Archive for June, 2010

Digestive health and food intolerance

Working on improving your digestion can reduce or elimiate symptoms associated with food intolerances. This is good news in that at some point you can start eating again the foods you enjoy. The steps to take to improve digestion are quite simple. Digestion doesn’t start when the food reaches your stomach. It actually begins when [...]

The difference between allergies and intolerances

There is a lot of confusion between allergies and intolerances and their symptoms. Allergies Typical allergic reactions are swelling, rashes, sneezing. The immune system reacts to something in iteself considered harmless. The body produces immune cells, IgE, in people who have allergies and intolerances, when it encounters the specific food or substance. These IgEs can [...]