The ALCAT Test

The ALCAT test is a blood test for evaluating intolerance to food, chemicals, food colourings, food additives, moulds, environmental chemicals, antibiotics and other drugs.

By measuring how blood reacts to these substances, the test shows how food intolerance can lead to WEIGHT GAIN, fatigue, hyperactivity, hay fever, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, headaches, asthma, eczema and depression.

What is food intolerance?

According to current research, up to 90% of the population is intolerant to one or more foods, confirming health care professionals’ beliefs – you are what you eat. Food intolerance is now being diagnosed as the cause of many ailments today – including problems with losing weight.

So how does food intolerance differ from food allergy? Food allergy affects only 3% of the population, with reactions occurring almost immediately after exposure to food chemicals, dust or pollen. Food intolerance, on the other hand, is much more common. With reactions occurring hours and even days after initial exposure, food intolerance is much harder to identify.

What causes food intolerance?

Food intolerance is caused by the body’s immune system becoming over-reactive to normal, everyday foods and chemicals within foods. There are a number of reasons why we can become intolerant to foods such as: hereditary factors, stress, poor diet, illness, medications, food processing and manufacturing, Candida Albicans (yeast imbalance).

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The good news is that you can choose to take the ALCAT Test as part of your MindWorks Weight Mastery Program – and lose weight and gain energy easily!