Haven's Food Intolerance Evaluation

A food intolerance represents an inherited enzyme deficiency. Human beings evolved in different ecological niches on Earth. We didn’t always have the buffet of options that we do in modern times.

Different groups of people developing in different regions did not have access to certain foods, so they did not develop enzymes to digest them.

These enzyme deficiencies are passed down through the generations. For this reason, food intolerances often run in families. It’s not uncommon for everyone in a family to have the same intolerance.

Haven's food intolerance evaluation assesses major food groups, hundreds of food additives derived from those groups, as well as food combinations (two food groups that don't digest well when eaten together).

The food intolerance evaluation has been around for over 100 years. That has given us a lot of data as to the most common food intolerances in the population.

99% of the population has an intolerance to one of these major food groups:

• 🍓 Fruit
• 🥔 Potato
• 🥚 Egg
• 🥩 Meat / Mined Salt
• 🧀 Dairy

Some people have an additional secondary intolerance to one of these food groups:

• 🥡 Soy
• 🐟 Seafood
• 🍯 Honey
• 🍞 Wheat

Everyone will have one or more of the following food combination intolerances:

• 🍓 Fruit + 🍭 Sugar
• 🥔 Potato + 🍚 Grain
• 🧀 Dairy + 🍚 Grain
• 🍭 Sugar + 🍚 Grain

The vast majority of food sensitivity tests on the market are very inaccurate, with lots of false positives. These tests are measure antibodies present in your blood to different foods. We all have antibodies floating around our blood stream, so this is not an effective way to measure food intolerances.

There are four very common experiences that people will have with food sensitivity panels:

1. Test positive for gluten and dairy
2. Test positive for all the foods you eat regularly
3. Test positive for a bunch of random foods that you don't usually eat (like halibut, nutmeg, duck eggs, etc.)
4. Test negative for everything

These results are frustrating because they don't identify the true dietary culprit.

We see many patients who have tried these other food sensitivity tests for months, cutting out many foods from their diet, without success.

The food intolerance evaluation is the gold-standard for assessing problematic foods.

There are four major types of food reactivity patterns:

1. Food intolerances

The most important, since they create toxicity and inflammation in the gut, leading to malabsorption, toxemia, and immune sensitization.

2. Food allergies

Hypersensitivity reactions, mediated by IgE antibodies. These are immediate and can lead to anaphylaxis, but can diminish as the immune system heals.

3. Food sensitivities

Delayed immune response, mediated by IgM & IgG antibodies. Changeable based on the health of the immune system & gut, stress, weather, dietary patterns, etc.

4. Lectins

The least important, these are proteins that your red bloods cells can react to, causing clumping within your blood. Lectin reactions are driven by blood type.

In our experience, everyone who wants to improve their health would benefit from this evaluation.

Identifying food intolerances helps to fundamentally decrease inflammation and toxicity in the body, improving gut health, liver health, skin health, hormone health, and immune health.

We have seen amazing health improvements happen across a variety of conditions and issues simply by identifying and eliminating food intolerances.

Common symptoms improved with food intolerance elimination:

• Bloating
• Acid reflux
• Gas
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Joint pain
• Inflammation
• Chronic immune issues
• Hormone imbalances
• Menstrual irregularities
• Toxicity symptoms
• Acne
• Eczema
• Hives
• Skin rashes

In our experience, almost everyone is eating their food intolerance or combination intolerance, even if they think they are mostly avoiding it.

Due to modern food industry practices, food intolerances are hard to avoid if you do not know what you are looking for.

So even if you are mostly avoiding your intolerance, be diligent to avoid the additives you may still be consuming, as well as your food intolerance combination. Try it for a month and experience it for yourself.

All we need for your sample is a few drops of blood. We provide you with lancets and alcohol swabs so you can quickly and easily take the sample.

It will take you less than 5 minutes to complete the evaluation kit.

Yes! The beauty of this evaluation is that we can measure food intolerances on anyone, no matter how young or old.

Since we are not measuring antibodies, we can even evaluate food intolerances for babies who have never consumed food besides mother's breast milk.

Most food sensitivity panels are not available for infants because they require too much blood. We only need a few drops of blood, administered through a small lancet.