Food Sensitivity,Food Allergy, Candida

Food Sensitivity Testing

IgG Food Sensitivity blood spot measures levels of IgG anitbodies to 96 different foods.  Antibodies are highly specialized protein molecules that bind to specific antigens.  All foods have antigen molecules on them and sometimes thesed food antigens can triggger the production of antibodies. 

Symptoms may include,

• Skin conditions
• behavioural problems
• headaches
• weight gain
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders
• IBS
• mood changes,anxiety or depression
• recurrent, chronic infections
• asthma
• joint pain

Food Allergy

IgE Type 1 - Immediate Hypersensitivity reactions

Candida

It is estimated that 7/10 people have been colonized with Candida species, yet have no signs of disease. This is due to the fact that Candida albicans can be either a harmless commensal organism or a potentially aggressive pathogen. To prevent Candida from becoming pathogenic requires to following: maintenance of normal bacterial flora in the mucosa, a healthy epithelium, and a functioning immune system.

Candida overgrowth in the gut has been associated with symptoms like clouded thinking, depression, diarrhea, exhaustion, bad breath, fatigue, menstrul pain, thrush, vaginal yeast infections, fungal nail symptoms, and headaches. Patients with compromised immune systems are at risk for invasive and potentially life-threatening systemic Candida infections.

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