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Prime test in St. Petersburg, Clinic “GrandMed”
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The tense rhythm of life and lack of sleep, poor ecology, seasonal illnesses – often these reasons serve as an excuse for our ailments and everyday fatigue. But do not rush to blame all your troubles on these, no doubt, significant factors! Perhaps the problem is not only HOW we live, but also WHAT we eat. And it’s not about the quality or quantity of food, but about the diet itself.
It turns out that your favorite foods, without which you cannot imagine your lunch or dinner, can be both useful and cause significant harm and even cause chronic diseases. The insidiousness is that we do not know which foods are harmful to us, and we do not associate their intolerance to the body with malaise or health problems. However, in most cases, the symptoms of intolerance are obvious. And the harm caused to the body by improper nutrition even has its own name: chronic food incompatibility.
According to research results, in the United States, 80% of the population has chronic food incompatibility, while only 3% have acute (obvious) allergies.
In California (USA), a test for chronic food incompatibility was developed, or as the Americans call it – Prime Test (). This is where the allergist Theron Randolph discovered that allergies can be not only overt, but also latent, and its cause is inappropriate food for a particular person. If a person regularly consumes food that is not absorbed by the body, the state of his immune and digestive systems deteriorates, then a number of negative consequences follow – from chronic fatigue to serious diseases. The only way to break the vicious circle is to completely abandon foods that cause latent allergies.
Some of us will say with bewilderment: “But after all, I eat like this all my life, why just now I have an intolerance to these foods?” Take your time to be indignant! After all, even heavy smokers do not immediately experience the negative consequences of the addiction. How long the body can cope with the aggressive effects of this or that external factor depends on the initial state of health and on the lifestyle. But the cumulative effect of malnutrition will sooner or later show itself.
The understanding that the body needs to be cleansed from time to time was even in the most ancient times. Then the treatment was practiced by the method of exclusion: a person consciously temporarily refused, for example, from animal products. Today, this has transformed into the need to follow diets, change food habits according to any system (vegetarianism, raw food diet). But for the most part, only those who want to keep their figure think about proper nutrition. Although a balanced diet will be useful to everyone, without exception. But what kind of diet is useful in your particular case, you can find out only by passing a food intolerance test.
The prime test method examines how human immune cells – leukocytes – react to extracts of certain foods (more than 150 types). It is known that when faced with an allergen, leukocytes die, just as they die in contact with cells of viruses or bacteria. Conducting a prime test allows you to establish the degree of sensitivity of blood cells to a particular product – from neutral to negative (with complete intolerance to the product). The prime test has been used in the world for more than a dozen years and shows with great accuracy what kind of food a person has a latent intolerance to.
In the photo on the left, you can see healthy leukocytes, on the right, damaged ones due to a reaction to a certain product. This is the highest degree of defeat – 4th. In this case, the product is an absolute food allergen. Similar reactions occurring in our body cause a systemic reaction that manifests itself in various symptoms, from insomnia and irritation to dermatitis and obesity.
How do you know if you need to pass the prime test? There are a number of general signs that a person may be suffering from latent food intolerances. First of all, the test is indicated for those who have signs of metabolic disorders, which can be manifested by excessive accumulation of fluid in the body, bags under the eyes, severe sweating, bad breath, insomnia and irritability, and skin problems. This procedure, without a doubt, will be useful to those who have been struggling with excess weight for several years to no avail, suffer from a constant exacerbation of chronic diseases, as well as women who are planning a pregnancy.
You will need to prepare a little for the test. The specialists of the GrandMed clinic recommend testing on an empty stomach and not taking steroid hormones within 48 hours. If you are undergoing treatment, at least 6 days should pass from the last drug intake. Also, on the day of the test, it is not recommended to use any cosmetics, even daily care – shampoo, toothpaste, soap, decorative cosmetics, perfume – since this can skew the test results.
For the analysis, 10 ml of blood is taken from a vein, after which the blood serum is mixed with extracts of various products and the subsequent assessment of their interaction.
The indisputable advantage of the prime test is that you do not have to wait for the result for a long time – you can find out if you have a latent food intolerance the very next day. After the result is obtained, it is necessary to consult a therapist who will write out a detailed diet for the next 2-3 months. Products that cause a strong negative reaction will have to be abandoned altogether, and less harmful for you – for a while, or simply cut back on their consumption. After 2-3 months, the diet is adjusted depending on the results. In some cases, after several courses of dietary nutrition, it will be possible to return to the consumption of foods that caused latent allergies.
And, of course, it should be remembered that food is the same drug as alcohol or nicotine, and it will not be easy to give up the usual diet. But proper nutrition, which is beneficial for your body, will definitely improve the quality of life, increase the effectiveness of treatment or cosmetic procedures, and help normalize metabolism.
Symptoms That May Indicate Intolerance To Certain Foods
Are common: fatigue, swelling, bags under the eyes, drowsiness, bad breath, excessive sweating.
From the nervous system: depression, irritability, memory impairment.
From the gastrointestinal tract: bloating and disturbances in the activity of the intestines, nausea, gastritis, colitis.
Skin integuments: rash, eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis.
Accompanying (including aesthetic): cellulite, obesity, overweight.
- You can take a study on latent food intolerance Prime-Test (prime test) in by signing up for a consultation with a therapist by phone (812) 327-5000 or leaving .
- The address of the GrandMed clinic in St. Petersburg: st. Sadovaya, 35 (metro station “Sennaya sq.”, “Sadovaya”, “Spasskaya”).