The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett Most Replayed Moment: The Antibiotic Alternative Big Pharma Doesn't Want You To Know!
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Mar 13, 2026 
Simon Mills, a leading medical herbalist and pioneer of modern herbal medicine, shares plant‑based alternatives to antibiotics. He discusses risks of antibiotic overuse, when antibiotics are truly needed, and simple homemade remedies like ginger and cinnamon tea. He also explains how heating versus cooling herbs work and how to match remedies to symptoms.
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Antibiotics Create Resistance And Damage The Gut
- Antibiotics drive antibiotic resistance and harm the gut microbiome, so they are not always the default treatment.
- Simon Mills explains natural selection: antibiotics kill most bacteria leaving a resistant minority to repopulate quickly, increasing resistance risk.
Avoid Antibiotics For Colds And Flu
- Avoid antibiotics for viral airway infections because they have no effect and only raise resistance risks.
- Simon Mills explicitly says for colds and flu antibiotics are useless and you should
Ginger's Historical Value And Practical Thumb Dose
- Simon Mills recounts ginger's long history and value, claiming dried ginger was once worth more than gold and drove European expeditions to Asia.
- He demonstrates using a thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger as a personal dose for tea.