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, [...]
Hope for the Holidays: Surviving the Fanfare with Food Allergies By Julie E. Williamson I’m not going to try and glaze over the truth: the holidays can be no treat for food allergy sufferers (and even those with less severe, but still annoying intolerances). There we are, surrounded by toasted seasoned nuts, flaky [...]
Why Gluten Free Isn’t Necessarily Risk Free By Julie Williamson Gluten free has taken off like a kite in the wind. A trip to any supermarket yields at least an aisle of gluten-free “goodies” – boxes and bags of confectionary imposters lined up on the shelves like sneaky little soldiers. Sneaky because those [...]
Food Intolerance is a Family Affair: A Husband’s POV By Brian Williamson As Julie’s husband of 18 years, I’ve come to learn a thing or two (or 20) about food allergies, sensitivities and intolerances. Although I personally don’t have any food-related health issues (okay, maybe one: garlic makes me belch), I’ve seen [...]
On a Stress/Allergy Rollercoaster? Studies Show the Two Are Connected By Julie Williamson I’m about to make my mom very happy: she was right all these years. See, ever since I was a little kid, she’s been claiming that my food allergy systems were exponentially worse whenever I was stressed or anxious. [...]
We’re More Than What We Eat – We’re Also What We Do By Julie Williamson When I’m especially plagued by my food allergies and feeling not-so-hot, I have a tendency to become a human hermit crab. Although I’m social, by nature, when I’m feeling out of sorts, I clam up, become more reclusive [...]
So THIS happened… and It’s a Real MTHFR By Julie Williamson Genetics are one strange bird. Take, for instance, how my mom – a gorgeous, brown-eyed redhead – and my tall, dark and handsome dad, also with snappy brown eyes, wound up with three blonde girls and only [...]
