Germs

In orthodox medicine germs (viruses, bacteria, chlamydia, fungi etc.) are considered to be the causes of disease. A correct deduction in an analytical methodology.

The tendency to externalise responsibility is supported at the political level.

George Bush JR's attitude towards the Middle East culminated in his statement this was the "axis of evil" and so justified all actions leading to the destruction of this "evil". The "enemy" must be destroyed.

Collateral damages (the death of innocent civilians) and friendly fire (the death of one's own troops) are accepted as unavoidable losses.

In the case of illness the body is declared a war zone - the germs as the apparent causes of the illness become enemy troops. Antibiotics, cortisone and other medication are used to suppress the enemy. The body's own processes are prevented and undesirable side effects are accepted as being unavoidable.

In contrast the holistic approach can by illustrated with the following quote:

Quote Ulrich Warnke - "Risiko Wohlstandsleiden", Popular Academic Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 189

"Everything alive is interdependent. If just one link in the ecological chain is destroyed, then life is thrown off balance. This ecological law does not just apply to the world around us, but also within our body. In many ways the human body is home to many different life forms and communities. These microorganisms have adapted to us over millions of years and even help us to stay healthy.

There are protozoa, fungi, bacteria rickettsia, chlamydia and viruses living peacefully amongst us and within us. The many different organisms (viruses are not really organisms) keep eachother in check, each lifeform comes to an arrangement with the others and often lives at the expense of the others.

Certain bacteria feed on fungi, others destroy viruses and excrete substances that are toxic to the germs. Thus an accumulation is prevented.

We only become ill when this ecological balance is upset and some of the lifeforms start to dominate at the expense of the others. The micro-ecological conditions can be upset through nutritional influences, medication, injury and clinical operations."