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Take Control Of Your Allergies

Learn from imaware's thought leaders to help identify and solve respiratory & food allergies this month.

Food Allergy Testing: How It Really Works — As Told By A Leading Allergy Specialist

The Difference Between Food Allergy and Food Intolerance

11 minutes

Can Allergies Really Make You Tired? How To Manage Allergy Fatigue

6 Minutes

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Celiac

16 minutes

Celiac Disease Q&A With Dr. Stefano Guandalini, MD

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that affects at least 3 million people in the US, and many of them are undiagnosed. Because there are hundreds of symptoms, and in some cases, no symptoms at all — it can be incredibly challenging to diagnose, and leave patients with a flood of questions.

Stefano Guandalini, MD

Diabetes

7 Minutes

Managing Diabetes: What Is HbA1c And What Is A Normal Level?

Every year, about 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes, a condition characterized by chronically elevated blood sugar levels that can lead to serious complications over time.

At Home Blood Testing: How Does It Work?

Small-volume blood draws, carried out with a small, handheld lancet at home are available mainstream with easy, inexpensive, and fast at-home testing capabilities that are just as accurate as traditional lab testing

Brain Fog: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Confusion, memory problems, headaches, fatigue—these are the key symptoms behind the phenomenon popularly known as brain fog. Although not an official diagnosis, the catch-all term represents real symptoms and real suffering.

16 Heart-Healthy Foods To Help Unclog Arteries Naturally

Your arteries are the largest of your body’s blood vessels, and they play the crucial role of delivering oxygen and nutrients to every organ, tissue, and cell. So, to say that keeping these vital channels in tip-top shape is important for your health is a bit of an understatement.

Can Stress Cause Thyroid Problems? The Science Between Cortisol & Thyroid

If you have a thyroid condition, you may have heard that there is a link between the thyroid and stress. It turns out that thyroid hormones are connected to the body’s stress system (the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis), and stress hormones like cortisol.

Celiac Disease Awareness Month: Top Gluten-Free Recipes from Our Celiac Community

May is a special month at imaware™ - The whole month is designated to Celiac Disease Awareness, a month to bring awareness to celiac disease, to increase diagnosis rates, and to fundraise for research efforts towards a cure.

Why Do I Get So Tired After Eating? Is It Normal?

It’s 2pm, you’re sitting at your desk with a full stomach, and you feel your eyes fall heavy. You feel overwhelmingly sleepy and distracted but it feels like there’s no fighting it. Your lunch is finally catching up to you, and you’ve got the post-lunch slump. But why do you get so tired after eating?

How And Why To Do An Elimination Diet: According To A Certified Allergist

Problems With Dairy: Is It An Allergy, Intolerance, Or Sensitivity?

If milk, cheese, or ice cream causes you to have uncomfortable symptoms, know that you’re not alone. About two-thirds of the world’s population is lactose intolerant, and milk is one of the nine most common food allergens.

Stefano Guandalini, MD

Celiac

What’s The Difference Between IBS, Celiac Disease, and Gluten Intolerance?

Digestive woes, stomach aches, tummy troubles, gut issues, so many different names for those problems in your digestive tract! No wonder it’s hard to tell the difference between things like celiac disease, gluten intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, and other health issues.

Chronic Inflammation Can Cause Heart Disease: Should You Be Worried?

Inflammation is a natural body process to help your immune system fight off incoming physical, viral or bacterial threats. But when the inflammation process doesn’t shut off, that’s a big problem.

Dave Vigerust, MS, Ph.D

Food Allergy Testing: How It Really Works — As Told By A Leading Allergy Specialist

Testing for food allergies can be incredibly useful. But it’s not as straightforward as testing for other types of inhalant allergies like dust mites, pet dander, mold and pollen.

Can Depression Have A Negative Effect On Heart Health?

More and more, we’re learning about connections between mental health and physical health. While we may think of the brain and the heart as two very different organs, there’s a link between what you think and your heart health!

Dave Vigerust, MS, Ph.D

Diabetes

6 minutes

Insulin Resistance & The Link With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Many people know that insulin resistance — also known as prediabetes and type 2 diabetes — is linked to obesity and heart disease. Few realize that insulin resistance is also associated with a less-discussed health problem.

The Difference Between Food Allergy and Food Intolerance

Do you get a stomachache or troubling gastrointestinal issues when you eat something in particular? Or maybe it's a migraine or a skin rash when you eat a take-out? Sometimes it's difficult to understand what's happening when you eat something and your body goes haywire.

5 Key Heart Health Trends You Should Know About in the Age of COVID-19

Heart disease has long been the leading cause of death in the US.And it’s not going anywhere. After we’ve figured out how to cope with COVID-19, heart disease and its associated conditions, like stroke and diabetes, will still be waiting in the wings.

Heat Intolerance: What Is It and How Can You Treat It?

If your heart rate and core temperature rise faster and earlier than other people in the same environmental conditions, then by definition, you are heat intolerant.

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Testing

If you are experiencing symptoms of hypothyroidism, like tiredness, weight gain and depression, you may be wondering if you could have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

What Are The Early Warning Signs of Prediabetes?

Prediabetes very often goes undiagnosed, with the vast majority having no symptoms at all. However, certain symptoms may indicate that an individual is prediabetic. Many of these symptoms could indicate other conditions, but it may be worth checking for the condition as a measure to prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes.

Thyroid

6 minutes

Getting Enough Iodine? It's Important For Your Thyroid Health

Certain people are at an increased risk for iodine deficiency, although iodine deficiencies are uncommon in North America. Pregnant women, vegans, and those who avoid iodized salt may be at increased risk of iodine deficiency.

7 Top Natural Treatments For Inflammation

From our inflammatory responses to pathogens to our clever retorts to insults, humans have developed all sorts of novel ways of protecting ourselves against threats, both real and perceived.

What Is Insulin Resistance And Why Should I Care About It?

Wondering about insulin resistance? You’ve come to the right place. I’m a preventive medicine doctor who has dedicated my career to tackling the top causes of disease and death.

How Stress Contributes To Insulin Resistance And Diabetes

Feeling more stressed than usual lately? You’re not alone. The pandemic has meant many of us aren’t able to relieve stress the way we used to, by seeing friends or going to the gym.

The Difference Between Cold, Flu & Allergies Explained

Learn how to identify whether your sniffles and sneezes, aches and pains or scratchy throat and cough symptoms are the result of a cold, flu or allergies so that you can treat them—and, hopefully, beat them.

Devon Scoble

Heart

7 Minutes

Can Depression Have A Negative Effect On Heart Health?

Dave Vigerust, MS, Ph.D

Heart

5 Key Heart Health Trends You Should Know About in the Age of COVID-19

4 Scientifically Proven Ways To Reduce Regular Bloating

As anyone with a drawer full of stretchy pants knows, the defining feature of bloating is the appearance or feeling of a swollen or distended belly. Although it is not fun to feel bloated, it is fairly common, with just over 20 percent of Americans reporting that they experienced bloating in a given week

Vitamin D and Magnesium - Benefits, Dosages, and Why They Should Go Together

What is Vitamin D, and what is magnesium for, for that matter? Why are they inextricably linked according to the science of nutrition? What do they do for the body, and what happens to the body when there isn’t enough of it? Should you supplement your diet with one? Both? And how much? This is everything you need to know about Vitamin D and magnesium,

Vitamin D

8 minutes

Can Vitamin D Deficiency Affect Your COVID-19 Risk? - Here's What We Know

The link between healthy vitamin D and reduced COVID-19 infection stands out as one of the most promising and positive stories about the pandemic, here's what we know.

Common Pee Problems That May Be Symptoms of an Enlarged Prostate

Going to the bathroom is one of those everyday things you take for granted, until something changes. Problems with urination are relatively common in men over the age of 60, affecting about 1 in 3 men in this age range.

The 6 Most Effective Natural Remedies for an Enlarged Prostate

Just as ears and noses get bigger as we age, the prostate gland continues to grow over time1. In fact, enlarged prostate—also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is so common that medical professionals consider it an inevitable consequence of aging with male hormones.

A Complete List of Gluten Free Foods For A Gluten Free Diet

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. It’s a protein that allows things like bread to be chewy, stretchy, and rise nicely. It can also be tasty - like barley malt found in flavorings such as barley and rye in alcohol. Gluten is a common protein found in much of the current American food supply, and is even in hand soap, cosmetics, conditioner, and items like Play-Doh and kid’s craft supplies.

Erica Dermer