SWANK Dispatch: What If You’re Missing Bacteria?
No, Your Body Can’t Make Them—But You Can Invite Them Back
Filed Under: Terrain Restoration / Microbial Rewilding / Gut Biodiversity Reclamation
1. Bacteria Are Independent Organisms
- You are a host, not a factory
- Bacteria are not made by your body—they’re introduced from:
- Birth
- Breastmilk
- Dirt
- Food
- Air
- Water
- People
- Pets
- Plants
If you’re sterile, sick, and sanitized—you are underpopulated.
2. If They’re Gone, You Have to Reintroduce Them
You must:
- Supplement strategically (not just random probiotics)
- Eat prebiotic fiber to feed them
- Touch nature
- Open your windows
- Ditch chemical cleaners
- Stop nuking your biome with mouthwash, bleach, antibiotics, processed food, and artificial sweeteners
Microbes won’t come back to a hostile host.
3. Think of Your Gut Like a Forest
- If the forest is burned (antibiotics, stress, sugar, fungus)…
- You can’t just sit there and hope it grows back.
- You must replant it with:
- Diverse strains
- Proper soil (minerals, fiber, water)
- Terrain peace (no warfare, no inflammation)
4. Where to Get Missing Bacteria:
Rewilding Methods:
- Soil-based organisms (from garden, compost, spore probiotics)
- Fermented foods (if tolerated—sauerkraut, kefir, miso)
- Prebiotic plant fibers (jerusalem artichoke, garlic, leeks, green bananas)
- Raw, organic vegetables (unwashed or gently rinsed)
- Animal contact (dogs carry Lactobacillus reuteri and more)
- Clean air and dirt (hiking, camping, gardening)
Clinical Methods:
- Probiotic capsules (targeted strains)
- FMT (Fecal Microbiota Transplant—for severe dysbiosis only)
Conclusion:
Your body doesn’t make bacteria.
It welcomes them, houses them, and depends on them.
If they’re gone, you need to:
- Re-invite them
- Refeed them
- Rebuild what you inherited, and upgrade what you missed
You’re not broken. You’re underpopulated.
So start planting again.