Roxy D ...In my previous career I worked as an engineer in the Pharmaceutical industry. Our facility was scrubbed down twice a day with some pretty harsh cleaning agents...even then it still had "germs" albeit at a much lower quantity than what would be found in a typical home.
The widespread use of "bacterial soaps" actually do more harm, as they cause the most resistant strains of bacteria to survive. Studies have shown that "farm" kids who are exposed to higher
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levels of "challenges" (eating dirt and walking in cow poo) have much more robust immune systems and are better off fighting colds and such, than those "city" kids who's parents run about continuously with a "Clorox sanitizing" wipe.
Thousands and thousands of years of evolution have fine tuned the human body to deal with day to day "germs". Simple common sense practices are all that are needed to maintain this level of protection.
The widespread use of "bacterial soaps" actually do more harm, as they cause the most resistant strains of bacteria to survive. Studies have shown that "farm" kids who are exposed to higher ...»
Thousands and thousands of years of evolution have fine tuned the human body to deal with day to day "germs". Simple common sense practices are all that are needed to maintain this level of protection.