Can a test diagnose a food sensitivity?
“Do you ever feel like you may have certain symptoms related to foods, such as headaches, stomach pain, diarrhea, or fatigue?” asks EverlyWell, a company that sells dozens of at-home health tests...
View ArticleThe link between ticks and red meat allergies
Ticks spread many diseases, but a bite may mean no more steak or bacon for some people. “After being bitten by the lone star tick, some people’s immune cells become primed to react to a sugar called...
View ArticleWhat is a food allergy?
Food is a minefield for people with severe allergies. Here’s what you may not know about how some foods can make the immune system go haywire. An allergy isn’t just any reaction to food. “A food...
View ArticleWhat to know about peanut allergies
Peanut allergy kills more people in the United States than allergies to any other food. And doctors didn’t know how to prevent peanut allergies…until the landmark LEAP study came out in 2015....
View ArticleDo some fresh fruits or veggies make your mouth tingle?
You may have oral allergy syndrome (also called pollen-food allergy syndrome). Some people also react to nuts or spices. “Certain proteins in plant foods have similar structures to proteins in...
View ArticleWhat is gluten sensitivity?
“The science is in—why gluten sensitivity is probably fake,” ran the headline on businessinsider.com in 2017. Gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, can cause intestinal damage in people...
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