Saturday, January 31, 2009
2 Things in Your House Dirtier Than a Toilet
Eugh... D;
1. The Keyboard You're Using
"Your keyboard can be an incredibly accurate representation of what’s in your nose and your stomach. Of thirty-three randomly sampled computer keyboards tested by a British consumer group this year, four were dirty enough to be considered a health hazard, and one harbored hundreds of times more bacteria than your average toilet seat."
O-of course, not everyone's keyboard is dirty-- it depends on whether or not you eat at the computer, wash your hands after using the bathroom, a-and other stuff. Eheheh... So, experts recommend you clean your keyboards every now and then with lightly dampened alcohol wipes!
/shudders
2. The Kitchen
Again, this really depends on how your kitchen is kept I guess. But if you aren't thorough in your cleaning, things like the chopping board and knives could harbor some food-borne bacteria.
"Health experts recommend washing up in the sink itself instead of a plastic tub, washing the sink out with bleach regularly, changing those dishtowels regularly, and ideally, installing a sensor-activated faucet so dirty hands aren’t always touching the tap handles."
...
Whew. Well, while it's good to be hygienic and all, I think there is a limit. Don't become germophobic or anything and scrub things 1039481 times, or else your immune system will weaken. Annnnd that means you'll be getting sick more often, because you're body's so used to being guarded and all. Trust me. D;
(There are actually 2 more things, but you can go and check that out yourself by checking out the source!)
Floss, M. (2008). Four Things in Your House Dirtier Than a Toilet.
Divine Caroline, Retrieved January 31, 2009, from
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22178/55662-four-things-house-dirtier-toilet
1. The Keyboard You're Using
"Your keyboard can be an incredibly accurate representation of what’s in your nose and your stomach. Of thirty-three randomly sampled computer keyboards tested by a British consumer group this year, four were dirty enough to be considered a health hazard, and one harbored hundreds of times more bacteria than your average toilet seat."
O-of course, not everyone's keyboard is dirty-- it depends on whether or not you eat at the computer, wash your hands after using the bathroom, a-and other stuff. Eheheh... So, experts recommend you clean your keyboards every now and then with lightly dampened alcohol wipes!
/shudders
2. The Kitchen
Again, this really depends on how your kitchen is kept I guess. But if you aren't thorough in your cleaning, things like the chopping board and knives could harbor some food-borne bacteria.
"Health experts recommend washing up in the sink itself instead of a plastic tub, washing the sink out with bleach regularly, changing those dishtowels regularly, and ideally, installing a sensor-activated faucet so dirty hands aren’t always touching the tap handles."
...
Whew. Well, while it's good to be hygienic and all, I think there is a limit. Don't become germophobic or anything and scrub things 1039481 times, or else your immune system will weaken. Annnnd that means you'll be getting sick more often, because you're body's so used to being guarded and all. Trust me. D;
(There are actually 2 more things, but you can go and check that out yourself by checking out the source!)
Floss, M. (2008). Four Things in Your House Dirtier Than a Toilet.
Divine Caroline, Retrieved January 31, 2009, from
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22178/55662-four-things-house-dirtier-toilet
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