Who is this test for?

Food isn’t an easy topic to discuss when it comes to our health and wellness. What goes down easily for some might be, well, sensitive for others. Using FLUIDS iQ’s highly sensitive analytical tests measure the levels of IgG antibody reaction to very specific food ‘antigens’, thereby offering up an opportunity to learn something about how our bodies react to certain foods and food groups. We think that’s something everybody can benefit from, regardless of age.

There’s lots of talk and a whole bunch of confusion on this topic. But let’s be clear: Food sensitivity is an abnormal immune reaction to certain foods, with symptoms generally limited to the intestine, a.k.a. “the gut.” Basically, the kind of stuff that leads to too many (or too little) bathroom visits. This distinguishes it, completely, from food allergy, which may cause a multitude of body responses including severe, life threatening, allergic reactions (anaphylaxis). Our FLUIDS iQ tests for food sensitivities and not food allergies.

The Food Sensitivity test can tell us 90% or more of the story. Food sensitivity is an analytical wellness test through a functional lens. Food, no matter what kind, require enzymes to break them down into the components our body needs to digest them and benefit from their nutrients. And based on where our body breaks down specific food groups, there are particular enzymes it uses for that purpose. Whether it’s proteins, fats or carbs, there’s an enzyme for that, and food sensitivity testing can be a helpful tool in assessing enzymatic imbalances.