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Two Zero-Cost Tips: Potential Food Allergies Revealed
Dr. Doris Rapp, Pediatric Allergist and Mother of Environmental Medicine, mentions some simple ways to check for potential food allergies at home. The first question we must ask ourselves is: “My child was fine until they ate, touched or smelled what?” The sooner we think critically about our environments, the sooner we can help our
The True Cost of Undetected Food Allergies
“We are putting toxic dumpsites in our bodies and this is leading to problems in children, adults and even infants,” says Dr. Rapp, Pediatric Allergist and Mother of Environmental Medicine. Why aren’t more doctors talking about this? If food allergies and environmental hazards are so detrimental, why is it so difficult to find medical professionals
Food Allergies Tear Families Apart
“It’s amazing my husband and I are still together,” says Laura. Laura’s son, Brian, attempted suicide a few years ago with a leather belt. Brian had a long history of violence at school and at home. The class bully by day, he would sob in his room at night, pleading his mother to help him.
Food Rules: A Simple Guide To Healthy Eating
Food Rules: A Simple Guide To Healthy Eating Selecting a healthy diet can be complicated and frustrating. Words like “polyphenols” and “gluten” are tossed around. Fad-diets come and go. We are encouraged to eat the “good” fats and avoid the “bad” ones. Nutritional science can feel like an inverse relationship between increasing vocabulary and
Shocking Symptoms: What Every Parent Should Know
This month’s blogs will center around an eye-opening and informative interview of pediatric allergist Dr. Doris Rapp on the Phil Donahue show. The 45-minute long show can be viewed at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRDpcWZUEiU Dr. Doris Rapp is considered the Mother of Environmental Medicine. She has received numerous awards for her work on the affects of environmental
Cheeseburger Child Blues: How Diet Affects Mood in Children
During the early 1990s in the USA and Canada, children were prescribed an ever-growing barrage of antidepressants without sufficient evidence of results or safety. In 2003 paroxetine (Paxil) and venlafaxine (Serotax) were put to the test. In three different trials, two groups of children took either pharmaceuticals or placebos. The results indicated no benefit in
Children & Food Allergies: Achieving Optimal Health
Will and Claire After months of trying, Will and Claire were finally pregnant. Like most first-time parents, the couple was initially ecstatic then terrified when the pregnancy test showed positive results. Raising a child is a huge responsibility and the couple wants to do everything they can to foster a positive, healthy environment. They resolved
Surprising Truth about ADHD
This may sound like a strange analogy, but Dr. Doris Rapp, environmental medicine and allergy specialist, often compares children who suffer from food allergies to barrels. Barrel Child Specific fluid capacity Specific food allergy capacity Spills when overfull Spills (with symptoms) when overfull Capacity does not change day-by-day Capacity can change day-by-day depending on exposure
Asthma, Food Allergies and Children: What Every Parent Must Know
• The number of asthma-related deaths in developed nations is increasing at alarming rates. • There is mounting evidence that implicates food allergies as a leading cause of asthma. What should parents do? Educate themselves and find out the truth. Most doctors do not test for food allergies. Parents of asthma sufferers must be proactive
