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Category: Allergy Information

Diagnosing Gluten Intolerance: Not so Simple!

Diagnosing Gluten Intolerance: Not so Simple!

[ 0 ] March 7, 2008

Gluten intolerance, also known as celiac disease, is a digestive disease that can cause severe damage to the small intestine. When a person with gluten intolerance eats even a small amount of gluten, a group of proteins found in wheat, rye, and barley, it triggers an immune response in the small intestine. This immune response [...]

Does Your Child Have an Allergy?

Does Your Child Have an Allergy?

[ 0 ] February 17, 2008

A child with allergies can quickly get caught up in a destructive cycle of health problems and disease, even though the early symptoms are mild. Set your child on the path of health for life by identifying any allergies, and clearing them now. Click here to read the full article

THE HORMONE - ALLERGY CONNECTION

THE HORMONE – ALLERGY CONNECTION

[ 11 ] January 15, 2008

Experts are still pondering the link between hormones and allergies, but one thing is certain: there is a strong connection between them. Hormones play a key role in all allergic reactions. In addition to that, they have been shown to cause allergies in girls and women who never had them before or to make existing [...]

Is it best to just avoid what ever it is that is causing an allergy?

Is it best to just avoid what ever it is that is causing an allergy?

[ 2 ] January 14, 2008

I was asked resently, "is it best to just avoid what ever it is that is causing an allergy"? Well yes, avoiding and having a very restrictive lifestyle where you basically can’t go out or you can’t eat anything and you can’t socialise and you’re on this very restrictive elimination diet, which, unfortunately over time [...]

Why are Allergies on the rise?

Why are Allergies on the rise?

[ 0 ] January 12, 2008

It’s a multi-factorial condition, so there are so many causes that contribute to allergies, but probably the biggest one is, you have allergies that you’re born with and then there are ones that you acquire and these are called environmental stresses, the environment’s influences on the body these days.  The world is now a very [...]

Are Allergies on the rise?

Are Allergies on the rise?

[ 0 ] January 7, 2008

Allergies are definitely on the rise.  There was a report released recently by the House of Lords, Select Committee on Science and Technology in about July 2007 and they stated that allergies in the United Kingdom has reached epidemic proportions with new more complex potentially life-threatening allergies and it’s certainly on the rise in Australia [...]

WORSENING CHRISTMAS-TIME ALLERGIES

WORSENING CHRISTMAS-TIME ALLERGIES

[ 0 ] November 10, 2007

November 2007 – Mold has been identified a major cause of increased allergic symptoms in the fall/autumn and at Christmas time. But in the middle of winter? Actually, mold is so prevalent that it can cause allergic symptoms throughout the year. If you’ve been watching the Australian television program ‘Is Your House Killing You?’ you [...]

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