A LITTLE DIRT DOESN’T HURT Did you know that the millions of bacteria that enter the body in dirt can actually aid
the development of a healthy immune system, especially in children? Microbiologist and author Dr Mary Ruebush
builds the case for healthy, grubby mitts in her book
Why Dirt Is Good: 5 Ways to Make Germs Your Friends (£13.99,Kaplan Trade).
The Method boys are real-life mates Adam (left) and Eric (right), and they’ve only got one thing on their tidy minds: to wipe toxic chemicals clean off the face of the earth