Few Allergies in Unstressed Babies, Swedish Researchers Find
A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that infants with low concentrations of the stress-related hormone cortisol in their saliva develop fewer allergies than other infants. Hopefully this new knowledge will be useful in future allergy prevention.
The study is published in the December paper issue of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
The incidence of allergies in children has increased over the past few decades, especially in the West. In Sweden, 30 to 40 percent of children have some kind of allergy. A combination of environmental and lifestyle factors during pregnancy and early infancy are thought to be responsible for the sharp rise in allergic diseases.
“Psychosocial factors and the stress hormone cortisol are associated with allergic diseases,” says Dr Fredrik Stenius of the Department of Clinical Research and Education at Stockholm South General Hospital. “Our study found that children with low salivary cortisol levels as infants have a lower prevalence of allergies during the first two years of life, compared to other children.” Read More
Dr. Jay’s Note: Since allergy symptoms are a response to excess stress, then it is clear that when you lower the overall stress level allergies will become less frequent. Learn & practice healthy, holistic lifestyle choices that can not only decrease your overall stress load but will also increase your ability to adapt to your daily stress in an efficient way.
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