Food Allergies

Gluten Sensitivity — Real or Imagined?

By James B. LaValle
January 27, 2009 2 comments

Stomach acheToday I want to talk about an issue that ties in with your gut health (the topic of my last article) — gluten sensitivity, which is sometimes also referred to as gluten intolerance.  Gluten as you may remember is the grain protein found in wheat, rye, and barley that causes gas, bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other seemingly unrelated symptoms such as headache, joint aches, depression, anxiety, and fatigue in sensitive individuals.  All these symptoms arise as a result of an immune system reaction to gluten.

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Food Allergies

Are Milk and Dairy Products Really “Super Foods”? Not If You Have Food Sensitivities

By James B. LaValle
February 26, 2008 1 comment

MilkFood allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances are three types of reactions you can have to foods. They can wreak havoc in your body and occur without you even realizing it.

What does this have to do with milk and dairy products? Milk and other foods made from it, like cheese and yogurt, are allergenic foods. In fact, cow’s milk foods are among the eight foods that account for 90% of all food allergies. But, in spite of this, dairy products have been promoted as real “super foods,” with reports claiming that milk and dairy products help build strong bones. More recently, dairy products were touted as helping with weight loss. Yogurt (containing certain strains of probiotics) is claimed to relieve gas and bloating.

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