Moving on From the Hygiene Hypothesis
Authored by: Nicole Loy Art by: Grace Liu Various health-related myths love to circulate in our common culture. One popular example is lovingly, but incorrectly, quoted by moms everywhere: “One glass of red wine a day is good for your health." While many have shaken off this myth as correlation and not causation, another secretly pervasive myth remains: the idea that cleaning too much has increased allergies and asthma in children. This myth is based on the "hygiene hypothesis” spread by...