The Power of Clarity: My Experience with Food Sensitivity Testing and the York Test

There are moments in a practitioner’s journey when you encounter a tool, a person, or a piece of knowledge that doesn’t just enhance your work—it transforms it. For me, one of those moments happened several years ago in Seattle at a NANP symposium, when I had the great fortune of meeting a brilliant representative from York Test.

From that first conversation, I immediately recognized the profound value this form of testing could bring into my standard practice. Not as a replacement for clinical wisdom, intuition, or personalized care—but as a powerful complement to them.

The Hidden Challenge of IgG Food Sensitivities

IgG food sensitivities are some of the most difficult imbalances to uncover through experience alone. Unlike immediate allergic reactions, these sensitivities often show up as delayed, subtle, and confusing symptoms:

• Chronic pain

• Fatigue

• Digestive issues

• Brain fog

• Headaches

• Anxiety

• Hormonal imbalances

• “Mystery” symptoms with no clear cause

  
  

For years, we used a very thorough and intentional process to help our clients uncover these hidden triggers. We would guide them through a strict 21-day purification diet, followed by a slow, methodical reintroduction of foods—taking three full days per food to observe reactions. This process worked, and it provided valuable insight, but it required time, discipline, and a high level of awareness.

Once sensitivities were identified, clients would avoid those foods for 3+ months, then repeat the entire process to reassess.

It was effective—but it was demanding.

The Breakthrough: Objective Data, Real Empowerment

The York Test changed everything.

Instead of relying solely on subjective symptoms and long elimination cycles, we suddenly had objective data within a week. No guessing. No uncertainty. No prolonged trial-and-error.

This single shift did something extraordinary:

• It empowered clients with clarity

• It accelerated healing

• It eliminated confusion

• It built confidence in their choices

• It created faster results

Even more powerful, it allowed us to personalize our 21-day purification programs. Clients could now include foods that were not reactive on their test—making the program far more sustainable, enjoyable, and realistic to follow.

This wasn’t just convenience—it was transformation.

A Surprising and Profound Revelation

Over time, a powerful pattern emerged.

Almost always, the foods that showed up as reactive were foods people were eating:

• In a stressed state

• While rushing

• During emotional stress eating

• In a fight-or-flight nervous system state

Breakfast foods showed up again and again.

When we asked deeper questions, clients would often admit they were eating in the morning while already anxious, hurried, overstimulated, and disconnected from their bodies—far from the “rest and digest” state that the nervous system needs for proper digestion and immune tolerance.

This became a revelation:

Food sensitivity is not just about what you eat — it’s about how you eat.

This insight changed our entire pre-visit education process. We began teaching nervous system regulation, mindful eating, and the importance of safety in the body before digestion even begins.

And it changed lives.

A Story That Still Moves Me

One client stands out more than most.

A young woman came to us with nearly every complaint imaginable:

• Digestive distress

• Anxiety

• Hormonal imbalances

• Chronic fatigue

• Headaches

• Systemic inflammation

She was far too young to feel so depleted, discouraged, and unwell.

When she received her York Test results, she was shocked—but also deeply hopeful.

Within days of removing the most reactive foods, she experienced a dramatic shift in her health, energy, and clarity. Not months. Not years.

Days.

Today, she is vibrant, healthy, grounded, and full of life—and she never misses a chance to share her story with anyone who will listen.

Simple. Accessible. Life-Changing.

One of the most beautiful aspects of this test?

It’s simple.

• Only a finger prick

• A few drops of blood

• Can be done at home

• Clear results

• Actionable data

No invasive procedures. No complicated labs. No overwhelming protocols.

Just clarity.

Why I’m Deeply Grateful

I am profoundly grateful to York Test for making this technology available.

I’ve shared it with countless healthcare practitioners, and the feedback is always the same:

“This changes everything.”

Hundreds upon hundreds of clients have experienced real, measurable improvements in their health, energy, clarity, and quality of life because of this knowledge.

This is what integrative, personalized, empowered healthcare looks like.

Your Next Step

If you are living with:

• Chronic fatigue

• Digestive issues

• Inflammation

• Anxiety

• Brain fog

• Pain

• Hormonal imbalance

• Or unexplained symptoms that no one has been able to clearly explain

There may be hidden food sensitivities playing a role.

Take Action:

✨ Find a qualified practitioner who offers IgG food sensitivity testing

OR

✨ Contact us at Strong On Health, and we will help guide you through the process and connect you with testing and personalized support.

You deserve clarity. You deserve energy. You deserve to thrive.

This isn’t about restriction—it’s about liberation. Not fear—it’s about empowerment. Not limitation—it’s about alignment with your body’s wisdom.

Your body is always communicating. Sometimes, it just needs the right tools to be understood.

Strong On Health Guiding you from surviving to thriving—one empowered choice at a time.