Below are three FODMAP recipes that are easy to make and taste delicious! Low FODMAP Saffron Spaghetti Carbonara This luxurious creamy carbonara style dish is naturally low in FODMAPs when made with wheat free, gluten free pasta. The saffron gives it a glowing yellow colour and distinctive flavour but could be missed out if you [...]
What is a Low FODMAP Diet?
The low FODMAP diet, researched now for a number of years, has been shown to be effective in relieving Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms such as bloating, wind, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrheoa and altered bowel habit. The diet originated in Australia and was developed by a team at Monash University in Melbourne. The low FODMAP [...]
Foods to Avoid with IBS
If you are thinking of starting an elimination diet then it’s difficult to know where you should start. YorkTest test results will highlight foods that you have had an IgG reaction to in your blood, and YorkTest Nutritional Therapist’s advice is that these should be avoided. However, in addition, there is emerging evidence that a [...]
Do you have a wine allergy?
The Christmas party season is nearly upon us and I have been (reluctantly) finding out more about how our indulgences at this time can impact us! For example, in recent decades we have heard a lot about the positive effects on health that drinking wine can have; when taken in moderation of course: It is [...]
What is in your “free-from food? That is the question
Biochemist and industry expert Dr Gill Hart takes a look at “Free-From” foods and asks whether these convenience foods are really as healthy as they are portrayed What’s in your”Free-From” food? That is the question The number of foods marketed as “Free-From”, for example gluten, wheat or dairy free is continuing to rise globally. This [...]
Developing food intolerances
In today’s blog leading food allergy and intolerance industry expert Dr Gill Hart talks about how people develop food intolerances. One of the most common questions that I get asked when I go out lecturing and giving talks is “How do food intolerances develop?” An interesting question, and with the estimate for those suffering from [...]
Feel Good Factors
If there is one thing that is emerging in modern-day understanding of psychological health it is the link between our thoughts, feelings and physical sensations and our body’s biochemistry. What we think changes how we feel, and vice versa. Feelings are accompanied by physical sensations. But all of these are associated with corresponding changes in [...]
