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Dogs should be encouraged to lick their owners all over to improve human health, says a top doctor.
Dr James Kinross reckons it boosts the diversity of microbes in our guts, making our digestive systems healthier. The consultant colorectal surgeon at Imperial College London said: “It might be seen as gross. But there are arguments that actually what we’re
really experiencing is the catastrophic loss of exposure to really important bugs.
“The majority of the world’s population live in an urban environment so we’re less likely to live with animals and in large families.
“This is bad for nurturing diversity in our gut microbiome and, in turn, our immune system.
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“Kids in modern flats or isolated, small households don’t get to play outside or with animals as much. This will then give them a less
diverse and rich microbiome.”
Dr Kinross, who has penned a book on boosting gut health called Dark Matter: The New Science Of The Microbiome, thinks it is behind a rocketing number of allergies – but says kissing humans also helps.
He added: “In one kiss you share about 80million bacteria. Kissing can help you metabolise foods or treat infections.”
Earlier this year, we reported how a woman has shared her "really weird" reason for not washing her hands after taking a pee.
And astonishingly, it appears lots of other people share her flagrant disregard for personal hygiene. Sophia Patterson took toTikTok to enlighten viewers about her hand washing ritual, or lack thereof, after taking a leak.
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She said she "knows how to pee" so there's no point in washing her hands if no mess is made.
“I’m going to expose myself because I feel like it’s really weird that I do this and I don’t know if other people do this," she added.
“But I don’t always wash my hands after I pee, especially if I’m in my own house, right?”
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