INFANT ANTIBIOTIC USE = CHRONIC DISEAE

PROBLEM

64% of newborns are treated with antibiotics out-of-the-womb.

Antibiotics were invented to treat life or death infections. NOT to dole out like candy for a sniffle, and especially not designed for newborns out of the womb. 

The problem is antibiotics kill everything in the gut microbiome, and the first 1000 days after birth represent a critical window for gut microbiome development, which is essential for immune system maturation and overall health.

The neurotransmitters produced by the gut microbiome are dysregulated by antibiotics, setting the stage for long-term excessive inflammation, tissue damage, infections, allergies, asthma, obesity, type 1 diabetes, and other chronic diseases. 

Neurotransmitters:

• Serotonin: Regulates sleep, mood, cognition, learning, memory, and physiological processes such as vomiting (bulimia, binge-eating) and vasoconstriction (higher blood pressure).
• Dopamine: Plays a role in reward, motivation, and movement
• GABA: An inhibitory neurotransmitter that reduces anxiety and stress
• Glutamate: An excitatory neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory
• Norepinephrine: Influences mood, attention, and arousal
• Histamine: Regulates inflammation and gut motility 

In 2024, among 3,622,673 births in the United States, approximately 2,318,510 newborns (64%) were treated with antibiotics. 

64% OF OUR POPULATION ARE AT RISK FOR CHRONIC DISEASE 

Reasons for newborn antibiotics use: 

• Antibiotics are used during and after labor, particularly for 32.4% newborns delivered by cesarean section in the US.
• Antibiotics are used to treat neonatal pneumonia in 1 of 200 live births.
• Antibiotics may also be used prophylactically to prevent infections in infants at high risk, like preemies. In the United States, approximately 1 out of every 10 babies (10%) or roughly 360,000, are born prematurely each year and receive antibiotics.
• During vaginal delivery, 10--20% of newborns come into contact with a mother's fecal matter when meconium, the first stool of a baby, is passed into the amniotic fluid before or during labor and are treated prophylactically with antibiotics.
• 6% of deliveries are born to mothers with infections.
• Common antibiotics used in newborns include amoxicillin, gentamicin, and ceftriaxone.

IS IT LIFE OR DEATH? 

1. Amoxicillin use in newborns causes microbiome disruption and poor immune system development leading to lifetime risk of excessive inflammation, tissue damage, infections, allergies, asthma, obesity, type 1 diabetes, and other chronic diseases. 

Amoxicillin and DNA Damage

Direct DNA Damage to Bacteria:

• While primarily known for inhibiting cell wall synthesis, amoxicillin can induce DNA lesions in bacterial cells. 
• This damage is a result of amoxicillin’s interaction with the bacterial cell, leading to reactive oxygen species (ROS) excessive production and subsequent DNA damage. ROS plays crucial roles in cellular signaling and various physiological processes. 
• ROS can be beneficial at a moderate level.  ROS At excessive levels it can cause diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases.

2. Gentamicin carries a risk of kidney dysfunction and hearing loss for babies with a genetic variant in the MT-RNR1 gene. This risk is 1 in 500 people due to the antibiotic's ability to bind to the hair cells in the inner ear, causing damage.

3. Ceftriaxone is neonatal treatment for sepsis and meningitis. It is contraindicated in neonates primarily due to its potential to displace bilirubin from albumin binding sites, leading to increased free bilirubin in the blood. If bilirubin is not bound to albumin, it can cross the blood-brain barrier and cause brain damage (bilirubin encephalopathy) in newborns. This can exacerbate jaundice, a common condition in neonates, and increase the risk of kernicterus, a complication of severe jaundice and a serious brain damage condition caused by high bilirubin levels. Sixty percent of infants experience yellowing of their skin and eyes during the first few weeks of life. Severe complications are rare, but can be life-threatening. Premature infants have lower albumin levels and a higher risk of bilirubin-induced neurotoxicity, so they are particularly vulnerable to the effects of bilirubin displacement. 

THE BIRRTH OF CHRONIC DIEASE

Antibiotics is 1 of 3 underlying causes for the extreme rise in mental health dysfunction and chronic disease in the United States. 

Antibiotics Bleed The Spectrum

Because antibiotic administration often occurs alongside vaccination, it's like a chemical bomb blows up inside the baby, with no guided target for which neurotransmitters the antibiotic destroys, hence the accurate term, 'spectrum disorder.' The various outcomes all manifest from chemical assaults on the human body, however in different degrees. 

Autism spectrum disorders are neurological conditions related to brain development. The spectrum includes Asperger's or Level 1 autism, on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, often retaining intelligence throughout life. Low-Functioning autism or Level 3 autism has significant impairments in multiple areas of development and functioning, sometimes for a lifetime. The spectrum also includes limited and repeated patterns of behavior, such as OCD, an anxiety disorder. 

ADD / ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

Today, ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) is not considered a form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) yet also has a spectrum of types. ADD and ADHD are caused by dysfunctional neurotransmitters, particularly dopamine and norepinephrine, that can present with overlapping symptoms.

Dr. Daniel Amen, a psychiatrist and brain imaging specialist, has identified seven distinct types of ADHD/ADD. These types are based on differences in brain function and how they affect attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Each type has specific symptoms and treatment approaches. 

It's common for individuals to have both ADHD and genetic Autism Spectrum Disorders. Yet antibiotics, specifically amoxicillin, disrupt DNA and can silence genes, making them non-functional. 

Gut Bacteria and Neurotransmitters

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36144440/

Dicks LMT. Gut Bacteria and Neurotransmitters. Microorganisms. 2022 Sep 14;10(9):1838. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10091838. PMID: 36144440; PMCID: PMC9504309.

Gut bacteria play an important role in the digestion of food, immune activation, and regulation of entero-endocrine signaling pathways, and also communicate with the central nervous system (CNS) through the production of specific metabolic compounds, e.g., bile acids, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), glutamate (Glu), γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), serotonin (5-HT) and histamine.  Afferent vagus nerve (VN) fibers that transport signals from the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) and gut microbiota to the brain are also linked to receptors in the esophagus, liver, and pancreas. In response to these stimuli, the brain sends signals back to entero-epithelial cells via efferent VN fibers. Fibers of the VN are not in direct contact with the gut wall or intestinal microbiota. Instead, signals reach the gut microbiota via 100 to 500 million neurons from the enteric nervous system (ENS) in the submucosa and myenteric plexus of the gut wall. The modulation, development, and renewal of ENS neurons are controlled by gut microbiota, especially those with the ability to produce and metabolize hormones. Signals generated by the hypothalamus reach the pituitary and adrenal glands and communicate with entero-epithelial cells via the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA). SCFAs produced by gut bacteria adhere to free fatty acid receptors (FFARs) on the surface of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and interact with neurons or enter the circulatory system. Gut bacteria alter the synthesis and degradation of neurotransmitters. This review focuses on the effect that gut bacteria have on the production of neurotransmitters and vice versa.

It's common for individuals to have both ADHD and ASD, caused by vaccines and antibiotics administered at the same time.

NEWBORN SOLUTION TO REPLACE ANTIBIOTICS

COLOSTRUM -- LIQUID GOLD

Antibiotics also negatively impact the beneficial effects of colostrum in mothers milk released by the mammary glands for 2 to10 days after giving birth. With or without mom’s colostrum, such as infants on formula, antibiotics disrupt the infant's gut microbiome functionality, setting the stage for lifelong chronic disease.

The cure for a newborn infection is mom's colostrum for the first days after birth, not antibiotics. Why? Antibiotics kill everything in the newborn gut microbiome, making neurotransmitter production and regulation dysfunctional, creating the onset of neurotransmitters development disorders on day one. 

Colostrum is full of rich immune factors and beneficial bacteria playing a crucial role in establishing a healthy gut microbiome in infants. 

Some of the benefits of colostrum are:

• Helps strengthen your baby's immune system.
• Helps to establish a healthy gut by coating the intestines. ...
• Offers ideal nutrition for a newborn.
• Has a laxative effect that helps your baby clear meconium (your baby's first poop) and lessens the chance of jaundice.
• Easy to digest.

THE LIQUID GOLD BOBBY BANK 

Colostrum is a concentrated source of nutrition to develop the immune system, especially important for ill or premature babies.  No antibiotic is necessary. 

If the government is giving a $5,000 baby bonus to new mom's, please give $5,000 to stillborn mom's and an additional $5,000 for any mom who can pump more, to give their colostrum to other newborns to grow up healthy. Saved in a 'Liquid Gold Bobby Bank' named after RFK Jr.