Germs Are Not Your Enemies & Over Sanitization Will Weaken Your Immune System

We are surrounded by microbes. They are everywhere - the air we breathe, the surfaces we touch. Some of them are harmful, but still the vast majority of them are harmless. We all co-exist. The health of our bodies and microbiomes may depend on society’s return to lifestyles that expose us to bacteria, despite the risks. Germs are not your enemies, they are your friends, and over sanitization will weaken your immune system.

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