Healthy Eating For Healthy Living Tips

If you are feeling hungover after a party, it may not just be because of excess alcohol or late nights. Although it could be (hehehe).

Here’s another plausible excuse (honestly). According to food intolerance specialists YorkTest Laboratories, as the party season approaches there is an increase in the number of patients suffering from the symptoms of food intolerance – such as bloating, bad headaches, “feeling foggy”, stomach troubles and low energy.

It isn’t always a hangover – these symptoms can also arise when people consume foods to which they are intolerant.

They may have eaten something while at a party or restaurant without … Continue Reading

While we’re talking about healthy eating, it’s important to remember that old saying “one man’s meat is another’s poison” – which I’ve also heard expressed as “oranges are good for you, except when they’re not!”

Basically, we’re saying that sometimes foods that are healthy for most people are unhealthy for others.

At the extreme end of this spectrum are anaphylactic shock reactions to foods such as peanuts, shell-fish or dairy products. These can be life-threatening and medical attention should be sought immediately.

Food intolerance, while unlikely to be life-threatening, can be debilitating and result in weight gain. So how do you find out if you’re eating a food to which you are intolerant?

There are various methods, but my preferred method is the YorkTest intolerance kit, and I’m pleased to refer you to an article that tells you more about the test and a discount on the link below.

February 2009 – Find discounted food intolerance test. Continue Reading