Wow. I just wanted to write a blog entry. And now there are five. The topic of "testing for food intolerance" is incredibly diverse. I have only scratched the surface with my research and have come across some fascinating findings. The reactions to this blog were also overwhelming. Never before have we had so many readers within 24 hours and the spread on social media was … [Read more...] about Part 5/5: The conclusion of the self-experiment with self-tests
Part 4/5: Flora status and eating disorders: the dark side of self-tests
Eating disorder thanks to self-diagnosis In the course of my research and my self-experiments, I came across an interesting topic that I hadn't anticipated when preparing for this blog series: eating disorders. Edburg Edlinger, dietician and nmi portal expert, tells me that she has more and more patients in her practice who have slipped into malnutrition as a result of such … [Read more...] about Part 4/5: Flora status and eating disorders: the dark side of self-tests
Part 3/5: IgG4 blood test and the horse milk scandal
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
