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Is it just IBS? What gut tests can and cannot tell you
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While gut tests can rule out some possible causes of your symptoms, none of the tests mentioned in…
Daniela Dwersteg
Nutrition consultant and phytotherapist. Personally affected, deeply immersed in the world of intolerances. Focus areas: nutrition, medicinal plants, gut microbiome. Currently building a nature retreat in Costa Rica. Complicated food lists welcome.
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Welcome to Immunoroots: evidence-based immune health in English
The summary for low-energy days (TL;DR)
* Immunoroots is the English-language sister project of Immunoloco, a German platform…
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The Gut-Mast Cell-Axis - cause or exacerbating factor?
Facts, figures, and myths: focus on the gut
Research on the gut and its microbiome has literally exploded over the…
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MCAS and cystitis: how histamine irritates the bladder
The TL;DR for this article
* What IC/BPS actually is, and why "cystitis without a classic urinary tract…
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Choline, citicoline, alpha-GPC: what's actually supported in POTS, MCAS, and ME/CFS
Choline for POTS and brain fog
When someone in clinical practice mentions taking citicoline or alpha-GPC, it is almost…
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Elemental diet explained: uses in medicine
Elemental diets were originally developed as a high-calorie, minimal-fiber food source for space travel, designed to keep astronauts…
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Side effects of elemental diets and their effects on the gut microbiome
An elemental diet is typically a liquid, fiber-free diet used in gastrointestinal conditions, among other things. It supplies patients…
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Salicylate intolerance / NSAID intolerance explained
When food triggers breathing difficulties, asthma attacks, or hives, and standard allergy testing comes back negative, it is worth considering…
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Causes of Samter's triad and NSAID intolerance, part II
This article is part of a series exploring the underlying causes of NSAID intolerance and its best-known presentation, Samter&…
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Caffeine in Histamine Intolerance, MCAS & Asthma
Caffeine is a stimulating substance, and as such responsible for the well-known effects of coffee. Moreover, especially in people…
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Causes of histamine intolerance or sensitivity explained
Histamine intolerance has become the common term in everyday use. Unlike lactose intolerance, where the enzyme lactase is missing to…
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Breathing exercises: effects on the nervous and immune systems
The idea that breathing influences our state of consciousness has been used by many cultures throughout history in various meditation…