Allergies: multiple vegetable sensitivityPeople who are sensitive, or susceptible, to chemicals are often unable to eat cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, spinach, beet greens, and certain other leafy vegetables. Often such people will simply think such vegetables "do not agree with them." This may be the case—that is, they may be suffering from allergies to one or more of these foods. Some patients, however, are susceptible to the effects of sprayed vegetables but not to the same vegetables when they are unsprayed. The worst culprits in this respect seem to be the various members of the cabbage family (including cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower). They are among the most heavily contaminated vegetables. One sign of this may be that until about 1950, all cooks were warned to look out for cabbage worms on broccoli. Since that time, however, no one of my acquaintance has found one of these insects on commercial broccoli. This certainly represents progress for the cook—but progress at what price? Another practice which has contributed to the contamination of foods is the indiscriminate spraying of fruit and vegetable counters in stores and supermarkets. This is done to control bugs, molds, and especially flies, which can be unsanitary. The almost complete absence of fruit flies, even in summer, is a testimony to the effectiveness of this spraying program. Susceptible persons, however, may start to cough, wheeze, or show other signs of a reaction when they enter the fruit and vegetable section of a store. Often, of course, this reaction cannot be distinguished from a reaction to the many other chemicals one is likely to encounter in a supermarket. *14\110\2* Allergies «Cheap Viagra Online» |
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