Food Intolerance ALCAT Test

Understanding the ALCAT Test

The ALCAT test is a straightforward blood test that identifies foods and other factors triggering innate immune system activation. It measures changes in the size and volume of white blood cells in response to foods, chemicals, and environmental stimuli. Unlike allergy or IgE tests, the ALCAT test is the most effective and comprehensive sensitivity/intolerance test available.

Benefits of the ALCAT Test

Identifies specific foods that trigger inflammatory responses.
Supports the thesis that gut health is crucial in managing chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, often linked to delayed food hypersensitivity and impaired intestinal permeability ("leaky gut").
Serves as an integrated functional assessment tool for specific micronutrient deficiencies.
Common Conditions Addressed
Demonstrates significant improvements in body composition and weight for those following a diet eliminating foods that trigger innate immune responses.

About the ALCAT Intolerance Test

Upon purchasing the ALCAT Intolerance Test, you will receive a simple blood test kit by mail, which includes:

A blood spot test kit for sample collection.
Complete instructions for taking the test.
Free express post return envelope for sending back your sample.
Test results are sent to one of our professional health practitioners within seven business days for evaluation. Practitioners will contact you with results and recommendations via email, mail, or phone.

How the ALCAT Test Works

The ALCAT test measures changes in white-cell diameter after exposure to foods, moulds, food additives, environmental chemicals, dyes, and pharmacoactive agents. The system is highly reproducible and sensitive, yielding excellent clinical outcomes. Whole blood analysis provides a significant advantage, as it includes all immune factors, cellular elements, and serum proteins involved in adverse reactions.

Results and Interpretation

Once test results are available, you will receive a clear picture of your personal intolerances, helping you improve your health from day one. The test categorises foods by intolerance levels using colour-coded areas to indicate severity:

Red: Severe Intolerance
Orange: Moderate Intolerance
Yellow: Mild Intolerance
Green: No Intolerance

The ALCAT Intolerance Test provides a comprehensive roadmap for addressing food sensitivities and improving overall health.

Testing for 100 foods selected from two of the four available cartridge lists (A, B, C, or D). - $465

CLICK "What's Included in the 100-Food ALCAT Intolerance Test?"

Testing for 150 foods selected from two of the four available cartridge lists (A, B, C, or D). - $615

CLICK "What's Included in the 150-Food ALCAT Intolerance Test?

Testing for 200 foods selected from two of the four available cartridge lists (A, B, C, or D). - $770

"What's Included in the 200-Food ALCAT Intolerance Test?

The ALCAT Intolerance Test stands out as a comprehensive and personalised tool designed to measure individual responses to a variety of foods at the cellular level. This blood test assesses the body's cellular response to functional foods, helping to identify specific intolerances.

What is the ALCAT Test?

The ALCAT test is a straightforward blood test used to pinpoint foods and other substances that trigger the innate immune system. It measures changes in the size and volume of white blood cells when exposed to various foods, chemicals, and environmental stimuli. It is important to note that the ALCAT test is not an allergy test or an IgE test but is recognised as the most effective and comprehensive sensitivity/intolerance test available.

The advantage of the ALCAT test lies in its ability to identify specific foods that trigger an inflammatory response. This identification supports the theory that gut health is crucial in managing chronic inflammatory states, as many chronic inflammatory or autoimmune conditions can be traced back to delayed food hypersensitivity and impaired intestinal permeability, commonly referred to as 'leaky gut'.

How The ALCAT Test Works?

The ALCAT test measures changes in white-cell diameter after exposure to various substances, including foods, moulds, food additives, environmental chemicals, dyes, and pharmacoactive agents. This system has demonstrated high reproducibility and sensitivity, resulting in remarkable clinical outcomes. Analysing whole blood offers significant advantages as it contains all immune factors, cellular elements, and serum proteins that might be involved in adverse reactions, regardless of the underlying biological mechanism.

Once the test results are obtained, they provide a clear picture of personal intolerances, offering a roadmap for improving health from day one. The test results categorise foods by their intolerance levels, using a colour-coded system to indicate severity:

Red: Severe Intolerance
Orange: Moderate Intolerance
Yellow: Mild Intolerance
Green: No Intolerance

Intolerance, Sensitivities, and Inflammation.

Inflammation of the gut impairs nutrient absorption, with food allergies and intolerances being major contributors to inflamed gut syndromes. Chronic inflammation, triggered abnormally, can damage normal tissues. Food intolerance provokes immune-mediated vasculitis, causing fluid to leak into surrounding connective tissues and resulting in water retention. This 'leaky gut' phenomenon involves increased permeability of the stomach and intestinal lining, allowing large undigested food molecules to enter the bloodstream. The immune system perceives these molecules as foreign invaders, prompting a cellular response that targets not only the food molecules but also the surrounding tissue, leading to an inflammatory response.

Food sensitivities or intolerances can alter biochemical balances, affecting appetite-controlling hormones like serotonin. This disruption can lead to abnormal cravings for simple sugars and carbohydrates, reduced metabolic efficiency, and increased fat storage. Dietary lectins, resistant to degradation through cooking and digestion, can bind to receptors on mast cells, triggering histamine release similar to classical allergic reactions.

ALCAT Test Results Example

The results of the ALCAT test clearly categorise foods by their levels of intolerance, providing a practical guide for dietary adjustments. For example, foods are colour-coded to indicate the severity of intolerance:

Red: Severe Intolerance
Orange: Moderate Intolerance
Yellow: Mild Intolerance
Green: No Intolerance

What’s Included in the ALCAT Intolerance Test?

The ALCAT Intolerance Test includes testing for

100 foods selected from two of four available cartridges (A, B, C, or D - See Below),
150 foods selected from 3 of the 4 cartridge list (for example select 3 x cartridge either from A, B, C or D – See Below)
200 foods selected from 4 cartridge list (for example select 3 x cartridge either from A, B, C or D – See Below)

Upon purchasing the test, individuals receive a blood spot test kit, complete instructions, and a free express post return envelope to send back the sample. Test results are evaluated by professional health practitioners within seven business days, with results and recommendations communicated via email, mail, or phone.

Detailed Cartridge Lists:

Cartridge A: Apple, Barley, Beef, Broccoli, Baker’s yeast, Banana, Black pepper, Brown/white rice, Butternut squash (pumpkin), Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Casein (milk protein), Cane sugar, Carrot, Corn, Cow’s milk, Cauliflower, Chicken, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Cottonseed, Egg (white), Egg (yolk), Fructose, Garlic, Gluten, Gliadin, Grape, Green pea, Lamb, Iceberg lettuce, Lemon, Mustard, Oat, Onion, Orange, Peanut, Pear, Pork, Potato (white), Shrimp, Soybean, Sweet potato, Tomato, Tuna, Turkey, Yellow squash, Strawberry, String bean, Vanilla, Wheat.
Cartridge B: Almond, Asparagus, Avocado, Basil, Bell pepper, Blueberry, Brewer’s yeast, Brussel sprouts, Candida albicans, Carob, Cashew, Celery, Cherry, Clam, Coconut, Cod, Coffee, Crab, Cranberry, Cucumber, Eggplant, Ginger, Goat’s milk, Grapefruit, Halibut, Honey, Hops, Lime, Lobster, Millet, Mushroom, Olive, Oregano, Parsley, Peach, Pecan, Pineapple, Pinto bean, Plum, Psyllium, Rye, Salmon, Scallop, Sesame, Snapper (red), Sole, Spinach, Tea, Watermelon, Whey.
Cartridge C: Amaranth, Apricot, Artichoke, Bay leaf, Black bean, Blackberry, Black-eyed pea, Buckwheat, Caraway, Cayenne pepper, Chickpea, Clove, Cumin, Date, Dill, Duck, Fig, Flaxseed, Haddock, Hazelnut, Honeydew melon, Kidney bean, Kiwi fruit, Lentil bean, Lima bean, Malt, Mango, Navy bean, Nutmeg, Oyster, Papaya, Paprika, Peppermint, Pistachio, Pumpkin, Radish, Raspberry, Red beet/Beet sugar, Safflower, Sage, Sardine, Herring, Sea Bass, Sunflower, Tapioca, Thyme, Trout, Turnip, Veal, Walnut, Tilapia.
Cartridge D: Acorn squash, Anchovy, Black currant, Bok choy, Brazil nut, Buffalo, Canola oil, Cardamon, Catfish, Chamomile, Chicken liver, Chili pepper, Coriander, Endive, Fava bean, Fennel seed, Flounder, Jalapeno pepper, Kale, Kelp, Leaf lettuce, Leek, Licorice, Macadamia nut, Mackerel, Mahi-mahi, Maple sugar, Mung bean, Mussel, Nectarine, Okra, Parsnip, Pine nut, Pomegranate, Portobello mushroom, Quinoa, Romaine lettuce, Rosemary, Saffron, Scallions, Sorghum, Spelt, Squid, Swiss chard (silverbeet), Swordfish, Turmeric, Venison, Wild rice, Watercress, Zucchini.

The ALCAT Intolerance Test provides a significant advantage in understanding and addressing food sensitivities and their impact on health. By identifying specific foods that trigger inflammation and immune responses, it offers a clear roadmap for dietary adjustments and improved health. This personalised approach supports better gut health, reduces chronic inflammation, and enhances overall well-being.

150 foods selected from 3 of the 4 cartridge list (for example select 3 x cartridge either from A, B, C or D – See Below)

200 foods selected from 4 cartridge list (for example select 3 x cartridge either from A, B, C or D – See Below)