“Would you be shocked to know the average person weighing between 100-200 pounds carries around 4-6 pounds of just bacteria? This amounts to trillions of microorganisms in our bodies that should not be there! Medical data tells us the number of bacteria in our bodies outnumber human cells 10 to 1, and that means 4-6 pounds or more (depending on size) of bacteria is in humans. So, the bottom line is that there are more bacteria in the human body than there are human cells! The sad part of these medical facts is the public is not aware of this information.  At a time when the world has gone through so many major illnesses in the past 3-4 years from SARS to COVID-19, not to mention the Flu, Coup, RSV, Colds, and other upper respiratory illnesses, one would think the human population would be much more careful by now because of what’s happened.

However, the medical facts clearly show, that people are not more careful and in fact, have become numb to all the life and death numbers of illnesses around the world, mostly thanks to the media ‘news.’ Except for COVID-19, all the other illnesses I have listed in this story occurred regularly throughout the world through the years, but not in the mass numbers that they have these past 3 years. Why, because the public remains in denial about any of these diseases reaching or affecting themselves, sadly, until it hits them personally or someone they know.

The public is numb to the pleading of the healthcare professionals to; “always please wash your hands regularly after coughing, sneezing, blowing your nose, and after using the bathroom…every time”. Again, everything a person touches passes all these bacterial cells onto someone else, even from their clothes, as well as passing them through the air through exhaling. These are medical facts known by all medical professionals and have been shared with everyone, while even making extraordinary changes in how they conduct patient care in all the hospitals and clinics, but unfortunately, the message continues to still reach deaf ears. To answer how this has happened should be obvious, but every hour of every day it is not explained and the results of that are now a sad reality. Remember, those sanitizing bottles, sprays, and gels are only a temporary means until one can find hot water and soap to protect from the bacteria because, honestly, those sanitizing gels do not eliminate the bacteria.

Do you want to stay healthier for 2024, start getting yourself into a healthier routine, and commit to doing what is necessary to keep yourself from all those bacteria that are all around you? If you think any of this is an exaggeration, you can do yourself a favor and sit in an ER lobby for a while and look around. You could also read the medical data facts, which I have just broken down into understandable data. This is why we are all living our lives in a Petri Dish!”

Linda Frame RN, Medical Content Write and Lake Geneva City Alderperson