My nutrition challenge is over… now what?

Diane Sanfilippo Food Allergies and Intolerances, Health & Wellness 20 Comments

If you’re reading this post, chances are that you are either wrapping up some kind of nutrition challenge (maybe The 21-Day Sugar Detox, a 30-day Paleo challenge or an elimination diet as recommended by a nutrition or healthcare practitioner). Often the last few days of the challenge leave you wondering how you’ll ease back into your “normal” life, or what …

Book Review: “Wheat Belly” by William Davis, MD

Diane Sanfilippo Book Reviews, Featured, Food Allergies and Intolerances, Gluten and Gluten Free, Health & Wellness 19 Comments

In “Wheat Belly” Dr. William Davis, a preventative cardiologist, helps us to understand the multi-faceted, widespread and far-reaching problems with the so-called “staff of life” that has come to dominate the landscape of American food. He walks the reader through the history of the wheat plant, from its roots as an ancient grain to its current state as a modern, ubiquitous, genetically modified …

Giving up dairy for a short trial…

Diane Sanfilippo Dairy and Dairy Free, Food Allergies and Intolerances, Health & Wellness 5 Comments

So, I’ve had this sinus infection for a few days and have been avoiding dairy. And it hasn’t been easy. And I can’t tell if my body feels any differently from it because, well, all I feel is sick. However, while researching just why we’re not “supposed to” eat dairy while sick — we all heard it made us more …