“The Hygiene Hypothesis,” states that children who are around numerous other children or animals early in life are exposed to more microbes , and their immune systems develop more tolerance as for instance for the factors that cause asthma. Poorer areas, more microbes better immune system , less illness.
The hypothesis is deeply flawed. We all live in a soup of microbes, There is no point in trying to hide from bacteria , for they are on and around you always, in numbers you cant conceive of. If you totalled up all the biomass of the planet..microbes would account for at least 80% of all there is .
Because we are clever enough to produce and use antibiotics and disinfectants , it’s easy to convince ourselves that we have banished bacteria to the fringes of existence. Don’t you believe it.
The notion that wiping down a few surfaces with disinfectant will reduce the amount of microbes we are in contact with to the extent that it will make us much less susceptible to infection is ridiculous.
Children rich or poor have pets; those pets have plenty of microbes, children group together at school where infections are soon spread. Not all mothers are fastidious in cleaning the home some are downright unclean. We will never defeat microbes by eradication. The answer to infection is to harness microbes to work for us.
The hygiene hypothesis argument is spectacularly demolished when looking http://www.infowars.com/articles/science/autism_none_for_unvaccinated_am... " rel=“nofollow”> health statistics from the 150,000 strong Amish community
Within their community there is virtually no asthma or autism [3/10,000 Autism] or so called auto-immune disease. Do they live lives that bring them into contact with more immune stimulating microbes than the average American? The hygiene hypothesis dictates that this must be the case . The next question must be how do they manage to keep the precious microbes confined to themselves when considering that the Amish are not physically isolated from other communities. The answer is of course the mythical “priceless” microbes do not exist.
What is clear is that they have succeeded in eradicating the environmental factor[s] that cause much illness It’s true they shun most of the modern conveniences most would think of as essential, disinfectants, pesticides, antibiotics as growth promoters etc, etc.
But it’s no coincidence that Amish communities do not vaccinate their children or use antibiotics on the same grand scale as in other societies,
in particular rich western societies.This latest report on the hygiene hypothesis', which purports that Nature may "immunize" against the development of allergic diseases contradicts the hypothesis.. How could skin colour influence exposure to microbes ..
Black male children are particularly at risk for food allergy - specifically to peanuts,shrimps, milk and eggs. Researchers presented this finding at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology this week. The study - headed by dr Andrew H Liu of the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in the United States -- involved 8,203 participants, ranging in age from 1 to 85, from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006. This is the first representative U.S. survey to investigate sensitization to various foods.
However, while these researchers established that black male children suffered more from these life-threatening, incurable food allergies, especially to peanuts and shrimp, one of the country's acknowledged top experts in the field, Dr Liu, does not yet know why this is so. Life-threatening and no cure. "Thus far, there still is 'little understanding to the rise of food allergies,' he notes on his website. "These have evolved from an unusual condition to a public health problem in the U.S. over the past two decades. There is little understanding to this rise except that current national guidelines to prevent food allergies do not appear to be working well. "
Scoop up a handful of soil in a wood – any wood at all, and you will be holding up to ten billion bacteria, most of them unknown to science . Your sample will also contain perhaps a million yeasts, some two hundred thousand fungi known as moulds , and tens of thousands of other microscopic creatures known collectively as cryptozoa . A large portion of these will also be unknown to science.
The most comprehensive handbook of micro-organisms , Bergeys Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, lists about four thousand types of bacteria. In the 1980’s , a pair of Norwegian scientists . Josein Goksokyr and Viggdis Torsvik, collected a gram of random soil from a beech forest near their lab in Bergen and carefully analyzed its bacterial content. They found that this single small sample contained between four thousand and five thousand bacterial species , more than in the whole of the Bergeys Manual. They then travelled to a costal location a few miles away , scooped up another gram of soil and found that it contained four to five thousand **other** species .
As Edward O Wilson observes: “ if over nine thousand microbial types exist in two pinches of substrate from two localities in Norway , how many more await discovery in other radically different habitats?” Well according to one estimate , it could be as many as four hundred million ..
Source: National Geographic “Bacteria” 1993… Wilson , “The Diversity of Life” Trudge , The “Variety of Life”…….care of, Bill Bryson
It won’t have escaped your attention that genes have been commonly implicated in any number of human frailties. Scientist have at various times declared themselves to have found the genes responsible for obesity, schizophrenia, homosexuality, criminality, violence even shoplifting. In fact we now know, almost nothing about us is so accommodatingly simple.
This is clearly a pity in one Important sense, for if you had individual genes that determined a propensity for diabetes or any other distinguishing trait it would be easy – comparatively easy, anyway – to isolate and manipulate them. Unfortunately, thirty-five thousand genes functioning independently is not nearly enough to produce the kind of physical complexity that makes a satisfactory human being. Genes therefore must co-operate. A few disorders- haemophilia, Huntington’s disease, cystic fibrosis, for example –are caused by lone dysfunctional genes, but as a rule disruptive genes are weeded out by natural selection long before they can become permanently troublesome to a species or population. So looking for a genetic cause in a condition with explosive growth such as autism is not just bad science it’s spectacularly bad science.
I use the present tense because dismayingly 75% of all available funding in looking for the cause[s] of autism is spent looking for a genetic involvement. It’s a disaster of unprecedented proportions. it tells us how adrift academia/doctors are in their understanding of autism and in disease progression in general
Delaying baby jab cuts the risk of child asthma
This latest information dramatically illustrates the link between multiple vaccinations and the development of asthma the delay in giving the jab resulted in a whopping 50% reduction in the chance of developing the condition .. The study calls for further research to work out the mechanism of this phenomenon. Well , who could argue with that ..Here in the UK a department of health spokesman said “several studies have found no link between vaccinations and asthma . So no action here
This study spells it out Asthma: A Gut Reaction to Antibiotics Immunologist Gary Huffnagle and colleagues are the first to demonstrate in a mouse model that the disruption of beneficial intestinal bacteria by antibiotics allows yeast to take hold and flourish. Well, well! …if an eminent immunologist can work it out why aren’t the DAN docs and medicine in general paying more attention to the long term health problems associated with antibiotics
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/14/Clearing-U...
I am an ex follower of the MP, I abandoned the protocol after my very apparent infection grew on low dose antibiotics ..Therefore I generally agree with Dr Mercola article ..However don’t lets throw the baby out with the bathwater …I will be eternally grateful for the information from Dr Marshall on the role of inflammation in chronic infections, his conclusions that pathogens promote inflammation to evade the immune system are valid. Taking Olmesartan was for me a tuning point with my illness, Headaches of unbelievable intensity were instantly moderated with the drug ..Just to add after taking Olmesartan at the full MP recommendations 40mg very eight hours for a couple of months or so I found I could reduce the dose to 40mg per day a dose I take today not in response to symptoms but for hypertension which is now within normal parameters…. When researching the role of inflammation in infection I came across a paper by a remarkable man Gary Smith who is now a close friend ..The paper explains how cancer and pathogens promote inflammation to evade the immune system. Limited trials adopting the principles in Gary’s paper treating prostrate cancer patients in Japan have been very successful, further trials are in the pipeline. His paper can be found in the inflammation section of my site .. Be sure to read the interviews with Gary Smith re; cancer cure and auto immune disease The incidence of so called auto immune diseases is rocketing including autism [now 1 in 67 Mercola] The numbers tell us the cause cannot be genetic and must be environmental ..I believe that cause is that our gut flora has been compromised by antibiotics and as a consequence the downgrading of our immune system . I read the latest information on the cause of Diabetes being a commensal virus escaped from the stomach as no surprise whatsoever … Any comments appreciated either here or through contact us on my site
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/24/Why-HighFr...
As a diabetic I found the article very interesting, but if it were a direct correlation between high consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or even sugars in general and developing diabetes then most in the “developed” world would have succumbed to diabetes. There’s no doubt that the colossal increase in sugar consumption has had a negative impact our the average westerner’s health .But perhaps a little lateral thinking is called for here .. Could it be that the sugar is fuelling yeast growth particularly in the gut and the moderating effect of healthy amounts of bacterial gut flora has been compromised by being reduced with the colossal increase in the use of bacterial antibiotics. It would seem to be the case with the latest information that cites an escaped stomach virus as the cause of diabetes “Diabetes could be triggered by a virus, meaning it could be prevented by a vaccine, new research suggests.”
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Diabetes-Linked-To-Virus-Diabet...
And with that news the possibility of creating a vaccine ..No questions on why the virus has escaped the stomach .. no question on why the exponential rise in Diabetes No question on whether the rise is connected with the rise in other so called auto immune disease including autism ..Its clear that something fundamental has happened with our immunity ..The increased incidence of diabetes is just one symptom of that .
My Site www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.ukhttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/30/Is-Insulin...
I’m diabetic….Diabetes along with all other so called auto-immune diseases is caused by infection ..and a very special infection at that .This following info is part of a letter I sent to my doctors about a month ago .Log in to my site for an explanation of where we are with the rocketing increase in diabetes, autism , CFS, etc; I’m in the process of updating my site .i have more info to upload to my site on the subject ..P www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk I thought I would share this information on Actos … As you see Actos is giving good results in both Autism and diabetes .. Not surprising as both conditions are infection based ,, The common denominator is the immune moderating effects of the drug …I wouldn’t agree with the take on the th1 and th2 immune status as in the autism reference ..Generally th1 is regarded as a normal immune response to pathogens and th2 an inappropriate response , so this drug is very interesting , just what the mechanism of action is remains to be seen The Use of Actos® (pioglitazone) in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders 209.85.229.132/search Actos reduces conversion to type 2 diabetes by 81% www.topnews.in/.../actos-reduces-conversion-type-2-diabetes-81-22967 Type 2 Diabetes Patients Taking ACTOS (Pioglitazone HCl) 22% Less Likely To Be Hospitalized For Heart Attack Than Those Taking Rosiglitazone www.medicalnewstoday.com/.../82775.php Reply from community TH2 immune responses depend on the pathogen (TLRs - Toll Like Receptor involvment). However, some pathogens polarize the immune system in the wrong direction and gain an upper hand. Modulating the immune system back towards the appropriate response is what is needed in these abberant responses. There are dietary methods to do this. Look up turmeric, garlic, capers, ginger, cabbage, broccli sprouts for information on TH2 response modulation. My reply 'd say that TH1 is an innate inflammatory response to a stimulus (driven by TLRs) to a pathogen that is resistant to this non specific immune response. TH2 is an allergic response driven by sensitivity to an allergen, but again an ineffective one (the immune system is sold a dummy). Moderating the immune response is certainly the way to go , but I wouldn’t agree that you can do that by dietary means .There are very well known benefits from certain foods spices etc; Turmeric being perhaps the most well know ..but it’s an indirect role with the Immune system . I’m working on the treatment section of my site , immune stimulation is one topic I will be touching on .. keep in touch …
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/06/How-Parasi...
The notion that we can control our personal environment by banishing microbes is plainly silly ......hospitals cant manage that even with planned intensive cleaning regimes. Thats not to say Dr. Jim McKerrow findings aren't interesting , the theory is not new , it's been around for years .What is exactly happening is not know , its possible that the parasites have a synergistic role influencing our Immune system in return for board and lodgings .... Anyway it makes a change from the medical profession citing a genetic cause for every ailment . Please read this page of my site for more info on the Hygiene Hypothesis and how the medics indulge in genetic junk science, We are without doubt medically speaking in the Dark Ages...
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/autism-is-increasing-exponentiallyhttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/09/A-Simple-W...
Yes replacing bacteria with probiotics that should have been in the infants gut as part of a natural process .. But here's the thing , probiotic bacteria neither multiply or stay in the gut. A fact well know to sellers of probiotics if not the medical profession . [search custom probiotics] That makes our gut flora very special indeed ..How to restore gut flora to what is considered normal is the holy grail of medicine [or should be]... I do believe i have the formula/know how to produce a probiotic that will assimilate with existing gut flora ...Give me a call Dr Mercola and perhaps together we can produce a product of global importance ..I have a doctor of world renown who after a couple of hours of head to head wanted to be first to offer her patients the chance of trying the probiotic .it's classed as a food not medication so formal trials are not required ... Please read the normal flora page of my site www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/normal-flora Be sure to click the highlighted text on how gut flora hides and modifies the immune response Probiotics: determinants of survival and growth in the gut. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../11157348
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/02/Can-Your-D...
Posted On Jul 02, 2009 As has been pointed out in previous articles by Dr Mercola Omega 3 is only one of many mineral/vitamins the average westerner is short of …But is it just a nutritional problem or is it that we are now failing to metabolise food properly because of antibiotic damaged gut flora?....from my site…. “When a pathological state exists, this finely balanced symbiosis may be damaged and cease to function normally. Several different states in the gut may exist. Symbiotic bacteria may be damaged, causing the malabsorbtion of critical vitamins and minerals. If the damage is extensive and/or long lasting, pathogenic yeast and gram-negative bacilli will begin to fill the vacuum left by the healthy bacteria.” Parents of children with autism were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, than parents of other children, Read in my site how the appendix is associated with schizophrenia. And the “chemistry of mental illness” When we have a gut dysbiosis , Pandora’s box has been well and truly opened , restoring normal is not just a case of taking friendly probiotic bacteria ,probiotic bacteria are transient they neither stay or multiply in the gut …. Read my site for more .. www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/.../58
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/04/Truths-tha...
Posted On Jul 04, 2009 How we metabolise our food determines how we gain weight …restricting calories always results in weight loss , but if we cannot metabolise food properly on returning to a normal diet lost weight from dieting is quickly regained .. This program makes interesting watching www.bbc.co.uk/.../Horizon_20082009_Why_Are_Thin_People_Not_Fat Obesity is linked to gut bug balance news.bbc.co.uk/.../6196857.stm For the true state of the average westerners health read my site ..we are well and truly medically speaking in the Dark Ages www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/09/ADHD-Child...
ADHD is a very serious condition , you could in one very real sense consider it a symptom . The actual problem is altered gut flora . it’s a well know manifestation of yeast infection . It falls into the Autism Spectrum Disorder [ASD] Please read Dr Cranton ,,the link can be found in the reference section of my site ..Also checkout The Yeast Connection .by the late Dr crook ,[in addition to the link below] he writes extensively on the condition ..
Help for the Hyperactive Child http://www.latitudes.org/articles/hy_yeast.html
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/18/Robert-F-K...
Well , autism rate are still climbing exponentially despite the removal of mercury [Thimerosal ] from the vaccines . What does that tell us? We know that what is considered normal gut flora is required to metabolise metals including mercury ..at least in mice that is ..And most of us know the debacle surrounding antibiotics and the proliferation of yeast infections ..Not all know that the autistic child has a vastly different gut flora to what is considered normal, every autistic child has a yeast infection ..Conclusion . in autism an impaired ability to excrete metals..
How else would you explain the autistic child with metals and other children living alongside with no metals ..Autistic children across the western world are simultaneously contaminated with metals . That’s tots never out of adult supervision , where do they encounter health destroying amounts of mercury ..and how do their playmates, siblings avoid the said contaminants ..
It’s a nonsense ,, please read my website for an explanation of where we are with autism and how antibiotics are and have contributed to much of the ill health our western society is now experiencing. I’m working on a new page detailing how antibiotics have impacted on animal health
Reply
Not every child with autism has a yeast infection or vastly different gut flora. My son had all the DAN protocol testing, but did not have a yeast infection (or ever had one). The only abnormality in his intestinal flora was the presence of H. Pylori, which the DAN Dr. said was probably because he had never had antibiotics. However, I do know of many people with autism who have had abnormal gut flora, yeast, etc. They tend to be the ones who respond to the gluten-free casein-free diet. My son is 19 now, diagnosed at age 2 1/2 with severe autism, so I have been researching this topic for a long time. I think that autism is not just one disorder, but several similar-looking disorders caused by toxins of various kinds with a genetic predisposition that makes an individual more susceptible to being harmed by the toxins. By the way, my son is doing pretty well now thanks to intensive home therapy, cranial-sacral therapy, homeopathy, supplements and good nutrition.
My reply
Hi , Diggymom , I do worry about the quality of the doctors treating autism ..To say that the presence of HP is because your son has never had antibiotics is utterly farcical . I have a web site that documents how we metabolise metals [xenobiotics (biologically active compounds absorbed from outside the body).Unfortunately the address of my site has been deleted from my post . you may try googling my name it could lead to my site . I’m very glad your interventions have improved the quality of your sons life . I think there is a cure , But very specialised treatment is required ..again the protocol is in my site ..thanks for your input ..perhaps we’ll talk again
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/25/Informatio...?
There is another school of thought on the cause of kidney stones ..Infection….. A particular species of bacteria promotes calcium deposits .
“Nanobacteria cause calcium, phosphorus and other minerals to form carbonate apatite as a shell around them, that is a major component of kidney stones. Antibodies that bind to nanobacteria have been found in all 30 stones tested.”
“In 2004 a Mayo Clinic team led by Franklin Cockerill, John Lieske, and Virginia M. Miller, reports to have isolated nanobacteria in diseased human arteries and kidney stones. Their results were published in 2004 and 2006 respectively.[9][10] These findings were confirmed in 2005 by László Puskás at the DNA Lab, University of Szeged, Hungary. Dr. Puskás identified these particles in cultures obtained from human atherosclerotic aortic walls and blood samples of atherosclerotic patients but the group was unable to detect DNA in these samples”
Its interesting that autistic children have more than normal amounts dental calcium…. More on this in my site
http://www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/
Mayo Clinic Zooms In On Nanobacteria
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20061119204701data_trunc_sys.shtml
KIDNEY STONES AND NANOBACTERIA Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
http://www.drmirkin.com/morehealth/G135.htm
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/08/04/Dr-Klingha...
Posted On Aug 04, 2009
What a wonderful article, thanks once again Dr Mercola “The microbes have always been with us. They are not the enemy. It is us who have altered the environment “ never a truer word said .. Fact is, Lyme is occurring simultaneously across the developed world. , autistic toddlers have now been found to be infected with Lyme ..The question must be why and how is the disease spreading . This summer I met a Norwegian who had moved to Britain from an island off the Norwegian coast . The deer ticks had moved in he explained people were getting lyme .I was able to tell him, It’s not the ticks that have moved in, they have been there for eons ..it’s our immunity that has moved out . For an explanation please read my site.. in particular how “antibiotics have impacted on animals ,insects bee’s”[and of course us] ..Other replies from me to articles published by Dr Mercola can be found at “Current medical thinking” page of my site ..I am BTW [a now symptom free] Lyme victim …
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/antibiotic_impact_on_animals
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/09/17/Your-Appen...
Well yes , good bacteria stored in the appendix.. that’s if you have good bacteria ..If you have pathogenic gut bacteria [gut dysbiosis] then it’s a different story you’re effectively storing illness…. Is this why the incidence of appendicitis is almost double with schizophrenics? ..Is pathogenic gut flora responsible for much mental illness including depression?
Read my site for the answers. learn how the gut and brain are interlinked .and how antibiotics are the greatest environmental disaster ever destroying our health and therefore our society more effectively more surly than any terrorist group could ever hope to do …They are the equivalent to “sugars of lead” a by product of brewing wine in Roman times which are widely held responsible for the decline of the Roman empire..
Well it’s that or as per current medical thinking, young mothers being over zealous with the cleaning cloth ..The so called Hygiene Hypothesis
http://www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/node/58
Lead Poisoning and the Fall of the Roman Empire
http://everything2.com/title/Lead%2520Poisoning%2520and%2520the%2520Fall...
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/10/Dietitian-...
Posted On Nov 10, 2009
“Mythical Probiotics”…. The article is misleading ..probiotic bacteria are transient they neither stay or multiply in the gut ..It’s why once disrupted gut flora is very difficult to re-establish ..
It’s shows a fundamental black hole in the understanding of how we acquire and keep our commensal bacteria ..Antibiotics have altered the balance of our gut flora to favour yeast and can be considered the greatest environmental disaster since the Romans unwittingly poisoned themselves with lead [from making wine] We are part of and witnessing the decline in our civilization
Read my site, see how the decline in the honey bee is linked with autism and other modern day plagues , both in humans ,animals and insects .More of my replies to Dr Mercola articles can be found on the “Current Medical Thinking “ page .., we have very little time to act.
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/antibiotic_impact_on_animals
Probiotics: determinants of survival and growth in the gut.“There is no evidence that exogenously administered probiotics do adhere to the mucosal cells. Instead, they seem to pass into the feces without having adhered or multiplied. Thus, to obtain a continuous exogenous probiotic effect, the probiotic culture must be ingested continually”
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../11157348
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/07/Honeybees-...
Posted On Nov 07, 2009
Sorry the theory doesn’t reach the first fence. Australia does not have a problem with “Colony collapse disorder” they actually export bee’s …do they have cell phones ..yep ..So how come, what are they doing that the rest of the world isn’t
Well. what they don’t have is a policy of giving farm animals antibiotics ..The real reason of the honey bee problem .
How do antibiotics affect bee’s in particular
How do antibiotics contaminate bees
Read this section of my site for the answers
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/antibiotic_impact_on_animals
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/03/Avoid-Swim...
Posted On Dec 03, 2009
One overlooked possibility for the detrimental heath effect of chlorinated water is the fact that people swallow the water ..So what you may ask , well chlorine is a very powerful disinfectant and will destroy gut flora . Gut flora is responsible for our immune system and any disruption of our flora will have implications. Please read my site for the full explanation
And a grateful reply
Posted On Dec 04, 2009
Your website is fascinating to me as I am self diagnosed with chronic candida / leaky gut. I also have many allergies, depression, and my 19 yo son has mild aspergers and bipolar disorder. I see how these are all related now. I am still reading it and thank you for providing this information.
Millions of people are being asked to take the H1N1 vaccine, but there is no way to screen out individuals for whom that vaccine will be reactive and could potentially cause permanent brain damage, immune system dysfunction, or even end in their death.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/31/Anatomy-of...
Posted On Dec 31, 2009
We are witnessing and indeed part of the decline in our civilisation ..Learning difficulties , attention deficit disorder , are part of the autistic spectrum disorder .The cause ANTIBIOTICS, the gut and brain are very much interlinked. Our society is in steep decline . In 10 years the honey bee is no more in the uk between now and 2018 as a direct result we will see a shortfall in food production of 35%.That spells utter disaster, the rest of the developed world not far behind ..except Australia where their bee population remains healthy, whys that you may ask , Australia uses the same pesticides as the rest of the developed world..for the shocking answer read my site .. I may have the answer to the problem in a new concept probiotic .it's still on the drawing board .
For an overall view watch the video clips ive just uploaded on the introduction page , I'm still working on the letter detailed in the second vid ..