Without stimulation our immune system doesn't keep up; and on the other hand this sanitized world is also quite toxic.
Maybe some hydrolate for the hands, and Echinacea during cold times to give a little kick to your immune system?

We talk about this on a regular basis in my circles but mostly we end up going down a "we are old now" route and not understanding the youth of today.  We tend to remember playing outside coming home covered in dirt and leeches and how we were probably exposed to a lot of bacteria in our childhoods.  I don't know how much of an impact being "too clean" can be but it would be interesting to find out if there is some correlation between it and how sick one can get later in life.  

I too haven't gotten sick with much regularity and remember being sick quite often in the past.  Who knows, maybe complete prevention isn't the way to go.  In the meantime there isn't really anything we can do about it because this is the way the world is now.  :)  

In life I usually don't use hand sanitizer as much as I have since the outbreak, but I am a hand washer. 

Even when I worked with the kiddies, I never got sick. Even when my kids are sick, I don't get sick. 

When I do get sick, it lasts maybe a few hours, an evening. 

So, yes, I am afraid that we have been over sanitizing and killing our ability to fight certain germs. 

No. I don't think we "need" to be sick. The whole point of having a strong immune system, is that we don't get sick, even when we are exposed to those germs. 

This is a really interesting concept. I think a lot of it has to do with balance. Some germs can help us build our immune system, but a really filthy environment is more than it can handle. Then being overly clean is being found to leave us defenseless if something does get through and possibly cause auto immune disorders where the immune system doesn't know what to attack so attacks the body's own cells instead. 

Perhaps the question is, are you not getting sick because you're avoiding germs or because your immune system is working well? If it's the latter, then I don't think it's a bad thing. The former could be more dodgy, because then your immune system isn't learning and look why happened to the indigenous people when Europeans arrived in their land. 

@bozz I have not been sick for a year aswell, hmmmmm? Quiet before the storm? Lol! Great post btw 😄

Did you hear about that British swimmer who one gold yesterday - he had Covid twice, I'm honestly wondering if it made him stronger, no one thought he had a chance!



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I suspect that exposure to various germs in childhood may give us a stronger immune system. I see to many ads about sterilising household surfaces, but we have never been so rigorous in that and the kids were fine. I do not use hand sanitiser generally, but have used it during Covid times where it is made available. I've not really been sick since just before the pandemic kicked off. Part of that may be just not being around many people. I have not seen the stats, but I would expect a lot of the common illnesses to have had less cases lately.

Some people may be more cautious in future and we could see everyday mask wearing as has been common in parts of Asia for years. I don't know how much we can rely on natural immunity as you can't know ahead of time if you have it when another pandemic comes along. 

> but part of me feels like we need those sicknesses to keep our immune system in shape.

I was about to say this and then just read it. Getting the basic cold and cough is important to keep the antibodies which help us to fight the diseases. Also, cold and cough are not diseases, these are just symptoms.



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There is nothing that keeps our immunity running more than eating healthy foods and exercising regularly.
The later tends to help our body system function very well by enhancing free blood flow through the capillaries,veins and arteries and so on. The former helps to build up the body system by providing enough nutrition and vital supplements for body function



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