Why Your Food Might Be Making You Feel Worse
Why Your Food Might Be Making You Feel Worse
You’re eating healthy. You’re choosing salads, smoothies, whole grains, all the “right” things. But somehow you still feel bloated, tired, or foggy after meals.
What if the foods you think are helping are actually part of the problem?
Food sensitivities are different from food allergies. An allergy causes an immediate, obvious reaction (like hives or throat swelling). A food sensitivity is sneakier. It can take hours or even days to show up, and the symptoms don’t always look like a “food problem.”
What Do Food Sensitivity Symptoms Look Like?
Bloating or gas after eating
Fatigue (especially after meals)
Headaches or migraines
Joint pain or stiffness
Skin breakouts, eczema, or rashes
Brain fog
Mood swings or irritability
Sinus congestion or post-nasal drip
The tricky part is that the foods causing these reactions aren’t always the ones you’d expect. It could be something “healthy” like chicken, spinach, or almonds. That’s why guessing or doing a generic elimination diet often doesn’t work.
How Do You Find Your Trigger Foods?
That’s where MRT testing comes in. MRT stands for Mediator Release Test. It’s a blood test that measures how your immune system reacts to 170+ different foods and chemicals.
Unlike other food sensitivity tests, MRT doesn’t just look at one type of reaction. It measures the overall inflammatory response your body has to each food. That makes it more comprehensive and more accurate.
What Happens After the Test?
1. You get a color-coded report showing which foods are safe (green), moderately reactive (yellow), and highly reactive (red).
2. I help you build a personalized eating plan called LEAP (Lifestyle Eating and Performance) based on YOUR results.
3. You start by eating your safest foods and gradually reintroduce others.
4. Most women notice improvements in symptoms within the first 7 to 14 days.
This isn’t about cutting out everything or living on a restricted diet forever. It’s about finding out what YOUR body reacts to so you can eat with confidence instead of confusion.
Want to stop guessing about food? Learn more about MRT testing on my food sensitivity page, or book a call to see if this test is the right next step for you.
