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DrCaleb DrCaleb:
It's not superbugs that weaken our immune system, they just kill us. It's the lack of exposure to the less harmful bugs through things like 'antibacterial' soaps and feeding antibiotics to food animals that many immunologists seem to think are weakening our immunity.
I've been saying that for years. When anti-bacterial soaps only kill 99% of bacteria it stands to reason that the surviving 1% will be stronger.
The irony there is that normal soap destroys bacteria just fine. The detergent takes the cell walls, and pops them like a balloon exposing the DNA inside to the cold hard world.
Adding triclosan to soap also has some nasty effects on things that have to live in the water once it's reclaimed, like fish and frogs. In addition to promoting bacterial resistance!