The new paradigm in healthcare and medicine involves personalized prevention and wellness. In taking such an approach to improving health, it is essential to know how food plays a role in the body if we are to use “food as medicine”. By using the results of an Alcat cellular biological response test to determine which foods and other substances are triggering unwanted inflammation and its related health issues, a physician or health practitioner can help individuals design a personalized nutrition plan that is truly a healing diet.

Recent scientific discoveries have revealed increasingly deeper levels of understanding regarding the way food interacts with our immune system. Although our interactions with foods are usually beneficial, they can also be detrimental—even with foods that have previously been determined as healthy. When the immune system mistakes a particular food as a harmful invader, this induces chronic inflammation, which is the underlying cause of disease, as well as accelerated aging. Long-term exposure can even trigger autoimmunity, when the immune system attacks our own tissues and bodily structures.

It is estimated that upwards of 70 to 80 percent of our U.S. population has food some intolerance, characterized by digestive disorders, migraines, obesity, chronic fatigue, aching joints, skin disorders and behavioral issues. Unfortunately for most people, food intolerance symptoms are often identified as individual problems and treated as such. This approach targets the symptoms and does not address the cause.

When complying with the Alcat test results, many clinical symptoms associated with food sensitivity may be substantially improved or possibly prevented. The Alcat Test does not detect food allergies.

Yollo Wellness, located at 3840 Colonial Blvd., Ste. 2, in Fort Myers, offers Alcat testing. For more information, call 239-275-0039 or visit YolloWellness.com.