| As many as 80-90% of us have some form of | | | | attempts at losing weight. |
| adverse reaction to one or more foods or | | | | Once the trigger foods are identified, simple |
| additives. Eating the offending foods can result in | | | | elimination of these substances could result in |
| a broad range of symptoms such as migraine | | | | weight loss, particularly when combined with an |
| headaches, weight gain, chronic exhaustion, | | | | exercise regime. The ALCAT Test is a simple |
| hyperactivity (ADD), arthritis, respiratory and skin | | | | blood test that can check an individual's reaction |
| disorders. | | | | to 150 common food substances and 20 |
| The food types we can react to include many | | | | chemicals/food additives. Dietary elimination of |
| foods generally considered to be healthy and | | | | your favourite foods may not be easy initially, but |
| nutritious. Many of these are consumed whilst on | | | | these foods can be re-introduced after 3 to 6 |
| a weight loss regime: lettuce, cucumber, tuna, | | | | months. The eating plan is unique to your specific |
| chicken and lemon being examples. This may | | | | body physiology, and it avoids the needless |
| explain why so many of us starve on a low | | | | elimination of entire food groups or calorie |
| calorie, low carbohydrate diet and yet fail to lose | | | | counting. |
| weight. To make matters worse, many of the | | | | Clients who stay on the new eating plan benefit |
| foods that we are intolerant of are the very | | | | from weight loss, increased energy and improved |
| foods that we are addicted to! | | | | well-being. There is at least moderate |
| When the offending food is consumed, an | | | | improvement with obesity (98%), migraines |
| inflammatory reaction occurs, with the body | | | | (78%), arthritis (77%), eczema (67%), chronic |
| mounting an immune response towards it. This | | | | fatigue (71%), chronic sinusitis (62%), diarrhoea |
| can produce a multitude of reactions within the | | | | constipation (73%) |
| body. Changes in brain serotonin levels mimics | | | | Food intolerance testing and the elimination of |
| depression and triggers a craving for sweet | | | | trigger foods can be the solution to the many |
| foods. Eating these simple sugars produces | | | | people who have found it difficult to lose weight |
| temporary relief, but brings with it an insulin surge | | | | despite making appropriate dietary and lifestyle |
| that causes further craving for sugars. It is this | | | | changes. |
| vicious cycle that results in the failure of so many | | | | |