Loading ...It’s The Imune System Stoopid
Modern society has gone overboard with deploying antibacterial soaps, lotions, and cleaning products. They indiscriminately kill germs, yes, but they also wipe out the good bacteria that help maintain a strong and diverse microbiome. “Kills up to 99.9% of common gems,” reads one bottle of hand sanitizer. Everyone has a microbiome, a collection of more than 100 trillion (!) microbes that live on and in our bodies, the majority in our large (and clearly crowded) intestine. The more diverse your individual microbiome, the healthier you are.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/06/immune_systems_matter.html
Human body is estimated to comprise
1. 6 trillion living cells,
2. 60 trillion viruses and
3. 600 trillion living bacteria (germs)
Without 2. and 3. the body would not function
We are hosts of viruses and bacteria, who dominate life on the planet
Bastards!
I was not aware that hand sanitizer affected bacteria in your stomach. Thanks for that info about our immune system.
The Microbiome is not just gut bacteria
It is the sum total of the trillions of virus bacteria molds and other microbes that live in and on your body.
The more you kill…the less protection you have
There is a balance which is upset when you strive to selectively kill the “pathogens”