NATUROPATHIC UNDERSTANDING OF GERM THEORY

There were parallel discourses taking place questioning germ theory. The pertinent question posed all along was: if microorganisms are the cause of disease, why are they affecting some and leaving some others? 

Bacilli, like so many other microbes, are only the products of fermentation. When there is a foreign matter (unwanted matter) in the body that passes into a state of fermentation, bacilli will always form or gain entry. But even if bacilli enter the body, they will not flourish there, unless they find fertile soil. Therefore, the premise is that ‘soil is primary, not microbe’.

In order to cure disease, we must above all aim to lower the internal heat of the body. But it is also necessary to stimulate the vitality of the body. Vitality is the force by means of which the body first draws the true benefit (repair) from food, and then expels the foreign matter (disease matter) through the skin (transpiration), urine, feces, etc. 

By the application of cold water to the abdomen (the seat of all diseases) and to the sexual organs (the Centre of the nervous system), we secure the most immediate and effective lowering of the internal heat of the body. The nerves are stimulated to action by rubbing during the bath with hands. The cooling of the interior of the body, as well as the stimulation of the vital force, is thus best accomplished.