Food sensitivities often crop up later in life, usually as a result of progressively worsening intestinal health or from an overload of specific foods that the body rejects. The sensitivity will manifest as gastro- intestinal symptoms, lethargy, chronic pain, inability to lose weight, immune dysfunction, or in specific nutrient deficiencies.

If you have chronic constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating, or any diagnosed GI imbalance (IBS), you can safely assume that food sensitivities are present. The intestinal tract is a long tube that allows food to travel through and break down in a protected environment, with a transport systems to carry nutrients out and into the body. Since the walls of the GI are thin like the lining of a sausage, they can easily become broken down over time from overuse of antibiotics, aspirin, Ibuprofen, coffee, alcohol, and even pesticides and hormones in our food supply! When the intestinal wall loses integrity, smaller food particles can travel through the GI tube and into the blood stream, causing allergic and inflammatory reactions such as pain and joint inflammation!

Food sensitivities can be reversed, if you are persistent in your efforts. Repair requires a healthy clean diet, free of sensitive foods, and rebalancing nutritional supplements. We recommend healthy bifido bacteria for general digestion, L-glutamine & Omega-3 fatty acid to help repair the gut lining.

Food sensitivity reversal takes many months or even years to accomplish fully, however most people feel remarkably better within days. If you believe your health may be improved by controlling for food sensitivities, we recommend an elimination diet, in which you eliminate the most common problem foods for at least three weeks. The nutritionists at Nutritional Weight and Wellness can help you develop a meal plan suited to your health needs and lifestyle needs and recommend supplements/ dosing which will aid in improving your health!

How do I test for a food sensitivity? Lab testing is expensive and not always accurate in identifying food sensitivities. We recommend trial and error, that is, an elimination diet. You can do this by eliminating all of the possible food antagonists for at least three weeks. At this point, you can try adding back foods, one at a time to find out how different foods affect you. Many of our clients feel so good on a low-allergen diet that they never add back the foods that make them feel lousy. Usually, after a period of time, people begin tolerate small amounts of the food they were previously sensitive to.

How do I live ?normally? with Food Sensitivities? Food sensitivities are quite common; enough so that most restaurants are sensitive to patron?s needs and requests. Frequent the restaurants that are conscientious about food sensitivities, such as French meadow Bakery, the Wedge, Whole Foods Market, and other local coops and health restaurants. The labeling act of 1990 requires all food products to list every ingredient contained in foods you buy. Most importantly, the best foods to consume are whole foods such as fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, and natural oils. If you stick with these foods, it is very simple to prepare delicious, worry-free meals at home.

Breakfast
2 scrambled free-range eggs with butter 1 cup sautéed spinach with garlic and olive oil
Snack
2 oz natural meat ½ cup fruit 6 olives
Lunch
Large Romaine and Spinach Salad with Grilled Chicken &Red Onion, and fresh Tomato, Cucumber, Green Pepper, Basil, and crumbled natural bacon. Olive oil lemon dressing
Snack
Blueberries Sunflower seeds
Dinner
Chicken or Beef Stir-fry with Broccoli and Red peppers over brown rice. Use ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and Bragg Liquid Amino Acids for flavor.
Bedtime snack
Apple with almond butter
Beverages:
Non-chlorinated water Ginger tea: homemade with fresh ginger root and lemon juice