{"id":155,"date":"2018-02-02T10:18:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T10:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/de\/case-study\/angela-barber\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:48:02","slug":"angela-barber","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/de\/case-study\/angela-barber\/","title":{"rendered":"Angela Barber"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u201cMy whole life has changed! It has affected everything!\u201d<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Angela suffered a lifetime of severe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/eczema\/\">psoriasis<\/a> and chronic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/tiredness-fatigue\/\">insomnia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Prescribed medication her entire life, Angela decided to take matters into her own hands<\/li>\n<li>Within 48 hours her psoriasis began to heal<\/li>\n<li>Angela has also lost over a stone in weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/angela-barber-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/>Angela Barber, a retired teacher who lives in Whitby, suffered from <strong>severe<\/strong> <strong>psoriasis<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019ve had psoriasis since I was 12, with many acute periods.\u201d Accompanied by chronic insomnia and general fatigue, Angela was prescribed a <strong>strict<\/strong> <strong>regime<\/strong> of \u201clotions and potions\u201d and, as a very sporty and active person, the whole rigmarole of treatments affected her <strong>morale<\/strong>. She even had to pack her own sheets when travelling, in order to <strong>prevent<\/strong> further skin <strong>irritation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Angela visited countless skin specialists over 50 years of her life and was <strong>prescribed<\/strong> a range of remedies, including some very <strong>strong<\/strong> <strong>drugs<\/strong>.\u00a0 After all this time, she had all but given up on finding answers to her problems, until a chance conversation with her dentist.\u00a0 He recommended she may be suffering from food intolerance*, and urged her to consider a test.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In utter desperation, Angela began to research food intolerance* symptoms online. However, after suffering for so long, she was doubtful that anything would help her and had given up on advice from doctors completely. It was through online research that Angela discovered YorkTest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/taking-the-test\/\">The YorkTest process<\/a> involves sending a finger-prick blood sample to the company\u2019s laboratory to test IgG antibody reactions to over <strong>200<\/strong>\u00a0foods. The colour-coded results customers receive (red for reaction, amber for borderline and green meaning no reaction) outline the \u2018trigger\u2019 foods and <strong>degree<\/strong> of <strong>intolerance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Angela\u2019s results revealed several <strong>trigger<\/strong> foods, but her biggest reactions were to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/intolerance\/dairy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dairy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/food-intolerance-advice\/problem-foods\/egg-intolerance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eggs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/allergy\/yeast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">yeast<\/a>. Determined to find answers, she spoke to the Nutritional Therapist and began her <strong>elimination<\/strong> <strong>diet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cWithin 48 hours my <strong>skin<\/strong> started <strong>healing<\/strong>, literally before my eyes.\u00a0 Between dressing in the morning and undressing in the evening, my skin was <strong>visibly<\/strong> <strong>improving<\/strong>!\u201d\u00a0 Suddenly Angela was sleeping better and after a lifetime of chronic insomnia, she <strong>began<\/strong> <strong>sleeping<\/strong> through the night. Later, Angela visited her GP for a health check.\u00a0 She was pleased to discover that her borderline high blood pressure and cholesterol levels were drastically lower.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/angela-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/>When asked how this has affected her life, Angela said: \u201cMy whole life has changed!\u00a0 It has affected everything!\u201d\u00a0 Angela is now planning to walk part of the Camino de Santiago and is so <strong>relieved<\/strong> that taking her own bedding or worrying about skincare <strong>won\u2019t<\/strong> be an <strong>issue<\/strong> for her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Angela found her symptom improvements continued for about 3 months.\u00a0 She now has very <strong>mild<\/strong> <strong>psoriasis<\/strong> which hardly bothers her at all, and she <strong>no<\/strong> <strong>longer<\/strong> needs her <strong>prescription<\/strong> ointment.\u00a0 She also lost over a stone in weight and has almost reached her target weight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Still following her diet, she says: \u201cIt was mentally easy because the results were so immediate and dramatic.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had to reform my cooking, but that\u2019s easy now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cI\u2019m healthier, fitter and have <strong>more<\/strong> <strong>energy<\/strong>\u00a0and am more mentally positive. I wish I\u2019d been tested earlier, it would have <strong>transferred<\/strong> my <strong>confidence<\/strong> in my youth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked to sum up her experience, Angela said: \u201cI feel 10 years younger\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>YorkTest advises that you consult with your GP first if you are experiencing the types of symptoms mentioned in this testimonial.<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m healthier, fitter and have more energy, and am more mentally positive. 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