Blind Spots: Peanut Allergies

So let's start with some blind spots that even today people just don't quite understand. The first one is peanut allergies. Back a couple decades ago, we thought it was a great idea, if you have a concern for peanut allergies, to remove peanuts from kids. Current research actually shows us that if you want to minimize peanut allergies, you actually should introduce peanuts to kids. We actually saw this between two different Jewish groups, one in England and London and one in Israel. And the group in Israel actually gave their kids peanuts in about two to three months. Little thing to suck on. Those kids had a tenfold lower incidence. Peanut allergies. And further research has shown us actually removing nuts, removing seeds from kids, not exposing them at a young age, actually has increased peanut allergies. Just think about that. Your pediatrician for the last decade or so has said, avoid this, avoid that. And we actually know that's part of our food allergy issue happening for kids. That's a great example of a blind spot. Even currently now, most people still believe you want to avoid having nut allergies. Other things, you actually should expose your kids this early.