Bechamp or Pasteur?: A Lost Chapter in the history of biology

I am only one fifth way through this book and find that it massively reinforces my already negative opinion of ` germ theory ` currently used by all allopathic medicine . It gives all the praise and honour to Bechamp where it should always have been ( although I had never heard of him until now - due largely to his modesty and Pasteurs attempts to obliterate his name ) and the adopted alternative Pasteur`s huge fateful history of vaccination with a death rate of countless millions , should never have happened !!!

first published in 1924, the language made this a difficult book to get into....despite being very interested in the subject, I had to give up after about 25% of the way in

The book Bechamp or Pasteur is exactly as described. I have only read the foreword and can't wait to begin reading this.

I have seen written a few times now that Bechamp and Pasteur had competing theories, Pasteur won but was wrong. Pasteur believed we became ill due to invading germs. Bechamp argued that germs were a permanent, large and unavoidable componentry of our bodies and that we only get ill when the body's natural homeostasis is compromised.So I was on the look out for more detailed information about these competing theories which are at the very core of any debate on healthcare. This book therefore sounded ideal.While this book does indeed provide an extremely detailed (and rather boring) account of their research, publications and general history this is all it does. It dwells on their rivallry much more than the implications of their differences. It does not do any "... and this means that" analysis which is a great pity because their biographies are only marginally interesting but their theories are profound and explain why we are failing to create healthy populations and people. Had we instead followed Bechamp we would approach healthcare completely differently. We would believe that healthcare was largely a personal matter (keeping healthy through good nutrition etc) rather than believing our health is an unpredictable lottery over which we have minimal control and is the responsibility of doctors to fix largely through the prescription of pills and potions.So great book if you want a dry, factual, detailed account of this period and these two individuals in particular. But a MUCH more interesting and useful book could have been written. That is why I give it three stars; it's not the book it could and should have been.

Really highlights the exploits of Pasteur, history needs to be changed to reflect this truth. Two books in one the second is better written, but both are very eye opening.

This is one of the most important books re Viruses and Germ theory. Pascal the ‘father’ of Germ theory was a liar and a thief and one of the main sources for current infectious viruses paradigm

If you read this and the books suggested it will change your view of the world.

An excellent read that outlines the fraudulent nature of Louis Pasteur, yet another well paid hack that has fiddle and distorted true science, resulting in the disastrous advent of modern 'rockefeller medicine'.