Should you wash your hands?

[Spinaroonie]

Really, should you?

We've been taught to wash our hands after we go to the bathroom, before we eat, and after touching animals and stuff. But should we heed that advice?

Washing away the germs on our hands may seem like a good thing, but it results in weak immune systems, so that when we are exposed to a high amount of bacteria, we're more likely to get sick and become sicker. If we're exposed to small amounts of bacteria and germs, then our immune system is able to combat and learn about these pathogens and be able to defend against an attack.

So regardless of whether you do or not, should you?

 

[QuickDuck]

i would say yes... but then only so i got a first post.

I know that is a so last month, but hell... call it revenge for all the ones you got on me

 

[Pagliacci]

Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

 

[ExLimey]

Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

But what if you're pagan?

 

[Spinaroonie]

i would say yes... but then only so i got a first post.

I know that is a so last month, but hell... call it revenge for all the ones you got on me

lol.

 

[Rubyfruit]

I'm a bit of a cleanliness freak myself, but I have heard that theory, sd.

 

[Allexus_TN]

Really, should you?

We've been taught to wash our hands after we go to the bathroom, before we eat, and after touching animals and stuff. But should we heed that advice?

Washing away the germs on our hands may seem like a good thing, but it results in weak immune systems, so that when we are exposed to a high amount of bacteria, we're more likely to get sick and become sicker. If we're exposed to small amounts of bacteria and germs, then our immune system is able to combat and learn about these pathogens and be able to defend against an attack.

So regardless of whether you do or not, should you?

I think it depends. I think that perhaps you should wash your hands before eating if you've say.....been in a shopping mall all day, handling various items, etc. That is an extensive amount of germs we're talking about there! But, lets say you've just been sitting around all day at home, and you fix a sandwich. Who cares? Its your house, and you live with whatever germs may be there all day. It is proven tho, that if you overwhelm your body with exposure to germs, you will get something. Say, you begin work at a daycare....in the middle of flu season. (Yes, I am speaking from experience)
I also think it might depend on how weak your immune system already is. If you are in the middle of chemo, say, you might want to be very careful. Just an example.

 

[Spinaroonie]

I'm a bit of a cleanliness freak myself, but I have heard that theory, sd.

Well, it's usually not a good idea to use those sprays that kill 99.9 % of germs on stuff like counters because that'll create superbacteria...

But my hands... I touch my dick with those!

 

[Pagliacci]

But what if you're pagan?

Then washing your hands is a minor problem.
being found out by the inquisition and burned at the stake is more of a concern

 

[kotori]

Really, should you?

We've been taught to wash our hands after we go to the bathroom, before we eat, and after touching animals and stuff. But should we heed that advice?

Washing away the germs on our hands may seem like a good thing, but it results in weak immune systems, so that when we are exposed to a high amount of bacteria, we're more likely to get sick and become sicker. If we're exposed to small amounts of bacteria and germs, then our immune system is able to combat and learn about these pathogens and be able to defend against an attack.

So regardless of whether you do or not, should you?

I actually think you're scarier now than before you had you name change. Did Laurel do one of those "frankenstein" like brain transfers on you.

I remember one time being in the men's room, and this guy started to walk out the door without washing his hands. Some other guy called out, "Didn't your mother teach you to wash your hands after going?" "No," the first guy said, "she taught me not to piss on my hands."

 

[Sillyman]

Considering the sinks at my house are normally more disgusting than just about anything I could get on my hands, I rarely wash them. When I was working I was alot more germ phobic, since I was subject to everyone's infections in my positions, so I washed my hands very often.

 

[Saint Peter]

I happen to know where my willy has been. Sometimes that has been a less than pure white place. However, I still know where that was. The guy that washed his hands before me? Who knows where his parts have roosted.

 

[takingchances42]

Really, should you?

We've been taught to wash our hands after we go to the bathroom, before we eat, and after touching animals and stuff. But should we heed that advice?

Washing away the germs on our hands may seem like a good thing, but it results in weak immune systems, so that when we are exposed to a high amount of bacteria, we're more likely to get sick and become sicker. If we're exposed to small amounts of bacteria and germs, then our immune system is able to combat and learn about these pathogens and be able to defend against an attack.

So regardless of whether you do or not, should you?

People used to have way higher immunities to bacteria and drinking things like impure water than they do now. Of course, the price you paid for that is most children died before reaching adulthood. But the ones that survived were tough!

The problem is that the people who really do need to wash their hands often don't. Infectious diseases picked up in the hospital are one of the leading causes of death in hospitals. Yet quite a large percentage of doctors and nurses do not wash their hands between patients. This is not the result of questionaires by the way, but studies where the medical professionals were actually watched.

Are the rest of us any better? Hands check everyone... when was the last time YOU washed your hands?

 

[PepperminTrish]

Re: Re: Should you wash your hands?

Yet quite a large percentage of doctors and nurses do not wash their hands between patients. This is not the result of questionaires by the way, but studies where the medical professionals were actually watched.

Are the rest of us any better? Hands check everyone... when was the last time YOU washed your hands?

The ones that deal with my children do because I watch them to make sure that they wash.

And I washed my hands about 10 minutes ago. I'm also a little fanatical about my hands being clean.

 

[takingchances42]

Re: Re: Re: Should you wash your hands?

The ones that deal with my children do because I watch them to make sure that they wash.

And I washed my hands about 10 minutes ago. I'm also a little fanatical about my hands being clean.

You know, that's what catches my eye every time I see your AV... "What clean hands that Trish has..."

 

[PepperminTrish]

You know, that's what catches my eye every time I see your AV... "What clean hands that Trish has..."

What??
You mean that you don't notice my manicure too???

 

[takingchances42]

Re: Re: Should you wash your hands?

What??
You mean that you don't notice my manicure too???

The sparkling clean gleam on your manicured nails of course. As a result of your just having washed your hands...

Maybe you should change your sig line to "clean and freshly scrubbed?"

 

[peachykeen]

Am not an obsessive handwasher but yes I wash my hands fairly frequently. When I was teaching I did all the time - kids are germy little monsters. And the real world is an icky place sometimes too. Your hands come into contact with so many surfaces you are not even conscious of. If not to protect yourself, do it to protect others around you whose systems may be more compromised - think about how often at work you hand other people documents, equipment, etc. And money, my god, money is absolutely filthy stuff. Don't use the antibacterial stuff though, just good pure vegetable based soap.

 

[Purrde Flower]

I think the apperance of clean hands, clean body gives the impression of a person who takes care of themselves. Washing is good.

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Re: Re: Should you wash your hands?

People used to have way higher immunities to bacteria and drinking things like impure water than they do now. Of course, the price you paid for that is most children died before reaching adulthood. But the ones that survived were tough!

There was a recent news tidbit about scientists who say children today develop more allergies and asthma, etc. because we keep them much cleaner than we used to, and they therefore do not develop their immune systems as well as we used to.

I think there is a lot of truth to this - but I still wash my hands. I just am not a neat freak where everything has to be spotless all of the time, like my ex-wife was. I believe that my daughter developed her asthma and other immune system problems because of my ex-wife's obessions with germs.

I believe there is a balance though; I wash my hands whenever I am going to handle something that goes in my mouth, or after handling pets, etc. - but I am not obsessive about it. I don't scrub down my walls and floors with bleach weekly like my ex did. I don't spray disinfectant on everything.

So somewhere in between living inside a biohazard site and a level 4 clean room is where I am on the topic.

 

[PepperminTrish]

The sparkling clean gleam on your manicured nails of course. As a result of your just having washed your hands...

Maybe you should change your sig line to "clean and freshly scrubbed?"

I'll keep that in mind for when I decide to change it.

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

Really, should you?

We've been taught to wash our hands after we go to the bathroom, before we eat, and after touching animals and stuff. But should we heed that advice?

Washing away the germs on our hands may seem like a good thing, but it results in weak immune systems, so that when we are exposed to a high amount of bacteria, we're more likely to get sick and become sicker. If we're exposed to small amounts of bacteria and germs, then our immune system is able to combat and learn about these pathogens and be able to defend against an attack.

So regardless of whether you do or not, should you?

Washing good. Anti-bacterial bad.