Some exciting research has come out that there are ways to actually
prevent allergies
before they develop in children. According to a recent NY Times
article, studies show that feeding allergenic foods (peanuts, eggs, etc.) to children under one year old reduces the risk of developing the allergy. When I was a little kid, I used to eat sesame all the time without any affects. Because my blood test results showed a likely allergy to sesame, the doctor told my parents to stop feeding it to me. Perhaps because I stopped eating it, I lost my immunity to it and gained a severe allergy. Although this research is too late for me because it suggests that my doctor gave bad advice, it's promising to reduce allergies of young kids.
