Try these ideas if you suffer from environmental allergies . . .
Allergies
Gluten–Please stop eating it . . .
If you haven’t noticed by now, I am a firm believer that we must eliminate gluten from our diets in order to sustain and/or return to a healthy state. Many ask “why” and the answer is long. The bottom line is that wheat has become so altered (many call it […]
Undiagnosed Celiac Disease Prevalent
A study conducted by Mayo Clinic finds that Celiac disease is largely undiagnosed. This is an article from the NY Daily Times. On the Natural Family Medicine facebook page, you can find a link to the Medscape article. Please note that the researchers are referring only to Celiac disease and […]
Too Squeaky Clean??
Research is proving what we suspect: that there IS such a thing as too clean! A recent article in Science Express reports that mice raised germ-free had abnormalities in there immune response. But when a bacterium was returned to their skin, immune response returned to normal! Read LATimes article, too.
Safe Chemicals Act
The goal of the Safe Chemicals Act is to shift the burden to proving that a chemical IS safe versus our current law which states that there must be proof that a chemical is UN-safe. I’d like to see this applied to GMO as well! Click here.
Antibacterial and Preservatives in Toiletries Linked with Allergies
This article reports that exposure to antibiotics and preservatives is associated with increased risk for allergies. One antibiotic ingredient is triclosan–a common antibiotic in toothpaste. Please read here.
Signs of Allergies in Infants
This article summarizes some of the early signs of food allergies in infants. The food introduction process for infants is very important. I recommend that babies reach the following milestones before food introduction even begins: ability to sit up, presence of teeth, and desire to eat. When foods are introduced, […]
Essential Fatty Acid Results
This article may get a little more technical than you’d like, but it is exciting proof of the benefits of including essential fatty acids–specifically omega-3 fatty acids–in your diet. Include your cod liver oil and wild caught salmon in your diet! Read article here.
Reduce Allergies–Start with Nature
Recent findings are that those raised in rural environments are less likely to develop environmental allergies. This may be due to colonization of healthy and diverse microorganisms in our bodies preventing future allergic reactions. Let’s help our children reduce their risks: go hiking and camping frequently–or move to the country […]
BPA in contact with Your Food
Please be aware that the movement to ban BPA in plastics that are used in food packaging was defeated. Put simply, foods that are packaged in plastic are likely exposed to BPA. BPA then leaches into the food and then to the body. BPA exposure has been implicated in reproductive […]
