Although the word bacteria brings diseases to mind, there are hundreds of species of bacteria that are vital for the human body. In fact, these bacteria may be your future doctors!
“Modern medicine or alternative medicine?” As the debate continued, many important authorities in the modern medical world began to underline that medicine shouldn’t be separated as modern medicine or alternative medicine and should be considered as a holistic science. This new and holistic view changes the conventional drug therapies and reconsiders the relationship between humans and bacteria.
Actually everything starts in the intestine
With the book “Barain Maker”, which was published in 2018 and has become an important resource book on nutrition in the world, by “Grain Brain”s author neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter, we all know that the intestine has a direct impact on cognitive processes and psychological status. According to Perlmutter, there are many diseases of neurological origin such as autism, MS, ADHD (hyperactivity and attention deficit) and dementia. In addition, Dr. Perlmutter attributed depression and autoimmune diseases to the inability of the human microbiota to do its job properly.
Why are bacteria so important for our body?
In order to better understand the concept of bacterial balance, which has not been emphasized in the previous years, let us first talk about two important concepts of “microbiota” and “microbiome”. Even though it is spread all over the body, the small intestine is where the microbiota is most concentrated. In the new holistic understanding of medicine, the microbiota is considered a vital system, such as the nervous system, the digestive tract or the circulatory system; hormone balance, serotonin release; it has a direct effect on many functions, from insulin resistance to the enzymes required for proper functioning of the central nervous system.
It is possible to define the concept of microbiome, which some doctors describe as “the garden in us”, as an organ which is a part of the microbiota system. Every person, like their fingerprint, has a unique combination of trillions of beneficial, harmful and common bacteria in the microbiome it carries. The unconscious use of antibiotics and the consumption of processed food in recent years can lead to the erosion of this unique fingerprints and the loss of its function as an organ.
What will be the role of bacteria in treatment?
In fact, the positive effects of bacteria on human health is based on a very long time to discover. Foods that contain a high proportion of probiotics, such as yogurt and kephir, are considered to be a therapeutic nutrient for ages. In summary, probiotic foods containing live bacteria stimulate the immune system by synthesizing vitamin B and having an antioxidant effects to help the body with renewal. In other words, probiotic bacteria are the biggest enemy of autoimmune diseases and cell disruption, as well as contributing to mental health by triggering neurotransmitters such as serotonin in the body.
Today, however, the medical world is treating many diseases using bacteria. For example, the deadly disease of mosquito-borne disease, which is very common in Africa, is used in the treatment of malaria. Anti-bacteria, which are currently used in some skin diseases caused by infection, are expected to make changes in the synthetic pharmaceutical industry in the next 15 to 20 years.
