Gaia’s Microbiomes
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- September 3, 2025
We are only now becoming aware that our lives depend on hundreds of millions of microorganisms we all host in and on our bodies. Without them, we would not have sufficient genes to produce all the complex nutrients we need; our general health and longevity are directly connected to how large this family of organisms is that we unconsciously host!
If you read chapter 3, “Who are you really?” of my book “Be Your Own Doctor of Health and Happiness—You Are a Miracle!” You will get a surprise!
Here is another fact that hasn’t yet been “discovered” or recognised by us all: our planet is a complex living organism and functions like a living creature that has been given the name “Gaia.” Gaia, like us, also depends for its health and survival on its own microorganisms, which we have broadly called “wildlife,” every living organism not under human control. The comparison is not trivial but fundamental to the continued existence of our planet, fit for the survival of Homo sapiens.
Suppose we are truly the intelligent species we call ourselves. In that case, we must learn to regard “wildlife” as critical for our survival, not something of passing interest at a safari park or reserve. The extinction of any tiger, leaf-cutter ant, fungus, elephant, sparrow, rhinoceros, arctic fox, or spider is a direct threat to Gaia, as a home for humans, and hence an existential threat to mankind.
Let’s start teaching this to every child so we may be more enlightened in the future.
We must learn wisdom from the few remaining, what we arrogantly call primitive people, before it’s too late! These people treat all the natural world with reverence, unlike modern man, who seeks to exploit and destroy his environment for profit or power. Mankind has expanded its knowledge without the equivalent expansion of wisdom. An excellent book was published over twenty years ago that explains this concept, entitled “The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight” by Thom Hartmann
Michael Lingard – BSc Econ. DO
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Michael Lingard, a regular contributor to Wellbeing Magazine for the past 18 years. A passionate promoter of real health care and would like to see a paradigm shift in modern medicine; from a disease & pathology based system to a health and ethology based system.
