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A Cure for the Allergy Epidemic? Is probiotics the answer; are we too far from nature, the farm?

Asked by MadMadMax (3397points) November 10th, 2013

I used to be part of a group who met once a month and picked up orders from an Amish farmer. He believed in “clean” organic farming, free roaming pastured animals; i.e. cows that ate only grass and hay, and didn’t stand in their own feces all day.

We bought raw milk but it became so expensive we had to stop. Now I just take pro-biotics made from raw food.

Do you think getting back to nature will help with the rising allergy problem and digestive problems or is it much more complicated – water isn’t cleanable anymore, air, lifestyle, eating the modern diet?

Interesting article in NYTimes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/a-cure-for-the-allergy-epidemic.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0

Please share your thoughts.

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