17/06/2020
With everything that’s going on with the current pandemic, it’s really important to know the difference between germ theory and terrain theory to understand how our bodies actually work, what to focus on with our health, and how to navigate through all the information and misinformation out there.
By definition, the germ theory of disease is the currently accepted scientific theory for many diseases. It states that microorganisms known as pathogens or "germs" can lead to disease. These small organisms, too small to see without magnification, invade humans, other animals, and other living hosts.
The terrain theory on the other hand is the theory of disease proposed by Antoine Béchamp that a diseased body, the "terrain", will attract germs to come as scavengers of the weakened or poorly defended tissue. Béchamp believed that the pH of the body is important, and that an acidic pH will attract germs and an alkaline pH will repel them.
According to Dr. Eddy, MD, when it comes to our health, the Western world has largely adopted the germ theory, meaning we need to identify and destroy anything we deem as a foreign invader as it is directly responsible for causing disease. However, there is another theory called the terrain theory, which believes that it is not the “germ” that determines disease, but rather, the state of our internal health and its ability to maintain homeostasis in the face of “unfriendly” organisms.
How about we take care of the terrain of our bodies and make ourselves so hostile to foreign invaders that they don’t want to stick around, and stop being so concerned about the germs? Healthy people stay healthy.
I encourage you to do more research on this on your own.
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