Understand which foods and beverages are safe for your body with the Pinnertest food sensitivity test. Restore balance in your gut with our Full Gut Restoration Appointment Bundle. Reduce discomfort, bloating, gas, and diarrhea. Stop feeling sick. Reduce inflammation. Feel more confident with your food choices. Take control of your life.
Do you feel like your food is making you sick?
People often come to us, talking about their experiences with bloating, cramping, chronic fatigue, migraines, fibromyalgia, chronic discomfort, and more. Many patients express to us that they feel like they’re always unwell. The connection between autoimmune diseases, migraines, and other chronic health problems and gut health, food sensitivities, allergies, and intolerances isn’t always clear.
Food allergies are the body’s immune system reaction to a “harmless food.” The reaction is immediate and can be deadly. Allergy symptoms include rashes, swelling, breathing problems, light-headedness. If experiencing this, you should get to a doctor immediately.
Learning how to read food labels is critical to being safe. It’s important to read food and cosmetic labels each time you buy an item, as food companies can change ingredients of products without notice.
Food intolerances are the body’s inability to process or digest a certain food. Probably the most common food intolerance is lactose. As we age, our intestines make less of the enzyme lactase, which leads to a lactose buildup in the digestive tract. Other common intolerances include caffeine, gluten, and salicylates. Many can relate to feeling bloated, gassy, diarrhea, and other symptoms related to food intolerances.
Celiac disease is not an allergy, intolerance, or sensitivity. It’s an autoimmune disorder. When gluten is consumed, the body’s digestive system experiences a complex inflammatory reaction that can make people quite sick. Eating gluten just one time will not cause this reaction; however, over time, those with Celiac disease can experience weight loss, malnutrition, and other more serious digestive problems. Though people might have gluten intolerance, only 1% of the population have Celiac disease.
The underlying cause of food sensitivity might not even be the food itself. Your body might be fighting a bacterial infection or a “hidden” viral infection. It might have small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). As functional dietitians, we believe it’s important to understand the why of our patients’ symptoms. This is why we prefer to first administer the Gut Zoomer Test. It’s the most comprehensive digestive health test on the market and assesses bacteria, yeast, viruses, and parasites in the gut microbiome, alongside relevant digestive and inflammatory markers. It measures hundreds of species of microbes at once.
Food sensitivities can be tricky. The body can experience anything from joint pain to fatigue, rashes to “foggy brain” — an array of uncomfortable symptoms that you just can’t seem to put a finger on. Add the timeline complexity. As opposed to allergic reactions, which are immediate, sensitivities can occur anywhere from 24 – 72 hours after ingesting particular foods. Sensitivities also depend on the quantity of the food consumed.
Undergoing food sensitivity testing is another alternative that can help identify the foods and chemicals that are making you feel bad.
While food sensitivities might contribute to anxiety for some individuals, current scientific understanding doesn’t definitively identify them as a direct cause. However, maintaining gut health remains crucial for mental well-being. When our microbiome is imbalanced, it can trigger inflammation, potentially leading to issues like leaky gut and a compromised blood-brain barrier. Research correlates chronic, low-grade inflammation and conditions such as depression.
Prioritizing a healthy gut microbiome is the initial step toward improving overall health. As functional dietitian nutritionists, it’s imperative to investigate the underlying reasons behind bodily symptoms. While anxiety might be one manifestation of an unhealthy gut microbiome, delving deeper into the root causes is essential for comprehensive treatment.
If you are experiencing any of the aforementioned symptoms, working with a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, an expert in gut health, can help you identify the underlying causes of your discomfort and inflammation. Through thorough diagnostic testing with the Gut Zoomer, we can first identify if you have harmful bacteria or viruses in your gut. Then, we can further test for food sensitivities with the Pinnertest and pin-point trigger foods.
Based on test results, we can tailor-make a nutrition plan to eliminate foods that might be causing harm without putting you at risk of missing out on key nutrients.
Take a the gut zoomer test.
Identify harmful bacteria and hidden viral infections.
Take a food sensitivity test.
Identify trigger foods.
Understand which foods and beverages are safe for your body.
Reduce discomfort, chronic fatigue, pain, bloating and gas.
Reduce inflammation.
Take control of your life.
NYC Nutritionist counts on over 25 Certified Nutritionists, Registered Dietitians, nurse practitioners, and therapists with diverse experience and backgrounds. We are proud to provide our patients with multi-lingual nutrition services (English & Spanish). You’ll be paired with one of the expert nutrition therapists on our team that best fits your needs, to help you reach your goals. Here are just a few of our team members. (Learn more about us here.)
RDN: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist – MS: Masters of Science – MHS: Masters of Health Sciences – CDN: Certified Dietitian Nutritionist – CNSC: Certified Nutrition Support Clinician – LDN: Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist – MSN: Master of Science in Nursing – APRN: Advance Practice Registered Nurse – FNP-BC: Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified – DNP: Doctor of Nursing Practice – LCSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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As NYC Certified Nutritionists and Registered Dietitians, we believe that good nutrition is a human right, fundamental to health, and everyone should have access to the best possible care and information. We believe with the right guidance, everyone can develop healthy, sustainable habits to live lives of wellness. We adhere to a holistic, functional nutrition approach. Your personal registered dietitian and nutrition consultant will work with you to:
Find out if you have SIBO, a bacteria infection, or a “hidden” viral infection. (with the Gut Zoomer Test)
Identify trigger foods. (With the Pinnertest for food sensitivity)
Implement an elimination diet.
Develop strategies to modify current eating habits to eliminate trigger foods.
Provide dietary guidance so you will receive key nutrients.
Reduce discomfort, chronic fatigue, inflammation, and chronic pain.
Reach a healthy weight.
Together, come up with an individualized nutrition plan.
We work with patients to develop a better relationship with food and understand how nutrition affects every aspect our lives. We will empower you with the tools you need to:
Feel more confident in your food choices at the supermarket and restaurants.
Learn to integrate new foods into your diet — focusing on the foods you can eat, not the ones you shouldn’t.
Implement strategies to plan meals and omit problem foods.
Enjoy family meals and eating out again.
Become a food label expert.
The food sensitivity test (Pinnertest) is a finger-prick test that can help identify which foods and chemicals your body is reactive, moderately reactive, or non-reactive to. By working with one of our Registered Dietitians, we will develop a diet that will suit your unique and individual needs to reduce or eliminate foods that cause discomfort. Through guided nutrition therapy, you can feel empowered about your food choices again, eating your way to a healthier you, one bite at a time.
Functional medicine and nutrition counseling don’t just treat symptoms. WHY you’re experiencing these symptoms is fundamental to developing effective treatment programs. Are you experiencing any of these issues?
The Gut Zoomer sensitivity test is a stool test that can assess bacteria, yeast, viruses, and parasites in the gut microbiome, alongside relevant digestive and inflammatory markers. The panel measures hundreds of species of microbes at once. At this time, it is the most comprehensive digestive health test on the market.
As function dietitian nutritionists, we always ask WHY. This test provides much-needed answers for our patients and gives us the information we need to tailor nutrition interventions to help improve your uncomfortable symptoms. Are you experiencing any of these issues?
Oftentimes our patients are surprised how much food sensitivities play a role in general health and well-being. Skin conditions like psoriasis, chronic diseases like Lupus and Crohn’s, and being unable to lose weight can all be exacerbated by an unhealthy gut and/or food sensitivities.
There are important steps toward gut health:
Feel healthier and reach your wellness goals with a diet individualized to fit your unique needs. We look forward to working with you!
You will be paired with an expert gut health dietitian. Contact us either online or by phone, and we'll begin your treatment program.
Meet with your RDN and implement your diet plan based on test results. One-on-one counseling. In person or virtual appointments. Flexible scheduling (evenings, early hours).
Implement your individualized nutrition plan. Get the support you need. Feel empowered. Get relief from discomfort. Feel well again.
Improve your Gut Health:
1 initial-assessment (1 hour)
4 (30-minute) follow-up sessions
1 copy of The Core 3 Healthy Eating Plan
Meal Plan Development
Access to your dietitian
Food record feedback
The cost of the Gut Zoomer Test
Appointment priority to review your results as soon as they come in.
Our digestive health rules our overall wellness. Gut health is tied to mental health, fertility, losing weight, IBS, IBD, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and more. This appointment bundle is to get you back to feeling like you again.
(Add-on option: Food sensitivity test for $400.00)
Keep it up:
Don’t let all your hard work go. This extension to the Nutrition Bundles includes follow-up appointments to keep you on track to reaching your nutrition and health goals. Establish habits that will last a lifetime. Continue working with your personal dietitian.
We look forward to working with you more.
4 (30-minute) follow-up appointments: $395.00
4 (45-minute) follow-up appointments: $695.00
All appointments must be completed within two years of purchase.
All Sales Are Final. NYC Nutritionist – NYC Nutrition Group does not offer any refunds, transfers or exchanges of any kind on any items offered for sale. Purchase of the Appointment Bundles are denoted as a final sale and are not eligible for any refund, transfers, or exchange.
*Packages are individualized and adjusted to the unique needs of each patient.
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