Daniel Roytas is qualified in naturopathy and human nutrition and has 10 years of clinical experience as well as being a former senior lecturer at a few of Australia’s leading natural medicine educational institutions.
He chatted to me about whether or not one can catch a cold.
I mean, really. What a dumb question.
It’s common knowledge that when I’m around somebody with a cold, they pass on the bug to me and I end up sneezing, blowing my nose and eating chicken soup in bed.
Actually, no.
That’s where it gets interesting, as Daniel—and others—have noted.
What causes a cold?
Ultimately, it comes down to germ theory versus cell theory, the former suggesting an external variable (such as a virus being transmitted) and the latter suggesting an internal variable (such as a disruption to one’s cellular balance).
A cold—or flu—virus has never been isolated and found to be transmissible between humans, so that’s the first problem with germ theory.
The second problem with germ theory is that very people challenge it, probably due to mass indoctrination and the Overton Window.
As I type this, I have a cold. My nose is runny and I cough often. All the typical symptoms.
However, I don’t think that I ‘caught it’ from anybody.
Instead, it is clear to me that my recent activities, including flying between cities, lack of sleep, and poor nutrition are contributing factors. Adding to that, the season is currently changing from summer to winter, which is—predictably—when there is a spike in people ‘catching a cold’.
Related
I strongly recommend some overlapping conversations with:
They discuss, in great detail, the unscientific nature of germ theory and why it’s important that, like climate change ‘science’, we question what we’re told by the establishment.
For example, did you know that there is no clinical evidence showing human-to-human transmission of any alleged infectious pathogen? Here is a Substack listing over 100 failed attempts over the last two centuries.
Conversation
Daniel is one of the few challenging germ theory. In the following conversation with me, he explained why you can’t catch a cold.
He certainly makes a compelling argument.
Talking points
- Health is not as complex as it’s often made out to be.
- There is a need for scepticism towards allopathic medicine.
- Nature, purpose and fulfillment play a big role in mental health.
- Depression might be a symptom of living in disharmony with our natural state.
The primary cause of disease is in us, always in us.
Antoine Bechamp
