What are the differences between Food Intolerance, Food Allergy and Food Hypersensitivity?
What are the differences between Food Intolerance, Food Allergy and Food Hypersensitivity?
In fact, intolerance, allergy and hypersensitivity to food are all adverse reactions.
For a long time, the scientific community could not agree on the classification of adverse reactions to food. The most widely recognized classification is that of European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology […]
Foods that Cause Chronic Inflammation
Foods that Cause Chronic Inflammation
Chronic inflammation lies at the root of a host of diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, heart disease (as measured by C-reactive protein), asthma, and many others. Food can be a major cause of chronic inflammation, however, symptoms differ from one person to another. If the inflammatory symptoms are suggestive of food […]
Differences Between Food Intolerances and Food Allergies
Differences Between Food Intolerances and Food Allergies
There is considerable ambiguity around the terms “food allergy” and “food intolerance.” People tend to use “food allergy” when referring to immediate hypersensitivity reactions, which produce the classic symptoms of allergy (e.g. hives, asthma, eczema, etc). Many use “food intolerance” when referring to delayed, type III hypersensitivity reactions to […]
Allergy levels (0 to 4) explained !
How do the type III food allergy levels function with the Imupro test?
If we examine the short report (referred to in our lab as the ‘’TV report’’), we notice that the food allergy is defined by a number followed in the next column by a color code.
The […]
20 Diseases And Conditions Directly Attributed To Being Overweight
Carrying around excess weight to the point of being obese is becoming an epidemic in North America. While one of the initial concerns with obesity is usually all about how you look and how you feel about yourself as a person, the longer the problem exists for you the more medical problems are going to […]
The ADHD Lie : A Generation Mis-Medicated
In the last 30 years ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, has become a household phrase. It seems like everyone has a family member or a friend who has been diagnosed with this popular condition. But what is ADHD ?
Immunonutrition : Eating according to your immune system
Today, no one puts into question the important role that nutrition plays in preventing the risks for heart disease, cancer and generally speaking most illnesses affecting our societies, as a support given in the specific treatments for these diseases. If the scientific community is united today on the idea of a diversified nutrition, rich in […]
Word from the President
The unknown plague
It is an accepted fact that in Canada more than half the population suffers from food intolerance. Paradoxically an unknown plague when you consider that scientists, doctors, nutritionists etc.in fact all health professionals are finally unanimous and encourage a healthy balanced diet composed essentially of fruit, vegetables and fibers while respecting the input […]
A Healthy Diet Could Make You Ill !
This statement is not just a publicity slogan but an every day reality for most of us.
According to most media and the guide to Canadian Nutritional news, we are very conscious that a healthy diet means the daily consumption of a minimum of 7 to 10 portions of fruit and vegetables., for adolescents and adults […]
Results of ImuPro 300 test
Results
The following table presents the results obtained with ImuPro 300 on 224 patients. This is based on a questionnaire sent three months after the test was performed and the dietary recommendations were followed.
