How to Kick the Sugar Habit - and Why You REALLY Should By Julie Williamson After a sweet love affair that ended in pain and disappointment, I decided it was time (past time, really) to kiss sugar goodbye. The breakup was a bitter one, especially at first. My head ached, my mind kept wandering to [...]
Is Your Diet Anemic? You Might Be Surprised By Julie Williamson Six weeks ago, blood tests recently revealed some interesting results: I’m anemic. This news should come as little surprise, really. I’m not an enthusiastic carnivore. I was a vegetarian during college and maintained that status for nearly [...]
Don’t Buy into EpiPen Price Gouging: There ARE Other Options By Julie Williamson If you’re an EpiPen-carrying allergy sufferer like I am – or you have family members or friends who fall into that camp – you’re probably already aware of the recent surge (and by “surge,” I mean astronomical, shameful price hiking) [...]
Why This Farmer's Daughter Says 'No' to GMO By Julie Williamson I grew up in rural Northwestern Ohio, near the shores of Lake Erie, and lived in a home surrounded by soybean and wheat fields farmed by my father and grandfather. My sisters and I would (carefully) play in the towering rows of [...]
Intermittent Fasting: My Surprising Allergy Aid By Julie E. Williamson About five years ago, my husband and I read an article on the merits of intermittent fasting (IF) – the practice of restricting food intake during certain periods for the sake of improved health and wellness (including weight control, insulin [...]
Sound Nutrition Isn’t One Size Fits All By Julie E. Williamson Nearly every time I log onto Pinterest or Facebook, or do nutrition-, food-, wellness- or allergy-related web searches, I stumble across posts, articles or infographics with some very strong directives: “EAT THESE HEALTH FOODS EVERY DAY!” “NEVER EAT THESE FOODS AGAIN!” “HAVE [...]
Could You Have Oral Allergy Syndrome? By Julie E. Williamson If you haven’t heard of oral allergy syndrome, you’re probably not alone. But if you happen to be like me and suffer from both food and environmental allergies), there’s no better time to become schooled on the subject. As the American College of [...]
Allergy Sufferers Could Be at Risk Due to Fraudulent Olive Oil Ingredients By Julie E. Williamson By now, we all know the merits of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) – a key ingredient in Mediterranean diets and a heart-healthy, body-benefiting alternative to highly processed and potentially toxic vegetable oils. If you’re like me, [...]
The Pulse Test: How This Simple, At-Home Test Can Help Pinpoint Allergies By Julie E. Williamson My first allergy test came around age six. It was the traditional “scratch test” and I only remember a very long afternoon of testing, which culminated in another of my thumping, nauseating migraines (probably triggered by anxiety) [...]
Wrap Your Head Around This: Research Reveals ‘Brain Allergies’ Are Real By Julie E. Williamson Our bodies aren’t all that’s affected by the introduction of food allergens. The brain, too, can be significantly and adversely affected by a food (or other ingested substance) and provoke a host of psychological, emotional and neurological symptoms, [...]
