🏝️ Dr Topaz@dr.topaz

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Smudging removes 94% of airborne bacteria

A new study confirms that Native American smudging, the practice of burning sage, has a measurable scientific effect: it removed 94% of airborne bacteria during controlled experiments. The findings challenge the long-standing dismissal of Indigenous knowledge as mere superstition, with researchers arguing that what was once labeled a "belief" should now be recognized as a fact. The study is a powerful reminder that traditional practices can hold empirical value, and that science and Indigenous w

2mo

🏝️ Dr Topaz@dr.topaz

Folgen

Smudging removes 94% of airborne bacteria

A new study confirms that Native American smudging, the practice of burning sage, has a measurable scientific effect: it removed 94% of airborne bacteria during controlled experiments. The findings challenge the long-standing dismissal of Indigenous knowledge as mere superstition, with researchers arguing that what was once labeled a "belief" should now be recognized as a fact. The study is a powerful reminder that traditional practices can hold empirical value, and that science and Indigenous w

2mo