I'm not a poor housekeeper, I'm strengthening my immune system

[hammercock]

Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You: Jane Brody, NY Times: "In studies of what is called the hygiene hypothesis, researchers are concluding that organisms like the millions of bacteria, viruses and especially worms that enter the body along with 'dirt' spur the development of a healthy immune system. Several continuing studies suggest that

Comments

[ron_newman]

We should be eating worms? Wow ....

[halleyscomet]

There have been people who got allergy relief as a result of a parasite infection. It seems the histamines that attack my sinuses would get used up attacking pinworms if I had them.

[rikibeth]

Worms? Seriously? GROSS!

[whuffle]

Oh man I LOVE your icon! Can I swipe it please?

[rikibeth]

Fine with me! Credit stoney321, who made it.

[lonebear]

We are on the side of purell only after diapers. wash other times. senora_gem has not yet been out where she can increase her immunity. :)

[klingonlandlady]

is this real, raw worms? or the little nematodes that come with a regular pinch of garden dirt?

worms

[cthulhia]

or... you know... the horrible, awful, no-good, very bad pinworms I got from eating cafeteria food when I was in elementary school.

because, if there turns out to be an upside to that adolescent nightmare, I'd love to know about it.

Re: worms

[bedfull_o_books]

Oh yuck. You poor thing.

[lillibet]

We're counting on it! :)

Seriously, trying to drift somewhere in the middle of the negligent/neurotic continuum continues to seem like the right answer. As with all diet studies and the like, it comes back again and again to balance in all things.