{"id":798,"date":"2023-12-18T16:22:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/anthony-robards\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:05:16","slug":"anthony-robards","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/case-study\/anthony-robards\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Robards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Feeling pretty well and happy for an 83 year old!”<\/h2>\n

83-year-old, former university researcher and pro-vice chancellor, Anthony Robards, was dealing with a range of unpleasant symptoms including mild IBS and needing to go to the toilet more frequently than normal for a period of three to six months.<\/p>\n

When asked about how these symptoms affected his life, Anthony said: \u201cNothing I couldn’t do but I needed to have in mind that need to go to the loo might be more pressing than normal.”<\/p>\n

Having previously bee chair of the Board of Directors at YorkTest, Anthony decided to also give food sensitivity testing a try to see if he could ascertain the root cause of his symptoms. “I couldn’t think what might be upsetting my gut (no other food\/diet habits had changed) so I thought checking my food sensitivities would be sensible.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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That’s when he ordered the Premium Food Sensitivity Test<\/a>, with his results indicating that his body was reacting to yeast, egg yolk and oats.<\/p>\n

When we asked Anthony how he felt after removing these trigger foods, he said “Not much different although, over time, the gut behaviour has stabilised and functioning more normally.”<\/p>\n

Our test analyses your IgG reactions to 200 food and drinks \u2013 from common ingredients like gluten and cow’s milk, to health superfoods like kale and quinoa.<\/p>\n

The process involves sending a finger-prick blood sample back to YorkTest. Anthony then received his results within 7-days through the Wellness Hub, in an easy-to-read traffic light-based format.<\/p>\n

With his wife’s support, eliminating the trigger foods and sticking to his diet plan was a smooth process for Anthony who was gradually able to resume his normal life.<\/p>\n

On his experience with our customer care team, Anthony felt it was a positive one. When asked how life had changed since taking the test and how he would summarize his experience, Anthony concluded: \u201cFeeling pretty well and happy for an 83 year old!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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