You’re feeling nauseous, tired, dizzy,
fatigued, anxious, and your skin is breaking out in hives. You may be having a reaction to
something you ate, but is it a food allergy you
are experiencing or a food intolerance? Correctly identifying the issue could help you with a whole host of health issues that you may not realize are connected to your food.
“Food allergies involve an immune
system reaction to a particular food, such as
peanuts, eggs or milk. These reactions can be
serious and even life threatening,” said Sherry
Torkos, holistic pharmacist and author of
more than a dozen books on natural health
and healing. “Food intolerances originate in
the digestive system, and occur when your body
can’t properly breakdown a component of a food
either due to an enzyme deficiency, sensitivity or reaction to a component of a food, such as
gluten and lactose.”