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Get healthy by making bacteria your friends
Like most revolutionary inventions, the technology behind all products that are based on the so-called EM technology —based on lactic acid bacteria, fungi and yeasts—was discovered by accident.
Professor Teruo Higa had spent years experimenting with microorganisms in his lab at Ryukyus University in Okinawa, Japan, believing he could develop a natural method of increasing crop yields. Every day, he’d pour his unsuccessful experiments down the drain. Then in 1981, he spotted something strange: a patch of indoor grass in the lab that was suddenly thriving. He questioned his colleagues about it, but no one had any answers. Suddenly he remembered tossing some of his microorganisms onto the patch one evening. Eureka! He flipped through his logbooks and realized one of his mixtures was responsible.
Effective Microorganism (EM) Technology was born. Today it’s used in a variety of industries from agriculture to livestock, waste to water treatment, construction to health care.
Considering that EM Technology’s accidental origins are in agriculture, it’s no surprise that one of the most common uses of these “effective micro-organisms” are in the fields. Farmers use EM in more than 100 countries—most intensively, in Thailand, Japan and North Korea. When a mixture of mostly water, a few spoonfuls of molasses or brown sugar and a dash of EM are spread over the soil, productivity is increased, and the vitality of crops is improved. The micro-organisms purify the air and water in the soil, discharge huge amounts of nutrients (including vitamins, amino acids and organic acids), and improve anti-oxidant levels (which strengthens immunities).
So how does this technology apply to our health? Take EM-X Rice Bran Beverage. This cocktail of microorganisms that neutralize harmful substances and strengthen the immune system has been researched in more than 50 countries, and has had a positive effect on conditions that include asthma, allergies, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, chronic rheumatism, Alzheimer’s and cancer. Some doctors conclude EM-X used in conjunction with conventional treatments helps cancer patients recover more quickly, experience less pain, regain their appetites and stabilize their emotions. It may even inhibit disease progression.
So how does EM-X work? When the oxygen in our bodies combines with other molecules, so-called “free radicals” are released in a process called oxidation. Oxidation helps the body kill pathogens. But too many free radicals can damage our cells, which impairs the workings of the immune system. One way to balance the free radicals in our systems is by ingesting antioxidants. These include vitamins C and E, and flavonoids, found in green tea. To achieve maximum results, according to supporters of the idea, you need to take a mixture of antioxidants. EM-X is such a mix, a powerful healing agent as well as a means for healthy people to regulate their oxidation levels and keep free radicals from becoming harmful.
Researchers worldwide continue to discover critical new uses for the drink. For example, Okezie Aruoma, chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences at the Touro College of Pharmacy in New York, reports that antioxidants protect the central nervous system, concluding EM-X could help those suffering from Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Another study by Mamdooh Ghoneum, an immunologist at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, California, shows EM-X stimulates immune system cells—including the NK, or “natural killer,” cells—believed by some to be essential in preventing cancer.
Meanwhile, even though a growing range of products (including toothpaste, mouthwash and cleanse) are being made that use the EM technology, Higa hasn’t gotten rich from any of them, choosing not to patent microorganisms derived from nature.
Whether you think of it as a miracle—or just a bunch of microorganisms—there’s no denying it could be the technology of the future.
If you’d like to read more about EM technology and EM-X, please check out Managing Editor Marco Visscher’s March 2003 article, “Little organisms, big revolution," and his March 2004 article, “EM-X, the magic potion."
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