Hi Joan, My wife has a long (10 year plus) history of irritable bowel type symptoms, inflamed and bleeding gums (that have receded significantly in places). But long story short, she has just had a food sensitivity blood test (through a company called nutripath) that has shown high sensitivity to yeast and low sensitivity to […]
The case against fragrance – book review
If you are sensitive to food chemicals you have probably noticed that you react to some smells as well as to food. If perfumes bother you, whether they are good quality, or the ones you try to avoid in the cleaning aisle in the supermarket, there is a useful book that will add greatly to […]
Should you go on a gluten-free diet?
If you suspect wheat as a possible cause of your symptoms should you exclude it? What if others say they feel better on a gluten-free diet, or an alternative practitioner suggests it? First, consider what symptoms you have. If you have gut discomfort or IBS, excluding gluten may help. But first have your symptoms checked […]
Coffee, nausea and vertigo
Lately coffee has been making me very sick too. After just a sip I get nauseaus and then if I drink a few sips more I get a bad case of vertigo. Needless to say I avoid it now that I’ve discovered the source of my vertigo attacks. Have you ever heard of this? I […]
Chronic fatigue and food sensitivity
I will always remember the father who said that, within 10 minutes of giving his son a strawberry milkshake, he could see his son’s whole system speed up, and he “could… feel… his… brain… slowing …down”. This was the beginning of my realization that food could cause hyperactivity in one family member and hypo-activity in […]
Blood sugar level and food sensitivity
Q: Have you noticed any relationship between food sensitivity and raised blood sugar? And is there a reduction in blood sugars once the food sensitivities have been investigated and managed? Does blood sugar improve for those who manage their fructose and lactose and intolerance well? A: These are interesting questions. I will try and […]
Would the smell of old leather make you sell your Rolls Royce?
In an article “Stinking rich” in a recent Australian newspaper James May of Top Gear TV fame describes feeling queasy and itchy, with even his clothes smelling of the leather, after driving his Rolls-Royce. He notes that other old leather things – jackets, antique suit cases, have a similar effect. So he is selling his […]