Germs Are Needed To Be Healthy

The majority of people try to avoid coming in contact with germs they might contract each day. People think avoiding germs is the best course of action but germs can be a good thing. Some people carry antibacterial sprays with them or constantly wash their hands. Believe it or not, doctors are concerned with this type of behavior. Your body needs germs so the natural immune systems can begin to develop antibodies to protect itself from more severe forms of germs. The thought of your body actually requiring germs is such a foreign concept that many people simply can't accept it. People are just so accustomed to the idea that germs are something bad and should be totally avoided.

Clean and germ free, however, could be the death of all of us. Those who are looking for a sterile environment and one that contains no germs are not going to be as healthy as those individuals who are exposed to a large variety of germs and that is because your immune system uses each exposure to germs to build itself up and learn how to fight illness and disease.

It is important to make sure that all these individual instances of exposure occur so that the immune system can learn to quickly react when it is invaded by a foreign body. Many feel that this is what vaccinations and medications are for but unfortunately medications and vaccinations don't rely on the body's immune system to repair itself and actually create an increased need in the exposure to germs and disease.

Natural immunity is amazing and well surpasses medical immunity very simply because medical immunity can only address those illnesses and diseases that have been discovered and examined by the medical profession but when it comes to something new your body's immunity will take much less time to assess the threat and begin to address the problems. While medicine can help with some things it can't solve everything in the same way that a developed and healthy immune system can.

There is enough medical evidence to support the theory that having germs come in contact with your body will make your immune system stronger. The need to build up one's natural immunity cannot be denied. Most physicians are trying to reduce the amount of antibiotics being prescribed to patients so they can build up the natural immunity to whatever bacteria they have incurred. Perhaps, the next time you reach for your antibacterial wipe, you'll think about it and decide germs aren't so bad after all.