{"id":590,"date":"2018-04-19T15:45:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T15:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/michael-smith\/"},"modified":"2018-04-19T15:45:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T15:45:13","slug":"michael-smith","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/michael-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s made life much easier. I feel more energetic and less fatigued\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Footballer, Michael Smith, suffered with heartburn and gas for four years.<\/li>\n<li>An endoscopy procedure did not highlight any problems.<\/li>\n<li>Michael turned to yorktest to find the root cause of his symptoms.<\/li>\n<li>The test revealed he had three intolerances \u2013 cow\u2019s milk, yeast and eggs.<\/li>\n<li>Two weeks after eliminating these ingredients, Michael\u2019s symptoms had gone.<\/li>\n<li>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s made life much easier. I feel more energetic and less fatigued.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For half of his footballing career, Michael Smith had been <strong>hampered<\/strong> by heartburn and gas symptoms, which had a <strong>negative<\/strong> impact on his overall <strong>energy<\/strong> levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 26-year-old <strong>Rotherham<\/strong> United player treated these problems with <strong>Rennie<\/strong> and Gaviscon <strong>tablets<\/strong> but was interested in finding the <strong>root cause<\/strong> of his condition. His doctor therefore arranged for him to have an endoscopy, but when this did not highlight any issues, Michael was advised to investigate his <strong>diet<\/strong> and have a food sensitivity test.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/products\/premium-food-sensitivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> yorktest food sensitivity test<\/a><em>\u2020<\/em> analyses a person\u2019s IgG reactions for up to <strong>208<\/strong> food and drinks ingredients, identifying the \u201ctrigger foods\u201d that their body is reacting to.\u00a0 Food intolerance has been associated with a large range of troublesome symptoms such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/irritable-bowel-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IBS<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/migraines-headaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">migraines<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/eczema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eczema<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/bloating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bloating<\/a> and depression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to the testing process, those who follow a yorktest program also receive comprehensive support, including a consultation with a registered <strong>nutritional<\/strong> <strong>therapist<\/strong> to guide them through their elimination diet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Michael\u2019s test identified cow\u2019s milk, yeast and eggs as his food intolerances. The next step was to arrange a consultation with one of yorktest\u2019s dedicated team of nutritional therapists, who could <strong>advise<\/strong> him on how to <strong>safely<\/strong> <strong>remove<\/strong> these ingredients from his diet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis was really hard as the things I am intolerant to are in most things,\u201d Michael commented.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fortunately, yorktest nutritional therapist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/about-us\/alison-orr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ali Orr<\/a>, helped him to formulate an elimination diet that would work for him.\u00a0 Not only did she help Michael to gain a better <strong>understanding<\/strong> of his problem foods, she also explained how he could <strong>balance<\/strong> his diet with nutritious <strong>alternatives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cShe was very helpful,\u201d said Michael. \u201cAnd introduced me to new foods that I could eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After just two weeks of eliminating his trigger foods, the Rotherham player found that his <strong>heartburn<\/strong> and <strong>gas<\/strong> had disappeared and he also felt that his <strong>energy<\/strong> levels had improved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s made life much easier,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel more energetic and less fatigued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>yorktest advise that you consult with your doctor first if you are experiencing the types of symptoms mentioned in this testimonial<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2020 yorktest define food intolerance as a food-specific IgG reaction<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s made life much easier. 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