Food Recommendations
Eating a variety of foods and rotating foods are important for optimal health because this: encourages a diverse gut microbiome, which reduces risk of disease prevents food sensitivities and...
Rotation Diets: 3 Reasons Why Varying Your Diet Is Important
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut eating the same foods every day. Whether you eat the same meals over and over due to convenience, lack of time, or simply preference, you might want to consider a...
Benefits of Eating Cooked Vegetables
We all know that eating vegetables is good for us, but are you aware that their nutritional value depends somewhat on how they’re prepared? While vegetables in any form are a wonderful source of...
How a Low-FODMAP Diet Can Help Reduce IBS Symptoms
Do you regularly experience gas, bloating, and either constipation or diarrhea? You could be suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a common gastrointestinal disorder that affects one out of...
Histamine Intolerance and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: An Overview for Practitioners
Histamine intolerance, an often overlooked condition, is estimated to affect about 1 to 3 percent of the population, though this number might be higher due to underdiagnosis. With the blossoming...
Optimizing Patient Health: The Role of Low-Oxalate Diets
While practitioners are aware that a low-oxalate diet can mitigate the risk of kidney stones, it's less commonly known that oxalates can exacerbate or trigger other conditions in susceptible...
Salicylates in the Diet: Could You Be Sensitive to Them?
We commonly hear about people having an allergy or sensitivity to shellfish or peanuts, but have you ever heard of someone being sensitive to salicylates? You’re probably thinking, “what the heck...
Lectins
Lectins, a protein found in plants that act as the plant’s defense mechanism, have been found to cause adverse reactions in some people. Like other animals, humans have problems digesting lectins...
Soluble Fibre: How It Helps IBS
Dietary fibre is the part of plant-based food that mostly passes through your digestive system without being digested. Although many foods contain both soluble and insoluble fibre, for the purpose...
What to Do if You Suspect You Have a Nickel Allergy
Nickel is a silver-white metal found naturally in the environment. It’s commonly used with other metals in items like jewelry, braces, coins and keys. Few people know, however, that nickel can also...
Cobalt Allergy: What is It and What Must Be Avoided?
Cobalt is a metal commonly found in soil, seawater, and various industrial compounds. It is typically found in combination with another metal, nickel, as separating the two metals is too costly....
Balsam of Peru Allergy: What Is It and What Should You Avoid?
Do you break out in a rash when you consume citrus, cinnamon and tomatoes? You could be dealing with a Balsam of Peru allergy. Balsam of Peru is a sticky, aromatic liquid that comes from cutting the...
Decolonize Your Plate
In recent years, we have been told that we need to decolonize our bookshelf. In fact, it is our plate that needs decolonizing. In the early 20th century, pioneering dentist and researcher Dr. Weston...