Tag Archives: food sensitivities

A Happy, Healthy Holiday Season Part 2: Remember what you want

In part one of this blog, I explained how overindulgence in holiday fare can really sabotage the season’s merry and offered suggestions to help you accomplish your health goals, despite the ulterior motives of fruitcakes and gingerbread men. Here I … Continue reading

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A Happy, Healthy Holiday Season Part 1: Don’t bite off more than you can chew

Overeating and over-consumption of refined, sugary, fatty, or caffeinated foods and alcohol (all plentiful this time of year) can wreak all sorts of havoc on your body, like: Promoting inflammation Causing weight gain Impairing mood and concentration Lowering energy levels … Continue reading

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Stress and Leaky Gut: Implications and solutions

Stress has many negative effects on gastrointestinal function, including increased intestinal permeability—otherwise known as “leaky gut.” When a person experiences stress, the brain releases a chemical called corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF). CRF triggers a cascade of other chemicals which eventually … Continue reading

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Eliminating Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Intolerances

In part 1 and part 2 of this blog, I explained various ways you may be sensitive, allergic or intolerant to certain foods, how these can impact your health and put additional stress on your adrenals, and some ways to … Continue reading

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Identifying Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Intolerances

In part 1 of this blog, “Making Sense of Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Intolerances,” I explained the various ways you may be sensitive, allergic or intolerant to specific foods and how these can impact your health and put additional stress … Continue reading

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Making Sense of Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Intolerances

In this post, I address the meanings, misuse and differences between allergies, sensitivities and intolerances. In my next post, I’ll talk about what you can do to identify food allergies and sensitivities. There is a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation … Continue reading

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