Hygienic Lifestyle Increases the Risk of Allergies in Children

[reyfer]

 Medical experts believe that leading a cleanlier lifestyle is increasing the risk of allergies among children.

Experts at the University of Michigan Health System say that vaccinations, anti-bacterial soaps, and airtight doors and windows can prevent the spread of disease and infections, yet keeping clean may be responsible for the cause of allergies among kids.
So after all, my grandmother is right when she tells my cousins to let the kids play on the floor so they can build body defenses 

[chokkan 2]

so that's why I almost never got sick    I love sleeping on the dirty floor when I was a kid

[bokunosonzai]

So true, all this legitimization over a hygienic lifestyle is causing children to lack the ability to cope with even an allergy. 'Tis sad

[JFC]

Makes sense if you think about it. It's better for your body to build up it's defences when you're younger since you're more resilient then compared to when you're older. History provides a great example when the Europeans first came to N.America and wiped out a whole bunch of Native peoples because the latter had never been exposed to diseases like chicken pox.

[kwanleekwan]

so that's why I almost never got sick    I love sleeping on the dirty floor when I was a kid

me too!

[Rick-e]

It's logic really. our ancestors didn't used to have antiseptics and all those hygienic stuff.. and they're ok, rite? basically too much of anything is bad, even cleanliness

I always came back muddy after playing soccer when I was a kid, so maybe that helped :p

[ctz]

Why is this news now? I thought this has been common knowledge for years.

[reyfer]

Why is this news now? I thought this has been common knowledge for years.

You're right, it has been COMMON KNOWLEDGE. The news is, now there's SCIENTIFIC evidence. See the difference?

[StreakInTheSky]

It's logic really. our ancestors didn't used to have antiseptics and all those hygienic stuff.. and they're ok, rite?

Well, the life expectancy for most people a hundred years ago was lower than now. This is because they didn't have all the medical and technical advances we do now.

But about vaccinations... aren't they sorta like forced immunities... I don't see how they can cause allergies.

But yeah it makes sense that anti-bacterial stuff and the practice of purifying air can.

I thought this was already scientifically proven, but I guess I just assumed it was.

I never believed in the use of anti-bacterial lotion or what not(though I do use anti-bacterial hand soap since they're everywhere)... Unless you stuck your hands in shit or something, I doubt there's enough bacteria there to make you sick

[RatBastich]

Let the kids play and have fun, thats what being a kid is all about.
The Human body has to experience colds and what not to learn and develop stronger antibody defenses.
Overprotection, like anything else, has it pros and cons.

It's better for your body to build up it's defences when you're younger since you're more resilient then compared to when you're older.

QFT.