If you read food labels, you may notice this allergy warning or something similar: “this product was produced in a factory that also processes nuts, soybeans, etc.” The prevalence of food allergies has grown rapidly over the last decade. According to the CDC, from 1997 to 2007, reported food allergy cases increased by 18% in children under the age of 18 years old. Food allergies affect up to 8% of children and 3%-4% of adults. Other allergic conditions such as atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma are more common in children who have food allergies.
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You may have heard of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), but what do you know about Leaky Gut Syndrome? Leaky Gut Syndrome is a common health disorder in which the intestinal tract is more permeable or more porous than normal. Toxins which should naturally be repelled and eliminated leak through small openings in the lining of the intestines into the bloodstream. Leaky Gut syndrome can cause food allergies because of the release of toxins from the gut which promotes inflammation and is associated with poor absorption of nutrients leading to some nutritional deficiencies. If you have some of the following symptoms you could be experiencing Leaky Gut Syndrome:
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How many diets have you been on? is one of the questions I ask my patients. Most have been on numerous diets and continue to have a surprising amount of optimism and enthusiasm for the latest dieting fad. Attached to this is the belief that “if I could just be thinner, then ________ (my life would be better, I’d be happier, I’d get the man/woman, get a better job, etc)” I doubt that there’s another country in the world so addicted – not to food but to dieting. So much so, that even children as young as 5 years old feel they should be dieting too. Most people who start ...Read more »
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In the last blog, I talked about how food often represents something besides just food. We’re not always aware of this. For example, people may say “I love food.” But is it really food that they love or that food represents someone in their lives who was loving and may have cooked that particular food. For me, my grandmother represented love in my life as a child. She just happened to be a “home economics” major in college and an excellent cook. Certain foods evoke a memory of my grandmother and when I am faced with these foods, I feel like I’m 7 years old, sitting at the formica table ...Read more »
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The recent crisis in the Gulf brought to mind, as I’m sure it has for many, how we take care of our home. The earth, our terrestrial home is under siege and it is heartbreaking to watch the damage she is suffering. We can use this macro lesson in caring for our home to bring to our awareness how important it is to take care of another home – our bodies. When we abuse the earth or don’t take proper care of the earth – there are consequences – some greater than others. when we abuse our bodies, the same applies. Most of us don’t think of our bodies as ...Read more »
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How did we end up as a nation where over half of our citizens are losing the battle of the bulge? I’ve talked about genetics already. But our genes haven’t changed in the last 50 years while the percentage of us who are overweight or obese has skyrocketed. Currently there is no state in our nations with less than 20% of its people who are not obese. Well a lot of other things have changed in the past 50 years. When I was a kid, we had only one Mc Donald’s in our hometown. We also had a Dairy Queen. Going out for fast food was a rare treat, usually ...Read more »
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The missing piece to the connection between obesity and health risk
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I just recently attended and was a speaker at the 6th Annual Nutrition and Health Conference put on by the University of Arizona (www.nutritionandhealthconf.org). The conference was held in Chicago and May 11th was declared by Mayor Daley to be Nutrition and Health Day. The conference featured nationally known speakers in the fields of public health, nutrition, research and culinary science, including Chicago chef, Rick Bayless.
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Natural remedies for serious mental illness are largely ignored by conventional medicine despite solid evidence that supports their use.
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The financial crisis has really made me stop and think about my own patterns in life. I can see that I have always assumed that I lived in a “land of plenty” and that I would be able to feel safe sampling from the bounty that we as Americans take for granted. Now, it seems that this assumption is being called into question on a daily basis. I know that many people, like me, have experienced hardships because of the economy and the tightening of the credit markets. When I think of how that applies to health,
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Finding your anchor is a way to find your emotional center / balance in the stormy seas of life.
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Is compulsive overeating the same as binge eating?
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There is a code that is much like the genetic code in your DNA that may make you more prone to being overweight, for example, because it’s in your genes. However this code is the code of your soul or spirit. It is what makes us have a passion to do something with our lives. It’s the part of us that keeps us going even though life may seem like being on the open sea during an endless storm. It is also our map for life, our compass. It is what makes you want to become a mother. It’s the code that pulls you towards a career in teaching or ...Read more »
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Binge eating disorder (BED) affects between two and five percent (Spitzer 1993) of adults in the United States (over four million Americans) and is the most common of all the eating disorders. Up to 25 percent of overweight or obese individuals seeking treatment for obesity have binge eating disorder (Pull, 2004). This number goes up in those who are severely obese. Binge eating disorder may be as common in men as it is in women, unlike the other eating disorders (Grucza 2007). It affects African-Americans as often as Caucasians. You may have binge eating disorder if
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Maryann felt overwhelmed. Her youngest child was home sick, her boss was upset with her for missing work and her father was just rushed to the hospital. She couldn’t take one more thing happening! John did not get the promotion he had worked so hard for. His wife was expecting to be able to move into a bigger house. He had three children to support and now his doctor told him he has high blood pressure. What more could happen?! Do these high stress stories sound familiar?
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