Is Your Home Too Clean?

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Is Your Home Too Clean?
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• Some may say that a home can never be clean
  enough, and that with so many modern illnesses
  spread by germs and bacteria, its important to
  keep every surface and living space completely
  sterile. On the other hand, there are those who
  believe that keeping your home completely
  sterile, may end up leaving us even more
  vulnerable to infection and disease.
• What products can be used to keep a home sterile?
• There are myriad antibacterial products available
  on the market nowadays, and not only can we keep
  our work surfaces and floors sterile, but also
  our laundry, chopping blocks and cutting boards,
  childrens toys and even ourselves, with
  antibacterial soaps for our bodies.

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• What problems might all these antibacterial
  products cause?
• It might initially seem that keeping your home
  sterile can only be of benefit to you and your
  family, but the reality is that their constant
  use could be leaving us more vulnerable to
  contracting infections and illnesses.
• In similar ways to the over use of antibiotics,
  the concern is that continually using and
  misusing antibacterial products will end up
  destroying the good bacteria that is weaker, and
  will leave us with the strongest and most
  resistant bacteria in its wake.

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• Some respected doctors have begun warning the
  public about the dangers of living in completely
  sterile environments, and have stated their
  concern that childrens immune systems simply
  will not mature, leaving them weakened and prone
  to illnesses. Many have gone on to say that if we
  continue using antibacterial products in the way
  that we are, many children will begin to
  experience health problems as they get older.
• Many bacteria are actually harmlesstrue or
  false?
• This is in fact, true, and the reality is that we
  need to be exposed to many different microbes as
  we grow, to ensure that we develop enough
  antibodies to make a

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• strong immune system. Environments that are too
  clean, may hinder a babys ability to develop a
  healthy immune system, and an increase in asthma
  and allergies in sterile homes adds weight to
  this theory.
• So when should we use antibacterial products?
• Some healthcare specialists and scientists say
  that the only place for antibacterial products is
  in caring for those who are sick and have
  compromised immune systems, but that these should
  still be used sparingly and onlyaround weakened
  patients. Using chlorine bleach, hydrogen
  peroxide or alcohol should be used to clean with
  instead, as these products disappear once used as
  opposed to

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• antibacterial products that leave behind bacteria
  destroying residue. This then makes it hard for
  good bacteria to have a chance to re-establish
  themselves.
• How do we keep a clean home without destroying
  all of the good bacteria?
• The simplest and most effective way is to use the
  products mentioned above, such as bleach, alcohol
  and hydrogen peroxide. It may seem old fashioned,
  and there may be many new products on the market
  that promise to bust bacteria and kick germs
  asses, but they work and are cost effective, too.
  Not only that, but you can keep your home safe
  for you and the rest of your family, while not
  compromising yours or their, long term health.

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