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...blood stream, breast milk, urine, and eventually sewage and water systems. A 2011 study found that children and teens with high levels of triclosan, a common antimicrobial used in personal care products, had a greater likelihood of being diagnosed with hay fever and other allergies.This may support the “hygiene hypothesis”, the theory that our society’s overly sterile lifestyle prevents normal stimulation of the immune system and makes us more prone to allergies and allergic diseases....

1. Prepare yourself for a milk elimination diet—take time to get ready! Starting an elimination diet half-way will not benefit your child. It is an all or nothing effort. Prepare to start a milk elimination diet. For parents, caregivers, or someone with a child requiring a special diet, learning milk and dairy products could cause significant harm to a child is stressful. This stress can be multiplied ten-fold if this is the first...

The 4-food elimination diet vs 6-food elimination diet The 4-food elimination diet is a new concept. The 6-food elimination diet has been used for a number of years to help EoE (eosinophilic esophagitis) patients of all ages figure out their trigger foods. Now research suggests the 4-food elimination diet can be an effective option to manage EoE. 6-food elimination diet On the 6-food elimination diet, a person must avoid milk, wheat, soy, egg,...

As we continue our trip through the parts of the GI tract, the next stop for food is the small intestine. Remember the first stops on this journey were the mouth and esophagus first, followed by the stomach. The stomach passes food through the pyloric sphincter into the small intestine. This process can take a while: meals take anywhere from 2 to 6 hours to fully empty into the small intestine. The pyloric...

Human Gastric Anatomy, MIT This post is the first of our new “Gut Series”, which will explore the GI tract and teach you about the complexities of the digestive system from the top down. Today, we’ll cover the mouth and esophagus. The Mouth Let’s start with the mouth. You may think that the sole purpose of the mouth is to actually consume the food your body will digest the food but actually,...

With the change in weather, maybe you’re looking for some good recipes for cool weather, like me. Here are some great recipes that are food allergy-friendly and ideal for colder weather. As always, make sure these recipes are a fit based on your food allergens. After being outside Is there anything better than coming back into a warm house after building a snowman, skiing, sledding, ice-skating or just being out in the cold?...