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Food Allergy—Is Avoidance a Good Strategy for Prevention?

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In 1998, the U.K's Department of Health decided that allergens themselves were the problem, and it recommended that infants with allergies in the family avoid known allergenic foods such as peanuts. In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics also issued similar guidelines.  However, A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2015 turned all of this on its head—Scientists have found that avoiding peanuts to avoid an allergy is a bad strategy for most. [13] In this article, we will address the following questions: Do allergens themselves cause allergy? How do we become sensitized to allergenic proteins like peanuts? Allergy Prevention Strategy: Early Oral Exposure to Allergens Clearly, if you had an allergy to peanuts, you should avoid them (note that emergency treatment is critical for anaphylaxis) . However, avoidance failed to address the more fundamental question of how you became allergic to begin with. As a matter of fact, after officia...
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What We Can Learn from Our Dogs?

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Chalk Dog Peeking from Tree Trunk Illusion by  David Zinn 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 When our loved ones come home, always run to and greet them warmly 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 Never miss any opportunity to go out and have fun 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 Enjoy the fresh air and outdoor 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 Take a brief nap if tired 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 Stretch before move 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 Run and play all day long-Be happy 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 Always seek other's attention and be pampered 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 Growl to intimidate, but never bite 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 On sunny days, relax and lie upside down on the grass, enjoying its gentle massage 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 On a hot day, drink plenty of water and lie in the shade 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 When happy, dance and shake boogie 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 π“†Ÿ π“†ž 𓆝 ...
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Seafood Watch 2013

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These days we need to pay more attention to what fishes to eat and what not.  Not only fishes could be contaminated with toxic compounds such as mercury , lead , PCB , or pesticide .  A recent seafood alert also warns us the potential cesium radioactivity in bluefin tuna that arrives California coast [1] : The bluefin spawn off Japan, and many migrate across the Pacific Ocean. Tissue samples taken from 15 bluefin caught in August, five months after the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi , all contained reactor byproducts cesium-134 and cesium-137 at levels that produced radiation about 3% higher than natural background sources. Based on a seafood guide published by Monterey Bay Aquarium , fishes are classified into three categories: Best Choices Well managed, caught or farmed in environmentally responsible ways. Good Alternatives Some concerns with how they are caught or farmed. Avoid Overfished, or strong concerns with how they are caught or fa...
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