food sensitivities really show up so differently for every single person.

The way that I think about it, wherever there's already a fire, wherever there's already

some degree of inflammation, that's where the reaction is more likely to show up.

It's kind of like pouring gasoline on a fire because food sensitivities can

essentially activate an underlying inflammatory response. I'm Aaron Holt, and this is the

functional nutrition podcast where we lean into intuitive functional medicine. We look at how

diet, our environment, our emotions, and our beliefs all affect our physical health.

I've got over a decade of clinical experience, and because of that, I've got a major

bone to pick with diet culture and the conventional health care model. This show is for you

if you're looking for new ways of thinking about your health and you're ready to be an active

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rate, review, and share because you never know whose life you might change. Hey friends, today we're going

to get into food sensitivity, something that a lot of our clients struggle with. We're going to talk

about what they are, why they happen, how do you know if you've got them, and what you can do about

them? Now, first things first, if I sound a little funny, it's because I am recovering from

the flu, an ear infection, and an eye infection. And I also lost my voice for like six days.

So things have been going pretty well over here. I believe that the body

speaks through metaphor. And I think it's pretty funny that my body kind of like shut down all of my

senses. My ears are blocked. My eyes were crusted shut. I can't smell anything because my sinuses

are so inflamed. and then I couldn't

speak either. So it really left me no choice but to go inward. It was very reflective and

contemplative time. So I'm excited to see what comes out of this because I didn't really have much

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