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markd@csl.sj.nec.com (Mark Dyer) writes:

>Milk and dairy products in general are hard on the digestive system. (or
>so I've heard...) Seems like I've also heard that allergies to dairy
>products are also quite common among people of all races.

Yes, so I've heard. Actually I think there are lots of sub-clinical
(read minor) allergies that people have. But since the effect is
slight, they don't think much of it. 

As for me, the one thing I've noticed is that I'm allergic to house
dust here in Japan. My house gets very dusty and it's hard to clean
as there are lots of wires and cables and things (5-6 machines in a
6-mat room). 

Recently I read where a lot of people have this allergy and it' not
to the dust=dirt, but the dust=mite feces (I'm NOT making this up!)
According to an article in the Daily Yomiuir, there are many mites
which live on, in particulary, the skin we humans constantly shed
and that some people are allergic to their feces. 

So I've found that if I keep my house a bit cleaner, I seem to feel
better and for sure I always wash my hands after cleaning stuff 
as otherwise they feel puffed up and generally weird.

I never noticed before coming to Japan, maybe it's the particular
kind of mites that live here, and/or in tatami....

Dave

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