Are Clean Freaks Killing Our Immune System?
This information is also available on my YouTube Channel at: https://youtu.be/nP844U0ZGVQ If you prefer, you can also listen to this information on my Podcast at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/norbert-gostischa/episodes/Are-Clean-Freaks-Killing-Our-Immune-System-e37lmb5 You’ve probably heard it before - “If you never touch germs, you’ll have no immune system.” Sounds dramatic, right? Like something your grandma might shout while you’re scrubbing the doorknob for the third time. But is there any truth to it? The Immune System - Nature’s Personal Trainer Your immune system is like a gym rat — it needs practice to stay strong. When kids are exposed to germs, pets, dirt, and the occasional dropped cookie (thank you, five-second rule), their immune systems get valuable “training reps.” Scientists call this the hygiene hypothesis — the idea that without early practice, our defenses get flabby and start overreacting later in life. That over...