Can we Prevent Allergies?

Having a child with a food allergy, especially a life threatening one, is very stressful. Every snack, meal out or birthday party attended becomes a potential nightmare. And sadly food allergies are only becoming more and more common. I remember when I was in school, one child had a peanut allergy, now it's so common that every school is nut free.

It's been called The Allergy Epidemic and it really is a huge problem.

This epidemic also incldues the high incidence of other atopic conditions like eczema, asthma and hayfever. All conditions that cause much distress to our children.

So what can we do about it? Well, it goes without saying that we absolutely need to know how to safely and effectively manage them. But I also believe we need to understand what's causing this epidemic to try and determine if we can address the root cause or even prevent them.

Can we prevent allergies, eczema or asthma? This is clearly the golden question.

I've looked at the research to see what science points to as protective and it may surprise you to know there are things we as parents can do. We are definitely at the infancy of this research and no one can offer a magic pill or formula, but there are some safe evidence backed steps you can try.

If you're interested to learn more about my holistic approach to atopic conditions please watch the video below.