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So dramatic was the change in David Brown, after following a yorkTest Food Sensitivity Test<\/a>, he jumped at the chance to appear in the company\u2019s 2018 television advert.<\/p>\n \u201cNot knowing why you are unwell is at least half the battle and causes more anxiety. I was therefore very keen to tell my story in the hope that people may recognize those symptoms in themselves and know where to turn to get help.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFilming the advert was a lot of fun and it was very interesting to learn how these things are done and see behind the scenes\u201d.<\/p>\n David began his yorktest journey in October 2016 and within just three weeks of eliminating his trigger food (eggs<\/a>), his symptoms had gone. A year and a half later, he is still in great health and feeling very optimistic about the future.<\/p>\n \u201cNow I’m more focused and as the fog has lifted I’m able to see a clear path for the future. Not just where I want to take things but how to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFourteen months on we are living together and planning for the future, we’re very much in love and couldn’t be happier. Prior to my diagnosis and change in diet I doubt I would have been able to form such a relationship. I also doubt that Michelle would have been willing to date me.\u201d<\/p>\n In some cases it is possible for trigger foods to be reintroduced into the diet but David has had no such luck. Fortunately, Michelle is there to support him with his egg-free diet.<\/p>\n \u201cI have tried several times to reintroduce eggs (sometimes intentionally and sometimes by being careless) but the symptoms quickly return so I am continuing to give eggs a wide berth. Michelle makes a mean egg free lasagna and while I miss poached eggs on toast, avoiding them isn’t causing me any great hardship.\u201d<\/p>\n Happy, energized and full of enthusiasm for the future, it\u2019s hard to believe that things were looking very different for David just 18 months before. Working long hours was taking its toll on his health; he felt constantly tired<\/a> and lethargic and complained of a \u2018brain fog\u2019 that made it difficult to focus and think clearly, which was jeopardizing his expansion plans.<\/p>\n David recalls, \u201cI noticed my fatigue, irritability, confusion, lack of focus and motivation becoming a problem around the same time I employed my first driver in March 2014. Looking back, this must have been a coincidence, but I went from driving ten to 12 hours a day without any problems, to becoming very tired and unmotivated since becoming office based and spending my days staring at a computer screen. This also had an impact on relationships as I was always angry and irritable. On top of this, I often felt anxious and depressed.\u201d<\/p>\n David tried to eat healthily and exercise regularly to banish his lethargy and tiredness \u2013 a struggle after his working day. During workouts at the gym, lifting weights brought on dizziness, even if it wasn\u2019t a particularly strenuous workout.<\/p>\n \u201cI visited the doctors on several occasions and my blood was tested for vitamin and mineral deficiencies, as well as diabetes, and I also had my eyes tested to see if that was the cause of my fatigue as I was staring at a computer screen all day. A minor issue was found and since then I\u2019ve worn reading glasses, but unfortunately this made no difference.\u201d<\/p>\n Dave cannot pinpoint when his symptoms began – he recalls suffering bouts of mild depression since the age of 18, but simply ignored it, even telling himself to \u2018get over it\u2019. Then in 2004, he suffered a serious head injury, the result of an unprovoked assault while walking home one night. This attack resulted in short-term memory and hearing problems.<\/p>\n \u201cLuckily, I recovered and got on with my life. There was an increase in my anxiety after this event, but I figured it was to be expected after what I\u2019d experienced, so I dismissed it. I was treating the anxiety and depression as one issue and separate from any other problems, such as the fatigue and brain fog.\u201d<\/p>\n He found the doctors sympathetic and keen to help, but now concludes that he wasn\u2019t explaining his symptoms properly. \u201cEven when I searched the internet for answers, I was always using the words \u2018fatigued\u2019 and \u2018lethargic\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Having tried everything he could think of to help the mental health issues, including hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, he heard about yorkTest food sensitivity testing<\/a> through his mother who had a positive experience.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/David-Brown--1024x1024.jpg\")
The significant drop in his anxiety levels gave David the confidence and desire to get back on the dating scene and within two months of making his dietary changes, he met and started dating Michelle.<\/p>\n18 months before<\/h2>\n
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\u201cFunnily enough, I haven\u2019t found it as hard as I thought to make the changes. Shopping and preparing meals isn\u2019t too tough, but I am more concerned about convenience than taste and variety! I am sure that with a little more imagination, my diet could be more varied. I tend to have porridge for breakfast, sandwiches with egg-free salad cream for lunch and tea is chicken breast with steamed vegetables or steak and chips, or sometimes a carefully selected microwave meal. I keep an eye out for millet when reading ingredients, but haven\u2019t found it in the things I buy \u2013 I avoid seeded bread just in case though.\u201d<\/p>\n