Sensitivity, Intolerance or Allergy?

An intolerance is when the body re-acts in a negative way when ex-posed to certain items. This should not be confused with an allergy, which is a more severe reaction and tends to be a lifelong condition.

What exactly is an intolerance?

An intolerance is the body’s inability to digest or be in contact with an item, whether this is an intolerance to food or a non-food item in the environment. Intolerances can occur due to several reasons, but the two most
common are:

The body is lacking the necessary digestive enzyme(s) for certain food and cannot digest it properly or efficiently and get the needed nutrients.

Many symptoms are the result of a sensitivity to an item.

A sensitivity can occur from overconsumption or overexposure of an item.

The History and Process of Hair Testing

Hair testing was discovered over 25 years ago as scientific studies showed hair was like a tape recording being both stable and permanently embedding the data in the hair.

Hair testing is now used regularly in the fields of drug testing, forensic science, nutritional and mineral analysis, and hormone testing.

Scientists see hair analysis as one of the most exciting areas for development due to the ease of providing samples and the history in hair that lasts much longer than blood and urine.

Along with simplicity, it’s non-evasive and accessible to everyone.