06/29/2010
...harmful it will produce antibodies, which are like small soldiers that protect our body’s health. When the body produces antibodies directed against a certain type of food, it causes an immune response. This then releases histamine and other chemicals that trigger allergic symptoms. These allergic symptoms are ‘red alerts’, which tell us that something is wrong. Generally, it is the protein in foods that cause an allergic reaction. Food allergy symptoms may occur right after...