The Why of Washing Your Hands

Are you familiar with a technique called Tummy Time? I think it would be absolutely horrifying to look at the world under a microscope. Germs are everywhere, especially here in winter. Although washing our hands is something that has been drilled into our heads since we were barely even old enough to know what germs were, many of us as adults find ourselves forgetting to do this simple task, or, even worse, voluntarily skipping it all together! Today, we have the epidemiologist Dr. David Berendes with us on the show to teach us about proper handwashing—and what you might be doing wrong without even knowing it.