Episode 13 – Was it Something I Ate? Food Allergies, Sensitivities and Intolerances
The Aware Families Podcast wants to educate parents, grandparents and kids of all ages on how to stay healthy using the principles of Functional Medicine. Episodes are hosted by a pediatric physician (Tom Flass MD) and a family nurse practitioner (Brittany Coburn NP-C) who are trained in both conventional and functional medicine. As experienced healthcare providers and parents, they have navigated the challenges of the modern world with their own families and patients and share what they have learned along the way. A range of topics that impact our health are covered, including nutrition, sleep, stress and mental health, exercise and physical activity, toxic exposures, gut health, hormones and a lot more. This podcast strives to deliver real-world actionable health information to people looking to improve their lives and the lives of their families.
Brittany and Tom review the extremely relevant topic of adverse food reactions.
Are you or your child having a reaction to something in your diet?ย This episode takes a Functional Medicine look at the differences between more classic food allergies and anaphylaxis, and other immune and non-immune reactions to foods. They answer frequent parent questions such as:
What are the most common foods that you might be allergic to?
Will my kid outgrow their food allergies?ย
What are the benefits and limitations of food allergy testing?
What is EoEย (eosinophilic esophagitis)?
Is eczema a food reaction?
What is an allergy versus a sensitivity?ย
How are these different from intolerances? (lactose, fructose, histamine)
They draw a lot of information from their own clinical experience as well as the Food Allergies chapter of Tom's book ”Feeding Our Children”
#foodallergies, #EoE, #functionalmedicine, #foodsensitivities,ย
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