Too clean is unhealthy

Immune-mediated diseases, such as allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases, have increased with urbanisation. Researchers suggest that the reason for this is the excessive cleanliness of our environment, as a result of which we have lost touch with nature and its microbes. Adjunct Professor Olli Laitinen studies the health effects of microbial exposure at Tampere University. … Continue reading Too clean is unhealthy