In my last blog post I shared an example of an intolerance to a food due to a past traumatic experience. In this post I will be citing several examples of intolerances to an environmental trigger. Some common environmental triggers are things such as grasses, pollen, dust, and cigarette smoke. It is estimated that annually…

I have collected a list of stories of patient cases where I have observed the connection between a conditioned immune response and a past perceived trauma. I will be sharing many of these stories in upcoming blog posts. The first story I want to share involves a patient (I will change her true name to…

Early in my career I noticed that some of the negative food reactions people experienced could be attributed to a traumatic emotional stress association with that food. Most people that have studied basic psychology are familiar with the concept of the conditioned response as seen in the classic Pavlov’s Dog experiments. In the 1982, Dr. Robert…

In functional medicine one of the key ways I have been  able to help patients feel better is help them identify any foods that create inflammation in their body. Some people will call these food reactions allergies and others will call it food intolerances. And others may call them food sensitivities. The main commonality in…