In addition to the gluten story in the last blog entry, my IgG test has even more to offer, because according to the test I am "allergic" to a total of almost 20 foods. Now I knew in advance about the problems with the IgG tests and, mean as I am, I wanted to influence them. The seitan only worked to a limited extent. However, I also wanted to influence the herring value and … [Read more...] about Part 3/5: IgG4 blood test and the horse milk scandal
Part 2/5: What are IgG tests and how do you diagnose food allergies?
IgG is one of many immunoglobulins, i.e. antibodies, that are formed when you eat a certain food. Manufacturers and suppliers such as Kiweno say that a gut damaged by our lifestyle makes it permeable and our immune system reacts to food components that pass through the gut illegally, so to speak. This would be called a type III allergy to food (1,2). This then leads to … [Read more...] about Part 2/5: What are IgG tests and how do you diagnose food allergies?
Part 1/5: Self-tests in the self-test
Time and again I meet people who tell me that they also have a food intolerance. Not unusual given my job. Recently, I have noticed that more and more of the people I talk to have made their own diagnosis - with the help of a blood self-test or other home tests. Home tests from the internet Many have ordered a self-test on the Internet, carried it out at home, sent it by post … [Read more...] about Part 1/5: Self-tests in the self-test
Gluten-free burgers at McDonald’s Austria
McDonald's has been serving gluten-free burgers since today. But only in Austria. A first test meal. Hamburger Royal TS gluten-free versus the "normal" version. A subjective test of the gluten-free burger McDonald's has been serving gluten-free burgers since today. But only in Austria. I suspect that they will test how it is received and then, if successful, expand the offer … [Read more...] about Gluten-free burgers at McDonald’s Austria
There is no “I” in food intolerance
I have been working as a scientist and author on the subject of food intolerances for over 10 years. A lot has happened in this time, a lot has changed, some things have improved. But there is one constant: people who think inductively. Here are a few thoughts on the subject, without any claim to philosophical completeness In philosophy, there are two ways to come to a … [Read more...] about There is no “I” in food intolerance
