The theory behind cytotoxic testing is that by mixing a sample of someone’s blood with different food extracts and looking at it under a microscope to observe any changes, you can work out if the person has an allergy or intolerance to certain foods. Although this test is used by quite a few alternative health [Read more…]
“Lately I’ve been really full and bloated after my meals. Are there foods I should avoid?”
Before you begin to exclude foods from your diet, it’s best to work out what the underlying cause of the symptoms might be. If this is something that has only started happening recently, it would be a good idea to go see your GP for a check-up. For some people, eating certain foods can cause [Read more…]
“My son has been diagnosed with asthma and I was wondering if there are any foods he should avoid?”
This is an area that is undergoing a lot of research at the moment and what we have seen so far is that there really is no clear link between certain foods causing or triggering asthma attacks. There is an old wives’ tale that drinking milk is linked to asthma but the evidence shows that [Read more…]
