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As we inhale allergens, they accumulate in our bodies, are seen as the foreign substances that they are, are thus attacked by immune cells, and eventually an immune reaction is triggered. Antibodies are produced, which generate histamines and other chemicals to fight the battle. Histamines cause the blood vessels and tissues in your nasal passages and sinuses to swell, become inflamed, and produce excess mucus. While many experience this assault from the chest up, others have a whole-body reaction, including joint pain and stiffness and general malaise. As the body huffs and puffs to exterminate these unwelcome visitors, severe fatigue can set in.

Saturated fats and cholesterol have been vilified for 30 years, but the truth is, they’re essential for good health and a necessary component of every cell in your body.

Food labels, both nutritional and on-pack seals or symbols, are intended to inform consumers, enabling us to make conscientious choices. Yet confusion abounds, particularly when consumers don’t know what labels mean, assume they mean something they don’t, or worse, if the label is misleading.

It’s difficult for me to not get on my soapbox about how far we’ve gotten away from real food and what real food tastes like; but that sort of pontificating can turn people off. It’s also difficult for me to understand why this food isn’t available to everyone. Too many people in this country live in rural areas where, if you don’t grow your own food, or have friends or family who do, you’re forced to support the commodity food system, a system of often over-produced, over-processed, prematurely harvested, less than tasteful and nutritious food. And we wonder why we have a healthcare crisis in this country.