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Re:Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs by forgotmypw on Monday April 09, 2018 @04:56AM (#16791425)
I think that the best thing one can do for their microbiome is to stop trying to kill germs in everything around us. Also, when a dog wants to kiss you, accept it. They are good at maintaining theirs.

Look at the ingredients on all the products you use. Unless it's Dr. Bronner's soap or something similar, chances it's harmful to both humans and microbes. Just stop using and stop buying that shit!

Sterility is good for the operating table, but not for everyday life.

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Re:Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs by adrianN on Monday April 09, 2018 @05:43AM (#16791614)
A lot more people used to die of disease before we figured out to wash our hands regularly.
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Re:Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs by caconym_ on Monday April 09, 2018 @12:58PM (#16794755)
Are mortality rates significantly lower in the modern developed world (I am assuming this is true) because people in general wash their hands more? Is that what you're trying to imply?

I don't buy it. I'd attribute the difference more to technologies like vaccines and antibiotics.

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Re:Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs by adrianN on Monday April 09, 2018 @01:27PM (#16795009)
Proper sanitation has saved more lives than vaccines and antibiotics. Check for example this well researched Quora answer: https://www.quora.com/How-much-have-sanitation-vaccination-a...
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Re:Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs by caconym_ on Monday April 09, 2018 @03:34PM (#16796204)
"Proper sanitation" includes much more than just hand washing (e.g. properly disposing of urine and feces rather than throwing them into the street), so you're refuting a statement that I never made.

If you can disentangle hand washing from the effects of modern sanitation in general, I'm interested to hear more.

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Re:Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs by slfnflctd on Monday April 09, 2018 @12:02PM (#16794173)
I agree to a point, but a lot of dogs don't get proper dental care, eat poop and lick buttholes-- sorry, but I don't want any of that on my face, I don't care how magical their saliva is supposed to be.
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Re:Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs by astura on Monday April 09, 2018 @01:08PM (#16794845)
Not to mention I find dog slobber to be extremely off-putting for reasons other than germs. Just like I would find it extremely off-putting if someone went up to me with a clean wet washcloth and started rubbing it on me.
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Re:Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs by forgotmypw on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @12:21AM (#16798968)
This is an indicator of your conditioning.
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Re:Gut microbes are vulnerable to wide range of drugs by forgotmypw on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @12:21AM (#16798969)
This is an indicator of your conditioning.
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