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Food Allergies and Food Addiction

May 4, 2010 Last week I wrote about the CME presentations at an obesity course put on by the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. I saved the most controversial one for last. Dr. Kendall Gerdes is a former president of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, which I have previously written about. The AAEM is

An Herbal Cure for Peanut Allergy?

Jul 29, 2008Harriet A. Hall, MDHerbs and supplements, Science-based Medicine Blogallergy, anaphylaxis, FAHF-2, herbal medicine, PC-SPES, peanut, traditional Chinese medicine

Peanut allergy is uncommon but devastating. Even a tiny trace of peanut can cause an anaphylactic reaction and death. That’s why labels specify “produced on shared equipment with nuts or peanuts” or “produced in a facility that also processes nuts.” There is no effective treatment: patients have to rely on avoiding peanuts and carrying emergency