More from The Maker's Diet
Chapter 4 talks about hygiene and friendly bacteria. They are as essential as diet and exercise to optimum health. There is so much information in this chapter, I can't write all the high points, so you will just have to buy the book to read the rest...
Proper Hygiene
"More than 90 percent of the germs on your hands reside under your fingernails. The same is true for allergens and environmental contaminants. These germs easily enter the body through the nasal passageways and tear ducts of the eyes when we touch them - which occurs at least twenty times a day. Each time there is a potential of autoinoculating yourself with germs, allergens, environmental toxins, and viruses. Autoinoculation of the eyes and nose from contaminated fingertips is particularly dangerous because the eyes and nose provide a direct pathway to the upper respiratory tract."
Jordan W. Rubin suggests a modern hygiene system called "Clenzology - it preserves the balance between the proper function of autoinoculation in building the body's natural defense capabilities and its negative role in promoting infection by mass contamination through the eyes and nose. Clenzology techniques reduces stress on the immune system and helps the occurrence of infectious disease and allergies."
I don't want to admit it, but I am constantly touching my eyes and nose (mostly my eyes) all day long. I just rubbed my eye after I wrote that sentence. I don't even realize that I am doing it sometimes. After I read that 90 percent of germs on our hands reside under our fingernails, it kind of freaked me out. (I am kind of a germ freak - especially with the kids - making them wash their hands often and not touching so many things out in public or not wanting other kids touching Lia's toys) I have long fingernails and I keep them as clean as I can but I do notice that I catch myself running my fingers through my hair or scratching my head often...I just need to be more aware of what I am doing. I know that some germs are good germs and we need them...the chapter talks about us being "to clean"... I just need to find a good balance.
Friendly Bacteria
"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, American's soil is essentially sterile. Pesticides and herbicides are believed to be the "total solution" in the natural world.
"The best way to quickly replenish and stabilize friendly bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract and develop a balanced immune system that reacts only as needed is the regular ingestion of live, fermented, probiotic-rich food and supplementation with homeostatic soil organisms. Homeostatic soil organisms (HSOs), in addition to a diet that includes liberal amounts of cultured or fermented foods including yogurt, kefir, and sauerkraut, will create the proper balance your gut needs to be healthy."
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