Dr. Mark and Dr. Chip's Healthy Blogs

  I think it is safe to say that we all love food. We couldn't last very long without food. Just picture a time when food was scarce and we were hunting and gathering. Once we were able to eat, it probably felt like nothing else mattered. Just super grateful for being able to survive another day because no one knows when the next meal would be. Also I could see that if we had to chase down an animal, gather food for the village, or prepare the crop we were probably not relaxed. It was work that needed blood to be in our muscles to perform the task. We were more in a stressful survival state. When we come to eat, we want to be in a nice, relaxed state to eat. This will allow the blood to be in our internal organs to provide the natural state of digesting. Being grateful for our food can help us get into that relaxed state to get the most out of our meal. Gratefulness while eating has been researched to provide people in getting the most out of their food. Gratitude puts you in a par...

  Analysis by  Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Your body uses multisensory mechanisms to monitor what you eat, each of which may be impacted by processed foods and environmental toxins; they also play a role in your response to food antigens Other potential factors that impact the development of food allergies include your vitamin D level, overuse of antibiotics or antacids and a delay in feeding children typical allergy-related foods until later in life Food allergies are triggered by the immune system, while a food intolerance is a gut reaction to something you've eaten. Although most food allergies start in childhood, it is not uncommon for people over 18 years to develop them You may reduce your potential risk for allergies through protecting your gut health by avoiding medications or toxins that alter the balance, and by eating fermented foods to repopulate beneficial bacteria and optimizing your vitamin D level A paper published by Yale University scientists propose...