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28 Jan 2009, 11:18 pm

basically it says worms, dirt and all that is what helps us develop defenses:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/healt ... .html?_r=1

and to all the OCD "I need to wash my hands" people:

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“The typical human probably harbors some 90 trillion microbes”

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29 Jan 2009, 5:07 am

computerlove wrote:

basically it says worms, dirt and all that is what helps us develop defenses:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/healt ... .html?_r=1

and to all the OCD "I need to wash my hands" people:

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“The typical human probably harbors some 90 trillion microbes”

From the movie -Monty Python and the Holy Grail-

"How do you know he's the king?"
"He's the only one not covered with s**t"

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29 Jan 2009, 5:11 am

I snort it every day

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29 Jan 2009, 5:33 am

i didn't realise having worms was a good thing... i'd rather stick with the allergens though.

when i saw the dirt and worms thing i thought the article was about earthworms rather than the parasite variety, i knew earthworms are eighty percent protein so i just assumed it was about them.

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29 Jan 2009, 8:24 am

computerlove wrote:

basically it says worms, dirt and all that is what helps us develop defenses:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/healt ... .html?_r=1

and to all the OCD "I need to wash my hands" people:

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“The typical human probably harbors some 90 trillion microbes”

Most of the microbes we harbor are either benign or even beneficial, such as bacteria in our guts that aid in digestion. But good hygiene has long been correlated with better health.

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29 Jan 2009, 8:38 am

I already knew this, everyday germs and dirt helps strengthen your immune system. Living in a sterile bubble is unnatural and makes you more susceptible to disease.

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29 Jan 2009, 10:42 am

Being dirty all the time is not good for you. If you try to be overly hygenic, your immune system atrophies, and that is not good. BUt only a person who doesn't like to bathe would have written the OP for this thread.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness. And to good health.

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29 Jan 2009, 10:43 am

gina-ghettoprincess wrote:

I already knew this, everyday germs and dirt helps strengthen your immune system. Living in a sterile bubble is unnatural and makes you more susceptible to disease.

So does living in filth.

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29 Jan 2009, 10:45 am

slowmutant wrote:

Being dirty all the time is not good for you. If you try to be overly hygenic, your immune system atrophies, and that is not good. BUt only a person who doesn't like to bathe would have written the OP for this thread.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness. And to good health.

or maybe the person who wrote the OP thought it was interesting and wanted to share the information?

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29 Jan 2009, 10:56 am

While it is true that a certain amout of dirt/germs/viruses are necessary for good health, it is also true that extreme dirtiness is just as unhealthy as extreme cleanliness.

Without a certain kind of bacteria in our gut, we could not digest food. But if there's a certain kind bacteria in our food --the wrong kind-- we can get very sick and even die.

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29 Jan 2009, 10:59 am

You need to find moderation. I hate dirt as much as the next person, but I'm not totally OCD about it.

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29 Jan 2009, 2:46 pm

It's probably true. A while back on animal planet there was a man who regularly ate clay. As it turns out clay in the proper dosage is very good for you and the man markets clay pills. I know clay and dirt are two different things but it doesn't surprise me that dirt may be good for you.

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29 Jan 2009, 2:52 pm

I'm not about to eat dirt OR clay. :eew: