Food Allergies?

Hi-
A few thoughts on the topic of food allergies........
I've been eating food for nearly 70 years and have noticed in the past 10-15 years that I need to avoid lots of things that I used to enjoy........like ice cream :-(
Is it a food allergy (like gluten sensitivity) or a response to a changing environment? Much of our food is produced by big farms using pesticides, hormones, etc. or is imported from foreign countries where we have no idea of the growing conditions.
I don't know.

I'm convinced that fast food is good for just about no one. Some of the fast food chains are now offering "healthy" alternatives but you have to be wary of those as well.
And, all prepared foods contain chemicals that can't be helpful.

Dining out has become fraught with land mines. I can eat at a very upscale place and spend the rest of the day in the restroom. Why?
One of the reasons may be that the salad was "treated" so that it would retain the appearance of freshness (my GI warned me about that).

After reviewing the SCD, Paleo and other diet materials, I think it comes down to common sense............paying attention to your body's reaction. If eating a food causes a bad reaction such as gas and bloating....don't eat it.... or maybe, eat it sparingly as a treat.
No siingle answer applies to everyone.
What do you think?

Always

You might be interested in this
www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/01/24/145698222/why-mcdonalds-in-france-doesnt-feel-like-fast-food?ft=3&f=111787346&sc=nl&cc=es-20120129

Fast food in France is quite different than in the US. They serve grass-fed beef at McDonalds. Why? Because it's required nationally. Also all their beef must be traceable to the source and growth hormones are illegal. They do not allow chicken nuggets to be washed in chlorine as done in the US.

I've always wanted to visit France. Now I have one more reason to.

Regarding food allergies: After 2 years of diet modification I believe it's not so much an allergy as my wounded gut not being able to handle foods it could when it was healthy. I think that's why tests were negative for gluten (celiac) and lactose for me. The more I read about gluten and lactose it brings me to the conclusion that it is the way those foods are digested that makes them more difficult for compromised guts to handle. As I get healthier I can have ice cream every now and then with no problems. It's a fuzzy line and just my opinion that it's not allergic in nature just untolerated.

http://www.drhoffman.com/page.cfm/170

Very interesting reading at this website.