By Janice Buckler, BSc, RHN and Owner of Natural Legends Nutritional Consulting A lmost everyone has at least one sensitivity. Many people are not aware, however, that their symptoms may be caused by inappropriate food choices. They continue to eat the same foods day after day never getting complete relief from supplements or lifestyle changes. There are two basic types of food sensitivities: allergies and intolerances. An allergy is an unnatural immune response to a specific protein in a food that is otherwise harmless to most people. An intolerance is an inability to digest or metabolize a particular food constituent, because it exceeds the body’s ability to handle it. In either case, if our body’s functioning is impaired in any way by an offend- ing food, then we need to stop eating it.
Janice Buckler, BSc, RHN
BSc Agricultural Chemistry RHN (Registered Holistic Nutritionist)
Owner/Manager: Natural Legends Nutritional Consulting
Unless you are specifically looking for food sensitivities, you are unlikely to find them. Their symptoms are elusive. They
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