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miasma vs terrain theory

2025-06-15 19:36:09.841457+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Because of my mom's various theories over the years, I'm kinda familiar with this, but it's good to have an overview. NPR: Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves, but Ars Technica: RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory really gets more nuanced on miasma theory vs terrain theory.

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I think the good news about this whole era is that people I know who were all-in on homeopathy are now going "wait a minute", and my own thinking has evolved from "maybe the raw milk I grew up on wasn't all that bad, it sure tasted better" to "yeah, not worth it."

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