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Post by irma on Jan 16, 2019 20:18:41 GMT
A good question, but not an easy one to answer.
I believe that the current rise in food sensitivities and digestive disorders is largely due to the abandonment of our traditional culinary framework, compounded by an increased toxic load.
In other words, our foods are more processed and less nutrient-dense than ever, while bogged with elements from pesticides, GMOs and antibiotic residues to artificial flavors, colors and preservatives.
It’s therefore no wonder our bodies are reacting in strange new ways to these strange new foods and it’s been slowly building up since the advent of processed foods post World War II.
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Post by bulan on Mar 16, 2019 11:35:51 GMT
Not only is our food much high in sugar, unhealthy fats and carbohydrates then it was 50 years ago, much of our conventionally grown produce is genetically modified and/or laden with pesticides and herbicides, while the farm animals are pumped full of drugs and antibiotics. All of this can have a serious impact on our microbiome — the mini ecosystem in our gut that is the basis of good health and immunity over our lifetime.
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Post by irma on Sept 9, 2019 23:15:56 GMT
In the greater context of things, this doesn't only apply to food, but also allergies in general, like asthma, rhinitis and dermatitis, which have all increased dramatically over the past decade.
You may wonder why. If we look at the farmers' traditional lifestyle and partivularly the Amish of today, they use no chemicals or electricity. Once children are old enough to crawl, they are amongst farm animals and drink unpasteurised milk. The dust in barns and their houses contain a rich microbial count. But the microbes modulate their immune systems enhancing their immunity and thus, they have far less allergies than typical city-dwellers.
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Post by bulan on Sept 20, 2019 21:13:49 GMT
The simplest explanation for the recent jump in allergy diagnosis is that we’re getting better at detecting allergies. As the quality and availability of healthcare increases, fewer allergies are going undiagnosed. Also, alleged food allergies may be the misdiagnosis of other medical conditions.
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Post by irma on Mar 29, 2020 2:28:25 GMT
One reason could be the effect of different dietary patterns on allergic outcomes, where a diversity of the diet in early life is important. The increasingly processed nature of the Western diet, in combination with influences on the gut microbiome, may contribute to the rising prevalence of food allergy and intolerance.
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Post by bulan on Jun 29, 2020 22:20:03 GMT
Contributing factors may also include increased pollution, unhealthy dietary changes and less exposure to microbes, which change how our immune system responds.
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