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Heads Up Germaphobes!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
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The season is upon us and germs are lurking, perhaps in places we’d least expect them. According to Francis Largeman-Roth, senior editor for “Health” magazine, there are 12 areas in homes where germs tend pop up at alarming rates.First on the list is surprisingly not the bathroom. On average, there are 500,000 bacteria per square inch in the drain of the KITCHEN SINK alone! Not to mention sponges, faucets and basins are often dirtier than the ones in the bathroom. What's the solution? Antibacterial products will help wipe out most bacteria on counter tops and sinks. Also, run your sponge through the dish washer, with the dry cycle, to zap most of the bacteria there too!
Second on the list, and NO surprise to my husband, the airline pilot, but perhaps to you - airplane lavatories. Let’s just say all surfaces within these confines are places where E. coli and other nasty germs are likely to be found. Careful when you flush the toilet in this lavatory environment as the great swirl often swishes upward. Turn your back, flush and run!
Those are just the first two areas where germs hide out. Check out this article for ten more places that might shock you into antibacterial submission as well as to find solutions to get through this otherwise wonderful time of the year.
The wise words of Mrs. Eiker, my kindergarten teacher, still echo in my head, “Cover your sneeze please” and it looks like she was right!
Jerri, DTR
Nutrition Specialist
You never know what you can do, unless you try!
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