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Allergy

Food Allergies in Children

Allergies are fairly common and growing, especially in children.

The prevalence of food allergy is a lot higher in kids under 5 years of age, than those ages 5 to 17 years.

A 2008
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Celiac

Celiac – FAQs

What is celiac disease or gluten intolerance?

Celiac disease (coeliac or gluten intolerance) is defined as a permanent intolerance to gluten. It damages the small intestine but resolves whenever gluten is removed from the diet. Thus, it is a

What is Celiac? Past, Present and Genetic Risk

Despite affecting almost 1% of population (i.e., over 3 million in US alone), very few individuals diagnose for celiac (coeliac) disease.

That’s mainly because the symptoms of gluten intolerance vary significantly, from no signs for years to immediate reactions of rashes, vomiting, diarrhe ...

How to Read a Celiac Genetic Test Report

Before we start

Ordering a celiac genetic test is a big step in learning about your genetic risk.

If you have already taken this step, congratulations! If not, the information below should ...

Sensitivity to Food – Allergy, Intolerance, and Celiac Disease

Sensitivity to food varies with age but it is most prevalent in children as they start taking food after weaning. One in 20 children under the age of 5 years has some sensitivity to food. For adults, that rate is about one or two in hundred.

Most children outgrow these sensitivities as the ...

Celiac Disease and Genetic Risk

Celiac disease is an intolerance to gluten that damages the small intestine. Unfortunately, it's permanent but resolves when gluten is removed from the diet. There is no cure except to live with a gluten-free diet.

As the gluten comes into contact with inner lining of small intestine, it c ...

A Brief History of Celiac

Prevalence of Celiac

Some may call gluten-free diet a fad, but sensitivity to gluten is real. And it's more common than you might think: almost one in hundred people is intolerant to gluten or has celiac—an extreme case of gluten intolerance. That's almost 3 million people in US ...

Cortisol

All About Cortisol

Learn all about cortisol and how the stress hormone impacts the body. Think you may have high cortisol levels? Our home health test can help you find out.

This article covers: Cortisol stress ...

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Cortisol: Risk Factors
Have you seen people sweating before speaking in public? That’s due to spike in cortisol—one of the stress hormones in our body.
Normally the stress hormone levels peak about 20-30 min ...
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Why Morning Cortisol and its Collection Time are so Important?
Cortisol levels change throughout the day. But they change a lot within first hour of waking up.
This dramatic rise and subsequent drop in the morning is called
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Heart Health

CRP, Inflammation, and Risk of Heart Disease
Introduction
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a well known marker of inflammation. It is one of the most commonly monitored markers in COVID-19 patients.
Chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or lupus also increase levels of C-reactive protein. That's because, in response ...
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Predicting Future Heart Attacks – Role of CRP, Inflammation in Heart Health
Background
Just outside Boston in Massachusetts, the small town of Framingham resembles any other suburban community. Except that, it happens to be the town with one of the longest running experiments in healthcare.
It started in 1948, after President Franklin Roosevelt died from h ...
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Obesity and the Risk of Heart Disease
Losing Weight is Heavy Lifting
Have you ever worried about loosing weight? If yes, then you are not alone.
Weight is such a constant worry that almost half of the US population is trying to loose weight at a given time, according to
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Cardiovascular Disease and Vitamin D
It’s silent—and it’s a major killer.
In 2015, cardiovascular disease (CVD) was the cause of 31% of deaths (17.7 million) worldwide, according to estimate by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Recent studies show that many of those deaths are, in part, due to Vitamin D d ...
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Genetic Variants of Heart Disease
Introduction
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are chronic and complex multifactorial diseases of heart, resulting from both natural and hereditary elements. Because heart diseases are the leading cause of death, a variety of population studies, such as the
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Hormones

All About Testosterone
You will learn about: testosterone as a male hormone; low testosterone; low-T blood test; hypogonadism; history & properties of T; symptoms of low-T; testosterone in women; different forms of T; natural ways to boost testosterone levels; muscle strength and ...
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All About Vitamin D

Short Summary: Vitamins, by definition, are not produced by the body. Vitamin D is in fact a hormone produced by UVB rays from the cholesterol in skin.

Most of Vitamin D is stored in liver before it reach the blo ...
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Testosterone and Aging
How do we define aging?
Aging refers to the continuous and slow decline of biological functions in our bodies over time–functions that are necessary for survival, growth, and fer ...
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Stomach Ulcers and H. Pylori
Introduction
A thin mucous lining protects the stomach skin from food digesting acids. But damage to this protective lining causes ulcers that manifest ...
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Genetic Testing and Disease Inheritability
Direct-to-consumer health testing is putting patients at the center of healthcare. As the decision making power moves to the consumer, it allows better engagement to reduce cost while effectively using the limited healthcare ...
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H. Pylori and Acidity - Key Facts
Introduction
For a long time, people believed acidity and gastric ulcers were caused by stress and lifestyle. However, in 1980s, two Australian scientists observed that most people with acidity had a spiral shaped bacteria in their stomachs.
The stomach is a very acidic environment ...
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Thyroid

All About Thyroid
You will learn about: hypothyroidism; hyperthyroidism; thyroid stimulation hormone (TSH); thyroxine (T4); symptoms of thyroid problems; thyroid disorder in women, children and during pregnancy; at home thyroid test; autoimmune diseases; Hashimoto thyroiditis; Grave’ ...
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Thyroid and Your Health
What is Thyroid?
Thyroid is a relatively small, butterfly-shaped gland, that sits next to the throat.
It is one of the most important glands for our well-being and plays critical roles in pregnancy and a baby's development.
Thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodo-thyronine (T3) are relea ...
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Normal TSH Levels: What’s Normal & Why?
Introduction
Thyroid hormones are extremely important for our health.
In fact, abnormal thyroid levels have serious consequences to a child's growth and development.
Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are common disorders resulting from abnormal thyroid-stimulating hormone (a ...
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Thyroid and Pregnancy
Thyroid in pregnancy is necessary for baby’s development, mother’s health, and normal pregnancy.
It is especially important for development of an infant’s central nervous system. Because the baby’s thyroid does not fully develop until second trimester, a mother’s thyroid requirements incre ...
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Thyroid and Iodine
Thyroid and iodine are highly interconnected as iodine is an essential part of the thyroid hormones, T4 and T3.
Almost 75% of iodine in the body is used by the thyroid.
Because our body does not produce iodine, insufficient iodine results in an insufficient hormone production.
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