Allergies And Weight Gain – Is There A Connection?

I have found that in several of my patients who tend to have a lot of food intolerances seem to be the ones who tend to gain weight just by smelling the food, so is there a connection?

Here is my hypotheses – if you eat foods you are not tolerating, then you body is going to respond by producing inflammation in the body and can be seen on the body as puffiness or swelling of certain parts – e.g. ankles, the other way the body might react is by not eliminating properly, hence there is a decreased frequency of bowel movements to less than 1 a day leading to constipation and a back up and compacting of stools on the sides of the intestines, which can contribute to unnecessary weight “gain”, so if you are one of those individuals who tend to gain weight just by “smelling the foods”, take a closer look at what you are eating and how it may be affecting you.

By: Sushma Shah, Naturopathic Doctor, at Nature’s Intentions Naturopathic Clinic.

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