At-home food sensitivity tests, specifically IgG tests, do not reliably identify triggers for food-induced conditions. Allergy societies recommend against their use for food sensitivities and ...

Source: Pexels In 2021, we published a piece titled ‘No, being autistic is not the same as being highly sensitive’, an article that has now been read over 100,000 times, indicating this is a topic ...

According to a 2013 survey, a third of Americans actively try to avoid gluten. But celiac disease, the most severe form of gluten intolerance, only affects 0.7–1% of people (1). Another condition ...

Salicylate sensitivity is a group of symptoms people may experience when exposed to salicylic acid and related chemicals. The symptoms include skin reactions, breathing issues, and sometimes digestive ...

Caffeine sensitivity, which is different than an allergy or intolerance, is an indicator of how much caffeine someone can consume before feeling its effects. Caffeine is a popular stimulant that ...

Sensitive children often get a bad rap. They can be labeled as “difficult,” “dramatic,” or “spoiled,” and often parents are blamed for coddling or over-accommodating them. Yet research increasingly ...