Posted on 09/26/2014 8:28:06 AM PDT by Rusty0604
Giovanni was one of the 6 million children in the United States who suffer from food allergies, an alarming number that has nearly tripled in the past two decades. Dr. Martin Blaser, a microbiologist and professor at New York University, is working tirelessly on groundbreaking research into this dramatic spike in food allergies. His hypothesis is that exposure to antibiotics early in life is diminishing positive gut bacteria and thus weakening children's immune systems, making them more susceptible to allergies. Blaser warns parents: "Antibiotics are not free, they do have a cost. And it is not just monetary but in the development of the immunity in children."
Blaser’s theory has been tested on young mice. They were fed a strong dose of antibiotics, and soon after their immune system changed and they developed a peanut allergy. They were then given the missing positive bacteria, and the results were astounding: The allergy was gone!
While his research is still a work in progress, the results so far are positive and could potentially lead to a cure for food allergies.
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That gif always cracks me up. The one at the end is sure doing a lot of ‘splainin’ :) The look on the mom/grandmom’s face is priceless, too.
LOL
I attribute some of it to the devolution, the loss of genetic information, the generationally further we get from the original.
I say it’s because parents have been trying to put their babies into ‘plastic bubbles’ and tried to limit exposure to germs.
The Immune System is like a muscle, “Use It or Lose It.”
Exactly! That would have been me as a child.
Sure seems like it doesn't it? Lots of stuff going on with our kids these days that never occured when we were growing up............
Sounds like your typical unintended consequences...........
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