It's actually a totally different way than we're used to of looking upon this because one it allows us to identify what may be the true cause of the illness which in my experience is generally either some kind of toxic exposure or some kind of missing nutrition or a combination of both. And so if we can discover what the underlying causes,

then we can design a therapy

or we can correct the problem to prevent it

from happening again.

And then the other major part of it

that would change how you think is that realizing that when you're experiencing the symptoms of an acute illness, welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast for

Wise Traditions in Food, farming, and the healing arts.

We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal

health. Hey, Hilda here. As children on the playground, we would avoid boys, oftentimes saying that they had kooties. Do you remember that? And boys would do the

same thing with girls. Now that we've grown up, we may see things differently, but we still

kind of see germs the same way.

We think that they are to be avoided at all costs

because they can lead to disease.

But is it possible that we have misunderstood germs,

just as we misunderstood the boys on the playground?

Well, this is episode 242, and our guest is Dr. Andy Koffman.

Andy has a BS from MIT and molecular biology,

and he completed his psychiatric training at Duke

University Medical Center after graduating from the Medical University of

South Carolina. He is a researcher, lecturer, and mentor of medical students in all psychiatric specialties.

Today Andy helps us explore germ theory and he contrasts it with terrain theory.

What we hear in this conversation could be a huge paradigm shifter for us in terms of how we understand

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