Bill Gates and the non-scientific world elite have changed everything. Who is right? The scientific community, or the Elites?
You make the call...
Short answer is YES
My dad was a small town, country doc. He was a Navy doc in WW2 and Korea then had a family practice for 50 years.
He often told the story of a young couple who brought their oft sick boy to him for “allergies”. His “prescription”? Stop keeping him so clean and give him a teaspoon of dirt! It worked,
Yes, we were meant to play in dirt.
Meanwhile, running with scissors is worth a try.
I take a hot shower every morning and brush my teeth twice a day. That's about it for hygiene. I'll wash my hands before cooking food or after doing a dirty job. But I'm not one of those hypochondriacs that always have to have hand sanitizer lying around.
“Could Getting Dirty and Being Exposed to Germs Boost Your Health?”
Yes, of course is does.
That this is asked, EVAHHHHHH, is astounding to me.
I’m hoping..
I’ve seen it written more than a few times that kids who grow up with pets in the house (cats,dogs) have fewer allergies than do kids not exposed to pets.
I’ve heard it suggested that the apparent increase in peanut allergies is tied to children spending less time (if any) playing in dirt.
It’s unsettling how timely that routine sounds now.
The birth of the "pasty faced Yankee clerks" meme.
Mind, now, that Germ Theory was still in the future. Disease was spread by "bad air".
“Could Getting Dirty and Being Exposed to Germs Boost Your Health?”
Well, duh. How else does a person strengthen his immune system? We used to laugh at the over protective parents in our church when their kids were constantly sick. Those of us making mud pies and living life almost never got sick.
As a kid growing up in the 1950s I can tell you young boys stayed dirty. We played in vacant lots, and roamed the slews, we discovered we could fit into the sewers and explored them. Almost all our playtime was in dirt (no manicured lawns for us).
Add that to the list of things kids of the 1950s survived.
Riding in the back of pick up trucks
No bike helmets.
No seat belts.
Second hand smoke (it seems every adult smoked, and cigarette machines were everywhere).
Spend all day with no adult supervision.
Every boy had a pocket knife (even at school)
Boy Scouts we had hatchets.
Our games were tough as well, “red rover red rover, let *** come over. Or dodge ball.
...and the list goes on.
Trying to make the world safe has just made some weak.
I think that getting exposed to germs even helps prevent cancer. An invasion of germs causes the bodies defense to increase. That in turn helps discover cancerous cells that would have gone unnoticed otherwise.
I’ve always said the 5 second rule is legitimate. If something lands on the floor and it’s there for 5 seconds or less, you’re good to go to pick it back up, brush it off, and eat it if you want to. My exception is public places like the Jamaica train station in NY, or maybe most train stations in NY but especially that one. In that one, you should disinfect your shoes when you get home from your travels. And definitely wash your hands as soon as you can!
When I was a boy I lived in Mexico for two summers, with Mexicans. I drank water from some pretty sketchy sources, and swam in some pretty sketchy rivers. I lived.
They’ve known this for decades.
This is NOT new information.
My wife calls me the “guy that never washes is hands”. I do, but I don’t get sick too often. I go to the doctor about every 6-8 years. I shouldn’t brag but I don’t get the common cold, flu, etc. And I have not worn a damn mask.
It always has.
Getting Dirty and Being Exposed to Germs Boost Your Health=My parenting philosophy