A nice refreshing shower after a workout is one of life’s little pleasures. Well it used to be. New research shows that disease-causing bacteria is living in your shower head. So when you hop in the shower, the bacteria comes out in water droplets that spray on your face, in your mouth, and all over your body. Um, gross. When 45 shower heads were tested in homes, 20 percent of them housed significant levels of Mycobacterium avium, bacteria linked to pulmonary disease that most often infects people with weakened immune systems. The pathogens are not only in the water, but they can become suspended

in the air so as you breathe, they get drawn deep into your lungs. Forgoing the showering is obviously not the answer, so what you can do is regularly remove your shower head and thoroughly disinfect it. Also, if your shower head is plastic, switch it out for a metal one since microbes attach more easily to plastic. I’m definitely going to pass this info onto my gym, since I doubt they ever clean their shower heads. On second thought, I think I’ll shower at home form now on. What about you?

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Bacteria Spewing From Your Shower Head?