eating dirt

[moonwise]

tiggymalvern, you and I talked about this kind of thing a long time ago, and now there's a study out that suggests that people need parasites for a healthy immune system. Isn't IgE the anti-parasitic immunoglobulin that's implicated in allergies and asthma?

Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You

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[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

That idea has been around for a while. I let my kids play in the dirt, we had cats and they pet dogs in the neighborhood. It's not a good idea to be too ultraclean.