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GAPS – and bone broth
In her GAPS diet Dr Natasha Campbell McBride particularly recommends is bone broth, but questions have been raised about possible lead contamination.


Babies born by C-section
are five time more likely to develop allergies by the age of two.


Oral immunotherapy for milk allergy
can lead to desensitisation for some although the development of long term tolerance has not been established and mild adverse effects are not uncommon. 


Roughly 11% of allergic reactions
in children with known food allergies are the result of caregivers intentionally exposing the child to the allergen.


Exercise induced anaphylaxis:
a clinical view. Detailed article
summarising current evidence on patho-physiology, diagnosis and management
of exercise induced anaphylaxi.s


Empiric 6-food elimination diet
induced and maintained (for three years) remission in patients with adult eosinophilic esophagitis


IgG-based elimination diet,
although regarded as unreliable by allergy specialists, significantly improved both IBS and migraine  symptoms in patients who suffered from both conditions.
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Using helminths in young children. 
A forum post detailing the successful use of helminth in a 5-year old with multiple anaphylactic allergies.spacer


Food allergic adolescents
are at higher risk of fatal anaphylaxis because they so often fail to carry or use their medication, so require special consideration in designing appropriate management strategies.


Strong association found between fast food and childhood asthma,
eczema and allergies in new study of 400,000 children from 51 countries. The findings were consistent across rich and poor countries and in both boys and girls. Comment here.


The blood group diet – an update.
Medical herbalist Lyn Blythe reviews the research evidence for Dr Peter DAdamo's blood group diet.