You Can Find Me in the Tub, Body Full of Suds

On this week’s episode of the pod, we’re coming to you with a hygiene roundup! That’s right, we address some of the most common questions we get about hygiene, and talk about the science or lack thereof behind them. We talk about frequency of cleaning bedsheets, changing towels after bathing/showering, and how often you should change your toothbrush! We also discuss the dirty truth about kitchen sponges, cleaning water bottles, face washing, and hand washing. We wrap up with a discussion on some of the dos and don’ts of food preparation. You don’t want to miss this very informative and practical episode of the pod!

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Resources

• ALA: Dust Mites Info

• How Often You Should Wash Your Sheets

• How Often Should You Wash Your (Germ Magnet of a) Bath Towel?

• ADA: Teeth Brushing

• Porphyromonas gingivalis and Its Systemic Impact: Current Status

• Porphyromonas gingivalis: An Invasive and Evasive Opportunistic Oral Pathogen

• Study: Your Kitchen Sponge Has More Germs Than Your Toilet

• Microbiome Analysis and Confocal Microscopy of Used Kitchen Sponges Reveal Massive Colonization by Acinetobacter, Moraxella and Chryseobacterium Species

• Bacterial Levels and Diversity in Kitchen Sponges and Dishwashing Brushes Used by Consumers

• Modulation of Microbial Community Dynamics by Spatial Partitioning

• You’re Probably Not Washing Your Water Bottle Often Enough

• USDA Food Safety: Cutting Boards