For many years YorkTest have seen that people want to help find relief from their chronic conditions have also found that they normalise their weight and shape as a side benefit of changing their diet in response to the FoodScan food-specific IgG food intolerance test.

We know that there are other factors that contribute to weight loss apart from food intolerance, however, it is clear that food intolerance, together with food input, and energy output, all contribute to energy balance in the body. The regulation of food intake in the body is a very complex process, which involves biochemical signals from many sources including the brain, gastrointestinal tract, fat stores and the pancreas.

 

Not everyone exposed to a high intake of food, and low energy output will become overweight, and vice versa. What is clear is that increasing fat mass results in an increasing "strain" on important body systems, including the immune system; remembering that over 75% of the body’s immune system is found in the gut. The digestive system needs to process and deliver nutrients and energy supplies to the whole body. A stressed digestive system is less able to process energy and nutrients for the rest of the body. It will also be less able to repel harmful invaders and more prone to disorders such as IBS. Once the immune response is triggered in the body (as evidenced by raised IgG levels) the body feels that it is ‘under siege’ thus hoarding supplies, storing fluid and increasing weight. Triggering the immune system also leads to inflammation and swelling. In addition, levels of the ‘feel good’ hormone serotonin drop causing a cycle of cravings which are in turn satisfied by foods which destabilize blood sugar and ultimately cause additional weight gain; in other words a vicious circle and it takes an overall approach to ‘undo’ the damage done. Did you know that over 50% of those with food intolerance actually crave the foods that they are intolerant to!

 

The most scientific approach that can be used to identify which food types are involved is a blood test that measures food-specific IgG antibodies. The only clinically validated test available is the YorkTest FoodScan; it only requires a few drops of blood from a finger prick that can be collected in the comfort of your own home.

 

Taking a First Step Food Intolerance Test enables you to eliminate uncertainty and confirm whether you have food intolerance through a ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ test result. This way you can check if you have a food intolerance before taking the Second Step FoodScan 113 which is the comprehensive service that identifies the specific foods you are intolerant to.

 

Please call our food intolerance specialists on 0800 074 6185 who will be happy to provide you with free, confidential expert advice and guidance on the First Step food intolerance test. Alternatively click here for further information or buy now at a reduced special offer price of £9.99 (usually £19.99).