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If your suffer from chronic health problems due to food sensitivities or intolerances, identifying which foods and food chemicals are causing you problems is the first step you need to take to improve your quality of life. The Mediator Release Test (MRT) can do this. MRT is the most accurate test available to identify the foods, additives, or chemicals that may be wrecking havoc on your life. MRT is a patented blood test that measures how strongly your immune cells react to the food / food chemicals tested and breaks the reactions into three categories. Then, with the help of a trained nutrition professional, you are able to develop an individualized eating plan based on a diet of healthy foods you can tolerate.

Food sensitivity is the result of the immune system's response to certain foods, additives, and/or chemicals in our diet. Even foods looked upon as healthy such as garlic or broccoli can cause a reaction in sensitive people. The reaction's effects may not be noticed until days or hours after the reactive food has been eaten. The reaction may also depend on the amount eaten - for example, a couple of french fries may not cause you harm, but a large serving may cause you distress. Food sensitivities make a person feel ill because your immune system reacts to certain foods, resulting in the release of chemicals called mediators from blood cells. The mediators may produce damaging effects on your body tissues and cause such symptoms as pain, inflammation, headaches, and diarrhea. MRT is designed to measure mediator release and helps identify the foods and chemicals your body thinks are causing harm.

Next, MRT divides the reactions into three different categories - Green, Yellow, and Red. Green substances have the lowest level of reactivity and are not usually harmful. Foods or chemicals in the yellow category may lead to a reaction if eaten alone, in combination, or in excess. Red substances are the most reactive and highly likely to be directly related to many of your health problems - these foods and chemicals need to be avoided if possible.

Once you know the foods and chemicals that are making you ill, working with a highly trained registered dietitian will help you develop an individualized eating plan to meet your special needs. Finally knowing what is making you feel ill can truly change your life. Make this the year you start on the road to reclaiming the life your deserve!