{"id":746,"date":"2023-08-21T10:56:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T10:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/hayley-essam\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:31:10","slug":"hayley-essam","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/hayley-essam\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayley Essam"},"content":{"rendered":"

“YorkTest has enabled me to take control of my health<\/strong>“<\/h2>\n

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45-year-old payroll and accounts manager Hayley had been suffering for a number of years with skin flare-ups on the face, neck and arms. Hayley also experienced anxiety as a result of her symptoms along with digestive issues.<\/p>\n

She explained how these symptoms had affected her during this time, “I started to become anxious about heights and I didn’t feel in control of my body. It made me feel a bit down about my skin flare-ups, especially on my face.”<\/p>\n

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Hayley learned about YorkTest after searching online for an independent provider in food allergy and intolerance testing.<\/p>\n

After taking a Food Allergy Test<\/a>, Hayley found out she was allergic to soya, tomato, peanuts and hazelnuts along with dog and horse dander. After also taking a Premium Food Sensitivity Test<\/a>, Hayley found she had IgG reactivity to cow’s milk, goat’s milk and carrots . After eliminating her trigger ingredients, her symptoms began to take a turn for the better. “I feel much better. My skin does still flare up occasionally but not as angry. I also don’t feel anxious anymore about heights.”<\/p>\n

Talking about her experience with trying to eliminate multiple foods from her diet, Hayley said, “I found it easy to eliminate soya but tomato has been a little harder. I still eat carrots but I have stopped eating them raw and I limit them when I do have them.” Hayley continues to follow her diet plan and avoid her trigger foods. “I try to avoid soya completely but if I am exposed to it I feel off, get a headache, my skin flares up and I can feel breathless.”<\/p>\n

YorkTest analyses your IgG reactions to 200 food and drinks<\/strong> \u2013 from common ingredients like cow\u2019s milk, gluten and egg, to health superfoods like kale and quinoa.<\/p>\n

The process, which involves sending a finger-prick blood sample to the company\u2019s laboratories revealed Hayley’s intolerances. Following on from the test, we asked Hayley how she found the customer service experience to which she replied: “very helpful”<\/p>\n

Similarly, on her appointment with one of our nutritional experts, Hayley added: “I found the nutritional consultation really helpful, she gave me really good advice on alternative foods. I really understood the concept of eating in moderation and keeping a varied diet.”<\/p>\n

When asked to sum up her whole experience with YorkTest, Hayley concluded: “I feel much better in myself, I feel more informed. YorkTest has enabled me to take control of my health.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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