Shoes can track more into your home than just dirt. Wearing shoes indoors can foster certain health hazards that you might not be aware of. It isn’t just your nagging mother asking you to take your shoes off at the door anymore; health experts are also asking you to do so too. Here are four reasons why wearing shoes inside is bad for your health:
- Disease-causing poop pathogens lurk on your sneakers
- You can track in pesticides or lead from the lawn, playground, or garden
- Shoes are also a source of tiny fragments of plastic that can be absorbed into your body
- "Forever chemicals" which are linked to some cancers can cling to outdoor footwear
Source: Insider