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How does what we eat effect our longevity and how well we live? This is a question that could take a lifetime to answer. Food allergies and intolerances play a huge role in our ability to age well. Food allergies are a consistent problem for over 3% of the overall population and make eating out more difficult than it needs to be. An allergy is a reaction the body uses to alert you that a foreign substance has entered and is not tolerated well.  The most common food items that cause allergies are wheat, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, and dairy. Statistics show that over 6 out of every 100 children have allergies that they will eventually outgrow by the time they reach being an adult. Symptoms of an allergies can present themselves as stomach pain, nausea, redness, rashes, itchiness and stuffy nose,
A food intolerance is something altogether different. An intolerance is the body’s inability to digest a food item correctly. Food intolerances affect the digestive system and cause a response not to be confused with an immune system response. Many times, this happens because a good or an ingredient in a food aggravates the digestive system. This can also occur when the food can not be digested properly.
Intolerances are not nearly as serious as food allergies and do not always have an instant reaction. Symptoms normally present themselves slower after eating the unwelcome food item. The symptoms can include bloating, localized itching or skin irritations, excessive gas, fatigue and the feeling of being foggy-headed.  A great example is someone that has a lactose intolerance. This means that they lack the enzymes that are necessary to correctly digest specific proteins in the food. Many people can have intolerances to chemical ingredients added to some food items that enhance the taste or add color.
Knowledge is power and testing for food intolerances are recommended when symptoms are present. There is a new form of testing that tests for both food and environmental items that is available from Fit DNA RX which can be purchased online and is a direct to consumer product. Testing will uncover intolerances to over 700 things. This extensive list includes categories such as meat, dairy, grains, spices fruits, flours, vegetables, oils, nuts, seeds, vinegar's, food colorings, food additives and artificial sweeteners. The environmental items include household products, rubber, latex, metals, parasites, pollen's, birds, insects, pets, flowers and trees. Testing is performed with just a few strands of your hair and can significantly reduce your intolerances and even eradicate them entirely.

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