Food Allergy Check at Nutripanda

Food allergies are the ones where the body responds different than usual to any food item. It is a sort of immune response where the immune system responds differently to some natural molecules.

These allergies are usually shown out in various different types of inflammations like swelling, itching, coughing, vomiting, hives, skin rashes and others. These inflammations occur because some protein in the food causes the histamine in the blood to be released. The intensity of these effects wearies from person to person. The symptoms are not always visible or evident and thus determine a pathological chronic inflammatory status which can lead to various severe health problems. These health problems includes conditions and diseases like cancer, infertility, diabetes, migraine, asthma, glaucoma, weight gain, seizure and many more. These allergies are usually tackled by using antihistamine, which is a powerful drug to stop the inflammation signals.

At Nutripanda, food allergies are checked before the nutrition chart of a person is made. It is checked using double patterns of antibodies, usually which are highly specific, present in various food items which we usually come across in our daily life. It is checked using a small amount of blood against the immune-globin antibodies of food. These are special immunological tests which are very accurate and sensitive.

Along with this check of intolerance and allergies towards food, various other tests are also carried out at Nutripanda. These tests include urine test, heavy metals test and vitamin D test. Urine test determines levels of various components of urine and thus proves to be a screening test to check for possibilities of various diseases. The heavy metal test is used to determine thelevel of various different heavy metals in the urine. The access of these heavy metals may cause damage to immune system of the body. Vitamin D test is done because it is very important for humans and deficiency of which can lead towards various bone related problems and other diseases.

The results of these tests are very important as they are ones which majorly decide the food components and their levels, to be majorly included in the nutrition chart of the particular person in question. Utmost care is taken to not include any food item which might cause allergy and cause any sort of problem to him.

Nutritionists in Edinburgh – Nutripanda

Nutripanda hosts best nutritionists in Edinburgh. They believe that food is the best medicine and healthy food is required to keep oneself in good health. They also believe that healthy food is responsible for equipping the body with various important tools such that the body becomes capable enough to heal itself. Their mission is to promote the importance of healthy and optimum diet while taking into consideration the specific needs of their clients.

These nutritionists at Nutripanda in Edinburgh help the clients by providing a complete nutrition chart and establishing a complete nutrition process. They provide free pre consultations to all their clients, which are followed by some systematic detailed consultations. These detailed consultations include physiological tests of the client along with the process of identifying their nutrition needs. This includes detailed discussions about family history, medical history, food habits and living habits. These discussions are followed by various tests like food allergies test, food intolerance test, urine test, heavy metal test and vitamin D test. All of these is followed by analysis of body composition through doing segmental body composition, bioelectrical impedance analysis, skinfold analysis, measurement of body circumferences, and echo ultrasound scan. After all this data is collected, it is analysed and results are formulated. How the client will respond to a certain food and physical is exercise is checked.

After the first meeting, on the basis of all the collected data and formulated results, a personalised diet chart along with a diet plan is prepared which considers all the specific requirements of a particular client. The nutritionists at Nutripanda take utmost care that the diet plan matches with the life style and eating habits of the particular client. They also provide round the clock consultation to all their clients. This consultation can be excessed through either phone or email and there the clients are provided guidance along with whatever support they might need. The updates regarding the diet plan of the client or changes in anything else is also communicated to the client through this service only. Moreover, the client is required to send a diary email report at regular time intervals, through this service.

Nutripanda also offers a healthy cooking class wherein the participants are taught everything from selecting ingredients, to study labels and cook healthy dishes which are full of nutrients.