7 Foods Ruining Your Health

Various non-profit and research organizations have released statements and informative literature on the top food allergens and intolerances that
affect many Americans.  Seven foods top the charts and although you may not be one among those diagnosed with a specific allergy, you may still unknowingly exhibit signs of intolerance or sensitivity – often affecting your mental and physical health. The foods listed below are potentially wrecking your good health and keeping your waistline from shrinking: peanuts, soy, dairy, eggs, sugar, gluten, artificial sweeteners and ingredients.

The good news is that you do not necessarily have to give up all these foods for the rest of your life. The most ideal way to discover allergies is to participate in a comprehensive nutrition lab panel– testing your blood and saliva – to immediately gain awareness of foods that produce the antibody, immunoglobulin E (IgE.)Identifying sensitivities is a bit more complex, since the only real indicator of dysfunction is your reaction to the food, which may be slight. Developing a healthy eating plan that eliminates all seven of these food items over the course of three to four weeks, should sufficiently rid your body of the harmful effects. After the completion of the 21 to 28 day period, you will begin to add back each food item one at a time, observing for discrepancies in your mental and physical state. Reactions may include, but are not limited to mental fogginess, fatigue, depression, abdominal cramping, upset stomach, bloating, diarrhea, constipation or acne. If not effects are observed after one week, the added food item is a safe part of your food intake and you should choose the next food on the list to add back to your diet.  If effects are observed, discontinue consumption of that food item – you have recognized your sensitivity to that food.