Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 What i believe is most people are too clean, they use anti-bac...soaps, cleaning supply's and so on...They also kill off all the spiders, ants, bugs, and anything that crawls in and around there house..So they are setting themselves up for health problems...We need to get back to nature and back to DIRT as we come from...Blessed be Medicine Man Is Dirt Good For You? The incidence at asthma and other allergies such as hayfever and eczema is rising sharply in the developed word. It is estimated that asthma afflicts between 20-30 percent of the population of such countries as Britain and Australia and in the United States asthma kills 5000 people every year. Why this rise in allergies? Proponents of the " hygiene hypothesis " believe that people and especially children may develop allergies and perhaps diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis because of our obsession with cleanliness. They believe that everyone, children most of all, need to be exposed to a certain amount of germs in order to train their immune system to focus its attention on harmful invaders such as bacteria and viruses rather than on harmless allergy causing invaders such as cat dander and pollen. Graham Rook an immunologist at University College London is one of the proponents of the hygiene hypothesis and is especially concerned about the role of childhood vaccinations in over stimulating the immune system and precipitating allergies. There is some indication that children who have had measles are much less likely to develop allergies -- and that children who had had an infection before the age of five are less likely to later develop insulin-dependent diabetes. Rook and his colleague John Stanford a bacteriologist are now zeroing in on the importance of children being exposed early on to mycobacteria, a common bacteria found in dirt. Maybe infants know something we don't when they insist on eating dirt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 I agree with this! When I was little, according to my Granny 'cos I can't remember, I was always a sneezy allergic kid. I have allergies still - but are much better controlled since changing my diet and I think also because I'm not one for having the house absolutely tidy. I know my Mum (God Bless her) had our house spick and span - there wasn't a drop of dust or dirt in sight. Jumping in puddles and dirt was almost a 'no no' (until I learnt to ride my bike and then I got to get into the dirt). Plus no anti-bac soaps. Just some lovely sandalwood soap is used in our house. I noticed my husband is sneezing a lot less too. I guess it's never too late to 'train' your immune system..... Rebecca T. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 Hi Yahwist, I had to laugh at this post. My dad always (who hated to take baths) said, " That's what wrong with people these day. They take too many damn baths. Then they get sick and have to run to the doctor. And all that doctor wants is your money. People just take too many damn baths! That's why people get sick! " Well, maybe there is some truth to it. He was 82 and still very healthy when he was killed in a car accident. Seem like he'd even taken a bath that day. Gotta watch out for those baths! Gail - <Yahwist Friday, November 09, 2001 8:46 AM Back To Dirt !! > > What i believe is most people are too clean, they use anti-bac...soaps, > cleaning supply's and so on...They also kill off all the spiders, ants, > bugs, and anything that crawls in and around there house..So they are > setting themselves up for health problems...We need to get back to > nature and back to DIRT as we come from...Blessed be Medicine Man > > Is Dirt Good For You? > > The incidence at asthma and other allergies such as hayfever and eczema > is rising sharply in the developed word. It is estimated that asthma > afflicts between 20-30 percent of the population of such countries as > Britain and Australia and in the United States asthma kills 5000 people > every year. Why this rise in allergies? Proponents of the " hygiene > hypothesis " believe that people and especially children may develop > allergies and perhaps diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis because of our > obsession with cleanliness. > > They believe that everyone, children most of all, need to be exposed to > a certain amount of germs in order to train their immune system to focus > its attention on harmful invaders such as bacteria and viruses rather > than on harmless allergy causing invaders such as cat dander and pollen. > Graham Rook an immunologist at University College London is one of the > proponents of the hygiene hypothesis and is especially concerned about > the role of childhood vaccinations in over stimulating the immune system > and precipitating allergies. > > There is some indication that children who have had measles are much > less likely to develop allergies -- and that children who had had an > infection before the age of five are less likely to later develop > insulin-dependent diabetes. Rook and his colleague John Stanford a > bacteriologist are now zeroing in on the importance of children being > exposed early on to mycobacteria, a common bacteria found in dirt. > > Maybe infants know something we don't when they insist on eating dirt! Getting well is done one step at a time, day by day, building health > and well being. > > To learn more about the Gettingwell group, > Subscription and list archives are at: > Gettingwell > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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