http://blog.stsaint.com/philosophy Food For Your Mind Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:24:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.stsaint.com/philosophy/2010/04/germs-are-your-friend/ http://blog.stsaint.com/philosophy/2010/04/germs-are-your-friend/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:00:39 +0000 Street Saint http://blog.stsaint.com/philosophy/?p=1467 One of the things I've considered, following the health craze, is how we label germs and bacteria. These things are spoken about as though they should be avoided at all costs. Of course, here at Search For Balance, nothing in this world can be considered to be inherently bad. In other words, there is a problem with the way we talk about germs. What if, instead of thinking of germs as harmful bacteria that eat away at our bodies and make us sick, we look at them in another way? What if we think of germs as little particles that enter our bodies and are consumed by our cells in order to make us healthier and stronger? Both arguments are true, and yet both paint germs in a completely different light. So what's the difference? Click here to read the whole post.]]> http://blog.stsaint.com/philosophy/2010/04/germs-are-your-friend/feed/ 5