COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ALLERGIC RESPONSE

A method for the early introduction to an infant between the ages of two to four months of at least three allergens to decrease the infant's risk for developing allergies. The method includes the steps of administering to the infant a first allergen selected from the group consisting of cow's milk, hen's egg, peanut, cashew, pistachio, almond, walnuts, pecans, hazelnut, wheat, soy, sesame for multiple days. Next the infant in administered, in addition to the first allergen, a second allergen different from the first allergen selected from the same group of allergens, and third, subsequently administering to the infant, in addition to the first allergen and the second allergen, a third allergen different from the first allergen and the second allergen, a third allergen being selected from the same group of allergens for multiple days.