A Little Dirt Is Good for You

Filed in archive Living with Allergies on January 30, 2009

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Here's another recent article that discusses the so-called hygiene hypothesis: Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You.

If you're a parent who has been dealing with allergies now, there's probably not much new you'd learn from the article. But if you've just discovered your allergies, or you think your kids might be at risk, have a look at the article and see why you might not be being doing your children favors by being to clean. Let them get grubby every now and then. Not filthy, but proponents of the hygiene hypothesis claim a little dirt every here and there will do them more good than bad.