Roger Deutsch, co-author of Your Hidden Food Allergies Are
Making You Fat, is no stranger to allergies. "I grew up in the
Northeast, and I suffered very extensively from serious allergy
problems," says Deutsch. "I asked my doctor what caused
allergies, and she said, 'No one knows' - so I felt a bit
discouraged and decided to set out on my own to try and figure
out how to solve my own problems." "It didn't take too long to
figure out that food and nutrition have the most to do with
everything regarding health, including allergy and sensitivity.
I found drastic, phenomenal improvement in my own condition when
I began to control my own diet." Since 1986, Deutsch has been
working on the development of the ALCAT test, a simple blood
test that measures food sensitivities. Deutsch is the founder of
Cell Science Systems, the only company in the world that offers
ALCAT testing. The ALCAT test is the only proven laboratory
method for finding out which foods may be causing allergies,
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