ALLERGIES

While allergies to foods, animal dander, mold and dust mites occur all year around, with the beautiful Spring flowers comes a whole new allergy season. If your children suffer from allergies, here is some information passed on to me by Stephen Chaney PhD. that you should know:

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, published February 16, 2011 just reported a major clinical study by Dr. Michal Melamed and colleagues showing that children and adolescents with low blood levels of VITAMIN D are much more likely to suffer from allergies than those with adequate blood levels of Vitamin D.

They looked at Vitamin D status (as measured by 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in the blood) and sensitivity to 17 different common allergens in 3136 children and adolescents aged 1 to 21 in the NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) database from 2005 and 2006.The data were adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, obesity, socioeconomic status and hours spent watching television, playing video games or on the computer (a measure of activity level – or more strictly speaking inactivity level).

They found that children and adolescents with low blood levels of vitamin D (< 15 ng/ ml of 25-hydroxy vitamin D) were significantly more likely to suffer from 11 of the 17 allergies tested than those with adequate blood Vitamin D levels (> 30 ng/ml of 25-hydroxy vitamin D). This means children with Vitamin D deficiencies are significantly more likely to suffer from allergies to peanuts, ragweed, oak, dog dander and dust.

IS YOUR CHILD VITAMIN D DEFICIENT?

Previous studies have shown that up to 70% of children in this country have low blood levels of Vitamin D.

Around 16 million children (or 16% of the population) suffer from allergies.

The incidence of children suffering with allergies has increased by 18% in just the last 10 years.

The latest dietary recommendations calling for children to take in 600 IU of Vitamin D daily should keep them from becoming D deficient.

HOWEVER … Vitamin D is just one of many things you can do to reduce the risk of allergies in your children.

ALFALFA AND NUTRIFERON … THE MAGIC BULLET

I had been told by allergists that it was easier to tell me what I was NOT allergic to than what I was. So I resigned myself to a life of taking prescription medications, allergy shots that would make me sick, and nasal sprays that were awful. Then, I decided to get cats. Now.. I know what you’re thinking, “He’s allergic to everything… surely cats are on the list!”, and you’d be right. But this time I remembered the alfalfa that I took as a child. And I remembered reading informtion on Shaklee’s NutriFeron. So.. I went online and ordered my stuff. I got the cats, I got my product, and started taking it. Then I waited to see what would happen. And here’s the best part…. Nothing happened!!

No sneezing… no runny nose… no feeling miserable because cats are around. No more prescription medications, that have nasty side effects!

Nothing. I can actually live in a house with cats and not have an allergic reaction. It’s amazing to say the least. I don’t get that lethargic feeling the medications would cause. I have more energy. I sleep better. I’ll never drift away from my Shaklee supplements again. They mean too much to me now. Get this.. the only times I feel my allergies kick back up is when I forget to take my Alfalfa and NutriFeron

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