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What is the difference between food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances? {Video}

What is the difference between food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances? {Video}

Rachel Alvarado
Nutrition

if I say “food sensitivity” do you know what I am talking about? It wasn’t until my early 20’s until I started to learn about food sensitivities and what that might mean for me and how I felt day-to-day. Food sensitivities have a wide range of symptoms and they are often much more difficult to identify because symptoms can be delayed up to three days after eating the food.

Epigenetics: You Are Not a Victim of Your Genes

Epigenetics: You Are Not a Victim of Your Genes

Rachel Alvarado
Science

I have great news for you! WE ARE NOT VICTIMS OF OUR GENES! That’s right, we might have some not so great genes, but we can help control whether or not those genes are expressed.

Let’s take a step back first and talk about one of my favorite scientific fields; epigenetics. What is epigenetics? Epigenetics actually means “above your genes,” and this field studies what influences our gene expression.