Elizabeth Yarnell, Author, Innovator, Naturopath, Speaker
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Could Your Migraines Be From What You’re Eating?

I’m very excited to share a testimonial from my client who ended her lifelong migraines by doing the MRT food sensitivity testing together with LEAP dietary management protocols. She is a smart, successful, 29-year old attorney, but without the MRT test results it would have been almost impossible to deduce that one of her main sensitivities is the additive fructose, as in High Fructose Corn Syrup. Here’s her LEAP story:

I was diagnosed with migraines at the age of 13 and have been suffering with them for over 16 years. It has been a long a tumultuous journey in discovering the root cause of my migraines. I became fed up with the lack of answers from doctors who just wanted to prescribe medication to me rather than discover the cause of the migraines. My journey led me to eliminating many daily activities as well as food. I am a very active and healthy person by nature, but I began suffering from a migraine every other day. Work suffered, social activities suffered, everyday was an anxiety roller coaster riddled with worry of the next migraine. After continuous research, I discovered hypersensitivity testing and the options available to me to finally discover the root cause of my migraines. I found Elizabeth’s website during my research and contacted her immediately. She was extremely prompt and informative and was genuinely interested in helping me with discovering the root of my problems. Needless to say with her help and counseling I was able to discover the root cause and avoid the foods triggering the migraines all together. At the time of this writing I have been migraine free for over a month and my quality of life has drastically improved. Thank you Elizabeth!  ~Abby H., New York

It is amazing how many chronic conditions can be helped by switching to a customized anti-inflammatory diet! If there’s inflammation where it shouldn’t be at the root of your distress, then an anti-inflammatory diet will help. Let’s just rattle off a few inflammatory-based issues that are helped by simply changing your diet: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), eczema, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s Disease, diabetes,… and on and on. So many of our modern health issues can be traced back to unwanted inflammation. I’ve even had success working with a Parkinson’s patient who, after changing his diet, was able to regain motor skills and memory.

Wanna see a few more stories of people who’ve used this scientific protocol to personalize their diets and are now feeling better?

Contact me to schedule a free consultation to see if a customized anti-inflammatory diet would work for you.

    The Value of Food Sensitivity Testing

    When I came across your website I was so relieved to find that there may be hope for me, but then saw what you charge and I realised that you are just out to make a huge profit off of others pain and illness.  Who do you think can actually afford almost $1000 for a blood test?
    ~ Kate, New York

    Hi Kate,

    I’m glad to hear you are looking for non-medicinal ways to help alleviate your chronic physical distress. I’m happy that you found me and I hear your concerns about fees and why they might seem high. Let me assure you that even though it might seem like a lot of money up front, you get a lot for your money, including about four months of follow-up visits and an education in food sensitivities and your body. LEAP MRT FOOD SENSITIVITY TESTING

    Here are why it costs a little bit of money to get this kind of health care and support:

    1. The Mediator Release Test. The MRT is cutting-edge science that uses state-of-the-art machinery to perform exact calibrations and procedures. Developed by Oxford Biomedical Labs (formerly Signet Diagnostic), the MRT is at the forefront of the food sensitivities field with the highest rates of reproducibility and reliability and offering the most accurate identification of inflammatory markers in the blood. Only a few laboratories around the globe are equipped to perform this test as it is highly specialized. I receive a discount off the list price of $995 which I pass along to my clients.

    2. Implementation. You don’t just receive your MRT results and be left wondering how to implement them effectively. Modern test results are technical and require some interpretation; simply receiving test results is a poor predictor for success. Certified LEAP (Lifestyle Eating and Performance) Therapists (CLTs) receive more than forty hours of training on understanding the physiology, interpreting the results, and designing modern, customized, anti-inflammatory dietary protocols based on science to facilitate positive outcomes. In other words, you’ll experience better results if you work with a CLT to interpret the results.

    3. A Sustainable Diet. Not only will you receive your personalized “safe” diet designed to remove inflammation from your body quickly and to speed relief from symptoms, but you’ll also receive a week-by-week food re-introduction schedule to help get you to a comfortable place where you can have an easy lifestyle with a sustainable and enjoyable diet that doesn’t make you sick. You will get help with menu plans and food products as well as recipes that work with your allowed foods to help implement a new, balanced and nutritious eating style over the long haul.

    4. Healing. The focus is on healing so that, as time goes on, some foods may be successfully re-integrated without inducing symptoms. Additional herbal, probiotic, or homeopathic remedies may be recommended, depending on your symptoms. Years of schooling and clinical practice have given me the knowledge to work holistically with your particular body.

    5. Coaching.     You receive coaching for how to recover quickly from mis-steps and keep control of your health for the long-haul. My goal is to send my clients out into the world symptom-free with the knowledge of how to stay there.

    6. Expertise. Lastly, these are professional services. Not only do I have a doctorate in naturopathic medicine, and am a Certified Nutritional Consultant and a Certified LEAP Therapist, I’m also an award-winning, best-selling cookbook author and the director of the Fight MS with Food project. I get paid to speak around the country on health, nutrition, and autoimmune issues related to diet.

    Please feel free to contact me for more information or to schedule a free consultation.

    LEAP Customized Anti-inflammatory Diet Testimonials

    If you’re wondering what a customized anti-inflammatory diet can do for you, and you’ve checked out the LEAP blogs I mentioned yesterday, take a look at the testimonials collected by the lab that runs the Mediator Release Test (MRT) on this Facebook Page.

    If you’ve been looking for a new path to take to relieve your discomfort and physical distress, a customized anti-inflammatory diet might be your solution. Don’t shoot darts in the dark when changing your diet; use sophisticated, state-of-the-art blood testing to see exactly what causes inflammation in your body to design the right diet for you.

    LEAP Bloggers Share Success With Food Sensitivities

    Inflammation is at the root of a host of our modern health issues, and food sensitivities may play a larger role in inflammation than many realize. Get rid of the inflammation, and symptoms will resolve. Really, who wouldn’t feel better without pesky inflammation causing pain and discomfort?

    LEAP food sensitivity testingMy nationwide virtual clinic employs state-of-the-art MRT blood testing to identify hidden food sensitivities, then practices the Lifestyle, Eating And Performance (LEAP) scientifically-based dietary protocols to design customized anti-inflammatory diets for clients. Clients usually arrive at my site suffering from chronic inflammatory issues such as migraines, fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrom (IBS), Acid Reflux, chronic constipation, diarrhea, colitis, chronic fatigue, failure to thrive, or other seemingly intractable issues.

    Auto-immune suffers, including MS patients, also find relief from following customized anti-inflammatory diets along with the other protocols used in the Fight MS with Food project.

    Other sufferers who have seen improvement with these protocols include those suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, interstitial cystitis, Rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, and any other conditions that have an inflammatory component.

    A couple of LEAP patients have been chronicling their life-changing journeys into changing their diets in order to feel better. They offer a peek into how quickly their symptoms are clearing and how well they can eat while complying with their personal “safe” diets. If you’ve been wondering what this kind of change could look like for you, I invite you to check them out:

    Creative Elimination

    LEAP Turtle

    A gift of the MRT testing and LEAP therapy is the gift that brings a lifetime of relief to someone in pain!

    Can Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Be Helped with Dietary Changes?

    Recently I responded to a post on my neighborhood mom’s group listserve titled “Help! Does anyone know about Restless Leg Syndrome!”

    My response: “Drinking coconut water can help alleviate cramps and spasms. Restless Leg Syndrome can also be caused by a sensitivity to something you are eating. Hypersensitivity reactions may manifest as long as 4 days after exposure, so it can be difficult to pinpoint the trigger without specialized testing.”

    The questioner visited my website to learn more about the LEAP dietary therapy protocols I use, and wound his way along to the MRT food sensitivity testing laboratory’s website. He then came back to me and complained that there were no listings allowing him to find a local practitioner. I responded that my clientele was nation-wide, and you don’t necessarily need a local practitioner for this kind of therapy.

    His response: “The reason I mentioned finding local practitioners is that, in our experience, it takes a bit of face-to-face time to build up a good patient-doctor relationship and rapport and empathy and understanding.  I really don’t think that a “virtual practice” done over the telephone with faceless patient & faceless practitioner can be worth much. Thank you for your response.”

    My response:

    I understand your concerns about face-to-face time, empathy, rapport, and all of that, and if the traditional kind of doctor-patient relationship has helped alleviate your RLS, then it is the right one for you.

    My practice differs from a traditional clinic in that I focus in on creating a customized, anti-inflammatory diet based on cutting-edge, state-of-the-art blood and urine tests. These test results can give me a clear picture into what is triggering your body to have an inflammatory response that, in your case, is irritating the nerves in your legs and causing them to spasm. My work takes a scientific analysis of your own bodily fluids and interprets that information into therapeutic dietary protocols that are easy to follow and allow you to continue leading a satisfying life, albeit one without RLS.

    No matter how much face-to-face time you might get with a doctor in a 15-minute appointment slot, it would be highly unusual to find one who would spend hours custom-designing eating plans, menus, and recipes that accommodate your body’s unique profile, even if they were inspired to order such testing that does not lead to a medicinal solution.  My typical clients have already seen all the doctors and are still suffering when they decide that maybe they need to try a different approach to find relief.

    Most fortunately for my clients around the country and their various ailments that respond to dietary therapies, this does not require us to be in the same room together. I do, however, offer sessions over Skype for those who prefer having visual contact instead of a simple phone call. Isn’t modern technology wonderful?

    You are welcome to listen to this recording about how food sensitivities can manifest to learn more about this approach, and I would be happy to set up a free consultation over Skype or phone lines to answer any other questions you might have about how this type of therapy works remotely, or why I believe it can be helpful in alleviating Restless Leg Syndrome and other mysterious conditions.

    Like any good doctor who wants to help her patients feel better, if you choose to work with me I promise to be empathetic, sympathetic, approachable, and most of all, curious. I understand your pain because I’ve dealt with my own health issues and those of my family, friends, and clients. If inflammation is at the root of your problem, you will feel better by reducing inflammation through a custom-tailored anti-inflammatory diet.

    I look forward to working with you.    ~ Elizabeth

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