American Institute for Preventive MedicineAllergies: An allergy is an immune system problem to a substance (allergen) that is normally harmless. An allergen can be inhaled, swallowed, or come in contact with the skin.
What Doctors Don't Tell YouYou can modify the composition of your gut flora by optimising your diet and supplementing with high-quality probiotics, the ‘good’ bacteria.
* Fish oil is anti-inflammatory
As well as considering the overall quality of your child's diet and the role of potential allergens, you should look at nutritional deficiencies in specific areas. ... ...
The disease that killed Jacqueline Onassis, one of the fastest rising forms of cancer, represents an immune system slowly being poisoned by too many chemicals, too much fat, too many allergies and ...
Since our last report on it in February 2001 (WDDTY vol 11 no 11), the antihyperactivity drug Ritalin has chalked up a number of milestones. It is now one of the most prescribed children’s drugs in the US
The US Office of Alternative Medicine is set to investigate the effectiveness of non-conventional treatment for allergies and cancer.
Miss L.P., a 28-year-old single woman, was troubled by cold sores, which seemed to be triggered by citrus. She was an avid drinker of normal English tea with milk, but had recently got into the habit of having a grapefruit each morning. She was...
Twenty years after Orion Truss discovered candida, many practitioners now believe the story is more complicated and that natural alternatives are better than anti fungal drugs. ...
While I agree that drug-nutrient interactions are complex, with much yet to be learned, I feel that Alternatives (WDDTY vol 14 no 4) did not provide a balanced view. It could even provide more ammunition to the anti-food-supplement lobby.
Q:When I was 18 years of age, I began suffering from a collection of symptoms which included chest pain and palpitations, breathlessness, faintness, weakness in my limbs, and a numbing feeling in ...
