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appalachiablue

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8. Several people I know are concerned about kids, esp. only

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 12:37 PM

Jan 2020

children having decreased exposure to microbes, pathogens, pets and nature because of being raised in smaller families in urban environments.

The 'hygiene hypothesis' rose up by the late 1980s and emphasizes the importance of exposure to agents, and also the long history humans have with 'helminths' (worms) which we evolved with but which have been eradicated by public health measures in the 20th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy

When I brought up this topic to my 90 year old aunt, one of 10 children and the mother of four, she laughed and said, 'you mean walk through more cow patties?'

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Early Exposure To Dogs May Lessen Risk of Developing Schizophrenia [View all] appalachiablue Jan 2020 OP

That's good news for me malaise Jan 2020 #1

Same here, we always had doggies since we were small. All appalachiablue Jan 2020 #5

Has there been any research establishing that schizophrenia is an immune disorder? Rollo Jan 2020 #2

It's been explored since the 1950s but this info. is a bit hard appalachiablue Jan 2020 #4

This is a most fascinating question. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #7

Several people I know are concerned about kids, esp. only appalachiablue Jan 2020 #8

Much of the model remains biological janterry Jan 2020 #3

Thanks, I agree pretty much. There's some data appalachiablue Jan 2020 #6

I'm inclined to think it's mostly psychological... Rollo Jan 2020 #9