Food allergies are growing in the United States. Whether this is due to more awareness or an increase of food sensitivities is not concretely known. An allergy happens when the body’s natural defenses overreact to something ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Food allergies impact about 50 million Americans – about 6 percent of children and 4 percent of adults.
Dr. Adam Graves, ND, LAc, practices at Colorado Natural Medicine in Castle Rock and said “Food allergies have continue to rise at a rapid rate, the increase use of antibiotics, environmental chemicals, the overly clean households, and c-sections all have contributed to this increase in allergies. Check out the food allergies slides and if you are having health issues that aren’t improving and don’t know why, food allergies maybe a major cause.”
There are eight common food allergies that can pose a serious problem, according to the Food Allergy Research & Resource Program.
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