EP28 - Low Nickel Diet & Lifestyle w/Gilda Capraro, MSW

The Low Nickel Diet and template for eating well with metal allergies is quickly gaining popularity among those sensitive to metals. Join us today for this episode with Gilda Capraro, the brawn and brains behind the super-helpful Low Nickel Diet & Lifestyle Facebook group. This episode is jam-packed with information to help you with all things diet and lifestyle as you navigate your nickel allergy and all that goes with it. Much of this information will be applicable to those who are also cross-reactive to other metals. Learn about how systemic metal allergies show up, how a Type IV allergy differs from contact allergies and the various symptoms they manifest. We discuss metal allergies and MCAS, Eczema, how metal allergies relate to chemical and other intolerances and even discuss how cobalt allergies are a close cousin to a nickel allergy. Information in this episode will help you with your low-nickel roadmap, whether you are just starting your journey, or you’ve been on the road for some time. 

In this episode you will learn:

• About Resources available to the metal-allergic community. 

• How to navigate diet in response to metal hypersensitivity. 

• What are the important questions to ask to help determine if you might be experiencing symptoms of metal hypersensitivity. 

~Links and Resources~

~ Check out the Low Nickel Diet & Lifestyle Group on Facebook HERE. 

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~ Check out the Rebelytics Low Nickel Diet guidelines HERE. 

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~Get the Low Nickel Diet cookbook HERE.

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***Many WONDERFUL, supportive special-interest communities exist for metal allergies and diet, hardware issues, medical devices, etc., online and on social media. They have many resources and often act as a collective think-tank. I owe many parts of my recovery to knowledge obtained in such groups. Search keywords to join these groups and find your tribe!***