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Gluten intolerance: a fact - not a fashion
Monday, 28 September 2009, 3:35 pm | Dr Rodney Ford
More and more people are adopting a gluten-free lifestyle, and meeting this need, gluten-free options are offered in most restaurants, cafes and shops. Increasingly, people are recognising that gluten can make them feel unwell. Consequently, gluten ... More >>
Gluten causes neurological disease
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 10:35 am | Dr Rodney Ford
A long list of nerve and brain disorders has been associated with gluten sensitivity. These include: wobbly walking (cerebella ataxia), muscle weakness, slow development, learning problems, attention deficit disorder (ADD), depression, lethargy, migraine ... More >>
Paediatricians now support gluten-sensitivity concept
Friday, 15 May 2009, 11:47 am | Dr Rodney Ford
Dr Rodney Ford states that the gluten-sensitivity (or gluten syndrome) diagnosis has now reached official status. For over a decade he has been researching and promoting the concept of gluten sensitivity. Up until now, this idea has been met with stubborn ... More >>
Doctors are slow to do coeliac tests
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 11:02 am | Dr Rodney Ford
Doctors are slow to do coeliac tests The Public are asking more and more about what tests they need to get to find out about coeliac disease. New Zealand laboratories vary in the tests they offer, in the ranges of values for these tests and their interpretation. ... More >>
ADD/ADHD Week - Naughty or Sick?
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 1:28 pm | Dr Rodney Ford
“Naughty! Your child’s just being naughty!” This is a common diagnostic response by doctors when they get told about difficult behaviour in children. But is this true? In Dr Rodney Ford’s opinion, many of these children are actually sick. More >>
Gluten Is Damaging Our Brains
Thursday, 3 July 2008, 11:44 am | Dr Rodney Ford
Gluten is damaging our brains! Paediatrician, gastroenterologist, allergist and author, Doctor Rodney Ford has found a link between gluten and brain damage. More >>
Does Your Child Have Eggzema?
Thursday, 26 June 2008, 10:11 am | Dr Rodney Ford
Eggs are one of the most common causes of food allergy in children. Even breast fed babies can have allergic reactions to egg proteins that come through mother’s breast milk. More >>
Doctors Slow To Recognise Gluten Harm
Thursday, 19 June 2008, 9:49 am | Dr Rodney Ford
Leading New Zealand Paediatrician And Allergist Challenges Medical Stalwarts With Revolutionary Gluten Thinking - To Speak At Auckland Gluten Free Food And Allergy Show 5 – 6 July 2008 More >>
Paediatrician And Allergist Disputes Coeliac Story
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 11:52 am | Dr Rodney Ford
Christchurch-based paediatrician, allergist and author, Doctor Rodney Ford, disputes the assumption commonly held by medical practitioners that a person has to suffer from Coeliac disease to be sensitive to gluten, a protein which is found in wheat. More >>
Gluten - beyond coeliac disease
Monday, 26 May 2008, 11:30 am | Dr Rodney Ford
Worldwide research shows that coeliac disease (a gut disease caused by gluten) affects one in a hundred people. But few are aware of their plight. Sadly, most people who are affected are unaware that their life is being severely constrained by gluten. ... More >>
Allergy Awareness Week
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:33 am | Dr Rodney Ford
Dr Rodney Ford Calls For A Change In Medical Education To Address The Chronic Lack Of Specialist Paediatric Care For Children Suffering From Allergies And Intolerances More >>
Response to Lack of Food Allergy Data in NZ
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 9:47 am | Dr Rodney Ford
Christchurch-based paediatrician, allergist and author, Doctor Rodney Ford, agrees with the findings of a new study in the New Zealand Journal of Medicine identifying a lack of data and services for food allergy sufferers in this country. However he ... More >>
NZ Doctor Identifies Fast Growing Health Problem
Monday, 10 September 2007, 1:39 pm | Dr Rodney Ford
A New Zealand paediatrician who is a world-renowned expert in food allergies, is releasing a new book, which flies in the face of many of the medical world’s commonly held beliefs. More >>
