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Tagged as Food Allergy

7 Reasons Dairy has Become the New Gluten
A recent systematic literature review of observational studies looked at the relationship between obesity and cardiometabolic disease. Researchers concluded those who ate full-fat dairy had no greater risk for heart disease or diabetes than low-fat dairy eaters. The review, published in the -European Journal of Nutrition-, examined 25 studies, 18 of which found those who consumed full-fat dairy weighed...
December 10, 2015
Is Your Gut Leaking? (6 Common Causes of This Sneaky Health Condition)
In the early 1980s, researchers at UCLA, funded by a caring dad, did an intestinal permeability (leaky gut) - study. They found that people with Crohn's disease and their parents had double the intestinal leakiness of control subjects. A leaky gut is like a leaky bucket - not very good at its job. This study was the first to suggest that leaky gut syndrome might be part of the development of Crohn’s...
December 9, 2015
4 Signs You May Have a Food Intolerance
With the holidays recently passed, those of us with food intolerances were cringing at the thought of family dinners that involved turkeys from the grocery store, glutinous breads, and heavy cream topping on the pumpkin pie. The holidays can be something of a nightmare for people who suffer from food intolerances. While some people have the notion that food intolerances don’t really exist, I’d like...
November 3, 2015
Label Lessons for Healthy School Lunches
Packing healthy lunches for the kids can be downright stressful. How can you be sure that you are packing your kid's lunch box with foods that are both delicious AND nutritious? These days, food companies can be deliberately deceitful with misleading and seductive marketing. How do you know you're not just feeding your kids sugar, GMOs and chemicals dressed up in "natural" packaging? - Avoid the Scary...
May 12, 2015
Is Your Food Making You Sick?
Many people have suffered for years from conditions related to food and do not know it. You may know of someone who has struggled to find answers for years. These good people seek treatment to relieve their pain, discomfort, and change their appearance or weight so they can live a normal life. They continually complain to family and friends of their problem looking for support and answers. If the pain...
March 11, 2015
Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrom (FPIES)
Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) - is not your typical food allergy and is most often found in infants and young children presenting within the first weeks or months of life, but at an older age for children that are exclusively breastfed. These reactions occur when solid foods such as cereals or formulas are introduced to the child’s diet. FPIES is a food allergy that affects both...
December 13, 2013
The Allergy Elimination Diet
By removing specific foods from our diet, we have a better sense of what the culprit is and what it is that is triggering the reaction. Excessive protein may irritate the immune system and keep it in a state of overreactivity. The protein in cow's milk, specifically, is a frequent offender, and for people with a genetic predisposition to allergy it may be a hidden cause. One general treatment strategy,...
April 29, 2008