In order to avoid peanut allergies, we need to make sure we are exposed to peanuts at a critical window. [1]
[E]arly exposure to peanuts produced an 81% reduction in peanut allergy among high-risk children, deemed so because they had already tested positive for other food allergies and/or had eczema. More than 600 children ages 4 to 11 months either consumed, or strictly avoided, peanuts until age 5. Of the children who avoided peanuts, 17% had a peanut allergy by age 5, compared to only 3% in the peanut-consuming group.
In order to maintain a healthy well-balanced intellect, we need to repeatedly expose ourselves to people and viewpoints we find uncomfortable. We need to do this with an open mind, putting their best foot forward. What uncomfortable people and viewpoints have you intentionally exposed yourself to during the past year? If you disagree with these people and viewpoints, are you able to give them their best foot forward before convincing others that your position is superior?
Print this post [2]
[3]