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 your understanding. Or if you are sensitive to the many chemicals in your environment you will also be very interested in the detail about the chemicals she investigates. The book is “The case against … [Read more...]
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 by a doctor. Even if you went on a gluten-free diet and it helped a bit, that would be no use if, underneath that, you had some serious problem growing. Many people use the … [Read more...]
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 have lots of food intolerances (wheat, oats, rye, barley, malt, yeast, soy) that usually cause me to have extreme fatigue, congestion, sore throat and overall sick feeling. Dear Andrea, Nausea and bad vertigo with coffee is very … [Read more...]
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 another. Having food producing opposite effects is not as unusual as you might think. We know that foods (milk is the best example) can produce diarrhoea in one child, … [Read more...]
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 help your thinking by letting you know where blood glucose levels (BGLs) fitted into care in food sensitive people. Because I first worked with … [Read more...]
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 car. I sent the following to the Letters to the Editor section, published under the title "Gets up the nose". James May may be pleased to know he is among a special group … [Read more...]
Unusual dizzy feeling with Tyramine sensitivity
See Blog for unusual symptoms such as the following from Kim. "Sophie, I too have discovered an intolerance for high levels of tyramine in food but also do not get migraines. [To hear about Sophie read https://foodintolerancepro.com/effects-of-tyramine-on-the-digestive-nervous-system-2/ ] My symptoms sound very similar to yours. Within a few minutes of eating a fermented food (cheese, summer sausage, or kraut are the main culprits for me) I get a numb tickly feeling between my eyes which then … [Read more...]