Cooties

One day while having lunch with a friend I was asked skeptically..."So like...do you believe in germs? Because I knew a chiropractor that doesn't..." This got me thinking. I'm sure this quack believes there are germs out there, right? We all had biology class, we even got to see them under a microscope. So what's his deal? Most likely he was talking about the Germ Theory, which is popularly under scrutiny with chiropractors. 


What about you? Do you believe in the germ theory? For those of you that aren't sure, the germ theory basically states that germs are the cause of disease and sickness. Sounds pretty believable right? I mean...you wash your hands before you eat, and you don't want someone sick to sneeze in your direction. And we all know that germs are fairly slow because it takes 5 seconds for them to grab onto food that falls on the floor...


I'm betting you actually don't believe in the germ theory! Lets back away from the health part of it. Lets talk about...your roof. What causes a roof leak? Rain of course! I mean, if it doesn't rain...it doesn't leak. So what do you do if you have a roof leak? These aren't hardball questions, you put a giant umbrella over it, silly! Stop the rain...stop the leak. What better way to stop the rain than to get rid of the rain! The Chinese are already looking into ways to disperse rain clouds with rockets. How great would that be? Just get rid of the rain and no one would have a roof leak! 


In all seriousness, you can't stop the rain. There are too many rain drops out there to fight. Just as there are too many germs out there to fight. Germs are on your fork, your door handles, your cell phone, in the air you breath and...ew...I don't even want to think about your key board. I bet right now you can probably see a colony of them building up on the raised dot on letter "F" and "J" now! So how are we all not dead, or at least sick all the time? If the germ theory were true, we probably wouldn't be around to talk about it. 


So why get antibiotics? Well, even during a rain storm you probably don't want to do a lot of roof patching, so it'd be smart to get some help with a tarp or something to block the rain temporarily. But in the long run it's better to actually fix your roof. This goes for your body too. Sometimes we need help fighting them off, they can gain the upper hand because we aren't functioning at our best. But in the long run, fix your roof! Make sure your body has the defense to fight off the germs themselves. 


So in defense of that poor nut that doesn't believe in the germ theory, yes there are germs. But sickness and disease comes from your body not being able to defend itself, which is the primary problem you need to get fixed. Good nutrition, exercise and mobility will help keep you healthy enough to do this. Chiropractic care has been shown to boost immune function and may help resolve the original weakness that lead to getting sick in the first place!