Tag: dirt benefits
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Science Says We Should Relax — Germs Are Beneficial for Our Kids
Get Pregnant Fast Growing up on a farm in the countryside of Utah, my childhood was filled with dirt, mud, grass, and yes, even manure. If you didn’t come home covered in grime, you clearly hadn’t had enough fun. Fast forward to today, and I find myself in a rural neighborhood with my three kids,…
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Letting Kids Get Dirty: A Simple Secret to Lifelong Health
Get Pregnant Fast Research eventually caught up with my experience. It became clear that coating our children’s environments in triclosan and other antibacterial agents wasn’t just unnecessary; it could even lead to negative health outcomes, such as fostering antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This was underscored when the FDA, in 2016, announced that companies could no longer advertise…