Parents Magazine reported last month that children can overcome food allergies by doing allergy challenges. Now, personally I don’t think this is very safe for children, even under a doctor’s supervision, which the magazine clearly states. However, it is said that a child can build up an immunity by eating small bites, working their way up from a crumb to a slice.
Currently the only advice doctors can give to the estimated 12 million Americans who have food allergies is to avoid the food and carry a self-injectable dose of epinephrine in case they accidentally consume the allergenic food. There …read more