Articles Containing ‘food allergies’

Food intolerance, also known as hypersensitivity, and in more serious cases, allergies, is a response triggered by the immune system. The immune system produces immunoglobulin E (IgE), a protein that is effective against a specific food, or food antibody that circulates in the blood. This specific IgE attaches to mast cells, which exist throughout the [...]

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By Brigitte Mars
Depression can occur when life isn’t going right. Feeling “down” when unhappy in work, relationships, and life situations can happen to anyone. However depression can also be biochemical, and occur regardless of how life is going. Expressing oneself creatively through art, music, writing or dance can be productive ways of letting go [...]

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