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AllergyWhat you need to know:Whatever you do, never put your children’s health in the hands of a bogus allergy ‘therapathists’ - and there are plenty of them. They diagnose allergies with a swinging pendulum, blood spots, hair analysis, voice diagnosis, magical electric black boxes linked to computers and many more. You wouldn’t expect your local butcher to fix the car, so don’t believe that someone with a machine in a health food shop can diagnose your child’s allergies.Some extreme non-medical Homoeopaths and inadequately trained ‘holistic health practitioners’ may tell you that their magic pills and potions can be used instead of conventionally prescribed medicines. This is dangerous and untrue. A medically qualified homeopath, a registered naturopath or a consultant immunologist at your local hospital are the best people to speak to after referral or recommendation from your GP. Practical changes in the home can make a big difference if the child is allergic to air-borne substances - see asthma - and some food allergies and intolerances can be helped by following an exclusion diet. These conditions need to be taken very seriously as severe food allergies - particularly to nuts, seeds and shellfish - can be life-threatening. There’s also growing evidence that the modern obsession with hygiene may be responsible for the rising tide of allergies. Although we all need to follow the basic rules of cleanliness at home, you can be too careful. Without exposing a child’s immune system to a few challenges early in life, it never develops. It seems the old wives’ tale was right: you have to eat a pack of dirt before you die. |
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