FOOD INTOLERANCE SCREENING
Do you or does someone you know suffer from any of the following nagging health conditions?
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FOOD INTOLERANCES:
“Medical research documents the majority of the population suffers from IgG-mediated food allergies. In fact, 70-80% of the population who currently suffer from chronic medical conditions of unknown cause, and who have proven poorly responsive to conventional medical interventions, are suffering from IgG-mediated delayed-onset food allergies.”
– James Braly, MD, Author of “Food Allergy Relief”
Food Intolerances are intimately linked to the body’s immune system. The immune system is the body’s defense against foreign invaders, such as poisons and harmful bacteria. When one is intolerant to a food their body does not completely digest it, allowing incompletely digested food to enter the bloodstream where it is treated as an “invader” and is targeted by the IgG antibodies. Therefore, if someone regularly eats foods to which they are intolerant they are continually placing their immune system under stress. In these circumstances the immune and detoxification systems use their energy and reserves to fight food components which should not be there.
Reactions produced by food intolerances are inflammatory and can be involved in a whole host of chronic health problems, some severe and some “nagging”. The symptoms are often ‘masked’, that is, they mimic the symptoms of common problems such as headache, fatigue and joint pains. Sometimes food intolerances will not produce the same reaction each time. The foods or substances that cause masked reactions are often the ones individuals are exposed to on a regular basis. In fact, someone may crave the food causing the problem, and feel temporarily better for eating it. As previously mentioned, the reactions are often delayed therefore the sufferer doesn’t associate the problem with the particular food causing it.
Many people who suffer from IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBD, Irritable Bowel Disease, have discovered that their problems disappear when they find out that they are intolerant to some foods, and eliminate those foods or use a Nutritional Protocol to reduce or eliminate those food intolerances.
In fact, many problems can be cleared up or improved using Nutritional Protocols. Once you have determined what you are intolerant to, by taking the IgG ELISA Food Intolerance Test, you can contact a nutritional consultant to determine what your specific Nutritional Protocol would be or you can follow a Rotation Diet.
A few of the experiences people have reported leading to taking the Food Intolerance Tests are:
- Abdominal Pains
- Aches & Pains
- Acne
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Autism
- Bloating
- Breathing Difficulties
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Celiac Disease
- Colic & Colitis
- Constipation
- Crohn’s Disease
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Eczema
- Epilepsy
- Fatigue
- Fibromyalgia
- Fluid Retention
- Gastric Ulcers
- Headaches
- Hyperactivity
- Inner Ear Infections/Otitis Media
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Lethargy
- Loss of Appetite
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
- Migraine
- Mouth Ulcers
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Nausea
- Obesity
- Overly Tired
- Panic Attacks
- Psoriasis
- Rashes
- Rhinitis
- Sickness (in General)
- Sinusitis
- Skin Problems
- Stomach Cramps
- Tension
- Urticaria (Hives)
- Weight Gain
- Weight Loss
- Wheezing
- Numerous Other Problems
Foods that typically cause problems for one person may not cause any problems in another individual, even if they are genetically related! That is why it is so important to find out what your individual intolerances are and get an individual-specific Nutritional Protocol for your particular needs. To complicate matters you may have more than one type of allergy going on at the same time and you may need to take various different routes to improved health.
FOOD INTOLERANCE SCREENING
Do you or does someone you know suffer from any of the following nagging health conditions?
DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD ALLERGIES
There are actually four different types of immune reactions in food allergy. These are referred to as Types 1, 2, 3, and 4. Additionally, more than one type of reaction can occur at the same time in the same allergic individual.
Type 1 Immediate-Onset Food Allergies:
The more commonly known form of food allergies is called a Type 1 immune reaction. This includes classic food allergy, immediate-onset, IgE-mediated, atopic food allergies, etc. Type 1 food allergies occur in approximately only 2 – 5% of the population, mostly in children and are less frequent in adults. Usually occurring in the genetically predisposed individual, the immune system begins creating a specific type of antibody called Immunoglobulin E (IgE) to certain foods. One side of the IgE antibody will recognize and bind to the allergic food. The other side of the antibody is attached to a specialized immune cell packed with histamine, called a Mast cell. Primed for action, the IgE antibodies now only have to patiently wait for re-exposure to food allergens.
The next time the individual eats the allergic food, IgE antibodies hungrily latch onto the food. Instantaneously histamine and other allergy-related chemicals (chemical mediators) are released from the Mast cell, quickly bringing on the unwelcome appearance of stomach cramping, diarrhea, skin rashes, hives, swelling, wheezing or the most dreaded of all Type 1 reactions, anaphylaxis, which includes hives, swelling especially of the lips and face, difficulty breathing either because of swelling in the throat or an asthmatic reaction, vomiting, diarrhea, cramping and a fall in blood pressure. It could be fatal.
Typical Indicators of Type 1 Immediate-Onset Food Allergy:
- Urticaria
- Vomiting
- Tingling and/or swelling of lips and throat
- Hay fever symptoms
- Asthmatic breathing
- Anaphylactic reactions that can lead to shock and circulatory failure, which may prove FATAL.
Type 3 Delayed-Onset Food Allergy or Food Intolerance:
Type 3 immune reactions are much more commonly involved in food allergy than Type 1 reactions. It has been reported that 70 – 80 % of the population has been medically documented as having Type 3 food allergens! A Type 3 or Delayed Food Allergy is also known as a food Sensitivity or Food Intolerance. It also involves the immune system.
Type 3 food allergies occur when the immune system creates an overabundance of antibody Immunoglobulin G (IgG) to a specific food. The IgG antibodies, instead of attaching to Mast cells, like IgE antibodies in Type 1 allergies, bind directly to the food as it enters the bloodstream, forming different sizes of so-called circulating immune complexes (food allergens bound to antibodies circulating in the bloodstream.
The allergic symptoms in Type 3 immune reactions are delayed in onset and can appear anywhere from one hour to several days after consuming the allergic foods. Delayed food reactions may occur in any organ or tissue in the body and have been linked to either causing and/or provoking over 100 allergic symptoms and well over 150 different medical diseases. An estimated 60 to 80 million Americans suffer from clinically significant food allergies and most all of whom suffer delayed symptoms.
Only a Few of the Typical Indicators of Type 3 Delayed-Onset Food Allergy:
- Abdominal Pains
- Aches and Pains
- Acne
- ADD/ADHD
- Autism
- Arthritis
- Bloating
- Breathing Difficulties
- Constipation
- Crohn’s Disease
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Eczema and Skin Rashes
- Fatigue and Lethargy
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches and Migraines
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Inner Ear Infections
- Psoriasis
- Rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- Stomach Cramps
- Weight Gain and Obesity
Read more about the differences in Type 1 and Type 3 in the Conditions area of this website called Food Allergies and Intolerances
To learn what you can do to find out if you have food allergies or intolerances read about the IgG ELISA foodSCAN TM Food Intolerance Test In-Depth Panel (113 foods) to find out how to test without a blood draw and IN YOUR OWN HOME and at your own convenience.