Food sensitivity or food intolerance is another area of diet that we should all be aware of. It is important to note a few things before we get into it. First, while often referred to as food allergies, food sensitivity/intolerance is not the same as a true food allergy. Second food sensitivity is temporary and may change over time.
Again we find the problem is our leaky guts-
The most common cause of multiple food allergies, according to many allergies experts, is having a ‘leaky gut’ – increased intestinal permeability. Small openings can develop in the lining of the intestine, which allow large molecules of undigested or incompletely digested foods to enter the bloodstream. Our immune system sees these molecules as foreign invaders and produces antibodies against them.
When the immune system perceives foods as a foreign invader or potentially harmful, various defensive measures are triggered by the body. Some foods or protein products produced from those foods, may in fact be harmful or toxic to the human digestive and immune system. However, other times it may be a case of mistaken identity. Either way, the results of the body’s perception of a food or food protein as foreign can lead to production of various immunoglobulin antibodies (Ig) and the release of toxic chemicals from infection fighting cells. These chemicals are called “mediators”
Once these mediators are released, the inflammatory and pain-inducing effects of these chemicals give rise to the various symptoms that make us feel sick. The toxic effects of these chemical mediators can also cause damage to our bodies, not just in the gut, where their effects usually result in a leaky gut that predisposes to even more risk of food sensitivity and entry of bad bacteria and yeast into our body. When the mediators or foreign bacteria, yeast or food proteins, get into the blood stream they can travel to remote parts of the body resulting in damage and symptoms in the muscles, bones, nerves, brain, skin and glands.
So how do we find out if we have food sensitivities?
Step one of course should be to ask your doctor about what options he/she has for food sensitivity testing.
Some of the options out there are:
Blood testing
Muscle testing (ART or AK)
Electrodermal testing (BioSET)
Elimination diets
Keeping a food log
SOURCES-
http://thefooddoc.blogspot.com/2007/05/food-sensitivity-and-intolerance.html
http://www.healingdaily.com/conditions/allergies.htm
Don’t forget to look at the Food Sensitivities topic on the Discussion Board for more information and experience about this topic.
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