My house is a big mess!

[jinx]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

NY Times: Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You

NUFF SAID

Maybe it's just me... but I think long before we point to clean bathrooms as a cause of autoimmune disorders, we might consider the cluster fuck of toxic chemicals, genetically modified antigens, and heavy metals we inject into said immune systems under the guise of 'preventative medicine'. Just a though.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

NY Times: Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You



NUFF SAID

Originally Posted by jinx

Maybe it's just me... but I think long before we point to clean bathrooms as a cause of autoimmune disorders, we might consider the cluster fuck of toxic chemicals, genetically modified antigens, and heavy metals we inject into said immune systems under the guise of 'preventative medicine'. Just a though.

We, humans, have lived, thrived even for thousands of generations before the concept of modern sanitation existed. It is possible to be too clean. The current mania over antibacterial *everything* is a symptom of this. Not all germs are harmful. And yet if we kill many many of them with these thougtless habits, but not all of them, which is impossible, we're only helping the strongest survive.

I don't relish that thought that I'm helping influence the natural selection for smarter tougher bacteria. I want some of them on my side too.

Where do you read about outbreaks of MRSA? Hospitals or Skid Row? Everything in moderation, including cleanliness.