ALCAT Food Sensitivities and Food Allergy Testing

The ALCAT Food and Chemical Sensitivity/Intolerance Test

For over 24 years, the ALCAT Test has provided both patients and healthcare professionals with a tool to successfully overcome a wide variety of conditions which result from food and chemical sensitivities. But there is a difference between food allergies and food sensitivities, that is why the ALCAT test is so important to uncover all of your hidden food related conditions.

What is a food sensitivity?

The inability to tolerate foods and environmental factors, also known as sensitivity or intolerance, induces chronic activation of the innate immune system and gives rise to inflammatory processes, which includes excess production of reactive oxygen species and the release of preformed and newly synthesized mediators of inflammation.

This inflammation has been linked to countless chronic conditions, including: digestive disorders, migraines, obesity, chronic fatigue, ADD, aching joints, skin disorders, arthritis and many more.

How does food sensitivity differ from classic food allergies?

True food allergies refer to foods that trigger the immune system to acutely produce massive amounts of the chemical histamine that leads to anaphylaxis. This potentially fatal condition causes the throat and esophagus to swell, cutting off air from the lungs, or may simply cause hives, skin rashes, and other non-life-threatening reactions.

This type of reaction is called a type I hypersensitivity reaction, caused by the degranulation of mast cells or basophils that is mediated by Immunoglobulin E (IgE).

There are biomarkers we can measure to show an improvement in the overall functioning of our mitochondria. Things like muscle mass, strength, basal metabolic rate, body fat composition, aeorbic (exercise) capacity, blood sugar tolerance, cholesterol levels, bone density and temperature regulation serve as markers of how well our mitochondria function.

Food intolerance can be causing many of your nonspecific symptoms

Perhaps you have been suffering wth one or more of the following health conditions and getting no answers or relief from traditional medical care and standard labs. Look at the list of common, but poorly treatable conditions:

Migraine Headaches
Chronic Fatigue
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Eczema and other skin disorders
Asthma and other respiratory problems
Weight Gain and Obesity
Arthritis
Fibromyalgia

ALCAT testing has studies to support its use

The ALCAT Test differs from other food allergy or intolerance tests as it accurately and objectively measures leukocyte cellular reactivity in whole blood, which is a final common pathway of all mechanisms. The test utilizes electronic, state of the art, hematological instrumentation. Standard allergy tests, such as skin testing or RAST are not accurate for delayed type reactions to foods and chemicals. They measure only a single mechanism, such as the effect of mast cell release of histamine or the presence of allergen specific IgE molecules. Delayed reactions to foods and chemicals are NOT IgE mediated.

The ALCAT Test also differs from standard IgG tests in that they rely exclusively on one immune pathway, serum levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG). In fact, high food specific IgG titers are indicative only of exposure, not necessarily intolerance.

The ALCAT Test reproducibly measures the final common pathway of all pathogenic mechanism; whether immune, non-immune, or toxic. It is the only test shown to correlate with clinical symptoms by double blind oral challenges, the gold standard.

Stop wondering if your symptoms may be caused by undiagnosed food sensitivities. We can help you uncover the solutions to bring about a recovery from unnecessary suffering. Make sure to calll us today and schedule your appointment. We can also verify if the ALCAT is being covered by your insurance company. Givew us a call right now and let us help you today. Call 866-For-Health, or 786-275-5395.

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