Originally Posted by
jdrtravel
There are many questions about why there are more and more allergies. I don't think an answer has been found, but there are some theories. One theory is that as people get more urbanized, they have less exposure to allergens as children and therefore develop more allergies. Studies have shown that people raised on farms are far less likely to develop allergies. Similarly, other studies point to the widespread use of chemical cleaning products: kids no longer have the chance to naturally develop immunity to certain allergens because everything is so sterile.
This is it. Playing in dirt provides immunity. I once visited a dairy farm where the employee’s children ran around barefoot. Yes they may have had worms
, but I could not help but notice the kids were healthy as could be.
Then I worked with two college professors who lived in a Home Beautiful house in an expensive suburb, whose kid never even went and played on the perfect green lawn without wearing shoes. With such a sterile upbringing, the kid was suffering from all the usual “allergies.”