Not Washing

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Jolenta Greenberg

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4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about showering, and how much of it is actually necessary. Plus, they offer up advice to a parent who regrets giving their children culturally insensitive names, and a letter writer who is getting ready for a fresh start on life. Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at [email protected], or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Sources: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/showering-daily-is-it-necessary-2019062617193 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/hygiene-is-overrated/612235/ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/26/917019912/in-the-era-of-hygiene-clean-author-makes-the-case-for-showering-less https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-without-underarm-protection/ https://www.cosmo.ph/kloka/korean-beauty/koreans-odorless-a4575-20230407 https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20121129-the-origins-of-bathhouse-culture-around-the-world#:~:text=Much%20later%2C%20around%20300%20BC,visited%20by%20rich%20and%20poor. https://www.salon.com/2007/11/30/dirt_on_clean/ https://www.medicaldaily.com/brief-history-bathing-importance-hygiene-ancient-romes-sophisticated-showers-modern-364826 https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bath/hd_bath.htm https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/07/bathing-in-ancient-times/ https://healthfacts.blog/2017/09/25/how-often-did-people-bathe-in-ancient-times/ https://www.verywellhealth.com/evolution-of-personal-hygiene-1958874 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2542893/ https://www.voanews.com/a/science-health_historian-explores-evolution-personal-hygiene/6187950.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2023/08/22/hurricane-hilary-rises-water-level-lake-mead/70654623007/ https://www.thewaterscrooge.com/blog/how-many-gallons-of-water-does-a-shower-use#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20shower%20uses,gpm)%20(7.9%20lpm) https://www.today.com/shop/how-often-shower-t248281

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to How To Be Fine.
0:09.1	I'm Gillette Degreenberg.
0:11.0	And I'm Kristen Meinser, in each episode of How To Be Fine, we weigh in on what's happening
0:16.4	in the world of happiness, health, and betterment, and we offer a bit of advice for those
0:21.2	who want it.
0:22.5	And full disclosure, we are not psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors of any kind, but we
0:28.2	are experienced self-help critics.
0:30.6	We have lived by the rules of almost 100 self-help books for our other show by the book.
0:35.6	So we've basically tried on almost every kind of wellness trend there is.
0:40.2	And besides, why not here promising to make all of you the best, richest, most optimal
0:45.2	versions of yourselves?
0:47.2	If all goes well, we'll just help you feel a little closer to fine.
0:58.2	Oh, Kido, Kristen, we have a couple of great advice letters to get to later in the show.
1:25.0	But first, as we always do, we're going to start things.
1:28.2	Let's start things off with our hot topic.
1:30.2	And Kristen, you have this week's hot topic.
1:32.8	What is it?
1:33.8	Today's hot topic is not washing, not washing what, not washing ourselves, not washing ourselves.
1:47.6	I'm talking, cutting back on showering, I'm talking, cutting back on bathing, I'm talking
1:52.8	about maybe not showering or bathing at all.
1:57.4	Whoa, get dirty.
2:00.7	Oh, yes, but before we dive into this week's subject, I want to give everyone, including
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