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Tuesday, January 30. 2024

Why are food allergies on the rise?

It's not really understood. Maybe it's not new.


By the way, peanuts are, of course, not nuts even though they look like nuts. Like so many foods that the world loves, peanuts originated in Central America. 


Posted by Bird Dog in Medical at 13:58 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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We discovered some time ago that our dog was allergic to peanut butter and peanut butter treats. It caused uncontrolled itching and when we stopped giving her those treats, her condition cleared up. Who knew dogs could share allergies with humans (although neither my husband nor myself are allergic to nuts).
#1 RebeccaH on 2024-01-31 13:41 (Reply)
My problem is being allergic to food coloring, and food coloring is in everything. Food companies dance around the truth by using word like "natural food colorings," or use "caramel coloring" without telling you what combinations of red, yellow, and blue chemical food colorings they use to make "caramel coloring."

Read up on the side effects of annato---a natural food coloring. It's scary. No wonder our children are suffering. And we're giving them brightly colored gummie vitamins for their health.
#2 HH on 2024-02-01 09:53 (Reply)

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