When there are food allergies, the fear of reactions can cause major stress, tons of anxiety, even depression, and food fear leading to an ever shrinking diet and under nourishment for so many kids.

If your child has chronic skin rashes, they’re at greater risk for developing food allergies because they can more easily get sensitized to allergens through their leaky skin.

In fact, leaky skin associated with eczema is a known risk factor for developing food allergies.

Food allergies affect the entire family. The statistics are alarming. There’s been a 300% increase in food allergies in children over the past 20 years!

If your kid has food allergies, you might be wondering if they can be reversed. If you’re thinking about having more kids, you also might what to know if they can be prevented.

Here are some good places to start.

If your child already has food allergies:

👉follow your doctor’s guidance about what to keep out and what is safe to keep in

Whether or not your child has food allergies, and for you if pregnant or nursing:

👉Avoid eating processed junk food

👉Increase gut microbiome diversity by eating pre and probiotic foods, and taking a probiotic supplement (kids with food allergies have lower levels of certain healthy gut bacteria)

👉Eat the broadest diet possible including common allergens that are tolerated (the broader the diet = greater gut microbiome diversity)

👉Supplement with Omega 3s (EPA and DHA)

👉Get vitamin D levels optimal and supplement if needed

👉Minimize exposure to air pollutants

👉Support skin and gut barriers. Two primary ways food allergies develop are through leaky skin and leaky gut.

What Qs do you have about your kid’s food allergies? LMK!

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