Allergies

In March of 1819, a British physician, Dr. John Bostock presented the first case of what would later be called "hay fever" to the Medical and Chirurgical Society. He called it, "Case of a periodical affection of the eyes and chest". The Journal of the Royal Medical Society states that, "the evidence does suggest that hay fever did not exist, or was at least very uncommon, before the 19th century". Today, we have a reversal of this situation. According to a 2011 report by Quest Diagnostics, allergies are now one of the most common diseases, affecting 1 in 5 Americans, accounting for 17 million office visits and 30,000 ER visits a year. And the numbers are rising every year. Allergies arise when the immune system—the body's defense system—dysfunctions and overreacts to things that are not dangerous. As 70-80% of the immune system resides in the digestive system, would optimizing the health of the gut make sense for those who would like to improve allergic symptoms? Eating to avoid toxins and inflammatory fats and increasing anti-inflammatory fats, antioxidants and phytochemicals would all be helpful. Adopting a simple plant based diet that is organic and unprocessed, that takes into consideration food sensitivities, and that prepares foods in the most anti-inflammatory way possible can be extremely helpful in improving symptoms and decreasing medication dependence. Learn more in our upcoming cookbook and online course at http://www.autoimmuneplantbased.com.