You remember that article I wrote about the 5-second rule? Oh, here's more...
In that article, I referenced how I would step in something and think, ewwww, that's gonna end up on my floor...
Take off your shoes! The University of Arizona found an average of 421,000 different bacteria on shoes! Wanna pick that cookie off the floor and eat it?!?
Coliforms which is the "bacterial indicator of the level of sanitation of foods and water (and universally present in feces) were detected on the bottoms of 96% of shoes".
And, to make matters worse, E. coli was found on 27% of the shoes. Seven other kinds of bacteria including the kinds that cause urinary tract and respiratory infections were found. Other studies have shown that the bacteria C. Diff (clostridium difficile) is on 39% of shoes. This is a dangerous bug that causes a number of health conditions including chronic diarrhea that may result in the need for the fecal transplant.
In that article, I referenced how I would step in something and think, ewwww, that's gonna end up on my floor...
Take off your shoes! The University of Arizona found an average of 421,000 different bacteria on shoes! Wanna pick that cookie off the floor and eat it?!?
Coliforms which is the "bacterial indicator of the level of sanitation of foods and water (and universally present in feces) were detected on the bottoms of 96% of shoes".
And, to make matters worse, E. coli was found on 27% of the shoes. Seven other kinds of bacteria including the kinds that cause urinary tract and respiratory infections were found. Other studies have shown that the bacteria C. Diff (clostridium difficile) is on 39% of shoes. This is a dangerous bug that causes a number of health conditions including chronic diarrhea that may result in the need for the fecal transplant.
We step in bird poop, dog poop, the goop on the floors of public restrooms, sidewalks, you name it.
The study reported that even if you wipe your feet and walk a couple of miles, you still transfer 90% to 99% of that yuck to your floors at home.
The study reported that even if you wipe your feet and walk a couple of miles, you still transfer 90% to 99% of that yuck to your floors at home.
On a public bathroom floor, there are about 2,000,000 bacteria per square inch and only about 50 per square inch on the average toilet seat.
Toxins from the street, rain water that has gas and chemicals in it, asphalt and coal tar and chemicals from your lawn make their way into your home from your shoes.
So, take off your shoes, wash them, steam your floors and clean your carpets with a disinfectant.
But, please, please, throw away food that lands on the floor. I've made my case, right?
Just do the best you can, Claudia
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So, take off your shoes, wash them, steam your floors and clean your carpets with a disinfectant.
But, please, please, throw away food that lands on the floor. I've made my case, right?
Just do the best you can, Claudia
Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch
