Description

Food sensitivity and allergy testing play a crucial role in identifying potential triggers for adverse reactions.

1. **Food Allergy Testing**:
– Food allergies involve an immune response triggered by specific proteins in certain foods. These reactions can be immediate (within 30 minutes) and are mediated by IgE antibodies.
– Common symptoms of food allergies include swelling, skin rash, itching, hives, and respiratory issues. In severe cases, anaphylaxis can occur.

2. **Food Sensitivity Testing**:
– Food sensitivities, also known as food intolerances, may have similar symptoms as food allergies but are typically non-immune reactions.
– Symptoms of food sensitivity often occur in the digestive system and can cause stomach upset and discomfort.
– Unlike food allergies, having a food sensitivity means you can likely consume small amounts of the food without triggering symptoms.
– At-home food sensitivity tests are not reliable and cannot make a diagnosis. These tests lack scientific validation and may not indicate a specific disease².

3. **Comprehensive Sensitivity Screening**:
– The Food and Environmental Sensitivity Test is an energy-based screen that identifies reactivity to a wide range of substances, including foods, beverages, additives, and environmental compounds.
– It provides information on compounds that may be triggering stress in the body, regardless of the physiological basis of the reaction.
– While conventional testing methods may not fully detect non-immune sensitivity reactions, this comprehensive test aims to uncover potential triggers for intolerance reactions².

Health Conditions for which this test is recommended:
Allergic or inflammatory type reactions including eczema, allergic dermatitis, hayfever, rhinitis, sinusitis, gastrointestinal disturbances, acute and chronic respiratory conditions, recurrent infections
Gastrointestinal disorders for which the cause/s cannot be determined
Skin disorders for which the cause/s cannot be determined

When to use the Food and Environmental Sensitivity Test:
Where there is a suspected reactivity or intolerance to a food or environmental compound.
Where sensitivity or intolerance symptoms are present but the triggers are multiple or unknown.

Elements we test for:
Animal Proteins: Beef, Chicken, Egg – Whole
Bacteria: Staphylococcal Bacteria, Streptococcal Bacteria, Mixed SIBO, Moraxella catarrhalis, Helicobacter pylori, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli (E. coli).
Beverages: Alcohol, Beer, Caffeinated Drinks, Cocoa, Coffee, Tea, Wine.
Dairy Products: All Dairy, Caseinates, Cow’s Milk,, Lactose, Whey.
Environmental Compounds: Acrylic Paint, Chlorine, Detergents, Diesel, Dust Mite, Fabric Softeners, Feathers, Flower Pollen, Grass Pollen, House Dust, Grass Pollen, Mixed Pollens, Moulds, Natural Gas, Oil Paint, Paint Mix, Perfume/Aftershave, Petrol – Leaded, Petrol – Unleaded, Pine Pollen, Sheep’s Wool, Tea Tree Oil, Tobacco Smoke.
Fish: Fish (Mixed)
Food Additives: Amaranth, Benzoic Acid, Erythrosine, M.S.G, Phosphoric Acid, Ponceau Red, Salicylates, Sodium Nitrate, Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Sulfate, Sodium Sulphite, Tartrazine.
Food Colours: Food Colours (Mixed)
Fruit: Apple, Apricot, Avocado, Banana, Citrus Fruit, Coconut, Grapes, Kiwi, Mango, Mixed Berries, Mixed Berries (Raspberry, Boysenberry, Black Currant, Blueberry, Loganberry and Red Currant), Nectarine, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Plum, Strawberry.
Grains: Barley, Corn (Processed), Gluten, Oats, Rice, Rye, Spelt, Wheat, Wheat (white flour), Wheat – (wholemeal).
Miscellaneous Foods: Black Pepper, Salt.
Nightshade Foods: Capsicum, Chili, Paprika, Potato, Tomato, Nightshade Foods Mix (Capsicum, Eggplant, Potato, Tomato).
Nuts: Mixed Nuts (Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew Nut, Macadamia Nut, Pecan Nut, Pistachio Nut, Walnut), Peanut.
Seeds: Sesame Seed, Sunflower Seed.
Shellfish: Shellfish (Mixed)
Soy and Soy Products: Soy Bean, Soy Sauce.
Sugars: Fructose, Honey, Sugar (sucrose).
Vegetables: Brussels Sprout, Carrot, Celery, Corn (Fresh), Courgette, Cruciferous Vegetables, Garlic, Legumes, Mushroom, Nightshade Vegetables, Onion, Pea, Pumpkin, Green Bean, Sweet Potato.
Viruses: Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein Barr Virus (EBV).