Yeast Free Diets - Food Intolerance & Allergy Tests
Have you been wondering whether you have a food allergy or intolerance? Well, there are a couple of different ways in which you can test yourself to determine whether you are intolerant to specific foods. One is to have a blood test, and the other is a method called the Pulse Test.
Blood Test
Having a blood test can be a great option, because it saves a lot of time, and you can be more certain about what kinds of foods you should avoid and which ones you can continue eating. What happens is, you have a blood sample taken, and then this is sent away to a special testing laboratory, where they test it against a wide range of food ingredients. This is a very quick way to see a full picture of how your body reacts to different foods. The only real down side to having a blood test though is that it can cost quite a lot of money.
The Pulse Test
A free alternative is the Pulse Test. This can be done at home. The disadvantage is that it is more time consuming, but it is free, so it's worth considering if you don't have any spare money.
How to do the pulse test:
Before you do the pulse test, you must remove all suspected foods from your diet, and avoid eating them for a few weeks. Once you have done that, you can do the pulse test for each item of food (giving a break of 10 days between each test):
1. Prepare yourself a snack or meal containing a large amount of the particularly food.
2. Sit or lie down, until you are totally relaxed.
3. Once you feel totally relaxed, take your pulse. This is your resting pulse rate. Make a note of it.
4. Eat the food.
5. Take your pulse rate at 5, 10, 30 and 60 minutes after eating the food. Write each number down. Also note any immediate symptoms, if there are any (not always).
6. Once you have recorded your pulse rate at the above times, look at the numbers. Are any of the numbers 10 or more points higher than your resting number? If so, then this indicates that your body felt challenged by the food.
7. Over the following 3 days, record any symptoms you experiences. Food intolerance symptoms can appear up to 3 days later. - 17268
Blood Test
Having a blood test can be a great option, because it saves a lot of time, and you can be more certain about what kinds of foods you should avoid and which ones you can continue eating. What happens is, you have a blood sample taken, and then this is sent away to a special testing laboratory, where they test it against a wide range of food ingredients. This is a very quick way to see a full picture of how your body reacts to different foods. The only real down side to having a blood test though is that it can cost quite a lot of money.
The Pulse Test
A free alternative is the Pulse Test. This can be done at home. The disadvantage is that it is more time consuming, but it is free, so it's worth considering if you don't have any spare money.
How to do the pulse test:
Before you do the pulse test, you must remove all suspected foods from your diet, and avoid eating them for a few weeks. Once you have done that, you can do the pulse test for each item of food (giving a break of 10 days between each test):
1. Prepare yourself a snack or meal containing a large amount of the particularly food.
2. Sit or lie down, until you are totally relaxed.
3. Once you feel totally relaxed, take your pulse. This is your resting pulse rate. Make a note of it.
4. Eat the food.
5. Take your pulse rate at 5, 10, 30 and 60 minutes after eating the food. Write each number down. Also note any immediate symptoms, if there are any (not always).
6. Once you have recorded your pulse rate at the above times, look at the numbers. Are any of the numbers 10 or more points higher than your resting number? If so, then this indicates that your body felt challenged by the food.
7. Over the following 3 days, record any symptoms you experiences. Food intolerance symptoms can appear up to 3 days later. - 17268
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