The Best Food Sensitivity Tests You Can Take at Home
EXCERPT FROM: U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT: WRITTEN BY ANNIKA URBAN AND PUBLISHED ON APRIL 7, 2023
Why Test?
Oftentimes, people who are considering purchasing an at-home food sensitivity test are experiencing unexplained health issues or symptoms like low energy, excessive tiredness, migraines, or bloating, says Michelle Iona, the owner, and founder of Healing Points Acupuncture & Wellness Center in Riverhead, New York. Even people who are eating “healthy” diets without many processed foods might be experiencing food-related symptoms.
“Just because the food is healthy doesn’t always mean that it’s healthy for you,” says Iona. “Everyone’s into avocado toast, but people that have SIBO or have high histamine (levels) don’t do well with avocados,” she says. It’s important to recognize that not all “healthy” foods will be right for every person and that some foods might actually be causing you more problems than health benefits.
Iona recommends starting by eliminating foods from your diet that are ranked highest on your sensitivity testing results. In her experience, “patients are more motivated by it because then they’re seeing good results right off the bat, as opposed to something that might be a minor sensitivity.” Once you’ve eliminated a food from your diet, it’s not as if you’ll never be able to eat that food again, she says. If it’s something you’re highly intolerant to, try removing it from your diet for three to six months and then slowly reintroducing it to your diet to see if you develop symptoms again.
