Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Hannah Mills, interviews Joanna Baker, a Dietitian specializing in food intolerances, particularly food chemical sensitivities. Joanna shares her personal journey with IBS and food intolerances, explaining the complexities of food chemical sensitivities, the elimination diet process, and the importance of understanding individual triggers. The conversation dives into the differences between IBS and food chemical sensitivities, the populations at risk, and practical strategies for managing symptoms, including navigating eating out and long-term lifestyle adjustments.

(0:00 ) - Introduction to Joanna

(6:10 ) - What Are Food Chemicals & Intolerances

(10:12 ) - What Populations Are More Susceptible & How Does It Arise?

(15:45 ) - IBS vs Food Chemical Symptoms

(25:07 ) - What Is the Low Food Chemical Diet?

(41:06 ) - The Salicylate & Amine Challenge Process

(50:35 ) - Other Food Chemical Challenges: Propionates, Colours etc. 

(52:17 ) - The Stacking Effect & Other Environmental Contributors

(54:55 ) - How to Look out for Food Chemicals in Foods, Navigating Eating out & Enzymes

(1:11:49 ) - Nutrient Deficiencies & Other Tests to Check

Joanna Baker: @theguthealthdietitian

Hanah Mills: @hanahmills