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In our quest to live "germ free" we have eliminated many of the beneficial organisms our bodies use to maintain health. Some believe this is contributing to a variety of health issues. From The Maker's Diet:
Years ago, the food we harvested from the field was covered with beneficial microorganisms that "became part of us" when we ate the produce. Today, America's soil is essentially sterile. Pesticides and herbicides are believed to be the "total solution" in the natural world. They kill virtually every microorganism they touch, much as our overuse of medical antibiotics has...
...our overly sterile environment, which has virtually severed our healthy relationship to the earth, is seriously weakening our immune system...The intestine of a healthy child or adult normally contains billions of bacteria...Ideally, the beneficial or benign bacteria in your body should outnumber the cells of your body...The beneficial bacteria in the environment and your gut serve as your first line of immune defense against the unfriendly bacteria and fungi...
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