Submited By: Samuel on 05/12/2012 I firmly bevliee that the increase in allergies pointed out by Dr Naz is a product of a modern era where households are becoming a sterile environment influenced by claims made by companies such as Reckitt Benckiser, the makers of Dettol, that anti'germ' is good for us. Germs are our mates in early life, to an extent, as they will prime our immunity for a better future in a hostile pathogen environment, which our basic immunity can in fact cope with very well given a pre-exposure to, well, dirt., in essence. Children should be encouraged to eat filthy stuff and play in the dirt, as it will only make them more resilient to future infections. Imagine a child growing up within the sterile' confines of a domestos/dettol home going to school, where other children, apparently riddled with germs are playing. This child is a mecca for germ activity. I agree with Mark and the others let the germs be.. no harm to them means likely no harm to your children in the long term. Children in the 50 s for instance had very little antibacterial in the home, and they are today, parent of the 30-40 somethings. Tell them they should have been living ina sterile home!.I know that when (if!) i ever have children, they will not be cleaned with Dettol or any other disinfectant unless they do truely have an infection that requires attention.FACT; Immunity is paramount for future survival. Dettol may protect in the short term, but a sterile home is an unhealthy home (in my opinion
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