One of the medications dispensed at the pharmacy, are antibiotics, whose invention is attributed to Fleming, but was really the discoverer?

According to the Spanish Royal Academy an antibiotic is a chemical substance produced by a living or manufactured synthetically, could paralyze development of certain pathogens, for its bacteriostatic action, or cause their death, for its bactericidal action.

Self-prescribing of antibiotics is common among Latinos in the US.

Although there is consistent evidence of a link between antibiotic use and increasing antimicrobial resistance in the community, inappropriate use of antimicrobials continues to be a global problem.

But, why would antibiotics have anything to do with our food supply?

Food animals on industrial farms are routinely fed antibiotics in their food and water to promote growth and to compensate for the effects of overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.

What’s on your plate?

Arsenic, prozac, tylenol, and caffeine, and I don’t even want to talk about the brutal and poor living conditions of our animals on those farms.

What should you eat?

- We need to be eating a predominantly plant- based, nutrient rich diet, upwards of 90% or more if we are going to be healthy.

-Look for meat and chicken raised without antibiotics.

What are we doing to change?

On April 16, more than 50 moms, dads and other caregivers will participate in the second annual Supermoms against Superbugs Advocacy Day. These doctors, chefs, farmers, and survivors of drug-resistant and foodborne infections will call on President Obama, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Congress to shine a light on industrial farms’ antibiotic use and to put an end to the practices that threaten our health.

You can learn more about this advocacy day and how you can help by visiting www.SaveAntibiotics.org.

This blog is a part of MomsRising’s Supermoms Against Superbugs Blog Carnival! Please check out other great posts from experts, parents and activists on the front lines in the fight to keep our food healthy and safe.