Were you around pets or farm animals growing up? Or maybe you were raised in a zoo like Art (on Monkey Island)? There are some theories that suggest exposure to animals in childhood can impact the development of your immune system.
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In this video George Ebers, MS geneticist, talks about gene/environment interaction and vitamin D in particular (warning, he alternately pronounces 'vitamin' with a short 'i' which makes me cringe :-). The video is available via YouTube.
"Vitamin" is the British pronunciation, "vahytamin" is the American one :-)
"Vitamin" is the British
"Vitamin" is the British pronunciation, "vahytamin" is the American one :-)