Superbug - the term should strike fear in the heart of anyone with an IQ over 80. "Superbug" generally refers to the antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have been growing stronger with each passing decade. Ironically, as medical technology grows, superbugs only grow all the more potent and dangerous. Each new strain of super-bacteria is merely nature making herself survive in a world of advanced medications and then overrunning an environment with few to no natural predators. Medications and a modern lifestyle clear the playing field for these mini-Terminators. What are the new superbugs and what can they do to you?

1. MRSA. You may have read about the superbug MRSA, which is a staff infection on steroids. MRSA infected a little over 20,000 people last year and causes and/or contributes to thousands of deaths every year and is growing ever more difficult to treat. MRSA starts out as a skin infection but can travel quickly downstream to the heart, lungs and bones where it rips into tissue like a piranha. We're actually already past MRSA and on to the next generation of staff bug, VRSA, where the VR stands for "vancomycin resistant". Vancomycin is the big gun antibiotic in hospitals and VRSA just loves the stuff.

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2. C. Diff. Then there's C. Diff, a common superbug that plagues hospitals and health care facilities and has resulted in almost 30,000 known cases last year. The problem with this bacteria is that it spits out a couple of toxins that wreck havoc in the colon. Thousands die yearly and thousands more must have their colons removed. The primary symptoms are acute diarrhrea and intestinal inflammation and the accompanying dehydration and fever that come with them. Most patients with C. Diff describe their experience with phrases like, "I though I was going to die..."

The strains are getting nastier and antibiotics do not always help. Furthermore, C. Diff is highly contagious, last for weeks on hospital surfaces and is absolutely unaffected by hand sanitizers. This makes for a deadly situation as many ignorant staff members do not use soap and water but rely on the hand sanitizer and spread it unknowingly. Even worse, many patients have recurring bouts of C. Diff. After surviving round one, they find a few months later that they are in another battle for their life.

SOLUTION: If you or a loved one is in the hospital, talk about taking some daily probiotics. This is especially true if you are being treated with a course of antibiotics which cleans out both good and bacteria out the intestine. This leaves C. Diff unrestricted access to your gut is analagous to throwing a wolf into the rabbit's cage. Remember to take probiotics two hours before or after you take any antibiotics for obvious reasons.

3. E. Coli. Nasty and often drug resistant strains of e. coli arise faster than you can say "Hola, Ebola" and probably the worst strain is one named ST-131. This hard-to-treat cousin of the bacteri has already killed someone and causes serious problems for those with medical conditions or in a weakened state.

4. NDM-1 is the new kid on the block and is already widespread in India and Pakistan. However, it has moved rapidly to Europe and has already starting notching up a death toll there. (The first patient died in Belgium.) Researchers fear this bug perhaps more than any other for several reasons: it is essentially untreatable and the genetic mutation can spread to almost any bacteria. This bad boy is a hurricane gathering steam.

4. Toxoplasma Gondii This nasty protozoan, which we likely got and still get from domesticated cats, goes straight to the brain and can do extensive damage. Scientists have linked it to Parkinson's and Brain Cancer. See my link covering The Assault on Your Brain for more details.

5. SuperCholera Cholera is a nasty bug that frequently leads to death. It affects the intestines and leads to severe diarrhea, dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. A new superstrain of this bug was transported by U.N. Peacekeepers from Nepal to Haiti and it has no spread to Venzuela, the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. [6] Yes, it is naive to think that it will spread through the rest of the developed world in the coming years.

So is there any protection against these nasty pathogens? The key is to notice these superbugs generally attack either the skin, intestines or intestines. The good news is that researchers have found several approaches that can definitely help your body defeat these devilish critters in all three locations.

NEWS FLASH: What's the best way to attack bacteria? Viruses! This fact may have given scientists the upper hand on antibiotic resistant bacteria. They have developed now virus-containing liquids that invade and alter the genes of the bacteria so that they are no longer resistant. (And, hopefully, none of these alter friendly bacteria or our own cells!) [5]

Consider these approaches:

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1. Cranberry. Cranberry is well-known as a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) and H. Pylori fighter. [1] What is not common knowledge is that a recent study showed that Cranberry Juice can halt staff from spreading. In fact, the study showed its superpowers "reduced the ability of E. coli and S. aureus to form biofilms on the surface of the dishes.". [2] Protection against these two supernasty superbugs just by drinking some juice each day - I'd call that a no-brainer. And it may protect against NDM-1 as well, which has been found in the urinary tract of infected women.

2. Probiotics. Two lactic acid probiotic bacteria, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei, actually killed MRSA in one recent study. [4] As mentioned above, it is well-known that C-Diff generally proliferates when normal intestinal flora are killed off after antibiotic treatments. Probiotics can replensih the lost supply.

3. Tea Tree and Thyme Oil. Some "herbal" topicals have been found to be effective against MRSA. [3] Finally, I recommend keeping your general Immunity in high gear as well.

4. Domesticed Cats. For the record, I love cats. However, it should be noted that experts consider this one of the common ways to catch Toxoplasma Gondii.

As you can tell, you just can't be careful these days...

REFERENCES:

1) 1) Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2002, 42(S3):279-284, "Inhibition of Helicobacter pylori Adhesion to Human Gastric Mucus by a High-Molecular-Weight Constituent of Cranberry Juice"

2) Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2010, September 3). Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections. ScienceDaily.

3) The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2008, 62(4):769–772, "Comparative in vitro activities of topical wound care products against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus".

4) Microbiological Research, Oct 2010, 165(8):674-686, "Antibacterial activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

5) http://www.news-medical.net/news/20111212/New-cost-effective-liquid-solution-can-help-fight-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria.aspx

6) http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-un-soldiers-brought-deadly-superbug-americas-194141189--abc-news.html

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