I took a test that my mom bought me off Groupon.
It's not this exact one, but this one looks about the same. You send off some of your hair and they test it. I was surprised to see some of the foods I'm supposedly highly sensitive to: lime, eggplant, yellow #5, BHA, lychee, venison, bay leaf.
Then I read the fine print, and it says that foods I ate frequently prior to the test may show up as high reactivity foods. Sooo I'm thinking that explains the lime and venison (probably BHA also) being on the list. Never noticed any sensitivities to the other foods but admittedly I don't eat them often at all.
It reported high environmental sensitivities as well - for me, that was rat urine, bumblebees, and basically house flies. Not sure what to make of that. Then it tells me mosquitoes are "moderately reactive" for me. That wasn't particularly helpful information.
But probably the most helpful information from the test was the part on my vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Found out I was deficient in iron and B12. Easy fix, taking a supplement now.
The next part was a heavy metals content analysis, then a thyroid hormone and cholesterol and lipids analysis. Everything was normal, except it told me I apparently have high triglycerides. I'm thinking that's genetic.
It was interesting information, and I did take it to see if it would report any sensitivities to alternative sweeteners. But i'd take the report with a grain of salt and still go see a real allergist if your wife's sensitivities were impacting her health.
