Platinum Comprehensive Alcat Panel-Cell Science Systems Kit:
Note: This is a test kit that will be mailed to you. It requires a blood draw. It is your responsibility to arrange the blood draw for your kit and payment of your specimen collection.
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Fasting Required: No
Specimen: Blood
Results: Average processing time 5-7 Business days once the lab receives the specimen
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Medication and Supplement Instructions for CSS Testing:
- Testing does not need to be delayed because of medication or supplement use.
- Medications that are part of your daily routine should be continued as they are considered part of your normal physiological state.
- If possible, please avoid taking any oral medications, IV infusions, intramuscular (IM) injections, or oral supplements for 4 hours before blood draw.
- If you are taking medications that may impact white blood cell counts, it is recommended to collect an additional blood tube at the time of your draw.
- For short term medications (such as antibiotics) that will be discontinued, it is best to wait at least 2 weeks after completing the medication before completing your blood draw.
- If you are taking methylene blue, it is recommended to wait at least 72 hours after your last dose before proceeding with your blood draw for the Cellular Nutrition Assay.
- Fasting is not necessary
Description: Food allergy is an IgE immune system response that is typically characterized by hives, shortness of breath, upset stomach and in some cases anaphylaxis. The most common food allergies are to nuts, shellfish, wheat and dairy. According to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, only about 4% of the United States population has a food allergy. The ALCAT Test does not detect Food Allergy.
Food intolerance, on the other hand, is much more common than food allergies and is characterized by digestive disorders, migraines, obesity, chronic fatigue, aching joints, skin disorders and behavioral issues. It has been stated that upwards of 70-80% of the US population has food intolerance. Unfortunately for many, those food intolerance symptoms are often identified as individual problems and treated as such, thus treating the symptoms and not the cause. The Alcat Test is now considered the, “gold standard” laboratory method for identification of non-IgE mediated reactions to foods, chemicals, and other substances.
This panel tests for 200 food intolerances, 30 food Additives/Colorings/Preservatives, 50 Functional Food & Medicinal Herbs, 20 Molds, and 20 Antibiotics/Anti-Inflammatory Agents that can activate the immune system. It measures changes in size and volume of white blood cells in response to challenges with foods. This is a tolerance test, not an allergy test.
Includes:
200 Foods: Apple; Baker’s Yeast; Banana; Barley; Beef; Black Pepper; Broccoli; Butternut Squash; Cabbage; Cane Sugar; Cantaloupe; Carrot; Casein; Cauliflower; Chicken; Cinnamon; Cocoa; Corn; Cow’s Milk; Egg White; Egg Yolk; Garlic; Gliadin; Gluten; Grape; Green Pea; Iceberg Lettuce; Lamb; Lemon; Mustard Seed; Oat (GF); Onion; Orange; Peanut; Pear; Pollock; Pork; Rice Brown/White; Shrimp; Soybean; Strawberry; String Bean; Sweet Potato; Tomato; Tuna; Turkey; Vanilla; Wheat; White Potato and Yellow Squash.
Almond; Asparagus; Avocado; Basil; Bell Pepper Mix; Black Tea; Blueberry; Brewer’s Yeast; Brussels Sprouts; Button Mushroom; Candida albicans; Carob; Cashew; Celery; Cherry; Clam; Coconut; Codfish; Coffee; Crab; Cranberry; Cucumber; Eggplant; Ginger; Goat’s Milk; Grapefruit; Green Tea; Halibut; Honey; Hops; Lime; Lobster; Millet; Olive; Oregano; Parsley; Peach; Pecan; Pineapple; Pinto Bean; Plum; Rye; Salmon; Scallop; Sesame; Snapper (Red); Sole; Spinach; Watermelon and Whey.
Amaranth; Apricot; Artichoke; Bay Leaf; Blackberry; Black Beans; Black-Eyed Pea; Buckwheat; Caraway; Cayenne Pepper; Chickpea; Clove; Cumin; Date; Dill; Duck; Fig; Flaxseed; Haddock; Hazelnut; Honeydew; Melon; Kidney Bean; Kiwi; Lentil Bean; Lima Bean; Malt; Mango; Navy Bean; Nutmeg; Oyster; Papaya; Paprika; Peppermint; Pistachio; Pumpkin; Radish; Raspberry; Red Beet; Safflower; Sage; Sardine; Sea Bass; Sunflower; Tapioca; Thyme; Tilapia; Trout; Turnip; Veal and Walnut.
Acorn Squash; Ancho Chili Pepper; Anchovy; Bison; Bok Choy; Brazil Nut; Cardamom; Catfish; Chamomile; Cilantro; Coriander Seed; Endive Fava Bean; Fennel Seed; Flounder; Grouper; Jalapeño Pepper; Kale; Kelp; Leaf Lettuce (Red/Green); Leek; Licorice; Macadamia; Mackerel Mahi Mahi; Maple Sugar; Monk Fruit; Mung Bean; Mussel; Nectarine; Okra; Parsnip; Pine Nut; Pomegranate; Portobello Mushroom; Quinoa; Romaine Lettuce; Rosemary; Saffron; Scallion; Sorghum; Spelt; Swiss Chard; Swordfish; Teff; Turmeric; Venison; Watercress; Wild Rice and Zucchini Squash.
30 Food Additives/Colorings/Preservatives:
- Acid Blue #3 (Xylene Blue V)
- Acid Red #14
- Annatto
- Aspartame
- Benzoic Acid
- Blue #1 (Brilliant Blue)
- Blue #2 (Indigo Carmine)
- Brilliant Black
- Butylated Hydroxyansiole (BHA)
- Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT)
- Citric Acid
- Erythritol
- Fructose (HFCS)
- Green #3 (Fast Green)
- Lecithin (Soy)
- MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
- Orris root
- Polysorbate 80
- Red #2 (Amaranth Red)
- Red #3 (Erythrosine)
- Red #4 (Carmine)
- Red #40 (Allura Red)
- Saccharin
- Sodium Sulfite
- Sorbic Acid
- Sucralose
- Titanium Dioxide
- Xylitol
- Yellow #5 (Tartrazine)
- Yellow #6 (Sunset Yellow)
- Açaí Berry
- Aloe Vera
- Ashwaganda
- Astralagus
- Bamboo Shoot
- Barley Grass
- Bee Pollen
- Bilberry
- Black Walnut
- Cascara
- Chlorella
- Chondroitin
- Dandelion Root
- Echinacea angustifolia
- Elderberry
- Essiac
- Feverfew
- Gingko Biloba
- Glucosamine
- Goji Berry
- Goldenseal
- Grape Seed Extract
- Guarana Seed
- Gymnema Sylvestre
- Heartwood (Red Quebracho) Hawthorn Berry
- Huperzine
- Kava Kava
- Lutein
- Maitake Mushroom
- Milk Thistle (Silymarin)
- Moringa
- Mullein Leaf
- Noni Berry
- Pau D’Arco Bark
- Pine Bark (Pycnogenol)
- Red Yeast Rice
- Reishi Mushroom
- Resveratrol
- Rhodiola
- Rooibos Tea
- Schisandra Berry
- Senna
- Spirulina
- St. John’s Wort
- Valerian
- Vinpocetine
- Wheatgrass
- Wormwood
- Yellow Dock
- Alternaria alternata
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Botrytis cinerea
- Candida albicans
- Cephalosporium gramineum
- Cladosporium herbarum
- Curvularia
- Epicoccum nigrum
- Fusarium oxysporum
- Geotrichum candidum
- Helminthosporium
- Hormodendrum cladosporium
- Monilia sitophila
- Mucor racemosus
- Penicillium notatum
- Phoma herbarum
- Pullularia aureobasidium
- Rhizopus stolonifer
- Rhodotorula rubra
- Spondylocladium
- Trichoderma
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
- Amoxicillin
- Ampicillin
- Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)
- Diclofenac (Voltaren)
- Diflunisal (Dolobid)
- Gentamicin
- Ibuprofen (Advil/Motrin)
- Indomethacin
- Ketoprofen
- Naproxen (Aleve)
- Neomycin
- Nystatin
- Pencillamine
- Penicilin
- Piorxicam (Feldene)
- Streptomycin
- Sulfamethoxazole
- Sulindac (Clinoril)
- Tetracycline