One of the most frustrating things about having a child with a life-threatening food allergy is the lack of education for the average person. To add to the problem, there is not a lot of great material to educate others. That's why I was so excited when I discovered a director in our area that recently produced a documentary on life-threatening food allergies.
Kevin Lindenmuth debuted his documentary "I'm Not Nuts: Living with Food Allergies" to the support group I belong to a couple of weeks ago. Although I wasn't able to stay for the entire viewing (my kids were not cooperating!), it looked incredible. The part I saw included interviews with parents of FA kids, allergists, and FAAN personnel. I found myself nodding as I related to much of what was said.
Here is a clip of the first few minutes of the documentary:
The documentary should debut in the Detroit area on PBS in February and nationwide in April or May.
If you would like to order a copy of the documentary, visit this link.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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Thanks for including this clip. The documentary looks good.
Food allergies have become a major problem especially among children. Unless you work with children, you may not be aware of the extent of the problem. In the last 5 years there has been an "epidemic" of food allergies among children. It started at the same time the recommended number of vaccinations was substantially increased. It could be a coincidence or not. Vaccines are not regulated the same as food. Manufacturers can have "secret ingredients" not revealed on the package insert. This is protected by trade law. If you enjoy reading patents, you can find out many of the various ingredients used in the culture media and adjuvants. Many, many foods are listed. Peanut oil, sesame oil, wheat germ oil, soy oil, corn oil, walnut oil, almond oil are among the ingredients listed. A small amount of protein from these foods cannot be eliminated from the vaccine. It could be causing the food allergy epidemic. At the very least, physicians cannot advise their allergic patients very wisely if they don't know what is in the vaccine.
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