About eleven years ago, when I was nine months pregnant with my first child, I accidentally became infected with listeria, a bacteria that spreads through unhygienic food handling practices. Since listeriosis (listeria infection) can cause stillbirth, I was treated with massive doses of i.v. antibiotics over several days. Thankfully, my baby was born alive, but […]
Category: food sensitivities
What Causes Headaches? It Could Be A Food Sensitivity.
Last month I noticed that I began to get headaches regularly every afternoon. I didn’t immediately suspect that it was a food sensitivity reaction, but once I realized what was causing it, I was able to make the headaches disappear. I’m not a person prone to headaches and after the third day in a row […]
Problems Sleeping? It Could Be What You’re Eating!
Do you have problems sleeping? If so, you’re not alone. Almost 9 million Americans take prescription sleeping pills. What’s eating everyone… literally? Believe it or not, sometimes the foods you are eating during the day are keeping you awake at night. It’s well-recognized that caffeine can keep us awake and that some people are more […]
5 Dirty Secrets of the Food Industry
In his book, Fat Profits (Howling Hound Press, 2012), Bruce Bradley discusses unappetizing secrets of the food industry that they would rather you not know about. Here are five dirty little secrets of food manufacturers: 1. Cruel, inhumane, and unsanitary conditions for factory-farmed livestock. 2. Toxic artificial sweeteners that cause brain cell damage when combined with common […]
Are All Food Additives Guaranteed To Be Safe?
I almost titled this post: Does the FDA Test and Validate the Safety of the Additives Found in Our Foods? To both questions, the answer is an unqualified “No”! The truth of the matter is that no one is looking out for you, the consumer, and your health; you are responsible for your own health. […]
