When Everything You Eat Becomes the Enemy.
First it was gluten. Then dairy. Now, your list of “safe” foods is shrinking, and every meal feels like a gamble.
You’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone.
It’s time to stop eliminating and start healing.
You Are Trapped in an Elimination Diet Prison.
It starts with a suspicion. You cut out gluten and feel a little better. Then the symptoms creep back, so you cut out dairy. Then corn. Then eggs. Your world gets smaller and smaller, revolving around a handful of foods that don’t betray you… until they do.
This is the Sensitivity Spectrum, a progressive cycle where a compromised gut barrier allows more and more undigested food particles into your bloodstream. Your immune system, trying to protect you, begins to flag more foods as enemies. This isn’t a food problem; it’s a barrier problem.
The source is closer than you think...
It all starts in the gut.
Food Isn’t the Villain. Your Gut Barrier Is.
You don’t have a “case of the sensitivities.” You have a physical breach in your body’s primary defense system. Here’s how it creates your shrinking food world:
1.The Breach: Your gut lining, which should be a tightly controlled barrier, has become permeable. Think of it as a fortress with its gates left open.
2.The Flood: With every meal, undigested food proteins—from chicken to broccoli to almonds—slip through these gaps and enter your bloodstream, where they do not belong.
3.The Reaction: Your immune system identifies these proteins as foreign invaders and mounts an attack, creating IgG antibodies. This is the root of your delayed food sensitivities, causing symptoms up to 72 hours after you eat.
Why Elimination Diets Are a Trap.
Elimination diets are a useful tool, but they are not a solution. They help you identify some triggers, but they do nothing to fix the underlying reason you’re reacting to them in the first place: the breach in your gut barrier.
Without healing the gut, you are simply chasing symptoms. New sensitivities will continue to develop, your list of safe foods will continue to shrink, and you risk developing nutritional deficiencies from over-restriction. You are managing the problem, not solving it.
Stop Eliminating. Start Rebuilding. Reclaim Your Food Freedom.
What if you could see the exact 176 foods your immune system is reacting to right now? What if you could measure the integrity of your gut barrier and get a clear plan to heal it? This is what comprehensive testing delivers.
It’s time to break out of the elimination diet prison. By identifying your specific triggers and healing the gut barrier, you can calm your immune system and begin to reintroduce foods you love. Get the data, get the roadmap, and get your life back.
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