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food allergies and sensitivities
An estimated 50% of North Americans suffer from subtle food allergies. There are also those that make you puff up, or break out in hives or a rash. Hidden food allergies and sensitivities affect your quality of life in more insidious ways; physically, emotionally and mentally. Symptoms are highly individualized, and may not appear for sometime. COMMON SYMPTOMS OF FOOD ALLERGIES & SENSITIVITIES Acne, Arthritis, Asthma & Respiratory Problems, Colitis & Diarrhea, Depression, Fatigue, Headaches/Migraines, Mental confusion, Insomnia, Intestinal Problems, Overweight, Sinus Problems, Candidasis, Ulcers, Eczema, Hives/Puffing and Postnasal Drip COMMON FOOD SENSITIVITIES Wheat, Dairy, Corn and Corn Derivatives, Soy, Refined Sugar, Eggs, Coffee/Caffeine, Kola (Chocolate and colas), Beef, Fish, Shellfish, Artificial Additives, Preservatives & colorings, Citrus, yeast, Night side Vegetables, Aspartame & Saccharine, Alcohol. One of the biggest precursors to food allergies and sensitivities is an imbalanced diet. This diet is rich in refined flours, white sugar, and processed food that do not come with minerals we need for digestion. It also centers on only a few foods such as beef, eggs, dairy products, wheat, corn, and sugar. Harsh chemicals, environmental pollution, pesticides, and even fumes from our carpets and cars an also be a factor in this sensitivity. When you have a food allergy, your immune system is responding improperly to a substance this is usually not harmful. Even foods generally thought of as healthy can cause a reaction. Allergies may be evolutionary in nature, based upon ancestry and blood type. And our blood type appeared in different times in evolution and is sensitive to foods that developed after it. For example, type O is the oldest, the "original hunter gather" type, often sensitive to newer foods like grain and flour products as well as dairy foods. Allergies and sensitivities differ subtly. Both trigger an immune system response - just at different times and places in the body. Allergies provoke immediate antibody reactions in the bloodstream, while sensitivities trigger slower, immune system responses within cells. The one symptom common to all allergies is inflammation. Constant stress on the immune system can weaken it to the point that the body begins to attack and destroy its own tissues. Scientists estimate in over 75% of allergic reactions, cells in tissues under attack are actually destroyed. Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis are examples of two autoimmune diseases that may start as simple allergies.

food allergies and sensitivities

An estimated 50% of North Americans suffer from subtle food allergies. There are also those that make you puff up, or break out in hives or a rash. Hidden food allergies and sensitivities affect your quality of life in more insidious ways; physically, emotionally and mentally. Symptoms are highly individualized, and may not appear for sometime.

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF FOOD ALLERGIES & SENSITIVITIES

Acne, Arthritis, Asthma & Respiratory Problems, Colitis & Diarrhea, Depression, Fatigue, Headaches/Migraines, Mental confusion, Insomnia, Intestinal Problems, Overweight, Sinus Problems, Candidasis, Ulcers, Eczema, Hives/Puffing and Postnasal Drip

COMMON FOOD SENSITIVITIES

Wheat, Dairy, Corn and Corn Derivatives, Soy, Refined Sugar, Eggs, Coffee/Caffeine, Kola (Chocolate and colas), Beef, Fish, Shellfish, Artificial Additives, Preservatives & colorings, Citrus, yeast, Night side Vegetables, Aspartame & Saccharine, Alcohol.

One of the biggest precursors to food allergies and sensitivities is an imbalanced diet. This diet is rich in refined flours, white sugar, and processed food that do not come with minerals we need for digestion. It also centers on only a few foods such as beef, eggs, dairy products, wheat, corn, and sugar. Harsh chemicals, environmental pollution, pesticides, and even fumes from our carpets and cars an also be a factor in this sensitivity.

When you have a food allergy, your immune system is responding improperly to a substance this is usually not harmful. Even foods generally thought of as healthy can cause a reaction. Allergies may be evolutionary in nature, based upon ancestry and blood type. And our blood type appeared in different times in evolution and is sensitive to foods that developed after it. For example, type O is the oldest, the "original hunter gather" type, often sensitive to newer foods like grain and flour products as well as dairy foods.

Allergies and sensitivities differ subtly. Both trigger an immune system response - just at different times and places in the body. Allergies provoke immediate antibody reactions in the bloodstream, while sensitivities trigger slower, immune system responses within cells. The one symptom common to all allergies is inflammation.

Constant stress on the immune system can weaken it to the point that the body begins to attack and destroy its own tissues. Scientists estimate in over 75% of allergic reactions, cells in tissues under attack are actually destroyed. Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis are examples of two autoimmune diseases that may start as simple allergies.