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GERM THEORY VS. THE TERRAIN THEORY OF DISEASE

During the 1800s, the main focus of health professionals, including physicians, was to help people achieve optimal health naturally by helping the body to self-heal. This was done basically through nutrition, therapies, and positive lifestyle choices. Some examples were naturopathy, homeopathy, osteopathy, and indigenous herbal and Chinese medicines. Then, medical universities and clinics taught holistic medicine, focusing on considering the whole person when prescribing therapies and treatments. Holistic medical practitioners at the time firmly believed in and applied one of Hippocrates’ principles: “It’s more important to know the person who has a disease than to know the disease a person has.”

Note: Since pharmaceutical drugs entered the equation in the early 1900s, most medicines were natural, made from plant-based herbs.

Antoine Bechamp and Louis Pasteur

Biologist Louis Pasteur (1822 – 1895) is well known for creating vaccines for rabies and anthrax and for the germ-killing process of pasteurization. 1879, he published his book “The Germ Theory of Disease.” He postulated that germs (microbes) cause most diseases, and we can protect ourselves by finding ways to isolate and kill them. Almost 150 years later, germ theory is still accepted as the foundation of modern (allopathic) medicine. What has been mysteriously forgotten is that, during that time, a biologist colleague of Pasteur, Antoine Bechamp (1816 – 1908), came up with “The Terrain Theory of Disease,” which contradicted Pasteur’s theory. From Bechamp’s perspective, if our body is healthy and balanced, it will protect us against serious illnesses caused by germs. He questioned Pasteur’s conclusion based on studies that showed that not everyone exposed to the same pathogens gets infected. Some people appear to be protected.

 HOW DO THESE THEORIES DIFFER?

If you have a pile of garbage with flies hovering above it, there are two ways to remove the flies: 1) Spray with a bug killer, or 2) Remove the garbage. With the first solution, you must come back and spray repeatedly. With solution #2, the flies disappear once you remove the problem’s source (the garbage pile).

TIME FOR A NEW HEALTH PARADIGM?

What I find very interesting is that, during the 1880s, research was already taking place on the newly discovered immune system and neutralizing antibodies that provide our body with innate natural protection against pathogens. This discovery was more in line with Bechamp’s conclusions than Pasteur’s. Pasteur’s theory was the one accepted by the medical profession and has prevailed until now. Bechamp’s theory is forgotten history. What would modern medicine be like today if we aligned with Bechamp’s Terrain Theory of Disease, which favored cooperation with our microbes, instead of Pasteur’s theory of isolating and destroying them? In my opinion, we would:

  1.  Rely less on antibiotics and other pharmaceutical drugs to solve our health problems.
  2.  Focus more on healthy lifestyle choices to be best prepared for chronic diseases, pathogens, and pandemics.
  3. Choose doctors who believe in the body’s innate self-healing powers and a more holistic approach to health and wellbeing. In that case, the first option would not automatically be “a pill for an ill.”
  4. Make sure medical professionals and caretakers understand that the learning process does not end with their degree or diploma on the wall. Education, especially regarding health, should be a lifelong journey sparked by the desire to know more.
  5. Take more responsibility for our health and demand the information and guidance necessary to make conscious health decisions.

Today’s electron microscope, which can magnify up to 10,000,000 times, has opened up a microbial universe that Pasteur could never have imagined with his limited microscope that magnified merely 150 times. From the understanding we have today of the significance of a healthy microbiome, I believe that it’s time to consider a new paradigm shift from the obsolescent germ theory to a practical solution where we depend on the body’s self-healing powers and a robust immune system, instead of pharmaceutical drugs, to prevent and reverse illness and chronic diseases. A change like that could be especially critical considering the WHO’s prediction that more pandemics are on the horizon.


We no longer have to succumb to the pressure and fear to get inoculated by more experimental MRNA vaccines that previously failed to fulfill the promises made by the President, the CDC, and Dr. Fauci. Now, there is enough evidence that the vaccines for COVID-19 and its variants did not provide us with the safety and effectiveness we expected, regardless of the number of boosters we received. With that in mind, the next time the WHO warns of a pandemic, instead of gambling with “unproven” shots, wouldn’t it be fantastic if you could feel confident that your body can deal with the virus through its natural defense systems and healing powers instead?

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Michael J Dorfman Investigative Author
Michael J Dorfman, an expert and noted author on plant based nutrition, has written this fascinating and provocative new book, Information Warfare - The Battle for Truth and Freedom." Via detailed research and personal anecdotes, he exposes the manipulation of information by the media, corporations, governments, and industries...

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