http://traffic.libsyn.com/realworldpaleo/RWW65.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn Episode 65 of the Real World Wellness podcast, Christine chats with nurse practitioner and nutritional therapy consultant Cynthia Thurlow, MS, RWP, about the differences between food allergies, sensitivities and intolerances and which ones are associated with irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut syndrome,…
A young woman came to me complaining of unexpected weight loss, hair loss, fatigue, digestive symptoms including bloating and gas, and pain in her sides and other places. I knew from her lab test results, that she wasn’t anemic or diabetic. She had adopted a gluten-free diet for a few months before seeing me, which…
This is the first in a 2-part series on food reactions. Part two will address food intolerances and sensitivities. If you have a food allergy, you’re not alone. Millions of Americans have allergic reactions to food each year. While more than 160 foods can cause allergic reactions, there are eight most common allergenic foods. These…
A client recently came to me with a swollen face, itchy skin, and other symptoms (see list below) that appeared the day after she ate shrimp. The first thing I thought of was a food allergy but all her tests for food allergens had come back negative. I started investigating and learned that the most…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/realworldpaleo/RWP42.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe’re back with Episode 42 of the Real World Paleo Podcast. Christine talks with nutritional therapy practitioner and Vibrant Blue Oils founder Jodi Cohen about how attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often related to inflammation in the brain and gut. The triggers include…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/realworldpaleo/RWP41.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe’re back with Episode 41 of the Real World Paleo Podcast. Christine talks with Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein, integrative pediatric neurologist and author of The Dirt Cure: Growing Healthy Kids with Food Straight from Soil (Simon and Schuster, 2016) about how US food policy affects…
You may be familiar with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) thanks to the controversy surrounding Monsanto’s practices of altering corn and other foods in the United States. Unlike European countries that ban genetically modified (GM) foods as food ingredients, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not even require the labeling of GMOs in food ingredient lists. So, here’s…
