The Differences Between the Germ Theory, the Terrain Theory and the Germ Terrrain Duality Theory

Science proceeds by revolution. This holds for theories, which are always successive. One enlarges science in two ways: by adding new facts and by simplifying what already exists. The microbe is nothing. The terrain is everything -Claude Bernard 1813-1878 [widely regarded to be the father of modern physiology]. “The primary cause of disease is in us, always in us”-Professor Pierre Antoine Bechamp, 1883 [Medical Doctor and Pharmacist] (Table 1) [1-13].


Germ Theory Terrain Theory Germ Terrain Duality Theory
Disease arises from germs outside the body. Disease arises from germs within the cells of the body.

Disease arises from germs sometimes within and sometimes without [outside] the cells of the body
Microbes are generally to be guarded against These intracellular micro-organisms normally function to build and assist in the metabolic processes of the body.
Micro-organisms are generally to be guarded against, but not at the expense of the terrain The function of microbe is constant The function of these organisms changes to assist in the catabolic (disintegration) processes of the host organism when that organism dies or is injured, which may be chemical as well as mechanical.
Microbes feed on damaged and dead cells, but have other functions too The shapes and colors of micro-organisms are constant Micro-organisms change their shapes and colors to reflect the medium.
Micro-organisms change their shapes and colors to reflect the medium/terrain condition Every disease is associated with a particular micro-organism Every disease is associated with a particular condition Every disease is associated with a particular micro-organism AND condition/set of conditions Micro-organisms are primary causal agents Micro-organisms become «pathogenic» as the health of the host organism deteriorates. Hence, the condition of the host organism is the primary causal agent.
There are two causal agents-the microorganism and the anatomical/physiological terrain. BOTH equally important neither factor is primary or secondary Disease can «strike» anybody Disease is built by unhealthy conditions Disease is caused by a complex interplay between germs and the inherent anatomical/ physiological integrity of the body cells [13] To prevent disease we have to «build defences». According to Bechamp to fight illness you have to create a healthy body in which disease cannot develop. Germs are the chemical byproducts and constituents of pleomorphic microorganisms enacting upon the unbalanced, malfunctioning cell metabolism and dead tissue that actually produces disease. Bechamp postulated that the diseased, acidic, low-oxygen cellular environment is created by a toxic/nutrient deficient diet, toxic emotions, and a toxic lifestyle. Doesn't Make Much Distinction Between Diseased And Damaged Tissue. States that our internal environment and its elements are responsible for the diseases. Disease occurs to a large extent as a function of biology and as a result of changes that take place when metabolic processes become imbalanced. Germs then become symptoms that stimulate the occurrence of more symptoms, which eventually culminate into disease. A weak terrain is naturally more vulnerable to external threats, so it needs to be built up through nutrition, detoxification, and by maintaining a proper pH or acid/ alkaline balance.
Proposed by Seun Ayoade [11] You have to create a healthy body AND treat the symptoms. Distinguishes Clearly Between Diseased And Damaged Tissue [12] Your next submission with Juniper Publishers will reach you the below assets