“One man’s meat is another man’s poison.” - Titus Lucretius Carus My dietician and I recently came to a standstill. A few months ago she asked me, “How many of your food issues are psychosomatic?” “I ...

Allergy and intolerance test kits can cost hundreds of pounds – but they might not provide the answers you're hoping for ...

Food allergies involve the immune system's production of immunoglobulin E (IgE) to fight a substance it perceives as foreign. Food intolerances usually relate to the digestive system's inability to ...

It used to be that the only way for people with food allergies to prevent a serious allergic reaction (like anaphylaxis) was to avoid that food completely. Unfortunately, even when a person does their ...

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A gluten intolerance is the body’s inability to digest or break down the gluten protein found in wheat and certain other grains. Also known as a gluten sensitivity, gluten intolerance can range from a ...

National Gluten-free Day, on Jan. 12, brought into focus that nearly 8 percent of people live with celiac or gluten ...