'My peanut allergy nearly killed me - now I eat them every day for breakfast'

'My peanut allergy nearly killed me - now I eat them every day for breakfast'

Chris Brookes-Smith, 28, used to live in fear of dying from eating even the smallest trace of peanut. Ten years ago he had his worst allergic reaction after ordering a curry at a local Indian takeaway. The trauma of it is seared into his memory. "I knew I was in trouble after one bite," he says. …

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