I am often asked if food tolerances can be reversed. The simple answer? Yes, it is possible – but what you need is a very specific approach.
This is an important topic for many people, as food intolerances become more and more common, and consequently more prevalent in mainstream health discussions. Researchers estimate that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies, including 5.9 million children under the age of 18.1
In a 2002 study, consisting of over 1,500 subjects from a range of demographic groups, 20.8% reported having problems with either food allergy or food intolerance, but over 25% were found to be sensitive to at least one food allergen when tested.2
Sadly, the prevalence of food intolerance alone has received very little attention. Many cases of intolerance go unnoticed for years because the symptoms they produce are associated with another health problem (however falsely).
Equally, many patients have never received the kind of care needed for a direct causal connection between food intolerance and another condition to be discovered. Asthma, eczema, IBS, and chronic fatigue are good examples of conditions that may be directly related to food intolerance.3
The question that we face today is: Does this apply to you?