Is playing in the dirt good for kids' immune systems?

[admin]

Experts explain why it's healthy to let your children occasionally play in the dirt — and it may not be for the reasons you assume.

Is playing in the dirt good for kids' immune systems? : Read more

 

[Jan Steinman]

The Swiss GABRIELA study showed that children who consumed unpasteurized milk had a 50% lower incidence of allergy and asthma as adults.

Because of their high microbial diversity, raw milk and raw-milk products have a positive effect on gut microbiome diversity.

 

[Manic M]

Wow, this is just telling us what we've known for many decades, I was raised on this basis.
How is this news?
I've known this for over 50 years and I'm no medical professional.
On the other hand this is not surprising at all, fashion and medicine both have 'fads', previous knowledge/designs get out of favour only to return when someone else rediscovers it whilst thinking it's something new..