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hedgehog

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27. I don't think it's a matter of being too clean so much as all the chemicals sprayed around
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 12:55 PM
Apr 2013

to achieve that goal. I used Lysol for years when I probably could have gotten the same results with vinegar!

Or, to be completely cynical.... Pab Sungenis Apr 2013 #1
Also have to consider the rise and use of different pesticides for sure on point Apr 2013 #4
I never had food allergies womanofthehills Apr 2013 #13
I've thought this to be the case for many, many years. hedgehog Apr 2013 #26
I'm allergic to something they put ON foods laundry_queen Apr 2013 #29
13 mo twins in my family had peanut reaction their first exposure. grasswire Apr 2013 #39
Or your experience may be anecdotal Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #43
Well it's not totally anecdotal laundry_queen Apr 2013 #46
Now THIS is the question! And let me add to it: where the heck is the Squinch Apr 2013 #2
Exploding? Geometric? Silent3 Apr 2013 #16
Or maybe not: Squinch Apr 2013 #64
Actually, the increase in autism has been explained. Chan790 Apr 2013 #55
Well..... not really. Squinch Apr 2013 #63
When I was a child, children on the high end of the autism spectrum were Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2013 #73
The mystery deepens: NO reported allergies to peanut-based Plumpy'Nut in Africa!? reformist2 Apr 2013 #3
". . . lowered immune system." This is not correct. marybourg Apr 2013 #31
I don't think being "too clean" passes the laugh test. I don't think people keep their homes as byeya Apr 2013 #5
I don't think it is about how clean people's houses are. MindPilot Apr 2013 #15
Thanks for the clarification. Study after study, published by reputable journals say washing byeya Apr 2013 #25
I don't think it's a matter of being too clean so much as all the chemicals sprayed around hedgehog Apr 2013 #27
a friend of mine grew up in a sterile house tabbycat31 Apr 2013 #30
Your comparisons don't cover enough time. People marybourg Apr 2013 #35
"Too Clean" in a microbial sense jeff47 Apr 2013 #44
I had a neighbor once who had/has MS justiceischeap Apr 2013 #67
Allergies and asthma increase when a country becomes industrialized Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2013 #75
People often conflate "allergies" and "sensitivities" as well. Brickbat Apr 2013 #6
Yes, you are 100% correct. Person "A" says, I can't eat Mexican cuisine and that byeya Apr 2013 #7
I agree. I see so much of that in my practice. Aristus Apr 2013 #37
Also, people can have trouble digesting foods and call this an 'allergy' LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #48
That's a good point. /nt Marr Apr 2013 #19
Peanuts aren't what they used to be zentrum Apr 2013 #8
"have no problem with other nuts" - peanuts are legumes (beans), though Lex Apr 2013 #10
That's an interesting point. Mariana Apr 2013 #86
"tastes like" genetic engineering? Silent3 Apr 2013 #17
LOL! reformist2 Apr 2013 #18
AFAIK, there are no GM peanuts in commercial production NickB79 Apr 2013 #82
ALL allergies have increased. Quantess Apr 2013 #9
There's more pollen and allergens in the atmosphere laundry_queen Apr 2013 #32
some of the most popular trees for street planting in the last 40 years - forgot whatthey are called bettyellen Apr 2013 #40
Are you talking about poplars? laundry_queen Apr 2013 #47
You wouldn't do well around here. Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #68
Weirdly enough laundry_queen Apr 2013 #72
Actually, the problem is that the trees planted Bohunk68 Apr 2013 #74
In Japan, they planted cedar trees all over the place a few decades ago Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2013 #76
It's probably a combination of factors. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #11
The high temperatures used for roasting (800 F) in the US may modify proteins FarCenter Apr 2013 #12
That wouldn't surprise me. winter is coming Apr 2013 #20
The other change is that lots of peanuts are the dry roasted type in jars FarCenter Apr 2013 #21
Also, allergies are poorly understood anyway. I developed an egg allergy in adulthood and so stopped Brickbat Apr 2013 #14
I'm mildly allergic to egg white womanofthehills Apr 2013 #24
Do you really have to put the boiled eggs in vinegar? marybourg Apr 2013 #38
I was once told Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #45
I'm almost 50 and have an anaphalactic allergy to All nuts alittlelark Apr 2013 #22
Actually - new study says it's pesticides in our water womanofthehills Apr 2013 #23
That's really interesting laundry_queen Apr 2013 #34
Maybe 100 years ago anyone with a severe allergy would have died from it. geckosfeet Apr 2013 #28
Are allergies genetically based? thucythucy Apr 2013 #59
I am not sure either. just a guess that there may be a genetic component. geckosfeet Apr 2013 #62
People have only really been eating peanuts since the 1930s wickerwoman Apr 2013 #65
There's a Civil War era song about eating peanuts.. Fumesucker Apr 2013 #69
Yes, in desperation. wickerwoman Apr 2013 #71
yep. we are diluting the gene pool with tech galileoreloaded Apr 2013 #66
I'm convinced that part of health problems is the super clean stupidity Whisp Apr 2013 #33
I think that is part of it, resulting in poorly trained immune systems. bemildred Apr 2013 #36
My former sister-in-law was an obsessive cleaner. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #41
interestingly enough.... grasswire Apr 2013 #49
ewww, that sounds gross! Whisp Apr 2013 #58
There's also haikugal Apr 2013 #42
To be frank Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #50
Pollution and allergies BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #51
Thank you Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #56
You're welcome! BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #57
Excellent documentary. alittlelark May 2013 #87
I have no idea, but I'm glad I'm not allergic to peanuts. MineralMan Apr 2013 #52
I think its something to do with mold such as aflatoxin which grows on peanuts. DCBob Apr 2013 #53
C-sections? Autumn Colors Apr 2013 #54
That's really interesting. laundry_queen Apr 2013 #84
No peanut allergies in Africa? reformist2 Apr 2013 #60
Peanut allergies? Who doesn't love peanuts? randome Apr 2013 #61
I worked with a scientist once who was convinced that all people were allergic to at least two Godhumor Apr 2013 #70
I don't have an opinion of the answer to the question posed defacto7 Apr 2013 #77
So...cannabilism, huh? Check the TOS. randome Apr 2013 #78
Ha... that's funny... defacto7 Apr 2013 #81
How odd. Makes me wonder if peanut-allergy kids are correlated with peanut-obsessed parents? reformist2 Apr 2013 #79
I have wondered as much. defacto7 Apr 2013 #80
my dogs too... Mona Apr 2013 #83
I think a lot of people have suppressed immune systems. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #85
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