Are germs good for children’s health?
Now some immunology experts are beginning to agree that germs that many parents bleach and disinfect out of existence might help children.
“Hygiene hypothesis” holds that when babies are exposed to germs, it helps them fight allergies and asthma later.
I easily start to sound like an X-Files wackjob conspiracy theorist when I start talking about anti-bacterial foo-faw. I compare it to ArmorAll — the more you use it, the more you need it.
Having a kid now, i can back up your point 1000%. the kids with the neat freak parents are sick three times as much as my kid with much more severe things. could be genetics, but my money is with you.
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