A Doc I am watching on TV right now. Very interesting.

In Britain and America cases of asthma, eczema and hay fever have trebled in the last three decades and food allergies, virtually unheard of in the past, have increased by over 500%. Are we becoming allergic to the 21st Century?

Historically allergies barely registered on the health agenda, but today with 1.2 billion allergy sufferers around the world, it is a phenomenon that is impossible to ignore. Not only are the number of allergy sufferers increasing year on year, but the allergies doctors are treating are getting more severe. The western world is in the grips of a growing epidemic. Allergy Planet uncovers the facts behind this terrifying phenomenon.