Uncover Food Sensitivities and Hidden Allergies With LRA Testing
My experience with LRA Testing:
“The LRA test by ELISA is personalized medicine at its best. This test was critical to reducing my mast cell activation symptoms. It showed that my immune system was reactive to 15 foods, food additives, metals, and chemicals that I was still regularly exposed to and never would have considered were causing many of my severe reactions.”
— Sarah Southerton, Health Coach whose MCAS has been in remission for 2+ years
Uncover hidden root causes behind your immune dysfunction & chronic symptoms
Autoimmune diseases and immune dysfunction like Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) are caused by an overburdening of the immune system by various allergens and pathogens. You can significantly reduce inflammation and symptom expression by identifying and eliminating allergens from your diet or environment. Lymphocyte Response Assay (LRA) testing can simplify and streamline this process.
ELISA/ACT’s LRA tests measure up to 512 different allergens, including foods, additives and preservatives, food colorings, molds, environmental chemicals, toxic minerals and metals, medications, therapeutic herbs, dander, hairs, and feathers.
Known for 97% reliability, reproducibility & accuracy, LRA testing helps you find out which foods and chemicals are affecting your immune system without the frustration of generic elimination diets or traditional allergy testing. We interpret and use the results to create personalized elimination strategies and food plans.
Who is LRA testing recommended for?
Autoimmune diseases
Chronic diseases
Immune dysfunction
Food or environmental allergies
Chemical sensitivities
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
Histamine intolerance
Skin conditions
Gut dysfunction
Mood or cognitive disorders
What makes LRA testing better than other allergy & sensitivity tests?
If your immune system has become overwhelmed and hyperactive, you’re spending more time in a defensive survival mode and less time in repair. This leads to symptoms such as allergies, inflammation, joint pain, fatigue, muscle aches and migraines.
When challenged, the immune system works in one of two ways:
An immediate response also known as an acute allergic reaction that will occur within seconds to a few hours after exposure
A delayed response can take anywhere from 2 hours to 3 weeks to present after exposure which makes these types of allergies hard to detect
The LRA is the only food sensitivity & allergy test that looks at delayed reactions with 97% accuracy.
The LRA tests from ELISA/ACT uses a breakthrough proprietary technology that allows the lab to observe the immune reactions of specialized white cells (lymphocytes) just like they occur in your body so they can test those longer delayed allergic responses.
By looking directly at lymphocytes, the LRA detects all three types of delayed food and chemical hypersensitivities, type 2 (includes IgA, IgM, IgG), type 3 Immune Complex, and type 4 T cell-mediated.
Known for 97% reliability, reproducibility & accuracy, LRA testing helps you find out which foods and chemicals are affecting your immune system without the frustration of generic elimination diets or traditional allergy testing.
“The LRA test by ELISA is an investment that allows you to take back control of your diet, stop obsessing over everything you could be reacting to, and start healing your immune dysfunction.”
— Nic Southerton, Health Coach & Nurse Practitioner
Which LRA Test panel is right for me?
Hypersensitive to literally everything, with symptoms of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS):
LRA All Inclusive 512 Panel
This test evaluates delayed hypersensitivities to a total of 512 different foods, additives, colorings, molds, environmental toxins, minerals, metals, medications, therapeutic herbs, dander, hairs, and feathers. This is the most comprehensive test panel offered.
Complex, long-term conditions or symptoms of food & environmental allergies:
LRA Professional’s Choice 406 Panel
Measures delayed hypersensitivities to 238 foods, 61 environmental chemicals, 28 molds, 45 additives and preservatives, 20 color additives and 14 toxic minerals and metals.
LRA Comprehensive Plus Medications 349 Panel
Measures delayed hypersensitivities to 166 commonly consumed foods, 61 environmental chemicals, 28 common molds, 28 additives and preservatives, 20 color additives, 14 toxic minerals and metals, and 32 common medications.
Note: You will need to coordinate your own phlebotomy draw which is paid for separately (see test instructions and FAQ below)
About the Test
A look at the way we use LRA testing at Healing Masters
STEP 1
Identify Which Items are Affecting Your Body
STEP 2
Follow Personalized Action Plans & Recommendations
STEP 3
Eliminate & Avoid the Items That Are Causing Your Issues
STEP 4
Start Feeling Better Day by Day & Heal Yourself
Overcome Your Chronic Symptoms & Heal Holistically
Are you looking to get to the root cause of your symptoms? We can help you.
We use holistic approaches and functional medicine lab testing to investigate what is triggering your chronic symptoms so you can address them at their source and start to feel better faster. Our health coaches are masters at guiding the healing of multiple root causes in a personalized order that gets you wellness results that last. We also help you maintain good health and minimize your disease risks.
by sarah southerton
Certified Integrative Health Practitioner (IHP2) & Functional Medicine Health Coach
I specialize in helping people heal chronic illnesses and achieve optimal health. After my own battle with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Lyme disease, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and Post Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), I was thrust into the world of alternative medicine, herbal healing, and low-tox/low-stress living. I have since restored my health and no longer suffer with debilitating symptoms and I’m passionate about help other people who are suffering, so they can feel better a lot faster than I did.
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