“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

–Hippocrates

“Do you want some opioids with those antibiotics?”

–Modern Pill Pusher Medical Doctors

Many modern doctors seem to have forgotten the most basic tenants of their Hippocratic Oath: “”First do no harm” (Primum non nocere) and “I will utterly reject harm and mischief” (Noxamvero et maleficium propulsabo)

Acute respiratory infections are the leading cause of death for children in developing countries. Globally, acute respiratory infections are the third highest cause of death, responsible for more than 4.25 million deaths annually.

Chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD) was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2016, killing more than 155,000 Americans. Almost 15.7 million Americans (6.4%) report that they have been diagnosed with CLRD.

So respiratory infections are a very big deal, and increasingly so: Even though smoking has been on the decline for decades and many…