Intolerance, Allergy and Health Testing 

Food intolerance means that you have difficulty digesting certain foods and suffer symptoms from this. The symptoms can include bloating, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, skin rashes, and itching. They may typically arise a few hours after having eaten certain foods. 

Food allergies are an immune response to particular foods that can vary from mild to severe. This can range anywhere from itchiness and hives to vomiting and anaphylaxis. The reaction time tends to be shorter, with symptoms arising anywhere between a few seconds to a few minutes after eating. Some food allergies can be extreme enough to be life-threatening.  

You can often tell that you suffer from food intolerance or allergy by noticing cause and effect when you eat certain foods. Our intolerance and food allergy testing allow you to more accurately verify this possibility. Once you know for sure that you have an intolerance or allergy, you can then adjust your diet to ensure you do not eat such food. You should ensure that by excluding such food/foods, you do not trigger a deficiency. Consulting with one of our doctors or nutritionists is a good way to get advice on how to ensure the diet you will be adhering to will keep you in good health. 

Health testing is an examination of your blood that helps to identify possible lifestyle risks to your health. By looking at such biomarkers as proteins, cholesterol, triglycerides, iron and vitamin levels, it is possible to determine your risk profile for developing certain health conditions and work with your doctor or a nutritionist to reduce this danger. The risk of developing certain lifestyle-related conditions like diabetes, heart disease, obesity and some cancers can be reduced when action is taken early.

This is a highly comprehensive food and drinks intolerance test by YorkTest that is tried against over 200 different types of food and drink ingredients. It is measured against all four subtypes of food-specific IgG (1-4), allowing you to find out what, if any, food ingredients may be causing you to suffer poor gut health. Requiring just a finger-prick blood sample, you should be able to get your results within a week. 

This test can be followed up with a 30-minute consultation with a nutritional therapist. This will allow you to review your test results with a professional and find out if any action should be taken to help address any possible problems. 

The Junior Food Intolerance Test allows you to safely and easily find out what foods in your child’s diet may be causing a negative reaction. The test can be done on children in the 2-17 age range and requires just a finger prick blood sample. 

This testing covers all food-specific IgG (1-4) reactions and is done against over 100 food and drink ingredients. Clients will receive colour coded results that identify problem foods and recommended alternatives you can incorporate to optimise your child's diet. 

This service also includes a 30-minute consultation with a nutritional therapist so you can discuss any concerns and get additional advice. 

The Essential Health Check tests for 19 different health markers. This includes organ functions and various nutrient levels, including B12, cholesterol and triglycerides, liver function, vitamin D, iron deficiency and folates. This check can be a useful guide in determining the condition of your immune system and overall health status. It requires just a finger-prick blood test, with the results ready in just 7 days. 

If you are interested in improving your health and want to have a better understanding of your current condition, this is an ideal option. The Health and Lifestyle Blood Test offers an easy way to ascertain if you are at risk of developing certain conditions and provides professional advice on what areas of your diet and lifestyle you need to address to improve your health. It comes with the option to have a doctor's comments added to the results or have a one-on-one consultation to discuss them further. 

Testing is arranged with our reception team, with test kits being collected from reception, or sent directly to your home address. Your results will be shared with you when they become available.