by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Food & Mood, Healthy Kids & Parents, Healthy Living, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
Understanding celiac disease, wheat allergy, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and other gluten-related disorders It used to be quite rare to meet somebody who avoids gluten – the protein found in wheat, rye, spelt, semolina, and triticale. Nowadays, however,...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Healthy Kids & Parents, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
What are T cells and what do they do? Dr. Zelfand explains the importance of these special white blood cells. She illuminates how T cells can transform into T Helper (Th) Cells 1, 2, 3, or 17 — depending on what the body is exposed to. Dr. Zelfand offers...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
Genetics alone can’t explain the rise in allergic diseases we’ve seen in the industrialized world. Allergic conditions are on the rise. In fact, the rate of peanut allergy has doubled in the US and UK in the ten years between 1990 and 2000. There are several factors...
