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 | May 9, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Food Intolerances
If you are struggling with symptoms similar to stomach issues like bloat, nausea or headaches then it is likely that you are suffering from a food intolerance, and even more specifically, a dairy intolerance. There are many ways you can identify a food intolerance...
by Donna Mastriani | Apr 30, 2019 | Allergies & Intolerances, Blog, Common Symptoms, Food Intolerances, Related Conditions
Similar to food intolerance, there are many people in the world who suffer from Leaky Gut Syndrome (also known as Intestinal Permeability). This is a medical condition of individuals who need to be wary of what foods they are putting into their body. The first signs...
