Wed, May-27-09, 08:24
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Senior Member
Posts: 5,160
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Plan: Weston A. Price, GFCF
Stats: 165/133/132
BF:?/12.7%/?
Progress: 97%
Location: Philadelphia
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Originally Posted by tiredangel
I think if I think about it too hard, I wouldn't be able to eat anything at all!
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You could try embracing it. Sandor Katz presents a great argument for harmonious coexistence with microbes in "The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved":
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Bacteria are not our enemies; however, our culture has declared a foolish all-out war on them, overdeploying antibiotic drugs, chlorinated water, and antibacterial cleaning products. The war on bacteria is like the war on terror or the war on drugs: an unwinnable exercise in futility. Winning the war on bacteria would be our demise. Though certain bacteria can cause disease under the right (or for us, wrong) conditions, bacteria are our partners in life. They are our ancestors and they can be powerful allies in healing.
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There are chemicals in food that freak me out - gluten, heavy metals, pesticides, chlorine and fluoride - but bacteria and even mold don't scare me. I think people have it backwards: I'll happily eat my dinner off a countertop, but wipe that counter with "Mama's got the magic" Clorox and I won't touch it.
Last edited by capmikee : Wed, May-27-09 at 08:29.
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