26Botanical Sexism
'Botanical Sexism' is a process by which urban landscapers, in an effort to keep streets clear of seeds & flowers, plant only male trees. The male trees lack the seeds of their female counterparts and as the trees get bigger, their pollen counts increase which can worsen seasonal allergies.
27. An Israeli peanut snack called Bamba, which is eaten at an early age within Israel greatly reduces the chance of the child having peanut allergies, and studies with high-risk children showed that eating Bamba made a child’s chances of contracting an allergy 5 times less than avoiding them.
28. Bone marrow transplant recipients often inherit the donor’s immunities and allergies.
29. Some women are allergic to semen and treatment for this allergy involves getting regular semen injections under the skin in your arm.
30. Houses with teal pumpkins on their front step during Halloween mean they offer non-food treats or allergy-safe alternatives for children with food allergies. This is known as the “Teal Pumpkin Project.”
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31Gluten-Free Fad
Despite being a popular fad, the Gluten-Free diet is not healthier for people who do not have gluten intolerance or allergy. For the general population, the presence or absence of gluten alone is not related to diet quality.
32. A study has shown that children whose parents placed the children’s pacifiers in their own mouths before giving it to the child were less likely to develop allergies like eczema and asthma later in life.
33. Cashews, pistachios, and mangoes are all in the same family of plants, meaning people with nut allergies often react to mango as well.
34. Researchers have identified a naturally occurring bacterium in the human gut that keeps people from developing food allergies. These beneficial gut bacteria diminished with frequent antibiotic use at a young age, making children more susceptible to food allergies later in life.
35. Parasitic worms can cure or alleviate allergies and suppress the autoimmune system. Scientists believe that allergies are caused by the part of the immune system which originally fought intestinal parasites. They just go wild in the absence of parasites.
