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If you follow me on Instagram or on my blog, you‘ll know that gut health is important to me. This past April, I took my first Food and Drink Intolerance Test with YorkTest Laboratories. It offered me so much knowledge about my food triggers that I wanted my entire family to get tested, and they did. Knowledge is power! The results of my original test revealed that I had a high number (40) of REACTION & BORDERLINE ingredients in food and drink. This, of course, alarmed me. Thankfully, I had nutritional support from YorkTest Laboratories and their helpful and knowledgeable Nutritional Therapist. A combination of nutritional support consultation and literature (Results Guidebook) armed me with the right information to change my diet and improve my health.
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Diet, as you know, plays a big part in your health. I didn’t know that even “healthy” foods I was ingesting, such as spinach, almonds, and apples were causing me pain, bloat, gas, and indigestion. Once I was able to identify these ingredients in my foods, I was able to take action and heal my gut. It took a few months to clear my system by eliminating the food triggers. Then I slowly introduced one food at a time, and I left one week between that food and the next. If there were no symptoms after a few days, then I would slowly add it into my diet to maintain an increased tolerance. After this testing period, most of my gut problems subsided, and this was a huge boost of confidence for me, resulting in a happier way of life. No, more loathing my body and belly because that ain’t healthy?! 🙂
I wasn’t hiding behind baggy clothes, and my lower back didn’t hurt from all of the outward protrusion of my belly! I am serious! Feeling bloated is awful, and I remember the sad feeling of eating and seeing my stomach bloat almost immediately. It was depressing for me. I am so happy YorkTest Laboratories helped me to identify my food triggers. I healed myself from the inside out. It takes some time guys, but it is worth it!
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- THEN –> [ Meet My Bloated Belly] I remember standing there feeling so helpless and completely miserable!
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- NOW –> [ Meet My Flat Belly] 6 months after taking the Food Intolerance Test + learning what foods negatively affect my digestion.
What happened when I took a Food Intolerance Test
This past June, I took the food intolerance test again and was amazed to discover that instead of having (40) REACTION & BORDERLINE ingredients, I now only have (5)! I have a strong reaction to yeast and cow’s milk and a borderline reaction to gluten, corn, and tuna! This has changed my life for the better. Now I can finally fit into a pair of jeans! No more looking like I am pregnant when I am clearly not and resorting to wearing Muu Muus dresses and MC Hammer pants. Or worst — hiding in my house because the bloat and discomfort were unbearable and embarrassing.
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So if you are struggling with bloat and not that kind that normally graces us women at that time of the month, I highly encourage you to take the Food and Drink Intolerance Test by YorkTest Laboratories. I am so glad I finally figured out what foods I’m sensitive to and can fit into jeans again, especially now that it is getting cold in Orange County! Cheers to no-bloat days!
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