Allergies

‘skin care for sensitive skin’ is governed by a few fundamental rules. However, even before we delve into how to care for sensitive skin, it’s important to understand what is classified as sensitive skin?
Sensitive skin is described as skin which is unable to tolerate any unfavorable conditions (environmental/other), and which easily gets irritated on […]

You have probably heard of someone dying from eating a peanut or having severe stomach cramps from eating eggs? In America alone there are about 12 million people that suffer from food allergies.
There are many types of foods that can cause food allergies but there are eight main categories of allergy causing foods and they […]

If you think could be allergic or even just sensitive to a food then should confirm that suspicion by performing an elimination diet. The elimination diet is not aimed at weight loss, the elimination diet’s goal is to identify foods that you maybe allergic or even just sensitive too and that don’t agree with […]

Have you ever eaten a food that made you feel very ill, or worse had to go to the hospital because your body reacted severely to eating certain foods? These reactions could be caused by a food allergy. Food allergies are a result of the body’s immune system responding to proteins found in the food […]

If you suspect that you or someone you know has a food allergy it is a good idea to be tested to make sure and to find out how bad you may react to the food allergen.
Food allergy testing is usually done by an allergist, who will perform skin prick tests and blood tests.
* Skin […]

The first symptom of an allergic reaction to food is often itching and swelling of the lips or in the mouth, tongue and throat. Some or all of the following symptom are also related to food allergies:
* skin reactions, such as swelling and itching, eczema and red flushing of the skin.
[…]

There seems to be an increase in Western Civilizations of food allergies. It has been reported that at least 6% of all children and 4% of adults living in western countries have food allergies.
There are eight main types of foods people are allergic to that constitute at least 90% of all types of food allergies;
The […]