Emerging Allergens and New Reactions

From eNewsletter 3/11/2026

DID YOU KNOW that two new studies point to inflammatory mediators called leukotrienes as key steps in anaphylactic food allergen reactions and asthma onset, making the molecules worth more scrutiny?

While researchers will focus on blocking leukotrienes response, here are leukotrine mediators, which reduce the reactions without blocking them:

• Boswellia serrata

• Quercetin

• Luteolin

• Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA/DHA)

• N-acetylcysteine (NAC)

• Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols)

• Magnesium

On another note, if you suspect you have IgE food allergies (different from IgG food intolerances) and want to test for them, it's always better to test when allergy season is not virulent. Spring pollen season has already started in some parts of the country and will locally at the end of March.

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Big Food Can't Get it Right

From eNewsletter 3/9/2026

DID YOU KNOW that a higher intake of folate (activated form) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxal-5-phosphate form) years before diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease was associated with reduced risk for mortality, whereas intake after diagnosis provided little survival benefit, new research from Movement Disorders showed?

The protective effect was strongest with intake 12-16 years before diagnosis, especially from supplemental sources.

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The Thing About Beans

From eNewsletter 3/4/2026

DID YOU KNOW that one quarter of US adults reported severely elevated stress levels, and three quarters report that chronic stress affects their daily lives?

Evidence from Frontiers in Neuroscience suggest that chronic stress not only exacts a high toll on mental health, but also can wreak havoc on all levels of gastrointestinal functioning, all the way down to the microbiome.

Chronic stress can change the diversity and composition of the gut microbiome and essentially tips us toward an imbalance or dysbiosis. This means that the normal balance of microorganisms that we essentially think are beneficial gets reduced, and the colonies considered to be more harmful proliferate.

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