Food sensitivity can result from your body reacting badly to certain foods. Often the foods we include regularly in our diet or the foods we crave may be the ones causing us a problem.

Research has shown that food sensitivities can be linked to IgG antibodies produced when these ‘problem’ foods are eaten. Normally these antibodies do not have any ill-effects, but if the immune or digestive system are not working optimally, their presence may provoke a wide range of symptoms.

Ask yourself if you have any of the following chronic unpleasant symptoms:

• Bloating

• Constipation

• Diarrhoea

• Flatulence

• Headaches

• Irritable bowel syndrome

• Lethargy

• Migraine

• Nausea

• Stomach cramps / abdominal pain

Help reduce symptoms quickly.

Many people experience an improvement in symptoms and health after changing their diet based on their test results. Like any diagnostic test, the test will only produce meaningful results if you are experiencing IgG-mediated food sensitivity symptoms. Some symptoms of food sensitivity may be due to other health issues and it is important to see your doctor to rule these out.

The efficacy of a diet based upon the measurement of IgG antibodies specific for food components has been demonstrated in a number of conditions, both in independent studies and clinical practice. Excellent results have been obtained particularly in those with IBS, migraine and obesity.

Our food sensitivity test helps to identify potential ‘problem’ foods by detecting food-specific IgG antibodies in your blood. Using these results as a guide, we can provide advice on how to adjust and plan appropriate dietary and lifestyle changes.

The food sensitivity test is a comprehensive and highly sensitive blood test for food-specific IgG antibodies, which can be associated with food sensitivity. A finger prick sample is all that is required and we will have your results within 40 minutes, empowering you to take immediate control of your health.

As part of your food sensitivity test, complimentary nutritional support, based on your results, is provided to guide you with making appropriate dietary adjustments. We will work with you to create a diet which eliminates your ‘problem’ foods, offer healthy alternatives and guide you on how to successfully re-introduce foods after an elimination period.

Typically, a customised diet will be followed for around 3-months to allow the symptoms to subside and give the body time to recover.

A food sensitivity test costs £129 which includes:

• A 90-minute appointment at our clinic in Medstead

• An IgG antibody blood test

• Immediate test results

• Guidance to enable you to make appropriate dietary adjustments to eliminate ‘problem’ foods and how to re-introduce them after the elimination period

• A 10% discount on a Health & Wellness Consultation and any of our Personal Wellness Plans

We will test for reactions to the following 59 common foods:

• Dairy: Milk (cow); Whole egg

• Fish: Freshwater fish (salmon, trout); Shellfish (shrimp, prawn, crab, lobster, mussel); Tuna; White Fish (haddock, cod, plaice)

• Fruit: Apple; Blackcurrant; Citrus Mix (orange, lemon); Grapefruit; Melon Mix (cantaloupe, watermelon); Olive; Strawberry

• Grains: Corn (maize); Durum Wheat; Gluten; Oat; Rice; Rye; Wheat

• Spices: Garlic; Ginger

• Meat: Beef; Chicken; Lamb; Pork

• Nuts: Almond; Brazil; Cashew; Peanut; Walnut

• Vegetables: Broccoli; Cabbage; Leek; Legumes (pea, lentil, haricot); Peppers (red, green, yellow); Potato; Soya bean; Tomato

• Other: Cocoa bean; Mushroom; Tea; Yeast