Active Life’s treatment options for migraines, tension, and other types of headache There are many different types of headaches like migraines. Although not all headaches are the same, they all share at least one thing in common – they cause pain. But many headaches also cause other unwanted symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, and light sensitivity. Continue Reading
Category Archives: Food Allergies
95% of the population suffers from Toxic Food Syndrome and Food & Gluten Sensitivity Over the past decade, going gluten-free has been touted as a way to boost health and energy, lose weight, or cope better with ADHD, autism, headaches, and other conditions. People need a gluten-free diet if they have celiac disease or gluten Continue Reading
If you suspect that you are suffering from food toxicity or gluten intolerance, please wait no longer to come in for testing. Through simple blood testing, both conditions can be addressed outlying the specific foods that are causing the painful reactions that can range from headaches to life-threatening illnesses. Based on your results, you will Continue Reading
Nothing effects our health like the foods we eat. Food that the body can not tolerate often have a way of showing us so even if at first we don’t realize it- and usually we don’t realize the correlation. We have been programmed to believe that any aches and pains or other uncomfortable reactions the Continue Reading
How many times have you heard, “You are what you eat.”? Seems like more and more these days we are owning up to this statement particularly when it comes to food allergies and gluten sensitivity. You see, it doesn’t always take a major trauma or life threatening illness to encounter aches and pains, irritable bowel Continue Reading
According to a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics, about 6 million American children ages 17 and younger have a food allergy. About 2 million of those children suffer from an allergy so severe that it could send them into anaphylactic shock with possibly fatal results. Researchers who analyzed the survey results claimed that Continue Reading
The beginning of the school year can be a stressful time as kids adjust to new schedules, classes, and homework. In the busy rush that accompanies buying back-to-school clothes and school supplies, it’s easy to forget one of the most important ways to send your child off to school right: healthy meals. Though some districts Continue Reading
For those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, several gluten-free flours, such as rice flour, chickpea flour, and quinoa flour, can be used as substitutes for wheat flour. However, attaining the texture and lightness of traditional wheat and bread products can be a challenge when gluten is eliminated. As a result, foods may be denser Continue Reading
Most people are familiar with common food allergies and their attendant rules: don’t bring peanut butter cookies to a school party, label dishes that have tree nuts, and ask dinner guests if there’s anything they can’t eat, just to name a few. However, few people realize that there are other forms of food sensitivities that Continue Reading
For many of us, the idea of eating at a restaurant with friends or family sounds enjoyable. Unfortunately, a new British survey shows that, for people who suffer from food allergies, restaurant dining may be more dangerous than pleasurable. The study, published by researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, revealed that a great deal Continue Reading