It is all around you and everyday you come into contact with this supposed “monster” that can make your life completely miserable. Walk into any grocery store, pharmacy or major discount retailer and you will see loads of anti bacterial products that have been marketed to combat the effects that bacterium has on everyone’s lives. What is this mysterious thing that drives people crazy? It is nothing less than the tiny, microscopic bacteria that surround us every day.
Bacteria are tiny unicellular organisms that are around us each and every day of our lives. They live on our skin, inside our bodies and are all around us on every surface. Some bacteria are bad. Some are good. They are what they are: organisms that live out their life surviving in this environment the best that they can.
As you probably have guessed, bacteria are involved in everything we do. Yet, it has gotten quite a bad reputation in the last couple of years. Perhaps it is because of e coli bacteria. It has made individuals paranoid that these tiny creatures are out to kill mankind of food poisoning.
After all, these microscopic, one-celled creatures must be bad if pharmaceutical companies market anti bacterial lotions, soaps, hand wipes, and household products. Nevertheless, like all things labeled evil or bad, the bacterium found around us may not be as bad as people are thinking.
Take for example the human immune system. If everything were germ free, then there would be nothing to test the immune system’s defenses. A common cold would strike and the body would be unable to fight it off. The same applies to those bacterial germs that surround everyone daily. In limited doses, they are good, because they strengthen the body’s immune system. Wipe all of those out and a bad bunch of bacterial germs will invade and you could find yourself quite ill.
Anti bacterial products are not always the bad guys. People are the ones who abuse them and help create resistant trains of bacteria. If you follow a few simple tips, then you can minimize the likelihood of becoming infected.
- Always wash with hot water and soap.
- Try using alcohol and bleach solutions to clean the surfaces of your home.
- Never eat food that has been sitting out at room temperature for more than one hour.
Take those simple tips and you will reduce the likelihood of running into some bad bacterial contamination.