We are honored to be surrounded by billions of invisible helpers every day, if we just don't destroy them.

What is EM, and why are they so important?

EM (effective microorganisms) consists of more than 80 microbial strains that have existed since life began on Earth.

These microbes, which are still here today, are known as "anaerobes".

They are known as beneficial microbes because they have a positive effect on the environment, cleaning the environment of all waste and pollution caused by harmful substances.

Could a candle improve the air that we breathe?

In symbiosis with other microbes, bacteria have formed the majority of our Earth's mass for more than 3 billion years, and they have ensured the biological balance of our Earth for billions of years.

They form a natural wonder by driving away, destroying, or transforming enemies. Above all, they ensure that these enemies do not gain power.

If the positive micro-organisms no longer offer immunity, pathogens, i.e., bacteria harmful to humans, multiply immediately.

Our arbitrary obsession with disinfecting and killing all bacteria is like destroying everything green in a garden. Every time we use pesticides and fight a single weed in a field, we destroy the entire ecosystem.
The correct and only way would be to increase and promote the number of probiotic bacteria and let them eliminate pathogenic bacteria and other disturbances. 

In today's world, we have destructively interfered with the natural cycle, cutting off the supply of our "helpers" or even killing them.

Bacteria are the best life has to offer.
-Dr. Anna Katharina Zschocke

Originally thought to be used in agriculture and gardening as a natural and genetically technology-free alternative to synthetic fertilizer and chemical pesticides, several unsuspected application possibilities of effective microorganisms have been discovered.

They convert environmentally hazardous substances into sustainable ones within a very short period of time, creating a positive, reconstructive environment for the soil, human beings, and animals. 

As such, they function as placeholders: the more reconstructive microorganisms are present, the harder it is for pathogenic germs to settle - the principle of dominance.

A global assignment of specific effective microorganisms would baffle the load of a continuous increase in CO2 emissions. These same microorganisms can bind to the destructive gas and decompose it.

-Jürgen Amthor, EM

These guys don't need followers, but we should follow them for very good reasons — they make our lives possible.

Back from social media to the school bench, and a few interesting basic facts about microbes and bacteria. Did you know these?

The word microbe comes from the Greek words for 'small' and 'life'; they are invisible to the naked eye — most of them.

The microbiota is made up of microbes such as archaea, protozoa, viruses, fungi like molds and yeasts, and above all, bacteria.

The size of bacteria ranges from about ⅓ of a micrometer — a thousandth of a millimeter — to 0.75 mm (large enough to be visible to the naked eye).

Bacteria react to light and, despite their small size, can swim up to half a meter per hour.
They communicate with each other using signaling molecules.

Bacteria live everywhere there is life: in the deepest seafloors, the hottest springs, the coldest glaciers, and even high up in the clouds, where they act as seeds for rain and snow — in both oxygen-free and oxygen-rich environments.

There are bacteria in the mouth, nose, navel, lungs, saliva — absolutely everywhere in the human body, and especially in the gut.
Almost all the microbiota in a person, 99%, is in the intestines. Of all the microbes in the gut, 90% are bacteria.
A human is estimated to have about 30 trillion human cells and 39 trillion bacteria — roughly a 1:1 ratio (there are about 10 trillion stars in our galaxy).

To defend themselves against various threats, bacteria are capable of producing toxins and antibiotics. Against viruses, they defend themselves by producing compounds that make it harder for viruses to attach to the bacterial surface. If a virus manages to enter the bacterium, it can break down the virus's DNA and RNA, or protect other bacteria by committing suicide to prevent the virus from multiplying. (Think about that!)

They form a fascinating ecosystem in which they play, thrive, and sometimes quarrel. Yes, you read that correctly: they play, thrive, and sometimes quarrel.

-Soki Choi, Kimchi och kombucha

Now, hands up — is there really anyone left who, after reading all this, still wants to arbitrarily put our tiny, playful helpers to death? By what right, if they are here solely to make our lives possible?

We don't need to reinvent the wheel; we just need to turn it slightly backward.

More facts that are important for us to understand.

According to researchers, our society would collapse within a year if we succeeded in destroying these invisible helpers. To me, this single sentence shows just how serious the matter is. Everyone knows how quickly a year goes by — we are just watching another one pass by.

Humanity cannot survive without microbes.

Microbes can survive without humanity.

These fellows have been here a tiny bit longer than we humans — and they'll still be here after we're gone.

These very same microbes still produce over half of all the oxygen we breathe. And we want to destroy them? Wouldn't it be easier just to pull a plastic bag over our heads?

I am not a microbiology expert. I am a mother of three. I know how children are made and more or less how they should be raised. But I truly hope that in my own small way I can help promote knowledge about the importance of microbes in all of our lives, and through that, increase understanding and change our ways of acting toward a healthier future for everyone.

I have always said that fear is the most powerful weapon in the world. Even though fear is just an illusion created by the human mind, it doesn't even exist. 

Instead of fear, it would always be more important for us to check the facts so that we don't waste our energy on illusion and can focus specifically on the right measures that are actually beneficial and helpful in the long run. 

I would be very happy if you would share this important information with me so that no one needs to be afraid anymore if they only lack the facts.

From all of my Heart, with all of my Love