Food Intolerance Epigenetic hair follicle Scan
Hi Loves,
I hope you are all doing amazing and enjoying the last month of summer.
So... I have been bust doing lots of epigenetic hair follicle scans and each one is always so different. But one thing I do see a lot is that one of the main things affecting people’s bodies is foods.
That being said, it's good to know if certain foods you eat on a daily basis could actually be causing a food intolerance – which is different from a food allergy.
It is key to understand the difference between a food intolerance and a food allergy as the symptoms can appear very similar. An allergy is an immune system response, while isolated digestive issues usually point to a food intolerance. If it is a food allergy the symptoms usually happen immediately within 30 min to two hours from consuming that food you could be allergic to. A food intolerance happens when your body can’t properly break down certain foods or ingredients that are added to the foods. The result is usually an enzyme deficiency that prevents your digestive system from properly breaking down those foods. These food intolerance symptoms usually kick in within a few hours and those symptoms can include heartburn, diarrhea, stomach pains, gas and bloating.
I find this interesting and want to share that food sensitivities and intolerances are usually linked in the same category but are different. Food sensitivity is an immune response with a much slower response than a food allergy, as a sensitivity can take a few days to show up which can make it hard to figure out what food actually caused that response. Those symptoms can be fatigue, brain fog, headaches or migraines, joint or muscle pain, stuffy or runny nose, sneezing and itching. These symptoms are often due to an imbalance with your gut's good and bad bacteria.
When we struggle with the foods we ingest, the body ends up using energy from its other inner sources to digest and liberate key nutrients. This kind of process leads to a compensation, limiting other functions to do their jobs properly. This in turn does not support the body for optimal health.
This is why its so important to do the epigenetic hair follicle scan. The scan allows you to see the top 10 foods that may be affecting you. It also analyzes your immune and gut systems to let you know if any of the highly inflammatory foods such as corn, wheat /barley, gluten, soy, beer, oats, banana could be affecting those specific systems as well. That way you can cut those foods out for 90 days and feel the difference in your body.
If you have been suffering from any digestive issues, please reach out so we can schedule your hair scan, to see what could be causing those issues.
Until next time BEE Well