Test Helps Check For Simple Food Reactions That Could Be Harming You During Travel
According to dieticians, when people are not processing foods in an optimal way, they feel sluggish and digestion is slowed — two primary causes of weight gain and inability to slim down and feel energetic. When people are traveling regularly for business, they may be dining on foods not normally part of their diet. Ironically, travelers can feel unusually tired or suffer headaches and other stress, and not even connect it to the change in diet. Knowing what foods to avoid in order to speed up metabolism and to avoid after lunch fatigue or even migraines leads to being able to maintain a healthier over-all weight and wellness.
The Alcat test™ is recognized as a way to screen for dietary and environmental factors that adversely affect health and are associated with chronic degenerative disorders. A large amount of health problems have been linked to food intolerance, including common everyday problems like migraines, aching joints, fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders, eczema, hyperactivity/ADD, asthma and even obesity. For regular travelers, the Alcat test™ might be the best way to know in advance if foods not ordinarily a part of one's diet could pose a problem while traveling.... a sure way to ruin any trip.
ALCAT Laboratories, a division of Cell Science Systems, offers the 20 Food Fingerstick Reflex Test that scans for apples, barley, beef, broccoli, cane sugar, carrot, corn, cow’s milk, garlic, gluten, lemon, orange, peanut, pork, rice, soybean, sweet potato, tomato, tuna and turkey. The test is available in the U.S., and in Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia, Russia and the whole of Eastern Europe. In addition to the 20-food finger stick screen, the laboratory also offers sensitivity testing for over 150 additional foods, environmental chemicals, molds, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medications and even food additives and food colorings.
Suggestions for Business Travelers:
· Have a test done to check for food sensitivities — foods that might be hurting the ability to digest well and feel good.
· Learn more about food choices and dietary needs.
· Recognize that people can be allergic to wheat, and other food items that many don’t necessarily consider "allergy" foods. Even bananas and certain fruits can be harder to digest than others. For examples, bananas are starchier and slower to digest. Some citrus like Grapefruit juice is considered helpful to losing weight be reacts with certain medications.
For more information, visit www.alcat.com.
return to the Wine index page |
