The ALCAT Comprehensive Wellness 1 Sensitivity and Intolerance Panel is a simple blood test that measures the body’s cellular reactivity to 250 items including the foods in the 200 Food Panel and the substances in the 20 Food Additives and Colorings Panel, the 10 Environmental Chemicals Panel and the 21 Molds Panel. Are you experiencing headaches, rashes, chronic digestive discomfort and diarrhea, obesity or the inability to lose weight? Trying to identify the cause of chronic discomfort can be complicated when it doesn’t seem linked to a specific food or substance, but the intolerance and sensitivity test can help. Pinpointing specific foods, additives, or substances that should be avoided can produce dramatic relief of uncomfortable symptoms. Because some food intolerances develop later in life due to compromised digestive functions brought on by stress, alcohol intake and the use of NSAIDs, adults may find that they have developed intolerances to foods or herbs they have been eating their whole lives. In addition, digestive functions become more sluggish as we age so it is common for lactose intolerances, for example, to develop after 40. The chronic reaction from intolerances can prevent people from losing weight and cause chronic inflammation. Some common food and additive intolerances in are: •Dairy products (lactose) •Food additives and preservatives •Wheat •Red Wine •Histamines •Yeast Intolerances are much more common than allergies and dietary and lifestyle changes to avoid the offending food or substance can help you feel better quickly.