| In the UK, public interest in food intolerance testing is | | | | intolerance by testing muscle strength, as the patient |
| increasing significantly. This could be due to factors | | | | is exposed to various foods.The only clinically and |
| such as media interest and celebrity endorsements. In | | | | scientifically proven testing for food intolerances |
| addition, food intolerance testing is becoming an | | | | involves screening a pin prick sample of blood for IgG |
| important issue as modern lifestyles and the typical | | | | antibodies which react to foods which cause a |
| British diet appears to be resulting in an increase in | | | | reaction. This small sample can provide a lot of |
| digestive disorders.What is Food IntoleranceFood | | | | information, from whether food intolerance is an |
| intolerance is a negative physical reaction to certain | | | | issue or not, right through to detailed results about |
| foods or ingredients that takes place whenever the | | | | the reactive foods themselves.Food intolerance |
| problem food is consumed. Reactions are particularly | | | | differs from Food Allergy. An allergy is usually an |
| severe when larger amounts are eaten.Symptoms of | | | | immediate and often severe reaction which may |
| food intolerance can include skin problems, fatigue, | | | | require urgent medical treatment. An intolerance can |
| headaches and joint pain as well as digestive | | | | also produce unpleasant symptoms, but over a |
| problems.Food Intolerance TestingThere are various | | | | slightly longer period, from a few hours to a few |
| food intolerance testing methods available. Some | | | | days. This means that the culprit food or foods is |
| require an electronic stylus to be placed on the side | | | | harder to identify.Identifying problem foods via food |
| of a finger in order to gauge energy responses to | | | | intolerance testing can provide an opportunity to |
| particular food substances. The information is then | | | | potentially relieve troublesome symptoms and |
| passed through to a monitor from which the | | | | improve quality of life. In order to maximise the |
| practitioner can obtain a reading and measure | | | | benefit of this information, care and attention should |
| reaction. Practitioners of Kinesiology measure food | | | | also be given to general health and lifestyle issues. |