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| Allarming Allergy information | | | | treatment. If you don’t know what this is, |
| According to NIAD (National Institute of Allergy & | | | | talk to your doctor about it. |
| Infectious Disease), Allergic reactions to foods | | | | There are some alternative treatments that have |
| occur when the immune system over-reacts to food | | | | helped some with their food allergies. Here is a tea |
| proteins, setting off a cascade of events that can | | | | that might prove somewhat helpful for food allergies |
| range from itchy hives to difficulty breathing, | | | | in the long run. You should be able to get these |
| cardiovascular collapse and a systemic, life-threatening | | | | ingredients at your local health store. |
| allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis
. And about | | | | Allergy Tea |
| 30,000 cases of food-induced anaphylaxis occur in | | | | - 2 cups water |
| the United States each year, leading to as many as | | | | - ½ teaspoon each marshmallow root |
| 200 deaths. | | | | - 1 teaspoon peppermint leaf |
| If you are a parent and have a child who has a food | | | | - ¼ teaspoon ginger rhizome |
| allergy, it can be very scary when they are at school | | | | Combine the water & marshmallow roots in a pan & |
| because a lot of teachers and cafeteria workers are | | | | simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and add |
| not educated on the seriousness that a food allergy | | | | remaining ingredients. Steep for 15 minutes, then |
| can bring. | | | | strain out herbs. For a 50-pound child, give 1 to 2 |
| Searching out an alternative method to allergies might | | | | cups daily.; for a 50-pound child, give ½ to 1 |
| be a solution as there is no cure for food allergies as | | | | dropperful (3060 drops) daily. |
| of yet. Your doctor might give you an EpiPen or | | | | |