Overview
Health Goals Impacted 4
This item supports, tracks, or is required for the following health goals:
The gold standard for identifying food sensitivities.
Food sensitivity tests are often inaccurate. The only definitive way to know if a food causes inflammation is to remove it for 30 days and reintroduce it. This creates a "clean slate" baseline for the immune system.
Removes dietary antigens that attack joints.
Many cases of "mystery" joint pain are actually food sensitivities (especially to nightshades like peppers/tomatoes, or gluten/dairy). Molecular mimicry can cause the immune system to mistake joint tissue for food proteins.
Removing these triggers often leads to a rapid and dramatic reduction in pain, even without other interventions.
Removes acne triggers.
Dairy (IGF-1) and high-glycemic foods are the two most common dietary drivers of acne. An elimination diet allows you to identify if these foods are causing your skin inflammation.
Gluten and eggs are also common triggers for eczema and psoriasis in susceptible individuals.
Removes the fuel for the fire.
If you are constantly eating foods that trigger an immune response (IgG or IgE antibodies), no amount of supplements will fix the inflammation. Identifying and removing triggers (gluten, dairy, soy) drops the inflammatory load immediately.