F**k my body.

AstonMartin · 15-05-2011 10:25AM

Anyone ever get this done, cut out the foods and feel much better?

Saila · 15-05-2011 11:13AM

emer_b wrote: »

Hi OP, I got a voodoo airy fairy version of that test done 6 yrs ago

I think the OP got the same test done

whydoibother? · 15-05-2011 02:03PM

I got it done years ago. I tried to follow it but couldn't detect any discernible difference. I had to give up everything good. Wasn't even allowed dairy. I challenge anyone to enjoy cereal/coffee with goats milk!

Eventually I just had to ignore it completely because I was at school all day where our meals were given to us and it was just to awkward. I just tried to adopt a generally sensible approach to what I eat and guess what, I'm still alive 10 years later.

Claasman · 15-05-2011 02:08PM

AstonMartin wrote: »

Anyone ever get this done, cut out the foods and feel much better?

My parents got something similar done, and swear by it. They were healthy eaters to begin with though.

TheBucks · 15-05-2011 02:17PM

Thankfully Ieat whatever I want and my body accepts it fine - after 6 or 7 pints though is another story!

Nuggles · 15-05-2011 02:37PM

Those tests are crap in my opinion.

A girl I know went for one, was intolerant to practically everything according to it. Drank less beer, ate less bread, she's grand.

I suggest the OP does a trial themselves. One intolerance a day, if they aren't sick, cross it off the list of stuff they can't eat. Much better test.

CrazyRabbit · 15-05-2011 07:15PM

AstonMartin wrote: »

Anyone ever get this done, cut out the foods and feel much better?

Yes. 2 of my cousins & a friend from work.

It's the main reason I went into it so blindly. I trusted the test because I trusted their judgement and their experiences.

emer_b · 15-05-2011 07:32PM

Saila wrote: »

I think the OP got the same test done

no mine was a lot more airy fairy, holding vials of tiny amounts of food and flapping my arms around to test resistance. I studied science so was completely sceptical. If I had known in advance what was involved I wouldn't have gone. My food intolerances turned out to be the predictable ones anyway.
The only up side was that it gave me the kick start to sort out my diet and has worked out very well for me!

Lil' Smiler · 16-05-2011 12:08PM

hmm... feeling a bit skeptical about it. Eating too many carbs makes anyone feel sluggish, sick etc.

I just spent over €2k getting allergy tests done. Best thing I ever had done, although it's now a pain in the ass checking everything from foods to shampoos, creams etc.

I read about those send a bit of fluff off to the UK for testing and I really don't know about it, my tests were very scientific, viles of blood taken, skin pricks, food challenge testing in hospital etc. I know a few friends of mine have gone to the chinese shops and gotten them done but I really don't believe in them.

Risteard · 16-05-2011 12:11PM

Can't speak for the other stuff but before you go cutting out gluten I'd suggest you get a proper test done by a doctor, if you haven't done so already.

JohnMarston · 16-05-2011 12:53PM

So much for the human body adapting to foods

Witchie · 16-05-2011 07:05PM

As a teenager my family all got kinesology done and it was best thing to happen us. My younger brother with adhd became less hyper and was a lot easier for my mum to control when his diet changed, my colicy baby sister was changed to soya milk and got better straight away, my foul tempered father became a lamb when allergens were removed and I went from moody screaming 16yr old to angel within a few weeks. All I could eat for 6 weeks was rice, corn, onions and tomatoes but gradually reintroduced various foods over time and my asthma cleared up for about 2 years until my body got overloaded in toxins again.

I got my children tested years later and both are not allowed dairy, wheat and sugar and u could tell the difference in them when they got it. Grumpy, irritable and hyper. They were best behaved kids in the country when we were strict with their diet.

I still have mild lactose intolerance, can only consume boils milk as the factors is broken down somewhat.

Forest Master · 16-05-2011 11:13PM

Witchie wrote: »

I got my children tested years later and both are not allowed dairy, wheat and sugar

That's the thing though - everyone would feel better if they cut out wheat, dairy & sugar from their diets - it's just common sense. That's why everyone who takes those tests usually gets told to cut out those things, and then they think the test was amazing because they just improved their diet in general.

I can tell anyone now to cut out hydrogenated fats, dairy, gluten, keep the carbs to slow release (brown rice & whole grains), no sugary drinks, no caffeine, limited alcohol, eat lots of fruit & leafy green veg, 4L of water per day, and the only meat to eat is grilled chicken & oily fish like sardines, etc. Take a daily multivitamin, some cod liver oil & Vit B complex too. You'd feel amazing! But it's no secret - it's just a good diet. I could still charge you €60 to take a test though, and just give you that diet as the results.... same effect. You'd feel great, but the test was pointless.

Coriolanus · 17-05-2011 03:08AM

Witchie wrote: »

As a teenager my family all got kinesology done

What you got done was Applied Kinesiology. The distinction is important.

Kinesiology is the scientific study of human and animal movement.

Applied Kinesiology is a special brand of bullshit that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in Britain recently ruled is completely unproven to be efficacious and have advised against using it for allergy diagnosis.

Jim · 17-05-2011 03:12AM

I'm supposed to avoid anything with wheat, yeast, gluten, sugar, sweeteners, fruit sugar, caffine, or coco in it.

Suck it up.

deathrider · 17-05-2011 03:13AM

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

P.S. I might also be a vampire as I'm extremely sensitive to garlic, but thankfully I don't eat often. Perhaps that's why my skin sparkles sometimes???

If your skin sparkles, you are definitely not a vampire.

Overheal · 17-05-2011 03:15AM

Rabbit we should just turn you into a Cymek, THEN you'll be right as rain. You can eat all the cheese you want and enslave as many humans as you fancy!

revz · 17-05-2011 03:41AM

Witchie wrote: »

As a teenager my family all got kinesology done and it was best thing to happen us. My younger brother with adhd became less hyper and was a lot easier for my mum to control when his diet changed, my colicy baby sister was changed to soya milk and got better straight away, my foul tempered father became a lamb when allergens were removed and I went from moody screaming 16yr old to angel within a few weeks. All I could eat for 6 weeks was rice, corn, onions and tomatoes but gradually reintroduced various foods over time and my asthma cleared up for about 2 years until my body got overloaded in toxins again.

I got my children tested years later and both are not allowed dairy, wheat and sugar and u could tell the difference in them when they got it. Grumpy, irritable and hyper. They were best behaved kids in the country when we were strict with their diet.

I still have mild lactose intolerance, can only consume boils milk as the factors is broken down somewhat.

Were you warned of the possible trans-speciation beforehand?

watna · 17-05-2011 05:28AM

Forest Master wrote: »

That's the thing though - everyone would feel better if they cut out wheat, dairy & sugar from their diets - it's just common sense. That's why everyone who takes those tests usually gets told to cut out those things, and then they think the test was amazing because they just improved their diet in general.

Damn right - reminded me of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SavsJYXWgm8

irishjay · 17-05-2011 05:39AM

crude heading on topic but interesting.:D

Forest Master · 17-05-2011 07:49AM

watna wrote: »

Damn right - reminded me of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SavsJYXWgm8

Sums it up exactly, TBH.

walshb · 17-05-2011 09:02AM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

If I'd to eliminate all those things, I'd throw my hat at it. Life's too short.

Life's too short? It's the longest bloody thing we do!

Kevin Duffy · 17-05-2011 10:17AM

walshb wrote: »

Life's too short? It's the longest bloody thing we do!

That we know of. And it's still too short.

sbsquarepants · 17-05-2011 10:29AM

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

It was done via a hair sample taken last week & sent to a lab in the UK which does the testing. All above board and professional. I checked them out before paying €58 for the test. It's not 100% reliable though as there is no test that is.
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That sounds more like a guess than a test. Those tests are bull**** OP. They're just a money racket - get it done again from a different company and you'll most likely get a completely different list of things to avoid!

Ouchette · 17-05-2011 10:32AM

I had the kinesiology intolerance test once because it was free and at the bar. I was told I wasn't intolerant to anything. I suppose I set of the kinesiologist's sceptic-alerts and he didn't feel like trying to convince me I'm intolerant to bread when I'd been eating it without side-effects for nearly my entire life.

All the same, I choose to believe the results

Coriolanus · 18-05-2011 08:30AM

Ouchette wrote: »

I had the kinesiology intolerance test once because it was free and at the bar. I was told I wasn't intolerant to anything. I suppose I set of the kinesiologist's sceptic-alerts and he didn't feel like trying to convince me I'm intolerant to bread when I'd been eating it without side-effects for nearly my entire life.

All the same, I choose to believe the results

LOL. That would have set my alarm bells ringing. I can't imagine a dietician or GP setting up shop in a pub.

fakearms123 · 18-05-2011 09:28AM

I got this same test for €100 in my local food shop, the owner even showed me his qualifications which were strangley produced on a piece of aldi packaging cardboard, anyway all I had to do was spit into his hand, allow him time to massage the saliva into the palm of his hands, lift it up towards his ear and listen to the food types I should not eat be whispered by the spit into the man's ear. Turns out that the spit said I could only function on food bought at that food shop. And I havent looked back :rolleyes:

Ouchette · 18-05-2011 01:13PM

Nevore wrote: »

LOL. That would have set my alarm bells ringing. I can't imagine a dietician or GP setting up shop in a pub.

It was just a randomer in the university cafe bar. He'd been demonstrating it to some new agey society there.

Ann22 · 18-05-2011 09:36PM

A workmate of mine had a blood allergy test done somewhere in Dublin. It cost about €500 as far as I remember. She's allergic to spuds, eggs among other things. The doctor told her that nearly everyone he's tested is intolerant to green beans. He also said that carrots agree with just about everybody:). Just thought I'd share that little titbit of info.

F**k my body.

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