Allergy-Associates

Food additives are often suspected as a possible culprit for allergic reactions. A recent study done at LSU proves otherwise; that is, they are rarely a cause. Most food additives fall into one of seven categories: antioxidants, coloring, emulsifiers, flavorings, taste enhancers, preservatives or stabilizers. The three most common allergy troublemakers are two preservatives (sulfites and nitrites), and one taste enhancer (MSG – monosodium glutamate). Next most common are the dyes: carmine (red) and tartrazine (yellow). Other culprits include the…

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Doesn’t take much: people who only smoke one cigarette a day still incur 48% increased risk for heart disease, according to a recent British study.

Certain antihistamines such as Benadryl can worsen ocular allergy because of their drying effect on the eyes.

Another  recent study from that publication found that people with the chronic allergic “triad” of rhinitis, asthma and eczema have a much greater risk of developing Sjogren’s Syndrome (an auto-immune condition causing dry eyes and mouth) than the general population.

Twenty percent of children with milk allergy will also be allergic to beef, according to Allergy and Asthma Proceedings.

•  Harvard researchers have confirmed that Vitamin D supplements in pregnant women significantly reduce the chance for their children of developing asthma. It seems that this benefit is conferred primarily in the first trimester of pregnancy.