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Category: Allergies

Gluten Free Is A Lie

November 3, 2014
Gluten Free

Gluten Free Is A Lie Quote of the Month“Did you know that Lead, Uranium and Cocaine are also Gluten Free?“ Everyone is trying to avoid gluten. It seems to be the latest craze. If you’ve jumped onto this bandwagon, I have some bad news. To be completely honest, most Gluten Free options aren’t much better […]

[Alert] This Food May Destroy You

October 3, 2014
Allergies

[Alert] This Food May Destroy You Quote of the Month“And here we have a bunch of ‘food’ made from crops that cause insects’ stomachs to explode. It’s safe for you though.” You may be wondering what this food is….I’m sure you see it and consume it daily. I’d also like to apologize ahead of time […]

[Allergy Q&A]

September 3, 2014
Allergies

Allergy Q&A Quote of the Month “I have just discovered that I have terrible food allergies…everything I eat makes my butt swell!”   We always get asked the same questions over and over with respect to allergies, so we thought we’d review some of them this month.  Here it goes…   You say I am […]

[Warning] This Can Cause Headaches

August 2, 2014
Allergies

[Warning] This Can Cause Headaches Quote of the Month“When I get a headache, I take 2 Aspirin and keep away from children… just like it says on the bottle.“   Well this particular stressor also can trigger more than just headaches. Headaches are just one symptom.   The WHO (World Health Organization) estimates that 30% […]

30 Things You Never Knew About Sugar

June 2, 2014
Allergies

30 Things You Never Knew About Sugar Quote of the Month“Some of the largest companies are now using brain scans to study how we react neurologically to certain foods, especially to sugar. They’ve discovered that the brain lights up for sugar the same way it does for cocaine.”           – Michael Moss, […]

Gluten, Celiac and Your Thyroid

April 28, 2014
Allergies

Gluten, Celiac and Your Thyroid Quote of the Month“It’s gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free, & fat free. They call it ‘water’ and you can buy it at Whole Foods apparently.“ Gluten is a protein.  It occurs naturally in many types of grains.  There are 2 proteins that combine to form gluten: glutenin and gliadin. We […]

What’s a Phenolic?

April 1, 2014
Allergies

What’s a Phenolic? Quote of the MonthThe way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.     ~Deepak Chopra Phenolics/phenols are phytochemicals – compounds (some are manmade) found in plants (fruits and vegetables). Phytochemicals are responsible for the color, taste or smell of food. […]

18 Facts on Vitamin D

January 3, 2014
Allergies

18 Facts on Vitamin D Quote of the Month Vitamin D every day, helps to keep the doctor away   Happy New Year!   We thought it would be the perfect time of year to talk about Vitamin D. Here are 18 interesting facts about Vitamin D: If you wear sunscreen or are behind glass, […]

Flu Season Plus A Story

November 5, 2013
Allergies

Flu Season Plus A Story Quote of the Month For Remembrance Day:  Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die       G. K. Chesterton   There are 2 things we wanted to talk about this month.  The first is the ‘flu’ […]

6 Allergy Concepts

September 30, 2013
Allergies

6 Allergy Concepts Quote of the MonthEvery symptom is a healing strategy This month we thought it would be beneficial to provide some important insights regarding allergies, sensitivities, intolerances (or whatever you’d like to call them): Balance – when a body is in balance, all of it’s tissues and organs are able to function properly.  […]