In this piece I am going to expand on why I believe the terrain theory is what we should go by, instead of the germ theory.
To start, the microbiome:
Right off the bat, this states that viruses are microbes, and are part of the microbiome. This also says that differences in the microbiome may lead to different health effects from environmental exposures and may also help determine individual susceptibility to certain illnesses. In otherwords, what makes you sick, won’t necessarily make me sick. Furthermore, it explains that it is possible to disrupt your microbiome in ways that could increase the likelihood of developing things like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, allergies, and inflammatory bowel disease. Which means that it should be possible to disrupt the microbiome in a beneficial way, to rid yourself of those same things. Right? So why are we not studying the ways in which we could do this? Why is all the research being done on medicines to treat the symptoms of problems, instead of treating the problem at the root — the microbiome? Is it because no two microbiomes are the same, and therefore the ability to come up with a “one size fits all” solution is out of the question? Because lacking the ability to mass produce medicine would mean that the profit margin wouldn't be anywhere near as large as it currently is. Or is it simply because we do not have a full understanding of how the microbiome works, and therefore it’s easier to develop treatments the way we currently are? Neither of these reasons are good enough, in my opinion, and I believe there should be much more research being done on how to benefit the microbiome, and eliminating disease from the root of the problem. But unfortunately, it’s not up to me, what research gets funding.
And as much as I hate Wikipedia, here is what it says about micro-organisms:
Furthermore, it also states:
So my question is, when is a virus considered a virus, instead of a micro-organism? You see, information on the internet is often confusing and tricky to untangle, and it’s hard to get a straight answer to questions like this.
This is what Wikipedia says about pathogens:
And on pathogenicity:
So, since not all dieseases are caused by pathogens, is it possible that toxins are the problem, and that toxins are what cause a pathogen to produce other toxins? For example, could it be something like electromagnetic radiation (of a certain frequency), in a persons environment that causes the microbes in their microbiome to become toxic, or produce toxins, which then make that person sick? To me, that would be the more realistic answer. This would also explain why you don’t always get sick when you hang around people who are apparently sick with a respiratory illness.
What Wikipedia says about toxins:
By this definition, the spike protein used to make Covid jabs is a toxin.
But anyways, more from Wikipedia about toxins:
Alright, toxins are a subset of toxicants. This is what Wikipedia says about toxicants:
Well, that means the nanoparticles used in the Covid jabs are toxicants. And not just regular toxicants, but DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICANTS.
Lets see what Wikipedia says about developmental toxicants..
Why on earth would they say that pregnant women should get the Covid jab, when the Covid jab contains nanoparticles, which are a developmental toxin?
But anyways, that’s not what this article is about. Back to terrain theory..
Story time:
I grew up in the country. I lived in an old red brick house (that used to be the town funeral home, morgue and church manse. On one side of my house was the neighbors house, on the other was a church and a field (used for growing corn every other year, and beans the years in between). Behind my house was our great big back yard, and behind that was the cemetery. Across the road from me was another field, which was often used to grow hay. Yes, it was technically a town that I lived in, but it was only an intersection, with no store or business of any kind. In my back yard we grew all kinds of things. Black caps (small black raspberries), red and white currants, eldeberries, two kinds of apples, cherries, and a large garden of vegetables like corn, cucumbers, pumpkins, potatoes, green onions, asperagus, tomatoes, and more. Just down the road from us, in all directions, you would find a bush (forest), where depending on the time of year, we would pick leeks, murells, puffballs, wild strawberries, wild raspberries, fiddleheads, among other edible things. Some members of my family also fish and hunt (deer, elk, moose, bear, pheasant, turkey, goose, rabbit, etc.). Often we would get our beef from a local farmer. We would also get geese, ducks, chickens, and turkeys off of people we knew. We did most of our own butchering, unless we wanted pepperetts or summer sausage, and in that case we took our meat to the local meat shop, which was about a 10 minute drive from our house. In my family we have always loved a good meal, and we bake all kinds of goodies too. Not all of our food was “home grown” or “farm fresh”, but the vast majority of it was, and less than a quarter of it came from the grocery store.
As a child, I rarely got sick. I mean, I got chickenpox like all kids do, and ear infections were quite common in my younger years (my doctor said that my love of swimming and genetics were to blame). But other than that, no major illnesses ever came my way. I never had allergies either as a child. The same applies for my sister. Which is funny, considering we would play in the river catching minnows and crayfish all day long, and without washing our hands, we would devour the snacks we packed in a backpack (so we could stay playing at the river all day, instead of having to go home when we got hungry). We would play in the field beside the house, and get covered in mud (and manure), from driving the ATV in it. Basically, if there was a way to get filthy, my sister and I would find it. And what children properly wash their hands before dinner? Not us, I can guarantee that.
So surely, if there were viruses floating about, looking to infect people, I would have been a prime target for them. But I wasn’t. At all. I definitely ate healthy. I was a very active kid. So I would think that my microbiome would have been in tip-top shape. I got all the normal childhood vaccines for my age, but I didn’t get the flu shot annually. I have maybe recieved 4 flu shots in my life. So the only thing that makes sense to me, when it comes to why I didn’t get seasonal colds or flus, or any other bad illnesses, would be the fact that I had a super heathy microbiome, or gut-flora.
More evidence of this —although it is anecdotal, would be the changes I experienced as I grew up, and moved out, then moved back home, and then back out again. I was ALWAYS healthier when I lived at home, and so was the food I ate. While out on my own, I’ve lived in the city and various small towns, but so far, I have yet to live completely in the country while on my own. I have developed a couple minor allergies —the worst of which is to carrageenan (red seaweed extract), which is a food additive, used to thicken and preserve food, ironically enough. However, this might not actually be an allergy, as evidence suggests that carrageenan triggers inflammation, gastrointestinal ulcerations, and that it damages your digestive system. So it may be that because for the majority of my life I consumed mainly organic natural foods, my tolerance for preservatives is not that great, compared to people who have consumed preservatives regularly throughout their lives. That would make perfect sense. However, it also makes me question why on earth things like carrageenan are being used in food products, when it is known to cause health problems. The same applies for many of the ingredients you find in the foods that you buy at the grocery store. It blows my mind that certain ingredients would even be considered, let alone actually used. But just as it’s not up to me, what scientific research gets funding, it’s not up to me what ingredients get used in the food that’s mass produced.
You see, throughout this “pandemic”, I have not avoided the sick, I have not followed public health guidelines at all, and I have not done anything that really differs from my regular every day life. I don’t often go out to places like the movie theatre or restaurants, so truly, my life didn’t change much at all. I still went to friend’s houses, I still hung around my usual crowd of people, and when I was offered a sip of their drink, so I could try it, I took it. Yet somehow, I have managed to not get sick once (aside from having my gallbladder removed due to problems that started long before this whole Covid fiasco), throughout everything. The gallbladder problems, coincidentally, started occurring at a time in my life where I was consuming mostly store bought foods —which solidifies my claim even more. And again, my surgery was done right in the height of the “pandemic", and since things like surgery require your immune systems full attention, you would think that if there were viruses floating about infecting people, I would have fallen ill from them at this time. But I didn’t. Since my surgery I have made sure to eat as much healthy and organic food as I can, and despite the fact that I do still consume a fair amount of processed foods, I feel much better (all around), than before the surgery was done. I have not experienced any of the “phantom pains” like I was told I would. It only makes sense to me, that this is because I changed up the things I was consuming, and my diet is much more healthy than before. I mean, come on.. I am a smoker. I should be on the top of the list of people who get sick. But I’m not. In fact, the only time I have even ever experienced tooth problems, was recently. Basically the same time that my gallbladder pain was at its worst, is the first time I ever got a cavity. Did I get the cavity filled? Nope. Root canals are expensive, and 10 days worth of antibiotics cleared the infection up, and I haven't experienced any problems with it since. My gums even look healthier now that I am eating more organic and healthy foods again too. So I probably won’t need to get the cavity filled, so long as I keep a good dental hygiene routine like I currently do.
So what I am saying is, is that this whole “germ theory” needs to be forgotten. Not only does it make more sense to treat problems at the root cause, but if good health is the actual desired outcome, then we need to be eating good healthy foods, and keeping ourselves in good shape. There would be no need to worry about anything being “antibiotic resistant”, this way, because antibiotics wouldn’t be over prescribed the way they are now. You can't expect your body to be healthy, if you are fueling it with crappy fuel —just like how your car isn’t going to run well, if you fill the tank with crappy gas.
In the future I will likely dig into this topic more, and get into the history of germ theory and terrain theory. But I wanted to provide my perspective and firsthand experience. I like to think I know my body quite well. I pay attention to the patterns and changes it goes through. Everyone should do the same.
Let me know what you think.
-Davis