Are any of you suffering from stomach cramps and fatigue but unsure as to what could be causing their symptoms? The answer could be found in taking a Food Intolerance Test!
When Olympian and World Record Holder Paula Radcliffe started to suffer from stomach cramps and fatigue that were so unbearable it affected her training. She was recommended to do a food antigen lab test (food intolerance), the test helped her identify whether any of the foods she was eating were affecting her health.
Her test came back informing her she was intolerant to egg, chicken, wheat, tomatoes and dairy.
“After I cut these foods out of my diet, I was able to run without doubling up in pain. I have a lot more energy and I am back to my normal self. It truly made such a difference to my life and I would recommend it to anyone else suffering from symptoms like these.”
As soon as Paula started to cut her trigger foods out of her diet she noticed an instant difference as she was able to function normally again. Paula was able to continue training and her performance improved, going on to achieve the world record!
“I was back to my normal training regime in no time. The lab test made such a difference to my life because the test identified foods that my body had a bad reaction to and I was able to stop the symptoms before they reached the extreme level I experienced during the Athens Olympics.”
After some time on her new diet Paula returned for a retest of her food intolerance test to help monitor the level of her IgG antibodies. Her results came back as a surprise as she learned that she had a high reaction to blackcurrant, yeast, soya bean, gluten and chilli pepper. Paula was advised on how to best eliminate these foods from her diet without taking away their key health benefits.
“I was shocked that I could be intolerant to these foods as they are not the usual suspects, it made sense as I was drinking blackcurrant juice nearly every day; yeast and gluten was in virtually every meal and I included peppers in my food several times a week”.
For more information on food antigen testing, or to arrange a test go to ‘Nutrition Services’ on this website.
As my career as a sports nutritionist in English professional Rugby Football grows from strength to strength, I am pleased to announce that in addition to my role as the team Sports Nutritionist to Premier League rugby union team London Irish, I am now also the team Sports Nutritionist to London Scottish, currently in National League 1 of the RFU.
