Food Intolerances to Herbs, Spices & Oil
Food Intolerances to Herbs, Spices & Oil
Could Herbs, Spices and Oils be potential trigger foods?
When looking at food intolerances, herbs, spices and oils are often overlooked as potential reactive ingredients. They are however commonly encountered in many meals and snacks so should be definitely considered.
Manifesting as bloating, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), weight gain, fatigue, skin problems, migraines or joint pain, even a mild food intolerance to herbs, spices or oils may have a major impact upon a person's day to day activities, and the inclusion of these foods in a western diet is so common that the actual intolerances can be difficult to find, and also to avoid successfully.
When looking at food intolerances, herbs, spices and oils are often overlooked as potential reactive ingredients. They are however commonly encountered in many meals and snacks so should be definitely considered.
Manifesting as bloating, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), weight gain, fatigue, skin problems, migraines or joint pain, even a mild food intolerance to herbs, spices or oils may have a major impact upon a person's day to day activities, and the inclusion of these foods in a western diet is so common that the actual intolerances can be difficult to find, and also to avoid successfully.
Smartblood Story - Lisa's Garlic Intolerance.
Lisa, a full time mum in Cornwall, has suffered with bloating for most of her adult life - trying to identify the trigger for her bloating has been very difficult.
View Lisa's video story to see how a Smartblood food intolerance test helped Lisa identify her trigger foods, one of which was Garlic, and how a consultation with a Smartblood Nutritional Therapist helped her identify foods that contained garlic and showed her suitable replacements and what to beware of when eating out.
I've always suffered from bloating - it wasn't until Smartblood helped me identify my trigger foods that I was able to take control. If you think that you may have food intolerances I highly recommend taking a Smartblood Test.
Smartblood tests food intolerance to 12 Herbs, Spices and Oils.
Our scientists have created a food intolerance testing kit that will show your reaction levels to twelve common herbs, spices and oils. In total the test looks at reactions in your blood to 134 food and drink ingredients and can be completed easily at home using a simple finger prick blood collection wand.
The full Smartblood Programme offers:
- Instant Online Results Access.
- Results in just 3 days.
- A Consultation with a Nutritional Therapist.
Smartblood tests food intolerance to 12 Herbs, Spices and Oils.
Our scientists have created a food intolerance testing kit that will show your reaction levels to twelve common herbs, spices and oils. In total the test looks at reactions in your blood to 134 food and drink ingredients and can be completed easily at home using a simple finger prick blood collection wand.
The full Smartblood Programme offers:
- Instant Online Results Access.
- A Professional Report sent in the Post.
- A Consultation with a Nutritional Therapist.
Instant Online Results Access
At Smartblood, we know how frustrating it can be waiting for a postal copy of your food intolerance test to arrive, especially if you are keen to know what trigger foods could be responsible for how you are feeling.
As soon as full Smartblood programme results have been approved for release by our Laboratory Director you will have secure online access to them through your own personal login. View a summary of all reactive food groups and delve further in with interactive charts for each food or drink section, including one specifically for herbs, spices and oils.
A full report sent in the post.
To augment the convenience of being able to see your results online immediately, we also send you, by Royal Mail, a high quality results document - this gives a handy summary graph, as well as ten individual sections for each food or drink group. Also provided is a notes section where you can write down any information given to you during your nutritional consultation.
A Consultation with a Registered Nutritional Therapist.
Knowing which foods you are intolerant to is only half of the battle when it comes to improving how you feel. That is why, with every full Smartblood Programme, we include a 30 minute consultation with one of our Smartblood Nutritional Therapists, all of whom are registered with the British Association of Nutritional Therapists (BANT); between them they have helped tens of thousands of people adjust and improve their diet following a positive food intolerance test.
The Science behind the story
In a Randomised Controlled Trial Conducted by Atkinson, Sheldon, Shaath et al, a clinically significant improvement in symptomatology was observed in patients eliminating foods to which they were found to exhibit sensitivity, as identified by an ELISA test for the presence of IgG antibodies to these foods - see more details and studies on our scientific studies page.
Could you have a food intolerance to Herbs, Spices or Oils?
If you think that a food intolerance to Herbs, Spices, Oils or any other foods or drinks may be responsible for your symptoms then we believe that our easy to complete tests could help you. SImply choose either a 1st-step indicator test for a positive/negative result overall or find out all of your food intolerances out at once with the full Smartblood test.
The 1st-step indicator test is popular with those that have health problems that may be explained by a food intolerance but want to just check this before proceeding to a full test, which can be done on the same sample with no extra effort.
The full Smartblood test is a complete program that includes a 30 minute consultation with one of our BANT registered Nutritional Therapists and is a great way to discover all of your food sensitivities and take control over your own personal trigger foods.
1st Step Test
- A Simple Yes/No
- Result in 3 Days
- Our most popular pathway
- Can Upgrade if Positive
Smartblood Test
- Reactions to 134 Foods
- Results in 3 Days
- £80 Refund if No Reactions
- Nutritionist Consultation
If you think that a food intolerance may be responsible for your symptoms then we believe that our easy to complete tests could help you. SImply choose either a 1st-step indicator test for a positive/negative result overall or find out all of your food intolerances out at once with the full Smartblood test.
The 1st-step indicator test is popular with those that have health problems that may be explained by a food intolerance but want to just check this before proceeding to a full test, which can be done on the same sample with no extra effort.
The full Smartblood test is a complete program that includes a 30 minute consultation with one of our BANT registered Nutritional Therapists and is a great way to discover all of your food sensitivities and take control over your own personal trigger foods.
1st Step Test
- A Simple Yes/No
- Result in 3 Days
- Our most popular pathway
- Can Upgrade if Positive
Smartblood Test
- Reactions to 134 Foods
- Results in 3 Days
- £80 Refund if No Reactions
- Nutritionist Consultation
1st Step Test
- A Simple Yes/No
- Result in 3 Days
- Our most popular pathway
- Can Upgrade if Positive
Smartblood Test
- Reactions to 134 Foods
- Results in 3 Days
- £80 Refund if No Reactions
- Nutritionist Consultation
