If your children or other family members are sensitive, intolerant or allergic to certain foods it is possible that the actual allergy may be to a food additive. If so your family could benefit by considering a diet with low or no food additives.

Food additives are generally defined as a substance not normally consumed as a food itself and not normally used as a characteristic ingredient of food, usually added to food for a manufacturing processing or technological reason. It is true that food additives are generally used in foods; some of the more common such as sugar, salt and vinegar have been used for a long time. Most people tolerate food additives and seem to have no problem with it. Most food additives are considered safe, however some are toxic or may even be cancer causing (carcinogenic). With the massive increase in use of food additives in processed foods it is worthwhile looking at low to no additive alternatives especially if members in your family are sensitive to certain foods.

 We suggest you check out the low to no additives site - link provided below. If you believe the book may benefit your family then you can order it online from the site or if you prefer picking it up from Greensborough Family Chiropractic they will order one in for you at the same cost.

www.lowtonoadditives.com  A comprehensive site for those with intolerances to food products, parents who are fed up with food additives and the effects they have on their children and a recently published book 'Low to No Additives - Family Favourites.  This is a guide to food additives, a comprehensive shopping list and 120 recipes using Low to No Additive brands.  If your child suffers from hyperactivity, depression, mood swings or has been diagnosed with ADHD, don't delay in checking out this site.