Loading ...Dog walkers and gardeners should avoid washing hands to encourage friendly bacteria
Dog walkers and gardeners should resist the urge to wash their hands after touching pets or soil to encourage friendly bacteria into the body and reverse the damage of decades of poor diets, scientist have said.
Stanford University has discovered that helpful microbes which used to live in the gut when humans were hunter gatherers are disappearing fast and even switching to a healthy diet will not bring them back.
Bacteria are essential for regulating the immune system and humans have evolved a symbiotic relationship with them over millions of years.
Many scientists believe it is disappearing microbes which has fuelled the rise in allergies and food intolerances, as bacteria often secrete enzymes which dampen down the immune system.