There is a more than 80% chance that you are intolerant/sensitive to certain foods you eat regularly!
Inflammation caused by intolerance/sensitivity can be linked to a wide variety of acute and chronic health issues including:
Gastrointestinal disorders, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), indigestion, constipation, nausea, diarrhea, bloating, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s Disease
Metabolic disorders, such as obesity, Type II diabetes, inabilitiy to lose weight
Inflammatory conditions, such as eczema, psoriasis, arthritis or asthma, autoimmune disorders
Others, such as fatigue, headache, migraine, cognitive impairment
Symptoms can show up hours or even days later, making it hard to identify the offending foods.
Elimination diets can be effective for such big offenders like corn, gluten, dairy, eggs and soy . . . but are tough to do well with when it is foods like carrots, lettuce, apples, or other foods you eat routinely.
The Alcat Test may help uncover which foods and other substances trigger acute and chronic inflammation and its related health issues. Medical studies using the Alcat Test to guide diet have shown significant improvement of many common symptoms.1-3
To date, the Alcat Test has helped over half a million people change their health.
Literature
1 Solomon, B. The ALCAT Test- A Guide and Barometer in the Therapy of Environmental and Food Sensitivities. Environmental Medicine, 1992. Vol 9, No 2, pp 54-59.
2 Kaats, G, Pullin D, Parker L. The Short Term Efficacy of the ALCAT Test of Food Sensitivities to Facilitate Changes in Body Composition and Self-Reported Disease Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Study. Am J of Bariatric Med, 1996: p.18-23.
3 Berardi L, De Amici M, Vignini A, Mantegna G, Mosca M. ALCAT test identifies food intolerance in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms in The XXVIII European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Congress Warsaw 2009, European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
4 Sapone A, Lammers KM, Casolaro V, et al. Divergence of gut permeability and mucosal immune gene expression in two gluten-associated conditions: celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. BMC Med. March 2011;9:23.
4 Carroccio A, Mansueto P, Iacono G, Soresi M, D’Alcamo A, Cavataio F, Brusca I, Florena AM, Ambrosiano G, Seidita A, Pirrone G, Rini GB.Non-celiac wheat sensitivity diagnosed by double-blind placebo-controlled challenge: exploring a new clinical entity. Am J Gastroenterol. 2012 Dec;107(12):1898-906.
6 Hou W, Zhang Q, Yan Z, Chen R, Zeh Iii HJ, Kang R, Lotze MT, Tang D. Strange attractors: DAMPs and autophagy link tumor cell death and immunity. Cell Death Dis. 2013;4:e966.
