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In The Era Of Hygiene, 'Clean' Author Makes The Case For Showering Less
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2593" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/26/917019912/in-the-era-of-hygiene-clean-author-makes-the-case-for-showering-less" target="_blank"><strong>In The Era Of Hygiene, 'Clean' Author Makes The Case For Showering Less - NPR</strong></a></p><p></p><p>James Hamblin is tired of being asked if he's smelly.</p><p></p><p>Hamblin, a physician and health reporter, has been fielding the question since 2016, when the article he wrote about <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/i-stopped-showering-and-life-continued/486314/" target="_blank">his decision to stop showering</a> went viral. The piece outlines compelling reasons why one might want to spend less time sudsing up: Cosmetic products are expensive, showering uses a lot of water, and the whole process takes up valuable time.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps most importantly, bathing disrupts our skin's microbiome: the delicate ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, mites and viruses that live on (<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/21/725087824/meet-the-mites-that-live-on-your-face" target="_blank">and in</a>) our body's largest organ. Most of these microbes are thought to be benign freeloaders; they feast on our sweat and oils without impacting our health. A small number cause harmful effects, ranging in severity from an irksome itch to a life-threatening infection. And some help us out by, for example, preventing more dangerous species from taking up residence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2593, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/26/917019912/in-the-era-of-hygiene-clean-author-makes-the-case-for-showering-less'][B]In The Era Of Hygiene, 'Clean' Author Makes The Case For Showering Less - NPR[/B][/URL] James Hamblin is tired of being asked if he's smelly. Hamblin, a physician and health reporter, has been fielding the question since 2016, when the article he wrote about [URL='https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/i-stopped-showering-and-life-continued/486314/']his decision to stop showering[/URL] went viral. The piece outlines compelling reasons why one might want to spend less time sudsing up: Cosmetic products are expensive, showering uses a lot of water, and the whole process takes up valuable time. Perhaps most importantly, bathing disrupts our skin's microbiome: the delicate ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, mites and viruses that live on ([URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/21/725087824/meet-the-mites-that-live-on-your-face']and in[/URL]) our body's largest organ. Most of these microbes are thought to be benign freeloaders; they feast on our sweat and oils without impacting our health. A small number cause harmful effects, ranging in severity from an irksome itch to a life-threatening infection. And some help us out by, for example, preventing more dangerous species from taking up residence. [/QUOTE]
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