The hidden dangers of modern hygiene

We have cleaned up the streets, sanitized human existence, covered up smells, death, and disease. We have made life unnaturally clean, abnormally inhuman. 

In our quest for comfort, we have created sterile environments that shield us from the raw realities of existence. 

The organic processes of life and death that once surrounded our ancestors have been pushed behind closed doors, into hospitals and funeral homes, away from our daily existence. We spray perfumes to mask natural odors, we refrigerate our food to prevent decomposition, and we use antibacterial products to eliminate the microorganisms that have coexisted with humanity for millennia. 

This sanitization seeped into the emotional and psychological realms, where we medicate away discomfort to have a polished perception of reality.

The consequences of this artificial cleanliness causes children to develop allergies and autoimmune disorders because their immune systems lack the challenges that comes from exposure to diverse microorganisms. 

Death became a foreign concept, something that happens to other people, making us psychologically unprepared for the inevitable losses that life brings. 

We have created a generation that expects perfection because it has been shielded from the natural imperfections that characterize life. 

The smell of decomposition, the sight of aging humans, the reality of bodily functions have been sanitized away, leaving us with a deep disconnection from our biological nature.
In our attempts to eliminate discomfort, we have made ourselves uncomfortable with the raw reality of life. 

We have become so accustomed to artificial environments that the natural ones feel threatening or overwhelming. 

The sanitization that was meant to protect us has made us more vulnerable and more fragile.