Comments on: Eating dirt is good for kids?

By: Kurtis G Dirtblower

Kurtis G Dirtblower — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:32:42 +0000

Yeah….feed em dirt…it cheaper than veggies….little rug rats gonna get dirty anyway…might as well get something out of it.

By: texasian

texasian — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:17:26 +0000

as my dad always told me (in chinese) “big germs eat little germs”

By: kellie

kellie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:25:33 +0000

i think this is 100% true. i’ve taken my son everywhere with me pretty much since birth. he’s 6 years old now and has had one fever in his whole life .. he’s hardly ever sick. on the other hand, my neighbor is a germaphobe and is always keeping her kids sheltered. they’re sick every other week .. the same with my sister-in-law and nieces. you need to expose your kids to germs for them to build immunities to them.

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:36:19 +0000

I agree. Eat more dirt!

By: D Adams

D Adams — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:26:37 +0000

I first heard this theory in the early 90’s when anti-bacterial products were the new rage. Soon after I read about how dangerous anti-bacterial products were, ie; creating “super” germs and even containing carcinogens. This information wasn’t publicized because it wasn’t good for “business” and didn’t sell products. Over the years I’ve had to seek out the info to share with my friends and have wondered how long it would take to actually receive widespread attention. I didn’t suspect it would take almost 20 years and untold illnesses and deaths as well as an entire generation of immune suppressed children facing lifelong chronic and debilitating diseases.

Again, this information was virtually hidden from the public for only one reason, it wasn’t good for “business”.

By: M.B.

M.B. — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:42:14 +0000

Eating dirt when I was a kid never hurt me. I dont think. Some might say different.

By: katie alexander

katie alexander — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:33:12 +0000

what how is eating dirt good for kids???????

By: dan w

dan w — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:14:37 +0000

Yes I do beleave we have become too clean for our own bodies good, but unfortunatly our dirt (earth) isn’t much good for worm’s anymore:/

By: Dianne

Dianne — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:55:01 +0000

As a child, 54 years ago, I ate dirt. I craved it! My grandmother told me my body was craving minerals it lacked. My parents went to the river bank and hauled back a foot-tub of ‘clean’ dirt. Yes, it was clean back then…before we polluted it.
When I was pregnant with my first child, that craving returned. Believe it or not, my OB/GYN told me the same thing! Of course, he adjusted vitamins and that helped. Every once in a while, when it just starts to rain and the dirt is barely damp, the craving returns! Never made me sick!

By: Lynda

Lynda — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:56:25 +0000

Yes we ate dirt as children and I think our immune systems are much better than the children of today. They frequently get sick and get antibotics from the doctor.As children we rarely went to the doctor.
I thinks we built up an immunity to germs that kids today get sick from. My mother used to say the “You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die” and I think we were much healthier for it. Children who are so sheltered usually get sick all the time because they never have a chance to build up immunites.