Allergies and Intolerances – Caring Hands Chiropractic

Understanding Primitive Reflexes

Why They Matter in Early Childhood Development Primitive reflexes are the automatic movements babies are born with, such as the startle reflex, rooting reflex, or grasp reflex. These early reflexes help with survival in the first weeks of life and are part of normal brain and nervous system development. As babies grow, these reflexes usuallyContinueContinue reading “Understanding Primitive Reflexes”

The Gut & Mental Health : Is the gut a second brain?

Did you know that some researchers consider the gut to be our second brain? While it can’t help you compose a Grammy award winning song, or do your tax return, our gut has a large role in nearly every aspect of our health – from physical health to mental health!Maybe you’ve felt “butterflies” in yourContinueContinue reading “The Gut & Mental Health : Is the gut a second brain?”

Improving Gut Health At Home

This month is all about gut health. I’m sure we have all experienced issues with our gut at one time or another. Many people now suffer from food intolerances and chronic gut issues. I truly believe this is due to our high stress lifestyle and poor diet – and the research agrees3. There are manyContinueContinue reading “Improving Gut Health At Home”

Can Allergens & Irritants Impact The Health Of The Body?

Last week our Healthy Living Blog post by Sarah, “Allergy or Intolerance” introduced the difference between an allergy and an intolerance, and linked both to gut health. An allergy refers to the body’s reaction to the proteins within the eaten food (immune system). This food is harmless to most people.1 An intolerance or sensitivity is considered aContinueContinue reading “Can Allergens & Irritants Impact The Health Of The Body?”

Allergy Or Intolerance?

What’s the difference when it comes to food and what can I do about it? Sometimes it seems that everyone has an allergy or intolerance to some sort of food these days. Do people actually mean allergic or do they mean intolerant when they say “I’m allergic to….” ? An allergy refers to the body’sContinueContinue reading “Allergy Or Intolerance?”