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Babies Who Share Their Homes With a Dog Are Much Less Likely to Grow Up Into Adults With Allergies

  • March 30, 2017

In another affirmation that squeaky-clean isn’t the best route to a healthy life, Nature reports that a so-called “dirty” environment can help keep children from developing obesity and asthma. Even better — and probably much to the delight of the kids — it’s been found that infants living with pets may be less likely to have allergies as adults. Part of the science behind this is in your gut microbiome, which literally sets the stage for the health of...