Paper #2: Foreign microorganisms ("pathogens")
1. Problems caused by foreign microorganisms:
We can naturally cure and prevent many problems caused by foreign microorganisms that are harmful, by assisting our body to cause them to exit from the body.
A microorganism (also called "microbe") is a very small life-form or quasi life-form. Microorganisms include viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, parasites, viroids, prions, archaea and others.
Medical science has identified many health problems caused by foreign microorganisms that are harmful. It calls them "pathogens" and we call them "germs" or "bugs".
These microorganisms are not natural for us. We are not meant to have them. They are foreign invaders that come into us from the outside. And they are almost always harmful.
Examples of the diseases and infections caused by them include: HIV/AIDS, malaria, influenza or flu (I think only certain strains of flu, as explained in Paper #3), pneumonia, tuberculosis, meningitis, polio, syphilis, gonorrhoea, typhoid, ebola, cholera, hepatitis, staph infections, strep infections, diphtheria, salmonella, sepsis, tetanus, chlamydia, rubella, herpes, chickenpox, shingles, measles, mumps, lyme disease, dengue fever, rabies, leprosy, smallpox, bubonic plague .. and the list goes on and on. You can google it.
I have NOT placed the Common Cold or cold on this list of problems caused by foreign microorganisms. As explained in Paper #3, I think a cold is caused by the excess numbers of our natural microorganisms (microbiota) when they have multiplied too greatly.
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2. Cure and prevention:
It is possible to naturally cure and prevent many of the problems caused by foreign microorganisms that are harmful, pathogens.
This can be done by assisting our body to cause them to exit from the body.
As a result of our evolution, our body has the ability to cause this exit .. assuming the foreign microorganisms are happy with the new environment into which they will be going.
And all we need do to facilitate the exit is to provide the correct environment .. that is, an environment into which the foreign microorganisms are happy to go .. thereby then enabling our body to push them out with sweat via the pores of the skin, and thereby curing and preventing the problems caused by them.
This can be achieved by bathing your body in a bath tub filled with warm, slightly salty (table salt) water; or by bathing your feet and hands in a basin filled with warm, slightly salty (table salt) water.
Repeating .. this can be achieved by bathing your body in a bath tub filled with warm, slightly salty (table salt) water; or by bathing your feet and hands in a basin filled with warm, slightly salty (table salt) water.
Surely, this is far too simple to be correct?
No, it is just an example of the Overlooked Obvious!
The Overlooked Obvious applies in our personal lives and in all fields of human endeavour, including science. Like the idea that the Earth goes around the Sun .. an idea that is obvious, but an idea that had been overlooked until it was pointed out!
Microorganisms are attracted to the combination of warm water and dissolved table salt .. that is, sodium chloride .. in the bath or basin.
Table salt is refined salt containing approximately 97% to 99% sodium chloride.
This solution .. that is, warm water and dissolved sodium chloride (table salt) .. is basically the same as the solution we have in our body. This is why our sweat, tears and saliva all taste slightly salty.
It is also basically the same as the solution which is used in hospital drips .. that is, a saline solution made from sterilised water and sodium chloride, table salt.
Microorganisms are attracted to this solution of warm water and dissolved table salt because it is very similar to the environment they enjoy inside the body.
Because of this attraction, the body is able to easily push out those microorganisms that it judges to be harmful, be they: (a) The foreign microorganisms (pathogens) as explained in this Paper #2, or (b) The excess numbers of our natural microorganisms (microbiota) when they have multiplied too greatly as explained in Paper #3.
The body pushes them out, with sweat, via the pores of the skin, into the water .. and they are happy to exit!
If all of the harmful microorganisms are pushed out, the problem caused by them is thereby cured .. and, if the procedure is carried out in advance, the problem is thereby prevented from arising in the first place.
If many (but not all) of the harmful microorganisms are pushed out, the body is then able to deal successfully with the significantly reduced numbers of the remaining ones, thereby curing the problem .. and, if the procedure is carried out in advance, the body is likewise then able to deal successfully with the significantly reduced numbers of the remaining ones, thereby preventing the problem from arising in the first place.
The bath or basin procedure applies principles which are similar to those involved when we run a fever .. that is, when the body defends itself by increasing its temperature in order to push out harmful microorganisms, accompanied by sweat from the fever, via the pores of the skin.
The procedure also applies principles which are similar to those involved when we gargle with warm, salty water in order to cure a sore throat. This gargling draws harmful microorganisms from the back of the throat and they are then spat out.
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3. Bath procedure:
The bath procedure draws harmful microorganisms out with sweat: (a) From all parts of the skin (including the key skin exit areas for microorganisms .. that is, the armpits, groin areas, feet, hands and forehead), and (b) From all of the body's openings that are covered by the water.
The bath procedure is therefore extremely effective.
At the start of the bath procedure, you should submerge your head in the water and, while doing this, thoroughly rinse out your mouth and swish the water between your teeth. This will draw the harmful microorganisms from the nostrils, sinuses and ears and from the mouth, gums and teeth.
If the back of the throat is sore then, at the start of the bath procedure, you should gargle with the warm, slightly salty (table salt) water, in order to draw the harmful microorganisms from the back of the throat.
And, if the lungs and airways are congested then, at the start of bath procedure, you should kneel down and put your face as close as possible to the water. Then, for a few minutes, deeply breathe in the steam, and cough. This takes the vapours from the warm, slightly salty (table salt) water to the lungs and airways, drawing the harmful microorganisms from there. And they are either spat out or swallowed with the phlegm.
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4. Basin procedure:
In the case of the basin procedure*, harmful microorganisms are drawn with sweat from the feet and hands, because they are covered by the water.
*Note: To carry out the basin procedure, you can either: (a) Use a single basin to bathe your feet and then your hands (or in the reverse order), or (b) Use two basins at the same time, one to bathe your feet and the other to bathe your hands.
The feet and hands are the MOST important key skin exit areas for microorganisms that the body judges to be harmful, be they: (a) The foreign microorganisms (pathogens) as explained in this Paper #2, or (b) The excess numbers of our natural microorganisms (microbiota) when they have multiplied too greatly as explained in Paper #3.
This is because our predecessor species walked on all fours on wet grass, other wet vegetation, damp soil, mud, slops of various kinds, and similar; and in swamps, streams, and the shallows of the sea .. all of which were rich in nutrients that attracted their microorganisms. And this attraction, combined with gravity, enabled their body to easily push out harmful microorganisms via their four feet .. today's two feet and two hands.
Our body today retains this same system for pushing out harmful microorganisms .. and the basin procedure makes use of it.
As stated, in addition to the feet and hands, the other key skin exit areas for harmful microorganisms are the armpits, groin areas and forehead.
So, as part of the basin procedure, you should dip a cloth into the warm, slightly salty (table salt) water and rub the water under your armpits, onto your groin areas, and onto your forehead. This will draw the harmful microorganisms from these places.
At the start of the basin procedure, you should submerge your face in the water and, while doing this, thoroughly rinse out your mouth and swish the water between your teeth. This will draw the harmful microorganisms from the nostrils, sinuses and ears and from the mouth, gums and teeth.
If the back of the throat is sore then, at the start of the basin procedure, you should gargle with the warm, slightly salty (table salt) water. This will draw the harmful microorganisms from the back of the throat.
And, if the lungs and airways are congested then, at the start of the basin procedure, you should deeply breathe in the steam from the warm, slightly salty (table salt) water and cough. This will draw the harmful microorganisms from the lungs and airways.
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5. Additional information:
To provide additional information about the bath or basin procedure, some questions and answers:
Q 1: Which is better, the bath procedure or the basin procedure?
A 1: Both procedures work. But the bath procedure is more comprehensive and is therefore more effective, more quickly.
So, if you have an existing problem that you wish to cure, I recommend the bath procedure.
On the other hand, if you are wanting to prevent a possible future problem from arising, then I recommend the basin procedure because it is a lot more gentle on the body than the bath procedure is.
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Q 2: How often should the procedure be carried out?
A 2: If you are wanting to cure an existing problem, then carry out the procedure* as often as possible .. ideally, at least once a day if you are using the bath procedure and at least twice a day if you are using the basin procedure .. until all the symptoms have fully disappeared.
*Note: As stated, for curing an existing problem the bath procedure is more effective, more quickly, than the basin procedure is .. but both procedures work.
If the problem is a minor one, the cure .. that is, when all the symptoms have fully disappeared .. may take a week or so.
If the problem is a major one, it may take several weeks until all the symptoms have fully disappeared; but you are likely to begin noticing an improvement within the first few days.
If you are wanting to prevent a potential future problem from arising, then carry out the procedure on a regular basis. If you are using the bath procedure, then I recommend carrying it out every two or three weeks (and, for the reasons explained in Paper #3, every few days with a change of seasons or weather); or, if you are using the basin procedure, then I recommend carrying it out every week (and, for the reasons explained in Paper #3, every day with a change of seasons or weather).
If you are worried there is a risk that you might have been infected by a foreign microorganism* although there are not yet any symptoms, then immediately carry out the bath procedure (as stated, in this case I recommend the bath procedure rather than the basin procedure) as often as possible .. at least one a day .. for at least a week.
*Note: If the foreign microorganism is a sexually transmitted infection (STI), I deal with this in more detail in Question 13 below.
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Q 3: How salty should the water be?
A 3: The water should be salty enough to slightly taste it .. that is, by sipping it, you need to be able to slightly taste the table salt, and you know you would not wish to drink the water.
The water should taste a lot less salty than sea water.
For a normal sized bath tub filled to a normal level, it requires about two to three cups of table salt .. that is, about 750 grams (750 grams is approximately 1.65 pounds) .. to achieve a slightly salty taste.
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Q 4: Do other types of salt work?
A 4: I know that table salt definitely works.
As stated, table salt is refined salt containing approximately 97% to 99% sodium chloride which, when dissolved in water, makes a solution that is basically the same as the solution we have in our body.
And as explained, this is why table salt works to enable the body to push out, with sweat, via the pores of the skin, the harmful microorganisms .. because they are happy to exit!
I do not think other types of salt work. So, ONLY use the product called table salt.
Do NOT use other products called bath salts, muscle soothing/soaking bath salts, herbal salts, crystal salts, mineral salts, epsom salt, cooking salt, sea salt, rock salt, iodised salt, or any other type of salt.
Only use the product called table salt.
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Q 5: Can soap or other antimicrobial personal hygiene products be used; and can anything else be added to the water?
A 5: Absolutely not! This is VERY important.
Microorganisms hate soap and other antimicrobial personal hygiene products; they kill microorganisms.
And so, the harmful microorganisms will not exit the body if soap or some other antimicrobial personal hygiene product is used.
Nor can any other products, such as bath perfumes or bath oils, be added to the water.
It is essential that the ONLY product in the water is table salt. If anything else is added, the microorganisms will not exit.
The reason for this is that we do not have soap, other antimicrobial personal hygiene products, bath perfumes, or bath oils in our body.
And it is essential that the environment created outside the body .. that is, a solution of warm water and dissolved sodium chloride (table salt) .. is as similar as possible to the environment the microorganisms enjoy inside the body.
This makes it easy for the body to push out the harmful microorganisms with sweat, via the pores of the skin, into this familiar and friendly external environment .. because, as stated, they are happy to exit into this environment!
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Q 6: How warm should the water be?
A 6: The temperature of the water should be just a normal bath temperature .. which is warm, or very warm, or even slightly hot.
This enables the body to sweat, especially on those parts of it that are covered by the water. And the body pushes out the harmful microorganisms with the sweat, via the pores of the skin, into the water.
If cold water is used, there is no sweat .. and so the body is unable push them out.
In addition, if cold water is used, the microorganisms do not wish to exit. They only wish to exit if the water is at least at room temperature .. that is, not cold .. and preferably, is hotter than room temperature.
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Q 7: How long to stay in the bath?
A 7: Stay in the bath until you feel like hopping out.
This is usually about 20 to 30 minutes*. But, if you are feeling very unwell, it might be only 5 to 10 minutes initially. Your body will let you know .. so, follow what your body tells you.
*Note: If you are carrying out the basin procedure rather than the bath procedure, then I also recommend about 20 to 30 minutes. You will need to ensure that, during this period, the water remains warm .. by topping it up with hot water to which some table salt has been added.
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Q 8: Before carrying out the bath or basin procedure, is it advisable to first have a shower without using soap or other antimicrobial personal hygiene product?
A 8: Yes, this is very advisable.
If you first have a shower without using soap or other antimicrobial personal hygiene product, then you will unblock the pores of your skin by removing any traces of these products previously left behind .. and by removing any antiperspirants, deodorants, cosmetics, perfumes or similar products .. that would otherwise block or partially block the exit of harmful microorganisms.
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Q 9: Is all tap water OK to use?
A 9: All tap water has been treated to kill microorganisms in the water supply system.
If the tap water has been treated too heavily, this will prevent the harmful microorganisms from wanting to exit your body, in which case the body will not be able to push them out.
I know the tap water in Melbourne, Australia (my home city) works fine .. that is, it has not been too heavily treated. And I think this will also be the case for most other cities and towns around the globe.
But, if you suspect (based on taste and smell) that your tap water has been so heavily treated that it prevents the harmful microorganisms from wanting to exit your body, then I recommend you buy pure water and use it to dilute the tap water.
Pure water can be purchased in large containers from supermarkets and some hardware stores.
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Q 10: Can you see the microorganisms that have exited from the body?
A 10: Microorganisms are very small, and so you cannot see the individual ones with the naked eye. But, because so many exit the body, you can see them lumped together.
You will notice that, after the bath procedure*, the water is cloudy and discoloured and contains many particles. The cloudiness, discolouration and particles are mainly the harmful microorganisms (in very great numbers) that have exited from your body and are lumped together. Ditto re the film of debris left behind on the bottom of the bath tub after you have pulled the plug and drained it.
* Note: The same test can be carried out if you use the basin procedure rather than the bath procedure .. although the cloudiness, discolouration and particles are not as obvious as they are with the bath procedure.
A good way to check the before-water and the after-water can be achieved with the use of two identical, clear, large glasses.
Fill the first glass with the bath water AFTER the table salt has been added and dissolved but BEFORE you have stepped into the tub. And fill the second glass with the bath water AFTER you have finished your bath and stepped out of the tub.
Then hold the two glasses up to the sunlight or a bright electric light.
You will see that the water in the first glass is clear or basically clear, whereas the water in the second glass is cloudy and discoloured and contains many particles .. being mainly the harmful microorganisms that have exited your body and are lumped together.
If, as advised above, you have had a shower (without using soap or other antimicrobial personal hygiene product) before hopping into the tub, your skin will be clean .. enabling you to conclude that, whatever has caused the water to become cloudy, discoloured and full of particles, has come from inside your body; being mainly the harmful microorganisms that have exited.
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Q 11: Can the bath or basin procedure be carried out in conjunction with the use of antibiotics or other antimicrobial medications?
A 11: Provided the harmful microorganisms are not confined to an internal organ or the bones*, the bath or basin procedure can be carried out by itself .. that is, without the need to use antibiotics or other antimicrobial medications .. unless this is judged by your Doctor to be necessary.
*See the below Note.
The procedure can also be carried out in conjunction with the use of these types of medication.
The widespread use of antimicrobial medications (especially antibiotics) since the 1940s has resulted in many microorganisms (in particular, bacteria) evolving to become resistant to them, called antimicrobial resistance or AMR. I deal with this issue in Paper #5.
Therefore, I recommend carrying out the procedure by itself .. that is, not in conjunction with the use of antibiotics or other antimicrobial medications .. unless this is judged by your Doctor to be necessary.
*Note: In order for the body to be able to push out harmful microorganisms with sweat via the pores of the skin into the warm slightly salty (table salt) water, the microorganisms need to be located in or travel to: (a) The blood stream, or (b) The skin tissues (or tissues that join the skin tissues), including the skin tissues that line the body's openings. If the harmful microorganisms are not located in, or do not travel to, these places but instead are confined to an internal organ or the bones, then they are unable to exit the body with sweat via the pores of the skin into the warm slightly salty (table salt) water. In this case, it should be possible for medical science to insert a plastic tube into the body, in order to take a sterilised warm saline (sodium chloride) solution to these internally located microorganisms, thereby then enabling them to exit the body via the solution in the tube, and thereby curing the problem if all of them exit; or, if many (but not all) of them exit, thereby then enabling the body to deal successfully with the significantly reduced numbers of the remaining ones, and thereby curing the problem.
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Q 12: Can a similar procedure be carried out on particular parts of the body?
A 12: Yes. For example, if you sustain a cut or wound, then you should boil some water to sterilise it, let it cool until it is warm, add some table salt to make it slightly salty, put the solution into a glass, cup or other container .. and then place this over the area of skin around the cut or wound.
If the procedure is carried out at least twice a day for at least a week after sustaining the cut or wound, this will draw the harmful microorganisms into the solution, thereby enabling the skin to heal without infection.
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Q 13: What should be done to deal with the possibility of having contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
A 13: If you are worried there is a risk of having contracted an STI then, IMMEDIATELY after the sexual activity, carry out the bath procedure* and continue the procedure as often as possible .. at least twice a day for the first two days and then at least once a day after that .. for at least a week.
*See the below Note.
As stated, the bath procedure is more comprehensive than the basin procedure is .. and it is therefore more effective, more quickly, for curing an existing problem, including a recently contracted STI one whether or not any symptoms have yet developed.
In the case of the bath procedure, the water covers the body's openings that were involved sexually and through which any STI microorganisms may have entered the body; thereby drawing the microorganisms from the openings.
If the sexual activity involved oral sex, the water should also be used to thoroughly wash out the mouth and back of the throat and swish between the teeth; thereby drawing any STI microorganisms from there.
*Note: If, immediately after the sexual activity, a bath tub is not available or it is impractical to carry out the bath procedure, you should make-up a glass, cup or other container of warm, slightly salty (table salt) water and place it over the body's openings that were involved sexually; thereby drawing any STI microorganisms from there. And again, if the sexual activity involved oral sex, you should make-up a second glass, cup or other container and thoroughly wash out the mouth and back of the throat and swish between the teeth; thereby drawing any STI microorganisms from there. You should then carry out the bath procedure (not the basin procedure) as often as possible .. at least twice a day for the first two days and at least once a day after that .. for at least a week.
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Q 14: Can the procedure be used to cure and prevent problems in the urinary system?
A 14: Yes. For example if, during the night, you are frequently waking-up in order to urinate, then I recommend carrying out the bath procedure as often as possible .. ideally, at least once a day .. for a least a week.
For urinary system problems, I recommend the bath procedure because the warm, slightly salty (table salt) water covers the urogenital external areas. But, if you do not have access to a bath tub, the same or similar result should be achievable by making-up a solution of warm, slightly salty (table salt) water in a cup, glass or other container .. and, if you are a male, placing your penis in it; or, if you are a female, placing it over your vulva area.
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Q 15: Can the procedure be used to cure and prevent problems in the sexual and reproductive systems?
A 15: Yes. By carrying out the bath procedure, males will be able to cure and prevent a wide range of problems that can be caused in the male sexual and reproductive system (including the prostate) by harmful microorganisms, be they: (a) The foreign microorganisms (pathogens) as explained in this Paper #2, or (b) The excess numbers of our natural microorganisms (microbiota) when they have multiplied too greatly as explained in Paper #3.
By carrying out the bath procedure, it is likely (but I do not know for sure) that females will also be able to cure and prevent a wide range of problems that can be caused in the female sexual and reproductive system by harmful microorganisms, be they: (a) The foreign microorganisms (pathogens), or (b) The excess numbers of our natural microorganisms (microbiota) when they have multiplied too greatly.
Again, I recommend the bath procedure for curing and preventing problems in the both the male and female sexual and reproductive systems. But, if you do not have access to a bath tub, a similar (but not optimal) result should be achievable by making-up a solution of warm, slightly salty (table salt) water in a cup, glass or other container .. and, if you are a male, placing your penis in it; or, if you are a female, placing it over your vulva area.
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Q 16: Why does bathing in sea water not work to draw harmful microorganisms from the body?
A 16: Bathing in sea water does not work for two reasons: (1) Because it is far too cold for the harmful microorganisms to want to exit the body, and (2) Because it is far too cold for the body to be able to create the sweat that is needed to push them out via the pores of the skin. So, the harmful microorganisms remain in the body.
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Q 17: Why does having a normal bath, or having a shower, not work to draw harmful microorganisms from the body?
A 17: Having a normal bath, or having a shower, does not work for two reasons: (1) Because soap or some other antimicrobial personal hygiene product is used. As stated, soap and other antimicrobial personal hygiene products kill microorganisms .. microorganisms hate them .. and so they will not exit if there is any soap or other antimicrobial personal hygiene product in the water, and (2) Because table salt is not used .. microorganisms will only exit if there is table salt in the water.
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Q 18: Does exercise that produces sweat cause harmful microorganisms to exit the body? Likewise, does having a sauna that produces sweat cause harmful microorganisms to exit the body?
A 18: All sweating enables the body to push out some harmful microorganisms with the sweat.
But the body is able to push out a great many more of them when you carry out the bath or basin procedure to induce the sweating because the microorganisms are attracted to the sodium chloride (table salt) in the water.
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Q 19: In addition to the bath procedure drawing out harmful microorganisms from the body, are there any other health benefits from carrying out the procedure?
A 19: Yes. Whenever the body sweats, it pushes out toxins with the sweat via the pores of the skin.
Because the bath procedure causes the whole of the body to sweat, especially on those parts of it that are covered by the water, the procedure has the additional benefit of enabling the body to rid itself of a great many toxins.
The basin procedure has a similar (but reduced) effect of enabling the body to push out toxins, with sweat, via the pores of the skin on the feet and hands.
In addition to the bath procedure drawing harmful microorganisms and toxins from the body, it extremely relaxing .. and so, it can be very helpful for muscular problems and for your psychological wellbeing.
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Q 20: What about the risk of possible adverse side-effects?
A 20: Because the bath procedure causes significant sweating, especially on the parts of the body that are covered by the water, you will lose fluids, chemical elements, vitamins and other nutrients with the sweat.
After carrying out the bath procedure, you should therefore drink plenty of water. I also recommend drinking plenty of mineral water that has come from a natural source*. And, for the reasons explained in Paper #6, I also recommend soaking your head hair, underarm hair and pubic hair with mineral water that has come from a natural source.
*Note: Mineral water that has come from a natural source contains many of the chemical elements (including trace chemical elements) that make up a healthy human body.
If you carry out the bath or basin procedure over a prolonged period in order to cure a problem, or if you carry it out on a regular basis in order to prevent possible future problems from arising, then you should ask your Doctor for blood tests to check the levels of your chemical elements, vitamins and other nutrients.
And, as stated in Point 3 of Paper #1, before commencing with the bath or basin procedure, it is very important for you to first check with your Doctor that it will be safe for you to do.
In particular, the bath procedure places major stresses and demands on the body .. similar to those we experience when we run a fever .. so, it should not be taken lightly.
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6. Need for medical research:
Because the above ideas are novel, they have not yet been examined and tested by medical science.
It is my hope that the ideas will soon be examined and tested by medical research institutes, hospitals, university medical schools, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare companies and other organisations.
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7. Risk of possible adverse side-effects:
For all treatments recommended in this Paper #2, I repeat the warning in Point 3 of Paper #1:
"Almost all medical treatments carry with them the risk of possible adverse side-effects, either for all people or just for some people.
It is therefore VERY important that, before carrying out any of the treatments recommended in the papers, you first check with your Doctor that it will be safe for you to do.
This is especially important if you are very ill, if you are pregnant or might be pregnant, if you are elderly, or if you are taking any prescribed medication.
I am not a Doctor. And, as we all know, medical science is extremely complex. So, please make sure you first check with your Doctor before carrying out any of the recommended treatments.
And if, after commencing a treatment, you believe it might be causing an adverse side-effect, you should immediately stop the treatment and check with your Doctor."
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That concludes Paper #2.
Next is Paper #3, in which I explain how to naturally cure and prevent many problems caused by the excess numbers of our natural microorganisms ("microbiota") when they have multiplied too greatly.
Please go to Paper #3 ...
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Love one another and care for our planet,
Gee
Gee Ryan (Gerald)
16 November 2014
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Love One Another Basin (top of basin, in yellows), Gee Ryan (Gerald), 2016. H 48 inches x W 36 inches (121.92cm x 91.44cm). Mixed media on canvas. Art email address is gee@geeryan.com and art website is geeryan.com
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