I have a great deal of sympathy for those described as “allergy hypochondriacs”. Whilst it is probably accurate that only 1-2% suffer from “true allergy” as described by the presentation to the College of Dermatologists, this ignores the many other people who suffer genuine symptoms to foods or food components. Because these reactions are more […]
A self-paced Food Sensitivity Course for you
You can download the materials and progress at your own pace. Stage One Course – Free!Reader friendly, but you still learn much. Visit my articles page and read any of the over one hundred articles that interest you. This one is for free from your computer or mobile device – you learn just what you are interested […]
Why liked foods can be tested
There are the foods you don’t like anyway, and there are foods you really like and don’t think cause your symptoms. Why is investigating diet complicated? Lydia decided to test just half a glass of her favourite good quality red wine every night for a week. And she tolerated it. But she got gut pain […]
Amines in peanuts when roasted
Kate sent a comment: Peanuts (and all nuts) are high in amines when roasted, so it makes sense for an amine sensitive people to react to them. You may be able to tolerate raw peanuts (try them boiled!) if you can tolerate salicylates. But raw nuts, especially peanuts, can be hard to find. My reply: […]
Christmas diet relaxation
Learning from relaxing on your diet at Christmas. A lovely lady had very bad cramping pain. Her doctor was sympathetic and all necessary investigations were done. She was delighted and very relieved when the pain went away on the Low Chemical diet. She reacted especially to amines The main culprits was eventually realized to be the […]
Have a no-fail Pavlova at Christmas
It makes sense to use Christmas to test out your tolerance in some way. Test what you really like as, if you are lucky and tolerate it, you will have a treat you really like even if you are careful about other foods. Or you can test one type of food chemical and see how […]
There is a downside to investigating your diet.
There is a downside to investigating your diet. Favourite foods have to be excluded, you have cravings when first on the diet, many other important people, even some your relations, and maybe even your doctor, may not be supportive. You just feel like going bust and eating lots of off-diet foods. Remember that liked foods […]