Food allergies and intolerances

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

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Well, I had planned to focus on revamping this website and stop writing blog posts until after the holidays.  Then I realized, the holidays are the time I need nutrition reminders the MOST.  So in case any of you are like me and would like to read about how to gracefully navigate the holiday onslaught […]

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Testing Your Intestines

By:  Erica Meador MS, RDN, LDN I’m happy to be writing for all of you again this week and giving you more information on how to navigate testing and diagnoses for food allergies and intolerances involving wheat and gluten. Let’s start with wheat allergy.  There are three ways to test for wheat allergy: a skin test, a […]

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Should you go gluten free?

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By:  Erica Meador MS, RDN, LDN The gluten free industry has grown from $4.8 billion in 2009 to $6.1 billion in 2011 to $10.5 billion in 2013.  Mintel Insights predicts 48% growth from 2013 to 2016, topping out at $15.6 billion.  Let’s compare this to another popular food segment: high protein foods and beverages.  In 2012, […]

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