Posted by FredPotter on April 3, 2007, at 20:56:34
In reply to Re: Dirt exposure 'boosts happiness' » Ines, posted by Meri-Tuuli on April 3, 2007, at 10:04:28
yeah I used to eat dirt. I had a very rustic childhood in the Cotswolds in the UK. No running water, apart from the idyllic garden stream, no sewerage system, chickens in the kitchen, etc. Once I noticed the water from the semi-rotary pump was pink and made tea taste foul. A little exploration led me to a dead cow lying upstream in the water.
I shouldn't celebrate my immune system too much though, although my eczema disappeared when I moved there age 7 and I don't get asthma. However I contracted nephritis age 9 and my life was saved by penicillin. So obviously you can have too much of a good thing
Fred
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