Wash Your Hands Less...Seriously

I was taking a break from cleaning today, and decided to peruse Digg.com and see what was 'news' at the moment.  I saw a link on the front page that led to this article:

Keep It Clean, Boys: Why You Should Be Washing More

I'll start by saying that I normally do wash my hands when I leave the bathroom, mostly because it's polite.  After reading crap like this, I'm half considering washing my hands even less than I already do.  Why you ask?  It's a very simple principle...

Whenever you wash your hands, especially with anti-bacterial soap, you are killing lots of bacteria, that's a given.  However, let's think about this using the education most of us received when we were in elementary school.  Whenever your body encounters something like bacteria or a virus, it creates antibodies which help your body dispose of the bacteria/virus.  Wouldn't it stand to reason then, that in order to keep your body well protected against germs and the like, you'd be better off getting dirty and using less anti-bacterial soap?

This guy thinks so at the least.  Though I doubt I'll stop washing my hands after I've been to the bathroom, I will certainly work harder on being less concerned with how dirty things are that I come into contact with.  When you all have no immunity and are sick from the super viruses, I'll be sitting in a hammock somewhere enjoying a virus-free nap.

 

- Andy