From vitamin D deficiencies to allergy checks, at-home testing is a simple, cost-effective, and reliable way to diagnose your condition without going to the doctor. These DIY kits often involve sending a sample to a lab for accurate analysis – although some kits...
Christmas is a time to eat, drink, and be merry. At least, if you’ve not got a Christmas sensitivity to worry about. If you fall into this unfortunate group, every Christmas gathering is a nightmare to negotiate. “Can I eat this or that?” you wonder. Whether you’re...
Food sensitivities and allergies can occur at any time in life. In fact, of the 10% of adults with food allergies, half of them developed it during adulthood. For what about the reverse? Can food sensitivities go away over time? And is there anything you can do to...
Ever feel unwell, confused, bloated, or itchy after eating certain foods? You could have a food sensitivity. Sometimes confused with food allergies, food sensitivities aren't caused by an overactive immune system. Rather, the main concerns are gastrointestinal...
Managing food sensitivities is a constant issue for schools. With growing pressure to improve nutritional standards, schools must balance the demand for healthy school meals with the risks from sensitivities. Children have a right to be safe in school. But creating a...
Bloating is a deeply uncomfortable experience. After finishing a meal or sipping a fizzy drink, you suddenly feel fullness and discomfort. Maybe your stomach makes rumbling noises, or you pass gas more than usual. It's easy to pass off the causes of bloating as a bad...
Your gut is your gastrointestinal system. This includes the stomach, colon, and intestines. Your gut digests and absorbs nutrients from food and excretes waste. Your gut curtains over 200 species of bacteria, fungi, and viruses living in your large intestines....
'Gluten-related disorders' is an umbrella term for all conditions relating to gluten intolerance, including coeliac disease, non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), and wheat allergy. Since the 1990s, the prevalence of these conditions has increased. While they all...
When we talk about food safety, we think of harmful chemicals and infectious contaminants. But food safety is more than that – it's also about the allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities that cause harmful effects on our bodies. This World Food Safety Day, we want...
Considering the dramatic rise in allergies and sensitivities – food allergies doubled in the past decade – it's easy to assume that they've got nothing to do with our family. We may inherit our receding hairline or propensity for everything from arthritis to asthma,...
