by Donna Mastriani | Dec 3, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Intolerances, General Health & Fitness, Nutrition
What is the FODMAP Elimination Diet? The low FODMAP Elimination Diet is a more specific kind of elimination diet that’s believed to be most effective for sufferers of IBS or IBS-like symptoms. The protocol is to eliminate foods that are labelled as ‘High FODMAP’ from...
by Donna Mastriani | Nov 25, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Common Symptoms, General Health & Fitness, Related Conditions
A part of puberty many of us hated was the way our skin had the ability to produce a seemingly endless stream of pimples. Granted, some of us had a better time of acne than others, but the vast majority remember at least having a few spots here and there. We can’t...
by Kate Young | Nov 18, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Intolerances
We get a lot of questions here at sensitivity check about our sensitivity (or intolerance) testing. Among the many queries has been ‘how does sensitivity testing work?’. So we thought it was time to clear the air and explain how it works. First, a customer needs to...
by Kate Young | Nov 11, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Allergies
As the days get shorter and the temperature drops, you may find yourself opting for more yeast-based foods than usual. Warm pastries are especially common cravings when it’s cold outside. But it can be dangerous for those with a yeast allergy. Common foods that we all...
by Kate Young | Oct 25, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Allergies
Understanding your bodies requirements is vital to taking care of yourself. As with most things in life, you can’t expect to do your best by winging it, knowing what to do and, more importantly, what to avoid, will keep you on the right track and save you from...
by Kate Young | Oct 22, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Common Symptoms, Food Intolerances
It’s not easy to spot a food sensitivity, especially nowadays with many of our meals cooked by someone else. It’s hard to pinpoint a specific ingredient causing an adverse reaction if we aren’t even sure what’s going into our meals. Symptoms aren’t very particular...
