I am often asked this question.  The role of food allergies interrelated to disease is minimized by mainstream medicine.  The concept of severe food allergies is accepted by more traditional medical doctors now but the fact……. that a food allergy might cause or aggravate digestive & other health problems isn’t easily accepted. Even though hard science supports the link between food allergies and many illnesses, such as gastrointestinal problems, chrone’s disease, irritable bowel & colitis,   headaches, repetitive ear infections & possible learning disabilities……the role of food allergies linked to disease in still minimized by most of the medical profession. Food allergies can cause as well as aggravate many digestive complaints……and…

The human body’s digestive system frequently takes a back seat to heart or brain. The surface area of the intestines, if laid out flat would cover a football field.  It requires this much surface area to absorb all the food we consume each day. It is important to realize that the gastrointestinal tract (GI) is one of the few places in the body where the inside is exposed directly to substances from the outside world.  Water, food, swallowed air and nutrient foods pass through us from the contaminated outside environment every danger. The body has an incredible and complex way to protect itself from internal contamination. For instance, the cells…

The Elisa or Rast blood panels are commonly used to check for IgE reactions to common food. The Elisa blood test can help you discover with ease which foods in your diet may be a source of more harm than good.  Just a simple finger prick, to collect a  couple of drops of blood is enough to identify  elevated IgA and IgG  antibodies to  foods  you are reactive to in your immune system.  Naturopathic doctors   offer this Elisa test, known as the (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay). A full blood draw can be used to identify IgE antibodies in addition to IgA and IgG. Immediate food immune reactions create an antibody…

Studies have shown that eating foods to which we are allergic to can elevate blood sugar in a way that is similar to consuming foods high in sugar. We actually get a sort of “high” from those foods that contribute to our desire to eat them. Some allergy foods have protein like substances that have opioid properties, meaning they can act like endorphins that make you feel exhilarated. This is the case with both milk & wheat proteins, which can act like opioids, or elevating mood substances. Cheese is a more concentrated form of milk and many find in consuming it, that they crave more & more after having just…

Are you allergic to certain foods? Do you even know? It might surprise you to find out that many people experience symptoms of food allergies, without full blown allergy attacks, yet attribute these symptoms to other maladies. What can you do to determine whether you have food allergies or intolerance?  Be diligent – proper testing and diagnosis is key. Most people think of food allergies as reactions to certain foods causing obvious symptoms, such as stomach pains, itching, swelling in the face and lips and red raised skin rashes. As a description of food allergies, this is accurate. Yet for the majority of Americans, more subtle and often unassociated symptoms…