🥗 Understanding Diet-Induced Inflammation
Discover how hidden food sensitivities may be impacting your health
At BodyCraftes, we help uncover the root causes of chronic symptoms — and one major factor is inflammation triggered by the foods you eat. While food allergies and autoimmune diseases are well-known, food sensitivities are actually the most common — and the most overlooked.
🔍 What Are Food Sensitivities?
Food sensitivities are non-allergic, non-celiac immune responses that can cause chronic inflammation throughout the body. Unlike food allergies (which involve IgE antibodies and immediate reactions), sensitivities are more subtle and complex — often involving both innate and adaptive immune pathways.
They can lead to symptoms that show up hours or even days later, and the triggering foods are often seemingly healthy, like salmon, blueberries, ginger, or turmeric.
⚠️ Why It’s So Hard to Identify Sensitive Foods
Food sensitivities are clinically challenging because:
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Reactions can be delayed (not immediate)
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Responses may depend on the amount eaten
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Many foods or food chemicals may be involved
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Even “anti-inflammatory” foods can be culprits
That’s why standard elimination diets or allergy tests often fall short — they don’t detect these hidden sensitivities.
🧠 Symptoms & Conditions Linked to Food Sensitivities
Food sensitivities can contribute to or worsen many chronic health issues, including:
Digestive Health
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IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
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GERD
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Crohn’s Disease
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Colitis
Neurological & Mental Health
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Migraines
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ADHD / ADD
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Depression
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Autism spectrum disorders
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Insomnia
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Restless leg syndrome
Skin & Immune Health
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Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
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Urticaria (Hives)
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Psoriasis
Pain & Fatigue
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Fibromyalgia
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Inflammatory arthritis
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Other Conditions
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Obesity
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PCOS
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Interstitial cystitis
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Metabolic syndrome
🧬 What Causes the Inflammation?
No matter the reaction type, all diet-induced inflammation involves the release of mediators — chemicals like cytokines, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes from immune cells. These mediators are what cause your symptoms — like pain, brain fog, fatigue, or bloating.
The problem? Most conventional tests don’t look at this process. That’s where MRT (Mediator Release Testing) comes in.
✅ How We Can Help at BodyCraftes
We offer the MRT test — a cutting-edge blood test that identifies which foods and food chemicals are causing your immune cells to release inflammatory mediators. With this insight, we design a personalized anti-inflammatory eating plan that reduces your symptoms and supports healing.
🔬 How Food Sensitivities Trigger Inflammation
Food sensitivities are complex immune reactions that are neither allergies nor celiac disease, but they can still cause significant inflammation. These reactions may involve both the innate and adaptive immune systems, making them harder to detect with standard tests.
When sensitive foods are consumed, they can activate white blood cells, leading to the release of inflammatory chemicals like cytokines, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes. This process, known as mediator release, can cause inflammation throughout the body — sometimes without obvious symptoms at first (subclinical), and other times with clear, chronic symptoms.
