Food Intolerance

Symptoms of food intolerance include

  • Bloating (waistband tightens after meals)
  • Gas
  • Urgency to defecate
  • Loss of energy
  • Permanent Tiredness
  • Weight gain around the waistline
  • Migraine
  • Eczema, boils, etc

Some patients become aware that certain foods are causing reactions, but it is often impossible to know all of the foods that one is intolerant to.  This is where food intolerance testing is extremely useful.

Going to the Root of the Problem

Food intolerances don’t just happen - there is usually a cause.  Happily we are able to find out what the underlying causes are and to correct them using natural supplementation.

It takes only a month for the symptoms to start reducing noticeably.  Curing intolerances can take between 3 - 6 months depending upon how long they have existed.  Eventually you should be able to eat a normal diet again.

How Testing Works

Muscle testing works on Chinese medicine principles, using the acupuncture meridian system as a ‘”telegraph system” around the body.

We also use 160 test vials containing individual foods.

By placing test vials on the body over specific acupuncture points we are allowing the body to react to that substance.  It will either strengthen or weaken the body.  To find out how the body reacts we use a muscle (usually the arm) as an instant bio-feedback mechanism.

If whatever is in the test vial strengthens the body, the arm muscle becomes stronger.  If however the contents of the vial weaken the body, then the muscle will  become weaker and the arm will become floppy.

What Can Be Tested

During food intolerance testing you will be tested with 160 foods and beverages.  However using this system we can test for tolerance to any substance including dog or cat fur, house dust, water, etc.  Please feel free to bring anything with you that you feel you may be intolerant to.  You can also bring your medications and we will test them for suitability.

Some of the more unusual things we have tested include:

  • Pigeon droppings and feathers
  • Carpet
  • Guinea pig fur
  • Workplace chemicals