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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 320089" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Well, I know that growing up in a Kosher household, I was in my late teens before I even ate shellfish. I certainly ate peanuts.</p><p></p><p>I found this is interesting as observant Jews are much more likely to be allergic to shellfish than other ethnic groups (yes, Jews are both one of two ethnic groups, as well as being a religious group--it relates to marriage customs and the diaspora)</p><p></p><p>husband and I both grew up in the days of rooting around in the mud, making (and unintentionally eating) mud pies, going fishing and handling bait right before eating the picnic we'd brought with us, etc.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what the current allergists' take on all of this is. husband's medical team was made up of older doctors, some of whom had trained in Europe, and they very definitely attributed the increase in allergies and immuno-suppressive disorders to the overly sanitized environment modern kids are growing up with.</p><p></p><p>I had my last cold over two years ago, and threw it off within a couple of days. I do have hayfever and some other respiratory allergies, but not anything beyond sniffles and sneezing and itchy eyes.</p><p></p><p>husband had hayfever and was violently allergic to pine nuts of all things. He'd eaten them regularly as a child, and then hadn't had them for years and years. He got quite ill when he ate them again.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion, we have to not only give our kids as much freedom to be kids as we can, but we also have to give their immune systems as much freedom as possible to grow and develop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 320089, member: 1963"] Well, I know that growing up in a Kosher household, I was in my late teens before I even ate shellfish. I certainly ate peanuts. I found this is interesting as observant Jews are much more likely to be allergic to shellfish than other ethnic groups (yes, Jews are both one of two ethnic groups, as well as being a religious group--it relates to marriage customs and the diaspora) husband and I both grew up in the days of rooting around in the mud, making (and unintentionally eating) mud pies, going fishing and handling bait right before eating the picnic we'd brought with us, etc. I'm not sure what the current allergists' take on all of this is. husband's medical team was made up of older doctors, some of whom had trained in Europe, and they very definitely attributed the increase in allergies and immuno-suppressive disorders to the overly sanitized environment modern kids are growing up with. I had my last cold over two years ago, and threw it off within a couple of days. I do have hayfever and some other respiratory allergies, but not anything beyond sniffles and sneezing and itchy eyes. husband had hayfever and was violently allergic to pine nuts of all things. He'd eaten them regularly as a child, and then hadn't had them for years and years. He got quite ill when he ate them again. in my opinion, we have to not only give our kids as much freedom to be kids as we can, but we also have to give their immune systems as much freedom as possible to grow and develop. [/QUOTE]
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