Food Allergy Testing (Bath) & Body Scan

Up to a third of the UK population suffers from food sensitivities. Often we can "react" to certain stimuli in the environment, which can be a result of a digestive system that is under constant stress from foods we are intolerant to at that point in time.

Food intolerances can manifest through over-consumption, as our bodies are designed to have a very varied diet, but we are creatures of habit and tend to eat too much of one thing and the body reaches its tolerance levels of that substance.  They can also be the result of toxicity and overloaded elimination channels.  When the culprit food is not properly digested by the body it enters the bloodstream where it is treated as an invader and is targeted by the IgG antibodies. Therefore, if you are constantly eating the same foods to which you have an intolerance you are constantly putting your immune system and digestive system under stress. Therefore intolerances and allergies often indicate the need to moderate one's diet and detoxify.

For most people with food intolerance, the disease process begins very subtly and gradually. First one symptom such as persistent and unexplained diarrhea might appear, then a few months later, migraines or headaches. This is often followed some years later by other symptoms such as joint pains or muscular aches with steadily increasing levels of irritability and unexplained tiredness, which all add to this decline in health. Most patients have no idea that all these symptoms are connected until they try an elimination diet and everything clears up at one, quite dramatically.

 

 

Full Body Screening

The first stage of the intolerance screening is to have a full body scan, which involves taking readings from acupressure control points on the hands and feet relating to all the body’s major organs. In all, 58 different points are probed, which provides a comprehensive picture of the body’s balance of energy and identifies organs which may not be functioning optimally.  Your measurements are then compared against a database of over 1.5 million tests to identify areas of your body that have moved away from the norm.  With that powerful information the Bioelectrical Impendence Measurements (BIM) assessment software will assist in effectively formulating a comprehensive support programme that includes detailed recommendations for an optimal supplementation regimen customised to your specific needs.  Once sluggish organs are strengthened many symptoms disappear without having to take out desired food from your diet.  The BIM assessment is based on the six-phase table of Homotoxicology.

Lisa explains why this is necessary as the first stage, “Think of yourself as a fish, swimming around in a bowl.  You have many different symptoms and your energy is low.  But the water you are swimming in is dirty, smelly and cloudy.  The first thing you are going to do is not change the food you are eating, you are going to change the water.  This way your organs and immune system are able to perform at an optimal level”.

 

 

Homotoxicology

Homotoxicology, the philosophy of disease developed by Dr. Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg (1905-1985), understands illness as the human body’s defense against toxic substances (homotoxins) that threaten to overwhelm the intercellular matrix. The type and severity of an illness are determined by the duration and intensity of toxin loading in relationship to the body’s inherent capacity for detoxification. ‘Clogging’ of the matrix obstructs the movement of nutrients from blood vessels into cells, disrupting the body’s steady state and hindering important biological processes. The resulting disturbances, which eventually manifest as illness, are the body’s attempt to restore a state of biochemical balance. Homotoxins include, dysbiosis (unhealthy micro-organisms in the gut) often due to an unhealthy diet, HRT, antibiotics, chronic yeast infections (candida), toxic mercury amalgam fillings, gas, diesel and petrol fume intolerance, exposure to unhealthy eletro- magnetic fields, pesticides, and undiagnosed bacteria.

 

 

How I test for Food Allergies?

The technology behind the testing represents the latest in 21st century health screening combined with acupuncture principles.  The machine is called a BioMeridian Vantage.   Along with this equipment is the Epic Probe.  This is the worlds only clinically tested & computer controlled measurement probe.  It provides state-of-the-art Bioelectrical Impendence Measurements (BIM).  The process involves pressing a small metal probe at a point on the finger. The computer receives signals from each of the different foods that are introduced and from your body’s response we can tell whether or not you have intolerances to that substance. The patient will only feel the sensation of the probe touching the skin. It is non-invasive, safe and painless.  During the screening over 100 different foods are tested along with 35 different vitamins & minerals, as people are often lacking in key nutrients and that can also contributes to your symptoms as well.  Without this knowledge, optimal health is impossible to obtain.

The system can rapidly screen for hundreds of different substances. The software module effectively analyses, profiles and interprets impendance measurement data to present the patient profile in a simple, effect and easy to use format.

Test results are colour-coded in an easy-to-understand take-home report containing your specific recommendations and monitoring can be tracked easily - visit to visit.

 

Symptoms

Commonly reported symptoms are;

HAY FEVER RHINITIS	ANAPHYLAXSIS	HEAD
Blocked nose		Conjunctivitis
Catarrh		Ear infection
Runny nose		Glue ear
Sneezing		Headache
SINUSITIS		Itchy/red eyes
Blocked sinuses		Migraine
Hoarseness		Mouth ulcers
Inflamed sinuses		Sore throat
DIGESTIVE		Tinnitus
Abdominal pain		BEHAVIOUR
Constipation		Anxiety
Diarrhoea		Depression
Gut spasms		Disturbed sleep
Infant colitis		Dizziness
Indigestion		Chronic fatigue
Irritable bowel		Hyperactivity
Nausea		Memory problems
Piles		Mood swings
Vomiting		Tiredness
Wind		ASTHMA
JOINTS		Persistent Cough
Arthritis		Short of breath
Joint pains		Tight chest
Muscle aches		Wheezing
Muscle spasm		ECZEMA DERMATITIS
OEDEMA		Acne
Bloating		Dry scaly skin
Swollen tissues		Itchy skin
Water retention		Rashes
Weight gain		Red skin
		Small blisters
	URTICARIA Hives

 

What do I need to do before my appointment?

• Drink 2 litres of pure water the day before your appointment & avoid hand cream before your test.
• Bring details of any medication and vitamins which you are presently taking.

(The tests will not interfere with any medication except a pacemaker).

At your initial appointment you will be asked to complete a health questionnaire or alternatively you may arrange to complete this prior to visiting.

After the test

The machine is not used in isolation, but as part of an overview of your health history.  A tailored programme is designed to gently restore vitality and health to each individual, taking into account each person's lifestyle to make results attainable.

 

 

What is BioImpedance?

BioImpedance is the technology that evolved from Doctor Reinhold Voll’s research into acupuncture points.  The word bio-comes from Greek and means life, impedance means to obstruct the progress of something, so together the two refer to the electrical testing of the body’s energy fields and the detection of anything affecting them.  Dr Voll was based in Germany and, from the 1950's onwards, was determined to achieve scientific validation for the use of meridian lines in restoring health. The term ' meridian lines ' comes from acupuncture and refers to the routes of different energy fields in the human body. Each field relates to a specific organ, gland or other physiological aspect.  Voll achieved validation by utilizing a machine that sent an extremely low voltage circuit through the patient’s body and then taking measurement readings on acupuncture points with a probe.  He found that each point had a standard measurement for all healthy people. Increases from this normal reading means there is an inflammation in the tissues associated with that point. Decreases from the normal reading indicate there is fatigue or degeneration in the tissues associated with that point.

Since then various companies have continued to devise software and machines to refine and expand Voll's brilliant discoveries.  Today, BioImpedance screening principles can be applied to a whole range of medical procedures, including organ malfunction, bodymass analysis and inflammatory conditions. From Voll's early beginnings BioImpedance is now moving the field of medicine into new areas of accuracy and detection.