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Ever Feel Like Food Is Making You Sick?

1/26/2017

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When it comes to chronic problems, everyone agrees that diet plays a role... yet its often the last thing we turn to for treatment. Why is that?

Well, because its REALLY HARD to figure out exactly what is causing you problems. There are three main reasons for this...
  1. Food sensitivities are dose dependent... meaning a little might be fine but a lot isn't; you can have some once in a while but not everyday.
  2. Food reactions can be delayed by up to 3 days after ingestion, unlike food allergies which happen immediately. Who would think that avocado you had a couple days ago is causing you that headache today?
  3. Our foods contain many chemicals (natural and added) that we may not even be aware of but that are wreaking havoc in our bodies.

These food sensitivities cause inflammation in our body and lead to bothersome and painful symptoms including IBS, migraines and other headaches, fibromyalgia, hives/eczema, fatigue, depression, weight problems, ADHD, joint/muscle pain and many more problems.

So then what do you do? You can tediously record all your food intake and try your best to connect the dots (but because of the 3 points above you may not come to any conclusions). You can try taking various foods out of your diet. You can take medications and supplements to dull or mask your symptoms. And you may feel a little better. Maybe.

Or not.

I've spent the last several months studying food sensitivities and I'm finally ready to share with you what I've learned.
MRT in combination with the LEAP program is a strategic and highly effective method of dealing with the dietary components of many chronic conditions and symptoms caused by delayed food sensitivities that are often failed by conventional treatments.

Most patients experience significant relief in ​just 10-14 days.
Mediator Release Test (MRT)​ is a blood test that measures your body's immune reaction to the most common 120 foods and 30 food chemicals. Unlike other food sensitivity tests that measure presence of antibodies which may or may not be causing problems for you, MRT measures if a reaction is actually happening in your body when exposed to specific foods.​

Lifestyle Eating and Performance (LEAP) is the ImmunoCalm eating plan that follows the test so you can use foods to calm inflammation, heal your body from the inside out and feel better. This is where the magic happens! Because of the nuances of food sensitivities, it is vital that you do this part with the guidance of a LEAP-trained dietitian.


Learn more about MRT+LEAP here.
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    Marlene Maltby is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in Seattle, WA where she specializes in pediatric & adolescent nutrition, food sensitivities, vegetarian/vegan diets and enteral tube feeding.. Prior to becoming a RDN, she completed professional training in culinary arts.

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