Note: This is a test kit that will be mailed to you and requires a blood draw.
Fasting Required: No
Specimen: Blood
It is your responsibility to arrange the blood draw for your kit.
Special Instructions: Specimen MUST be sent overnight to the lab Monday thru Thursday ONLY
The Rotation Diet is NOT available with this profile.
Results: 5-7 Business days once the lab receives the specimen
Note: Result turn around times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Description:
Food allergy is an IgE immune system response that is typically characterized by hives, shortness of breath, upset stomach and in some cases anaphylaxis. The most common food allergies are to nuts, shellfish, wheat and dairy. According to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, only about 4% of the United States population has a food allergy. The ALCAT Test does not detect Food Allergy.
Food intolerance, on the other hand, is much more common than food allergies and is characterized by digestive disorders, migraines, obesity, chronic fatigue, aching joints, skin disorders and behavioral issues. It has been stated that upwards of 70-80% of the US population has food intolerance. Unfortunately for many, those food intolerance symptoms are often identified as individual problems and treated as such, thus treating the symptoms and not the cause. The Alcat Test is now considered the, “gold standard” laboratory method for identification of non-IgE mediated reactions to foods, chemicals, and other substances.
This panel tests for 40 herb intolerances in men and other factors that can activate the immune system. It measures changes in size and volume of white blood cells in response to challenges with foods. This is not an allergy test but a tolerance test.
Herbs Included:
Alfalfa Leaf, American Ginseng, Arnica, Burdock, Butcher’s Broom, Root Calendula, Cat’s Claw, Catuba, Chaparral Root, Cnidium Monnier, Damiana Dong Quai, Fo-Ti Root, Gotu Kola, Horny Goat Weed, Irish Moss, Juniper Berry, Korean Ginseng, Lobelia, Lycopene, Maca Root, Mistletoe, Mucuna Pruriens, Muira Puama, Myrrh, Nettle Leaf, Pumpkin Seed, Pygeum Bark, Rehmannia Root, Sarsaparilla, Saw Palmetto, Siberian Ginseng, Skull Cap, Stinging Nettle Root, Tribulus Terrestris, Uva Ursi, Velvet Deer Antler, Yarrow, Yerba Mate, Yohimbe Bark
This test may be added on to any Alcat food panel at discounted pricing. Please call for pricing.