This document discusses antimicrobials and their use for digestive issues. It defines antimicrobials as agents that kill or inhibit microorganisms. Examples of natural antimicrobials include oregano, ginger, peppermint, olive leaf extract, and garlic. Antibiotics are a type of medicine that inhibits or destroys microorganisms. The document discusses how natural antimicrobials are beneficial for treating various digestive conditions like SIBO, IBS, and infections, as they provide nutrients and do not harm the body like antibiotics can. It provides oregano as a specific example of an effective natural antimicrobial for treatment.

1. By Adam Padilla

2. What are Antimicrobials?
 An antimicrobial is an agent that kills
microorganisms or inhibits their growth.
 Examples of natural forms:
 -Oregano
 -Ginger
 -Peppermint
 -Olive Leaf Extract
 -Garlic

3. What are Antibiotics?
 a medicine (such as penicillin or its
derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or
destroys microorganisms.
 When do we use these?
 Why?
 Are they safe?

4. Specific Cases?
 30 million Americans struggle with SIBO.
 IBS affects almost 10 to 15 percent of
U.S. population.
 Crohn’s Disease
 Fungal/Bacterial related infections in the
digestive tract.
 Worst part about these cases?

5. Why are natural
Antimicrobials good?
 They provide essential and non-essential nutrients
to your body.
 They do not harm your body.
 They are cheap and easy to find.
 They provide many many additional benefits.
 There are no doctors you have to go through to
get them.

6. Why are antibiotics bad
for IG related issues?
 Many can cause reverse effects.
 They kill everything good and bad.
 They will literally wipe out your immune
system.
 You will be susceptible to new things.
 They are expensive and have many
nasty side effects.

7. What is a example of a
case?
 SIBO:
 Small Intestinal Bowl Overgrowth
 Symptoms: Everything literally
 How do you get this?
 How is it treated by doctors?
 How I treat it?

8. Oregano = Antimicrobial
 100g of Oregano Herb provides:
 Dietary fiber- 107% (Percent of RDA) (RDA-Recommended
daily allowance).
Folates- 69%
Pyridoxine- 93%
Vitamin-C- 83%
Vitamin-A-230%
Vitamin-K- 518%
Iron- 550%
Manganese-203%
Carotene-ß- 4112 μg

9. More Oregano

10. How are antimicrobials
already in your life?
 Sushi contains antimicrobials.
 Soap is a…?
 What are the hints of flavor we add to
food?
 Just for human benefit?

11. How should we handle
Bacteria?
 Stop eating sugar.
 Eat more fiber.
 Avoid deli’s and exposed food.
 Avoid certain man made medicines.
 Look into what you put in your body, do your own research.