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Why Eating Dirt Is Good for Us

Jeff Leach: We need to toughen up our immune systems again

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 21, 2012 12:05 PM CDT | Updated Jun 24, 2012 6:26 AM CDT

(Newser) – We scrub away germs to ensure good health, but in the long term, our "squeaky-clean" culture may be backfiring on us. Our immune systems developed to fend off a constant threat of invading organisms, learning to distinguish helpful and harmful invaders throughout life, writes...   Read full story »

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