The "hygiene hypothesis" as you described would then prescribe that by getting "dirty" we'd improve our immune health. An interesting article was posted on HN

The "hygiene hypothesis" as you described would then prescribe that by getting "dirty" we'd improve our immune health. An interesting article was posted on HN a few months ago, a good read on "if being too clean makes us sick, why isn't getting dirty the solution." HN Link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10944486 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10944486 Article: http://theconversation.com/if-being-too-clean-makes-us-sick-why-isnt-getting-dirty-the-solution-50572 http://theconversation.com/if-being-too-clean-makes-us-sick-...