Did you know that more than 95% of the world's bacteria are harmless to humans?

Maybe we put too much emphasis on the outer cleanliness than the inner? Why do we find comfort in the smell of clean things, be it the smell of peppermint or of a desinfected surface area, the idea that we are protected from an invisible world of germs if we use desinfectant?

Here is a piece of history that brings some light into the subject: (“Gut” by Giulia Enders)
”In Europe, 130 years ago, it was discovered that tuberculosis is caused by bacteria. This was the first time the public took notice of bacteria - and they were seen as bad, dangerous, and, most worryingly, invisible. It was not long before new regulations were introduced in European countries: patients were isolated so they could not spread their germs; spitting was forbiden in school; close physical contact was discouraged; warnings were issued against ‘the communism of the towel’! People were even advised to limit kissing to ‘the erotically unavoiddable’. This might sound funny to us today, but those ideas put down deep roots that can still be felt in modern Western society.”

Where hygiene seems important, fear driven hygiene is concerned with cleaning away everything or killing all bacteria, which means not only bad, but also good bacteria. We know now that in countries with so called higher hygiene standards there are more incidences of allergies and auto immune diseases.

So if more than 95% of our bacteria around us are harmless to us, we might better focus on only reducing than killing all the bacteria and more importantly focus on cultivating “useful” bacteria in our gut that strengthen our immune system.

How? Cleaning the gut and at the same time giving it the best nutrients possible - Mrs Snook’s gut cleanse. Check out the book from Greta Puls. “Gut Instinct: Mrs Snook’s Gut diet”