Category: Health and Wellness
Associated Press | SETH BORENSTEIN | June 17, 2006 at 06:39 PM
Gritty rats and mice living in sewers and farms seem to have healthier immune systems than their squeaky clean cousins that frolic in cushy antiseptic labs,
two studies indicate. The lesson for humans: Clean living may make us sick.
It could also be the fact that those poor lab rats and mice are being purposely given things to make them sick so that the scientists can study their reactions. I think I'd rather be a sewer rat than a lab rat any day.
The statement about exposure is definitely true though. I was born in Laos, in jungle, with all that nasty stuff. Here in America, I don't ever suffer extremely ill effects or anything like that. When people are bed laiden with the flue, I'm out playing. When I do get the flue, it is but an irritating annoyance. I'm not boasting of a superb immune system, but I do think mine is better than most. Contributing reason? I don't take medicine when I get sick. I let my body fight the disease, and grow stronger for it.
I do the same as Kai. Whenever I'm sick, have a headache, etc., I try to let my body take care of itself, unless I absolutely need to take something.
I'm no expert, but, I've heard the argument before about exposing your body to a problem so it will be stronger later, and I believe it up to a point.
i do the same thing. when i get sick, i just let it run its coarse. and yes that is true, lab rats r purposefully given crap to test their reactions.
i think it is crap to vaccinate newborn babies and young children because it is an asult on their underdeveloped immune systems. not to mention all of the crap that is put in vaccinations to preserve them and such.