The investigators reached this conclusion by comparing the integrity and development of the blood - brain barrier between two groups of mice: the first group was raised in an environment where they were exposed to normal bacteria, and the second (called germ - free mice) was
kept in a sterile environment without any bacteria.
Not exact matches
Once I got more
in the routine of pumping, and my child got older (and chubbier, and started eating solids), I dialed down the paranoia about
keeping all pumping
environments completely
sterile which, of course, I could never do anyway.
, antibacterial soaps... kids were
kept in as
sterile environment as possible... and along came asthma, allergies, skin sensitivities... a host of immunological issues brought on by the
sterile environment that
kept the children from building their natural immunities to the germs of the world.
This allows the
sterile environment within the package to be maintained
keeping them fresher, longer without the chemicals found
in most baby wipes.
Instead of
keeping babies
in a
sterile environment and preventing them from being exposed to bacteria, which can be detrimental to their immune systems, breastfeeding allows for «exposure to these microorganisms» which helps «stimulate the immune system,» said Dr. Christine Cole Johnson, an author of the study.