What is ImuPro food testing

Improve your immunity by identifying your “trigger foods”

You can strengthen your immune system by identifying the foods your body mistakes as harmful ones. If you can identify these foods that your immune system is fighting and treating as foreign agents, which is limiting your resources to fight real infectious agents (like viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins etc.) thus improving your overall immunity.

Individual nutritional analysis & personalised guidance

ImuPro is a concept that combines a sophisticated and reliable blood analysis for IgG food allergies with our unique post-test guidance. Up to 270 foods are tested. Together with your test results you will receive your individual nutritional concept – your building blocks to a healthier life.

Your trusted companion on your path to better health

Your test results and your personal nutritional guidelines will help you find to the foods that are good for you and to pinpoint your individual “trigger foods”. By avoiding the foods that cause you problems, inflammatory processes can be reduced or even stopped and your body can recover.

Individuals with a food intolerance may display, amongst others, one or more of the following symptoms:

• • Flatulence, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, burping, trapped wind
  • Irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease
  • Overweight
  • Headache / Migraines
  • Inflammatory skin diseases (neurodermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, breakouts)
  • Streaming and itchy eyes, hay fever, asthma, recurring colds, blocked nose and sinuses
  • Tonsillitis and middle-ear infections
  • Joint pain
  • Thyroid problems
  • Mood swings
  • Restlessness, poor concentration
  • Notice that certain foods are not well tolerated and fasting reduces these symptoms

Using ImuPro can help you discover if a food intolerance underlies these symptoms. It involves testing for elevated levels of specific total IgG antibodies and then the pateint can carry out an individual change in diet based on the IgG findings.

It is a simple procedure that a patient can do him or herself, or carried out by a patients therapist or phlebotomist. We provide a small kit and then a pinprick of blood can be taken from the thumb or wherever suitable and this is then sent off to the laboratory for testing.

You will receive an extensive report on all the results along with advice on how best to deal with any intolerances found, including an optional recipe book tailored to your personal findings.

ImuPro tests for IgG-1, IgG-2 and IgG-3 and IgG-4 antibodies. These are antibodies that can trigger so-called delayed type III allergies, where some time lapses between ingesting a food and the onset of symptoms. These allergies are more associated with chronic symptoms rather than the acute histamine release of type 1 allergies.

The procedure involves looking for delayed defensive reactions that start 3 – 72 hours after an antigen has been consumed. The antibodies are isolated from the patient’s blood and brought into contact with food proteins, under the guidance and supervision of a specialist laboratory doctor.

The lab processes for ImuPro involves having specific proteins being extracted from up to 270 foods using a special processing method. These 270 different protein solutions are then applied to the still empty plates in separate tubes.

The prepared blood of the patient is then placed in each tube of the test panel. As mentioned, the tubes contain the specific food proteins. The IgG antibodies present in the blood sample bind to the appropriate food proteins (or allegens) e.g. Antibodies against wheat only bind in the tube containing wheat proteins. An antibody against IgG is then applied to each plate. The new antibody binds to the ends of the existing IgG antibodies and if there are antibodies present, an enzyme at the end of the antibody produces a colour reaction. The more antibodies there are in a tube, the stronger the colour.

The intensity of the reactions is then evaluated and based on the results, the foods that showed a colour reaction can be divided into 3 groups: “not increased”, “elevated” and “severely increased” (except in the ImuPro Screen).

• ImuPro tests for IgG 1 – 4 antibodies. Many other widely available food sensitvity tests just test for IgG 4, which could result in a false negative result for a patient.
• ImuPro can test for reactions against up to 270 potential antigens
• Most antigens in the ImuPro test are foods, but also included are Candida Albicans yeast and aspergillus niger, a mould that grows on some grains during storage. This can highlight a separate reason for intolerance to certain grains that would not otherwise show up in tests for the specific foods only.
• The food proteins used in the test are organic. This avoids potential cross-reactivity with pesticides, fungicides and herbicides that could occur with sensitvity tests that use conventionally-farmed foods for testing.
• Detailed test results show the strength of the immune system reaction to a food, graded from weak to strong, allowing you to prioritise food elimination with your patient to improve compliance.
• Depending on the level of test chosen, they can be accompanied by a personalised food rotation plan and an optional recipe book for your patient, all of which exclude foods that ImuPro has revealed as causing intolerances. You can also choose to exclude other foods from these, regardless of the ImuPro findings – for example, due to previous diagnoses such as a food allergy (IgE mediated).

As explained in the test results you receive, it is recommended that antigens are excluded from the patient’s diet for specified periods of time:

Reaction 3: Avoid the food for 6 – 12 months

Reaction 2: Avoid the food for 4 – 10 months

Reaction 1: Avoid the food for 3 – 9 months

IgG1 – 4 antibody tests against foods play an important role in Cell Symbiosis Therapy (CST), and other elements of CST may be helpful. Go to www.aonm.org/what-are-mitochondria to find out more.

ImuPro Screen provides an individual analysis of 44 very common foods, such as dairy products, cereals and chicken egg. It is a simple way to find out whether you have an IgG food allergy quickly and at a low price. It is a purely diagnostic examination and does not include any dietary recommendations.

Benefits:

• Reliable diagnostic test
• Comprehensive report containing individual results for all tested foods at a glance
• Reasonable price
• Decision-making aid

The 44 Foods Tested:

Almonds, barley, beef, broccoli, carrots, celeriac, cherries, chicken, cod, coffee, crayfish, cucumber, garlic, gluten, goat/sheep milk & cheese, hazelnuts, honey, horseradish, linseed, raw cow’s milk, mustard seeds, oats, oyster mushrooms, peanuts, pineapple, pistachios, poppy seeds, pork, raspberries, red cabbage, cow rennet cheese, rye, sour-milk products, soyabeans, spelt, sunflower seeds, sweet peppers, tomatoes, watermelon, wheat, whole eggs (chicken), yeast (beer, bread).

ImuPro Basic tests the 90 most important foods, such as typical kinds of meat, vegetables, fruits, cereals, dairy products and chicken egg. You will receive a comprehensive report and personal nutritional guidelines.

Benefits:

• Reliable diagnostic test
• Comprehensive report containing accurate results for all tested foods at a glance
• Personalised nutritional guide
• Individual recommendations for your 4-day rotation
• Handy provocation plan
• Helpful wallet card with your possible trigger foods
• Practical tips for everyday life
• Professional scientific and nutritional advice

The 90 Foods Tested:

Almonds, apples, apricots, aubergines, bananas, barley, basil, beef, beetroot, broccoli, buckwheat, butterhead lettuce, button mushrooms, cane sugar, carrots, cashew kernels, celeriac, cherries, chicken, chili cayenne, cinnamon, cocoa beans, courgettes, crayfish, cucumber, garlic, gluten, goat milk & cheese, grapes/raisins, green beans, guar flour (E412), hazelnuts, honey, horseradish, kiwis, lamb, lamb’s lettuce, leeks, lemons, linseed, maize-sweetcorn, raw cow’s milk, millet, mustard seeds, nectarines, nutmeg, oats, olives, onions, oranges, oregano, paprika spice, parsley, peanuts, peas, pepper (black and white), peppermint, perch, pineapple, pistachios, pollock, poppy seeds, pork, potatoes, pumpkin seeds, red cabbage, cow rennet cheese, rice, rosemary, rye, salmon, sesame, sheep milk & cheese, sour-milk products, soyabeans, spelt, strawberries, sunflower seeds, sweet peppers, thyme, tomatoes, tuna fish, turkey, turnips, vanilla, walnuts, watermelon, wheat, whole eggs (chicken), yeast (beer, bread).

ImuPro Complete tests 270 foods and additives (including the 90 foodstuffs of ImuPro Basic). It analyses the typical kinds of meat, vegetables, fruits, cereals, milk and egg. Their alternatives and region-specific foods are also tested. Furthermore, it examines a huge number of spices, tea, coffee, wine, as well as thickening agents and preservatives. You will receive a comprehensive report, personal nutritional guidelines and recipes specifically tailored to your personal needs.

Benefits:

• Reliable diagnostic test
• Comprehensive report containing accurate results for all tested foods at a glance
• Personalised nutritional guide
• Individual recommendations for your 4-day rotation
• Tasty recipes tailored to your personal needs
• Handy provocation plan
• Helpful wallet card with your possible trigger foods
• Practical tips for everyday life
• Professional scientific and nutritional advice

The 270 Foods Tested:

All the foods tested in ImuPro basic plus: agar agar, agave nectar, alfalfa, allspice, aloe vera, anglerfish/monkfish, aniseed, aspergillus niger, bamboo shoots, basa fish (panga), bay leaves, benzoic acid (E211), black/redcurrants, blackberries, blue mussels, blueberries, chamomile, candida albicans, candied lemon peel, capers, caraway, cardamom, carrageen (E407), cep mushrooms, chanterelle, chervil, chili Habanero/Jalapeno, cloves, coffee, coriander, cranberries, cumin, curcumin (E100), dandelion, dill, egg white/yolk (chicken), fennel, garden cress, ginger, gooseberries, grapefruit, guava, honeydew melon, juniper berries, lavender, lemon balm, limes, lingonberries, lobster, lovage, mandarins, maple syrup, marjoram, moluchia, nettles, nori seaweed, octopus, okra (lady’s fingers), oyster mushrooms, oysters, pectin (E440), pomegranate, prickly pear, quince, quinoa, raspberries, red snapper, rhubarb, rooibos tea, rosehips, saffron, sage, scallops, sea bass, sea buckthorn, shiitake, shrimps/prawns, sorbic acid (E 200), spirulina, sweet chestnuts, tannin, tea black & green, tragacanth (E413), vine leaves, wild garlic, winter savoury, xanthan gum.

ImuPro Vegetarian tests the 90 most important foods, such as typical kinds of vegetables, fruits, cereals, dairy products and chicken egg. You will receive a comprehensive report and personal nutritional guidelines.

Benefits:

• Reliable diagnostic test
• Comprehensive report containing accurate results for all tested foods at a glance
• Personalised nutritional guide
• Individual recommendations for your 4-day rotation
• Handy provocation plan
• Helpful wallet card with your possible trigger foods
• Practical tips for everyday life
• Professional scientific and nutritional advice

The 90 Foods Tested:

Gluten, Rye, Oats, Barley, Spelt, Wheat, Amaranth, Buckwheat, Millet, Maize, Sweet corn, Quinoa, Rice, Sweet potato, Chicken egg, Milk (cow), Rennet cheese (cow), Sour-milk products (cow), Sheep: milk and cheese, Goat: milk and cheese, Yeast, Aubergine, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Chili, Fennel, Cucumber, Carrots, Potato, Cabbage, Leek, Maca, Olive, Sweet pepper, Beetroot, Celeriac, Knob Celery, Soyabean, Spinach, Tomato, Courgette, Onion, Green pea, Green bean, Chickpeas, Lentil, Meadow mushrooms, Red algae (nori), Acai, Acerola, Pineapple, Apple, Avocado, Banana, Pear, Blueberry, Cranberry, Date, Strawberry, Goji, Pomegranate, Raspberry, Cherry, Kiwi, Melone, Orange, Peach, Grape / Raisin, Lemon, Butterhead lettuce, Ginger, Garlic, Cumin, Curcuma, Oregano, Parsley, Pepper, Mustard seed, Vanilla, Cashew kernels, Chia seeds, Peanut, Hemp seeds, Hazelnut, Cocoa bean, Coconut, Pumpkin seeds, Linseed, Almond, Sesame, Sunflower seed, Walnut.