Food Allergies

The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook – Review

If you are new to food allergies or food intolerances/sensitivities to gluten, egg and dairy – then this book is going to be your BEST companion to helping you make the transition whilst still eating a balanced diet.

The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook provides wholefood recipes.These recipes are actually nutritionally dense!

Discover how to use gluten free grains like buckwheat and millet in a delicious dinner recipe. Learn that eating vegetables for breakfast can kick start digestion and provide abundant energy you need for your busy day. Discover how to cook super yummy quinoa recipes that are quick and easy, that the whole family will love.
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Are You Getting Enough Calcium In Your Dairy Free Diet?

If you’re avoiding dairy, then it’s extremely important that you receive enough Calcium from your diet. Without receiving enough Calcium from your diet, you will greatly increase your risk of osteoporosis later in life.

Suprisingly, Calcium is found in a number of different food sources which are all dairy free.
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Understanding Salicylate Sensitivity – Treating It Naturally

Do you have eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis? How about irritability, insomnia, fatigue or frequent headaches/migraines that are all unexplained. These symptoms are only some of which can occur if you have a sensitivity to high salicylate foods.

If eating citrus fruits, tomatoes or drinking red wine makes you feel a little off then understanding what a salicylate sensitivity is can help you finally connect the dots to these strange symptoms that occur after consuming something that should be considered healthy for you. (more…)

IBS and Fructose Intolerance – The New Connection

For quite some time, Irritable Bowel Syndrome has been considered a ‘mystery’ digestive disorder where you may have been told that there is no understanding to what causes it, and that you will have to just live with it.

Well fortunately there has been some new research and thanks to Sue Shephard you may just find out exactly why you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

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Raw Cheesecake Recipe – Dairy, Gluten and Guilt Free

I borrowed this recipe off a friend, after having the opportunity to try her mouthwatering raw cheese cake at work. I was in love after the first bite! It was the first time I’ve ever come across a cheesecake that was dairy and gluten free.

I just couldn’t believe it, I had to give it a go myself and share it with all of you cheese cake lovers that have problems with dairy and gluten!

Even though mine didn’t turn out anything like hers, it still tasted absolutely amazing!!

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Lupin Flour Energy Slice Recipe

I finally ended up finding time to make an energy slice with lupin flour and it turned out surprisingly well – maybe I’m not so bad at this cooking thing after all.

This recipe was really easy to follow and it tasted AMAZING! We finished the whole batch in two days and I can’t wait to make more.

Unfortunately the recipe did ask for butter and rolled oats, and oat bran, so if you are allergic to dairy or have Celiac disease then the recipe might not be ideal unless you can find oat bran that is gluten free and not used on the same machinery as wheat products.

However, this recipe is great for those of you with wheat intolerance or wheat allergies. It really sustains your appetite and made me feel really quite full so it’s great as a snack or as a healthier alternative to ice cream after dinner.

I may look into buying some lupin flour myself and give it a good shot at other recipes as an alternative gluten free flour!

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Irwin Valley Lupin Flour – The New Kid On The Block

Are you bored with the gluten free flours that are on the supermarket shelves? Rice flour, corn flour, maize – these three ingredients are found in the majority of all gluten free products that requires flour.

Maybe seeing rice flour in every gluten free recipe that you come across makes you want to pull your hair out – what on earth happened to ‘variety is the spice of life?’

Well eating gluten free doesn’t have to be boring anymore! If you have been looking for something a little more exciting, perhaps a bit more nutritious that is still gluten free then I would like to introduce you to – Lupin flour.
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Fat Intolerance Symptoms – How To Alleviate Them Naturally

Are you running to the bathroom after you eat something deep fried, greasy and oily? Or perhaps you suffer with heart burn or nausea after eating fatty foods.

You may have an intolerance to fatty foods – which is very different to a food allergy. It doesn’t involve the immune system like an allergy does, but instead it is caused from the inability of your digestive system to break down the fat.

The symptoms that you experience after eating fatty foods may turn you off eating anything soaked in oil ever again – which you know isn’t particularly healthy for you anyway!

But you can’t help but wish that this didn’t happen to you. Lets face it, it’s not fun being in pain for hours on end after you have indulged in rich food.

Well I am going to tell you, that it is possible to alleviate these symptoms naturally by simply supporting your body to digest fats!

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Food Intolerance and Food Sensitivity – Which One Do You Have?

Understanding what the difference is between a food intolerance and food sensitivity can be really confusing especially when you just begin to learn about food allergies.

I find that food intolerance and food sensitivity can often be used interchangeably like they are considered the same condition where in fact they are very different.

It is important to find out whether you have an intolerance or a sensitivity so that a more specific treatment can be made to help you feel much better!

In this video I explain what the differences are, what symptoms you can expect from having a food intolerance and food sensitivity and some extra tips on what foods are linked with specific symptoms.

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