Food Allergies

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ACTIVIST HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK:

MOTHER OF FOUR BECOMES LEADING EXPERT ON ADDITIVES & ALLERGIES

Despite spending most of her life believing food allergies were some

kind of psychosomatic fabrication, Robyn O'Brien was forced into

acknowledging otherwise when she became the mother of four children

with adverse reactions to various foods. Motivated by the desire to

better understand how to keep her kids healthy, O'Brien began

researching the ever-tangling history of food allergies, synthetic

ingredients and the ties between the industrial food complex and the

U.S. government. Last year, O'Brien launched what has now become one

of the most popular web resources for parents of children with food

sensitivities. The fact that major media outlets, such as ABC, CNN

and the New York Times, see O'Brien's work as an important news story

is no mystery considering one out of every three American children

has allergies, asthma, ADHD or autism. Speaking about O'Brien's

single-minded research, noted activist Brockovich said of her

new friend and colleague " ly, I think it takes a little bit of

being crazy to make a difference in this world. "

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