I have a friend who's allergic to the pesticides used on fresh fruit -- even fruit that has a peel, like an orange. She gets an itchy, tingly mouth. Realizing it was pesticides that were the issue, she switched to eating organic fresh fruit.

Problem solved.

For years, when I opened, say, Sun Maid apricots, I had an immediate wheezy reaction. When I mentioned this issue to my allergist, he said, "You're allergic to the sulfites used on dried fruit. Open the package and let it air out for...