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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
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> "Sky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > raymond wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I watched 60 Minutes Sunday night. They reported on a miracle food,
> >> made of peanuts and other things, called Plumpynut, that is saving
> >> tens of thousands from starvation in Africa and other places. The
> >> developers were asked about peanut alergies, and they stated that
> >> there haven't been any reports of allergies, because food allergies
> >> aren't found in underdeveloped environments, only in highly developed
> >> ones. So what is it that we do that causes an allergic reaction to
> >> food?
> >
> > I watched the same show - and was amazed! I've never heard of
> > "plumpynut" before and it seems to be a 'miracle' food for those babies,
> > especially in ***** and other African countries at risk! However, I
> > think perhaps the allergies might be induced by immunizations at 2, 4, &
> > 6 months of age???? Purely conjecture on my part.
> >
> > Sky
>
>
> I think it's our level of cleanliness. Kids don't get dirty anymore. Farm
> kids have a whole lot lower incidence of asthma than city kids. They're
> exposed to a lot more dirt and germs. It keeps their immune systems
> healthy. An immune system that isn't exposed to dirt and germs tends to
> turn on the body in numerous ways.
Yes it is the hygeine that is the key here. They're also finding that
many auto-immune diseases can be cured by introducing certain parasites
into the human gut. I find that enormously interesting.
says...
>
> "Sky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > raymond wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I watched 60 Minutes Sunday night. They reported on a miracle food,
> >> made of peanuts and other things, called Plumpynut, that is saving
> >> tens of thousands from starvation in Africa and other places. The
> >> developers were asked about peanut alergies, and they stated that
> >> there haven't been any reports of allergies, because food allergies
> >> aren't found in underdeveloped environments, only in highly developed
> >> ones. So what is it that we do that causes an allergic reaction to
> >> food?
> >
> > I watched the same show - and was amazed! I've never heard of
> > "plumpynut" before and it seems to be a 'miracle' food for those babies,
> > especially in ***** and other African countries at risk! However, I
> > think perhaps the allergies might be induced by immunizations at 2, 4, &
> > 6 months of age???? Purely conjecture on my part.
> >
> > Sky
>
>
> I think it's our level of cleanliness. Kids don't get dirty anymore. Farm
> kids have a whole lot lower incidence of asthma than city kids. They're
> exposed to a lot more dirt and germs. It keeps their immune systems
> healthy. An immune system that isn't exposed to dirt and germs tends to
> turn on the body in numerous ways.
Yes it is the hygeine that is the key here. They're also finding that
many auto-immune diseases can be cured by introducing certain parasites
into the human gut. I find that enormously interesting.