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When you visit the page, the title is "How mud boosts your immune system" -- but isn't all the evidence and discussion about children? As far as I understand,
by yboris 4y ago
When you visit the page, the title is "How mud boosts your immune system" -- but isn't all the evidence and discussion about children?
As far as I understand, this exposure to mud / bacteria is particularly beneficial during the first three years (maybe a few more years; probably not much consensus there) and there isn't evidence to think people over 18 would benefit from continued exposure (though gardening seems to benefit health; and perhaps those who have gone through antibiotic treatment might benefit - though I know of no such evidence, never looked).
Could anyone who has more familiarity with the topic comment? :)
- pessimizer 4y ago> When you visit the page, the title is "How mud boosts your immune system" -- but isn't all the evidence and discussion about children? You wouldn't be able to find enough people to test if you focused on adults who played in the dirt and mud now, but didn't when they were children. I don't think there's any reason to doubt that it would work on adults, although I wouldn't assume it would, either.