morgellons/parasites

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I'm no doctor, don't have morgellons, never seen one, so take this as

a wild guess:

 

Can it be possible that this parasite issue is somehow connected with

the usage of antiseptic soaps?

There are millions of microbes living in our skin in peace. I can

imagine that an antiseptic soap (or even a regular one) may disturb

the balance. First, by killing certain species and leaving others.

Second, by damaging the skin's inherent defensive mechanisms.

[Guest guest]

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 3:36 AM, yakenez <knz wrote:

 

> Hi,

>

> I'm no doctor, don't have morgellons, never seen one, so take this as

> a wild guess:

>

> Can it be possible that this parasite issue is somehow connected with

> the usage of antiseptic soaps?

> There are millions of microbes living in our skin in peace. I can

> imagine that an antiseptic soap (or even a regular one) may disturb

> the balance. First, by killing certain species and leaving others.

> Second, by damaging the skin's inherent defensive mechanisms.

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are some studies to suggest that these anti-bacterial soups do exactly

what you're suggesting, have a net-loss effect in the health of our skin.

 

The jury is still out, but this meta-analysis (study that consolidates and

reports on other studies) does call for more research and even possible

government intervention (which is a somewhat strong statement against these

soaps.)

*http://tinyurl.com/53hmxt*

 

What I think is fascinating here is that these antibacterial soaps are

marketing to the exact same part of the brain (or cultural perception to put

it more accurately) as the Morgollans sites. The fear of germs, bugs,

parasites. We've been brought up to want to be perfectly sterile, but that's

not how we evolved.

 

Interesting bit of research that stuck with me recently was this. A study

showed that those tomatoes that are grown in organic environments without

pesticides or herbicides are more stressed than conventionally grown

tomatoes. But they were higher in nutrients and quality of taste (I'm a

farmer's market heirloom tomato fanatic, and it is very much true!)

 

So, while the conventionally grown tomatoes are more attractive visually (no

blemishes, consistent round shape, bright red color, etc.) they were less

healthy or tasty. Of course, they were grown for appearance because people

buy in markets with their eyes, not their tongues.

 

My point of course is that having bacteria on our skin has its own ecology

that is important to our health as well as the millions of parasites in our

guts that assist in our digestion of food. Without them, we'd be dead, you

know.

 

-al.

 

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, DAOM

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