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Food sensitivities play a huge role in these types of conditions. Why? Because when you ingest a food or substance that causes a reaction, your immune cells release a variety of messengers called "mediators", which put the body on red alert.
Unfortunately, these same mediators cause inflammation, hormone changes, tissue damage, and a variety of other physiological changes that lead to chronic symptoms. Continuous exposure to reactive food elements will lead to inflammatory conditions, chronic pain, hormone imbalances, abdominal distress, disease, and other serious health problems.
IDENTIFY YOUR UNIQUE TRIGGERS. The best way to do this is through MRT/LEAP — the most reliable food sensitivity test on the market.
By doing this, you calm the immune response and reduce the inflammation in your system, allowing your intestinal tract and the rest of your body to heal. Clients typically notice a drastic reduction in symptoms within just 7–10 days.
After a short time of avoiding reactive foods, your reactivity diminishes and foods can be re-introduced.
Many clients regain tolerance to their reactive foods.
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"I have Sjogren's and my experience with MRT testing has been very positive. I have experienced major relief of my most significant symptoms: brain fog, fatigue, general malaise, joint pain, and dryness within my ears. It's suspected I also have fibromyalgia and I've seen relief from my muscle pain. The brain fog, fatigue and malaise reductions are life changing and enough for me to recommend pursuing MRT testing to anyone. Megan uses a numerical symptom tracker to gauge progress and overall I started at 101 and am now at 23!"
Traci VMRT stands for Mediator Release Test. It is a blood test which measures your immune reaction to the most common 170 foods and chemicals. It is currently the most accurate test for identifying food sensitivities. When the immune system reacts to something you ingest, your white blood cells release chemical messengers called mediators. These mediators enable inflammation, tissue damage, vascular changes and other biochemical effects, which eventually lead to symptoms like pain, fatigue, and digestive distress. MRT measures the release of these mediators that directly cause your symptoms.
LEAP stands for Lifestyle Eating and Performance. It is a tested diet protocol designed to identify and eliminate reactive foods from your diet, based on your MRT results. If done correctly, it will also identify other foods and chemicals (not identifiable via MRT) that may be causing you issues. The protocol involves removal of your reactive foods for a short period of time, which will allow your system to heal. Foods are then reintroduced to reassess tolerance.
No, you don't need to be on any kind of diet before the test. It measures how certain foods and chemicals affect your immune system, regardless of whether or not you regularly consume them. That being said, your immune system can lose "memory" if you have not consumed a certain food for longer than 6 months. In this case, you may want to consume that food before taking the test. (Caution: DO NOT expose yourself to a food you have a known allergy to.)
No. A true food allergy involves IgE antibodies and occurs in only about 1–2% of the population. MRT tests for non-IgE mediated food sensitivity reactions, which are much more common. The LEAP diet protocol, however, WILL help to identify ALL types of reactions, including allergies.
No. Celiac Disease is a different immune pathway and requires tTG IgA and/or EMA testing. However MRT will identify a food sensitivity reaction to the gluten grains. To properly rule out Celiac Disease, testing can be obtained through your doctor or purchased online (USA only). Note that you must be consuming the gluten equivalent of 2 crackers or half a piece of bread daily for at least 8 weeks before testing.
The most common symptoms of a reactive immune system include: migraines and headaches, bloating and digestive issues, frequent diarrhea or constipation, heartburn and GERD, fibromyalgia, arthritis, joint and muscle pains, weight gain, chronic fatigue, chronic sinus congestion, insomnia, skin eruptions, eczema, brain fog, ADHD, and autoimmune disease. Because mediator release can affect almost every organ and system in your body, the possible symptoms are wide-ranging.
This specialised blood test is available in the USA and Canada (must be 6 months or older). Pricing varies depending on the level of support you choose. Options include:
Full Assessment, MRT Testing and Protocol · Professional Implementation and Follow Up · Complete Healing Plan with Customised Recipes · Signature Solution (8 Week Full Spectrum Healing Program)
Food allergies are IgE mediated and identified using IgE ELISA, RAST, or skin prick tests. Food sensitivities are classified as type 3 and 4 hypersensitivities and occur in most of the population — these tests won't detect them. IgG antibody testing has become popular, but scientific literature concludes these antibodies are markers of exposure, not intolerance. The best way to test for food sensitivities is to measure the end result: mediator release. MRT is the most accurate test available for this.
An elimination diet is a great start, but typically only singles out the most common food allergens. You could be reacting to multiple foods and chemicals that a typical elimination diet wouldn't identify. GAPS and FODMAP only remove certain elements which may or may not be the foods you're actually reacting to. The LEAP program is designed to catch ALL food sensitivities and intolerances, including those which do not elicit an immune response.
Yes. We are registered under ANQ (the Association of Naturotherapists of Quebec), which is covered by most private health plans. Please see more details about coverage at meganpennington.com/insurance.
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