@Doug Graham Good points! Sorry for not being clear. Even back then when I wrote my initial statement, I was afraid it would be misunderstood. Richard understood what I meant, and clarified my thoughts in his comment. What I am thinking is: 1) Pasteur's theory says that specific germs cause specific diseases. 2) The microbiome theory claims that specific microbes digest specific foods. Thus, we have to eat a wide range of different foods to keep all those different microbes fed and alive. Is it just only me, or there is the same incorrect premise for both of these theories? Let me try to clarify my initial statement into this: If the microbiome theory is correct, then Pasteur's germ theory is also correct. And vice verse. Does this sound better? 🙂

@Doug Graham Hi Doug! Thank you for shedding some light on this subject. I do have to admit the whole microbiome topic is confusing to me. 🥹 But I want to understand it correctly. First, the initial statement from this post is not mine, it is someone's else's - a random Youtuber who is not in the raw vegan world. It was interesting to me, so I wanted some feedback on it. Also, it did somewhat resonate with me, because the whole "eat over 40 different fruit and veggie varieties in a single week", as proposed by some "microbiome" enthusiasts, does not make sense to me. I hope this shows that the "Thus, we have to eat a wide range of different foods to keep all those different microbes fed and alive" conclusion is NOT mine. Pasteur's theory says that specific bacteria cause specific diseases. As far as I understand, bacteria do not cause diseases, nor they are so specific. The virus theory contradicts the exosome theory. Now, when you say "specific microbes digest specific substances", do you mean 1) "Specific microbes digest specific nutrients that can be found within different foods." 2) "Specific microbes digest specific foods." A concrete example: Personally, eating onion gives me a very specific type of pain I can literally recognise as my "onion pain". According to the microbiome experts, I should be eating onions in order to develop an "onion digesting microbiome colony" so that I can eat onions without any digestive symptoms. This is just one example, showing the overall idea of the microbiome theory that I am not in alignment with. I am here to learn and understand. 🙂