What we need to know about hand sanitizers. You may be surprized.

On Cooper Anderson’s show today, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, from NBC recommended the following:

You may harm yourself more by using hand sanitizer because some products on the market contain less than 60% alcohol, in which case we are just moving germs around rather than killing them.  You may be using a sanitizer instead of washing your hands.  The very best way to avoid spreading germs and bacteria is to wash your hands for 40 seconds.

There is also an argument that kids need to be exposed to germs and bacteria to become resistant to them in the future.  Others say that the more sanitizer you use on your kids, the better.  Use your best judgement.

It’s important to get your flu shot to prevent flu spreading.  The flu virus has known to be deadly.

He also said that we should keep the toothbrush in its container because in a humid bathroom, your toothbrush is at risk for capturing more bacteria.

Something to think about.