Icarus Films Sets Oct. 19 As The DVD Release Date For Let Them Eat Dirt

When the Martians came to earth they were on the fast track of obliterating all of mankind, but in the words of H.G. Wells, “The Martians — dead! ... slain, after all man’s devices had failed, by the humblest things that God, in his wisdom, has put upon this earth.”

It turns out, the invaders from Mars had no natural immunities to microbes and bacteria, the smallest of things, and failed.  

Icarus Films, teaming up with Bullfrog Films, announced this past week that the documentary filmmaking team of Brad Marshland and Rivkah Beth Medow’s Let Them Eat Dirt will be making its DVD debut on Oct. 19.

Based on B. Brett Finlay (PhD) and Marie-Claire Arrieta’s (PhD) book, “Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving Your Child from an Oversanitized World,” makes the case that allergies, obesity, asthma, intestinal disorders, auto-immune diseases, diabetes, you name it, are all on the rise and can be traced to the over use of anti-bacterials and antibiotics.   This obsession has created the exact opposite result, instead of healthier kids, they are becoming sicker.

Plenty of examples are presented, from diet to infections.   For example, the Amish don’t use anti-bacterials and have a 4 percent incidence of asthma.   The general population has a rate five times that.  Why?

Hosted by Good Morning America’s Becky Worley, Let Them Eat Dirt makes the case that kids should be sent outside, play, get dirty, get the sniffles, the cuts and bruises … and build natural immunities.