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Bacteria - The Good and Bad.Written on the 22nd of July 2010 by Don Tolman
Because bacteria are so widespread, it is only possible to make the most general statements about their life history and ecology. Bacteria may be found on the tops of mountains, the bottom of the deepest oceans, in the guts of animals and even in the frozen rocks and ice of Antarctica. They have the ability to go dormant for an extended period of time which is a factor that has enabled them to spread so far and last so long. When the bacteria are eating or breaking down filth in the body mostly from plaque, they create bacterial infections. They are doing their job, they are not attacking you. You’re eating habits and lifestyle or an accident has given them a home. When the presence and growth of micro-organism damage host tissue, bacterial infections are the result. The extent of infection is generally determined by how many organisms are present and the toxins they release and generally how "inviting" the environment is. Worldwide, internal filth and the accompanying bacterial infections are responsible for more deaths than any other cause. Symptoms can include inflammation and swelling, pain, heat, redness and loss of function. The most important risk factors are burns; sever trauma, low white blood cell counts, people on immunotherapy treatment and anyone with malnutrition or vitamin deficiency resulting from a poor diet. Generally, bacteria are spread from an already infected person to the newly infected person. The most common invasion routes are inhalation of airborne bacteria, ingestion into the stomach from dirty hands or utensils or through contaminated food or water. You can also contract the bacteria through direct contact with an infected area of another person’s body, contaminated blood or by insect bite. Research shows great promise for a novel concept: FERMENTED FOODS! Introduce salt and GOOD bacteria into the diet - such as organic live cultured yogurt, cheeses, keifers, sawercraut and even naturally brewed organic beer! All of these things help to stablise the ecology of the gut and promote healing and repair. Bad bacteria can’t live in salt and good bacteria from ferments can. Put simply, good bacteria help to clean up the filth that has provided the perfect environment for the bad bacteria to live. For more on this topic and a thousands of self-care tips, please refer to my Farmacist Desk Reference. Copyright Don Tolman International 2010. All Rights Reserved. This article may not be used without prior written consent from Don Tolman International. See below for more details. DO YOU WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEBSITE? You can, as long as you include this text copy in its entirety: Don Tolman International publishes the popular P.O.W.E.R. (Pearls of Wisdom, Enlightenment and Results) weekly eZine with over 10,000 subscribers from all over the globe. If you're ready to discover the wisdom and power of Self-Care and Self-Education and receive *F.R.E.E.* tips and EVENT news from Don Tolman International, join our online community today and you'll immediately be emailed a F.REE eBook entitled "WHAT MAKES A BALANCED DIET". Subscribe to: P.O.W.E.R. now! |
Bacteria grow in a wide variety of habitats and conditions. When most people think of bacteria, they think of "disease-causing" organisms. While pathogenic bacteria are notorious for such diseases as cholera, tuberculosis and gonorrhoea, such disease-causing species are a comparatively tiny fraction of the bacteria as a whole.