects. |
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