
Why are food allergies on the rise and is a cure on the horizon?
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The Role of Dirt in Allergies
Scientists believe that through the skin allergies begin, through the diet, allergies can stay quiet. The next is what I'm going to call dirt, having good microbiome, having access to animals. For example, there's been a lot of farm studies showing that if you live on a farm and you're exposed to a lot of animals, you actually have less likelihood of getting food allergy.
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