Here are some rules of thumb to apply to the issue of heart disease and sexuality. Remember, talk to your doctor first! 1. Talk with your doctor as a couple, not individually. Your healing takes place within a system, a relationship, so give your doctor the opportunity to talk to both of you. Talking together [...]

One of the most curious symptoms of candidiasis is a craving for sugary foods or for foods containing yeast. According to Dr George F. Kroker, an allergist working in Wisconsin: ‘Carbohydrate and/or yeast craving is such a characteristic finding in this disorder that one should seriously doubt the diagnosis of this illness if it is [...]

A thorough examination of your medical history is the first step in any approach to allergy. Sooner or later, though, the subject comes around to tests and treatment. There’s scarcely an asthma or hay fever sufferer alive who hasn’t been pinched, punctured and impaled by skin tests or allergy injections – or both. Most traditional [...]

How one allergy can lead to another You can start out with an allergy to, say, wheat and eventually develop allergies to other, related foods like barley, rye or rice, all members of the cereal family. Apparently, antibodies become less choosy and may begin to react with related allergens once the allergic response is established. [...]

Why can some people eat wheat with confidence while others suffer? Or, for that matter, why does one individual feel sick after breathing, touching or swallowing something that doesn’t seem to bother the rest of us? The explanation seems to lie in the intricate workings of the immune system, our bodies’ defence against outside invaders. [...]

Half the people in the world have allergies. Millions suffer the runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing fits of hay fever. Or the itchy blotches of hives. Or the rash of eczema. Or the wheezing and shortness of breath of asthma. Life with an allergy becomes an obstacle course of triggers to avoid. Pollen counts [...]