Summary of Torsten Engelbrecht's Virus Mania

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#1 The scapegoating of microbes is a common human tendency. We tend to blame certain microbes for causing serious illnesses, like COVID-19 and hepatitis C, when in reality, it is our own species that is responsible for the state of our oceans.

#2 Medical science is rooted in ignorance and the desire for oversimplification. The living world is much more complicated than medical science and the media lets on.

#3 While it is true that certain microbes can cause disease, and that they are the primary triggers of it, we must remember that other factors such as environmental toxins, the side effects of medications, and poor nutrition are also linked to disease.

#4 The government-sponsored groups that are supposed to protect the health of citizens generally ignore preventive health care, which is a shame, because it has been proven that poor nutrition and a lifestyle that leads to constipation have nothing to do with intestinal bacteria.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Aug 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350015959

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The scapegoating of microbes is a common human tendency. We tend to blame certain microbes for causing serious illnesses, like COVID-19 and hepatitis C, when in reality, it is our own species that is responsible for the state of our oceans.

#2

Medical science is rooted in ignorance and the desire for oversimplification. The living world is much more complicated than medical science and the media lets on.

#3

While it is true that certain microbes can cause disease, and that they are the primary triggers of it, we must remember that other factors such as environmental toxins, the side effects of medications, and poor nutrition are also linked to disease.

#4

The government-sponsored groups that are supposed to protect the health of citizens generally ignore preventive health care, which is a shame, because it has been proven that poor nutrition and a lifestyle that leads to constipation have nothing to do with intestinal bacteria.

#5

The human body is like a forest with a buffer system of lungs, kidneys, and sweat glands, by which superfluous acids can be released. The German Nutrition Society claims that an excessively basic diet brings no provable advantages to your health.

#6

The medical industry has little interest in real preventive research. It is more interested in selling and applying antifungal preparations, like antibiotics, antiviral medicines, vaccines, and probiotics, which makes a lot of money.

#7

We must not ignore the fact that people are experiencing higher rates of fungal infections. It is not because fungi have become more aggressive, but because our behavior has changed and with it our physical environment.

#8

Without the appearance of bacteria, human life would be inconceivable. Bacteria were right at the beginning of the development towards human life, and they have been essential in building up life.

#9

The balance between bacteria and humans is extremely important, as it determines how we interact with our environment. Without a proper balance, we can become sick and die. Antibiotics have saved many lives, but they have also destroyed many essential bacteria.

#10

The over-use of antibiotics is causing more bacteria to become resistant, which prompts the pharmaceutical sector to conduct more intensive research for new antibiotics. But the discovery of such molecules is a long, difficult and costly process.

#11

The dominant medical thought is that microbes are the cause of disease, but this is not the case. Microbes are only the food that the terrain provides them. They are not the cause of disease, and they can’t be controlled.

#12

The distorted view of bacteria and fungi and their functions in abnormal processes shaped attitudes toward viruses. Viruses are much smaller than bacteria or fungi, and can only be seen under an electron microscope.

#13

The theory of death-bringing viruses is illustrated by the smallpox epidemic, which people like to draw upon to stir up epidemic panic. But was smallpox a viral epidemic that was successfully overpowered by vaccines.

#14

Viruses are pathogenic germs that spread out in the cells and multiply, ultimately attacking and sometimes killing cells. Conventional viral research and medicine assumes that viruses are infectious pathogenic germs that spread out in the cells.

#15

The idea that viruses can be tracked down