I believe a certain amount of dirt is good. By that I mean that being germphobic is going to get us into trouble. I don't use the anit-bacterial wipes for my shopping cart. I drink out of garden hoses. I run around barefoot on a regular basis. And I don't even (brace yourself) wash my hands everytime I go to the bathroom. Unless I touch my own waste, toilet paper protects me just fine.
Even when I'm sick, I am reluctant to take anti-biotics. I will happily take the medicine that relives my symptoms, but unless I have something really bad (like pneumonia), I prefer to recover on my own. As a result, I don't get sick a lot and I heal pretty quickly.
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Date: 2007-10-19 06:52 pm (UTC)I believe a certain amount of dirt is good. By that I mean that being germphobic is going to get us into trouble. I don't use the anit-bacterial wipes for my shopping cart. I drink out of garden hoses. I run around barefoot on a regular basis. And I don't even (brace yourself) wash my hands everytime I go to the bathroom. Unless I touch my own waste, toilet paper protects me just fine.
Even when I'm sick, I am reluctant to take anti-biotics. I will happily take the medicine that relives my symptoms, but unless I have something really bad (like pneumonia), I prefer to recover on my own. As a result, I don't get sick a lot and I heal pretty quickly.