by Donna Mastriani | Dec 10, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Intolerances, Related Conditions
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has no known cure. But there are several known methods of mediating the symptoms that come with this unfortunate condition. It turns out that food sensitivity testing is one of these effective methods. Today we’ll explore the utility of...
by Donna Mastriani | Dec 3, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Intolerances, General Health & Fitness, Nutrition
What is the FODMAP Elimination Diet? The low FODMAP Elimination Diet is a more specific kind of elimination diet that’s believed to be most effective for sufferers of IBS or IBS-like symptoms. The protocol is to eliminate foods that are labelled as ‘High FODMAP’ from...
by Kate Young | Nov 18, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Intolerances
We get a lot of questions here at sensitivity check about our sensitivity (or intolerance) testing. Among the many queries has been ‘how does sensitivity testing work?’. So we thought it was time to clear the air and explain how it works. First, a customer needs to...
by Kate Young | Oct 22, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Common Symptoms, Food Intolerances
It’s not easy to spot a food sensitivity, especially nowadays with many of our meals cooked by someone else. It’s hard to pinpoint a specific ingredient causing an adverse reaction if we aren’t even sure what’s going into our meals. Symptoms aren’t very particular...
by Kate Young | Sep 5, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Intolerances
What is fortified milk? Are there any benefits and uses to drink it? If you have a dairy intolerance then you are definitely looking for milk alternatives. Other milks like soy milk and almond milk could be exactly what you are looking for. Many people use fortified...
by Kate Young | Aug 21, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Intolerances
Coffee is one of the most popular beverages around the world. As you will know from reading our blogs, we like to keep you updated with what has been in the news recently… Most of us need caffeine to wake up in the morning, but some of us might have a caffeine...