What you are washing away might well be beneficial bugs the body needs to maintain health.

Old seedheads, dried-out hollow stems and decaying foliage form natural houses for beneficial bugs.

Drinking a strain of beneficial bugs in the weeks before a critical exam significantly curbs many of the biological signs of stress, a clinical trial found.

Beneficial insects (sometimes called beneficial bugs) are any of a number of species of insects that perform valued services like pollination and pest control.