Just this week, I was the office of an endocrine specialist and heard the words "adrenal fatigue". Apparently, I have moderate adrenal fatigue. I'm now taking two prescriptions plus a battery of doctor-suggested natural and herbal substances to help correct my adrenal functioning. He asked me if I have problems with ...

This was a tough weekend. My daughter got very sick. So did I. Unfortunately, we were both sick but with different things. This always makes things more complicated. Our household is already a bit complicated. Different folks have different food allergies and intolerances. More than one set of dietary restrictions ...

As the winter weather sets in, many North Americans start thinking about trips to sunnier climates. In fact, my allergic family heads south almost every year. We do so with two kids that have dietary restrictions, a son with environmental allergies, and a mother who also has a gluten problem. ...

Well, I finally bought my Halloween goodies. Turns out, my best choice to avoid the top 8 allergens was simple enough - good old-fashioned Lays plain salted potato chips. Now, these treats are not certified gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free or any other free, but the list of ingredients says it all: ...

Peanut allergies have been on the rise for the last decade. In fact, peanut allergies have doubled in the past 10 years, for both the US and the UK, until we now have a full 2 per cent of the population avoiding this allergen. Childhood is the normal time for ...