Are Germs Really A Problem?

This question, depending on how you answer it can have a profound effect on your health for the rest of your life.  It’s been my experience that most people believe that germs are the reason they get sick.  In fact, this week so far, I’ve had several occasions to listen to people talking about avoiding germs by “spraying the whole house with Lysol” or “avoiding other people to keep from getting sick.” Last week a practice member who teaches middle school shared with me that twenty to thirty kids a day went home sick in spite of the record number who get flu shots each year.

If you believe that germs are the cause of sickness and disease then your idea of maintaining health will be completely different from someone who understands that germs don’t cause disease any more than flies cause garbage.  Germs, such as bacteria and viri, are everywhere: in the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink and every single thing we touch.  It’s not uncommon that you have influenza, tuberculosis, tetanus, staphylococcus and other germs in you all the time. It’s estimated that each of us give host to more than 3 trillion bacteria that live in harmony with our bodies, most of them completely necessary to our survival and yet infections are relatively rare.  Why then isn’t everyone sick all the time?

The reason is that germs are a threat only when you create a hospitable environment for them to flourish!  “You have, inside of you, a vast army with advanced weaponry on a constant search and destroy operation to find, repel and eat any invader.” Eat?  ”Well that’s how your immune system kills bacteria, viri, all kinds of germs – even cancer cells.” It patrols your every nook and cranny, searching to keep your body safe and secure by consuming and rejecting everything that doesn’t belong.

Your immune system, controlled and coordinated by the nervous system, is part of an amazing healing power designed to keep you perfectly healthy for well over 100 years.  This healing ability is able to cure even the most “incurable” diseases, everything from the common cold to cancer.   With this in mind, it’s the focus of the healthiest people on the planet to strengthen and maintain a healthy nervous system.  Provide your body with healthy raw materials and the freedom to communicate health and you will begin to experience a life without disease, in spite being surrounded by germs and those who choose to spray for flies rather than clean up the garbage.