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Food Intolerances

Food Intolerances

Food intolerances and gut dysbiosis create a chronic inflammatory state that affects not only the digestive system, but also immunity, skin, joints, and the nervous system. Intolerances (gluten, dairy, sugar) weaken the intestinal lining, increase gut permeability, and sustain low-grade inflammation. These mechanisms disrupt immune regulation, promote chronic fatigue, migraines, joint or muscle pain, and aggravate digestive disorders.

In this context, Cellular Nutrition provides particularly effective solutions by correcting nutritional deficiencies, regulating the microbiota, and reducing systemic inflammation to restore better digestive tolerance.

To understand these mechanisms, the assessment explores several interconnected physiological axes:

  • Gut & microbiota: irregular transit (constipation, diarrhoea, alternating), bloating, abdominal distension after meals, post-prandial fatigue, dysbiosis and hyperpermeability.
  • Neuropsychic: migraines, headaches, chronic fatigue, stress, disturbed sleep that may intensify low-grade inflammation.
  • Inflammatory: chronic joint and muscle pain, triggered by inflammatory mediators from a dysbiotic gut.
  • Skin: chronic conditions (rosacea, acne, eczema, psoriasis) linked to the gut–skin axis and aggravated by intolerances.
  • Immune: respiratory or skin allergies, recurrent infections (sinusitis, tonsillitis, otitis, bronchitis) associated with increased gut permeability.
  • Hormonal: gynaecological disorders worsening low-grade inflammation and dysbiosis.
  • Dietary & lifestyle: regular consumption of gluten, dairy, sugar, alcohol, or ultra-processed foods that perpetuate chronic inflammation and destabilise the microbiota.

This assessment highlights the dominant imbalances and identifies priority levers through nutritional optimisation and targeted micronutritional supplementation, aiming to restore digestive tolerance, reduce systemic inflammation, and improve quality of life.

Complimentary Online Assessment

Complete a brief questionnaire to receive personalised recommendations. Access your results at any time in your secure personal account under "My Assessments."

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