Welcome to 5Strands Affordable Testing

STEP 1

Review our wide selection of tests and choose the one that best suits your needs.

STEP 2

Choose the Download Option or Shipped Option before completing your purchase.

STEP 3

Upon the arrival of your form (via download or mail), fill out the info requested. Collect HAIR sample (pulled hair preferred) and place in a clear seal-able bag.

STEP 4

Mail the completed form and hair sample together to address provided.

5Strands Easy 4 Step Process

5Strands® Affordable Testing provides a simple at home testing kit to determine the food and environmental substances that may cause non-IgE mediated reactions, known as INTOLERANCES.

The testing process is simple and painless due to utilizing a HAIR sample. Intolerance reactions are not life threatening and have a delayed onset with symptoms appearing several hours or days after ingestion or exposure. Common symptoms include eczema, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, pain, inflammation, or weight problems. In addition to the possible 650 food and environmental items, 5Strands® can also test for exposure to 50 metals & minerals and 115 nutritional deficiencies.

This comprehensive test can be utilized as a screening tool to allow you to make the necessary dietary and lifestyle changes.

“Our mission is to empower families with a voice about their own health care and that of their pets. We strive to fill the void of consumer-driven needs with our affordable testing.”

Meet The 5Strands Team

Our products

Testing Food & Environmental Intolerances, Metals/ Minerals & Nutritional Deficiencies

Intolerance Test for Cats

Is your fur baby acting different lately? Have hot spots or loose stools? Throwing up? Now you can find out if these symptoms are due to food or environmental intolerances. 200 Food Items 100 Environmental Items

Intolerance Test for Cats

Deluxe Package (Adult)

Intolerance Test for Dogs

Standard Package (Adult)

Food Intolerance

Nutritional Deficiency Test

Adults and Children

ALLERGY SYMPTOMS

(5Strands testing DOES NOT provide answers for the symptoms below)

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INTOLERANCE SYMPTOMS

(5Strands testing CAN provide answers for the symptoms below)

Swelling of the lips, face, and tongue.
Hives, itching, nausea, and vomit.
Tightness in chest, wheezing, and abdominal pain.

Headache, mood swings, eye mucus, and runny nose.
Bloating, IBS, water retention, and diarrhea.
Joint pain, skin irritation, itching, and acne.

CATS, DOGS, & HORSES

ALLERGY SYMPTOMS

(5Strands testing DOES NOT provide answers for the symptoms below)

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INTOLERANCE SYMPTOMS

(5Strands testing CAN provide answers for the symptoms below)

Swelling of the mouth, chin, and eyes.
Hives, eczema, vomit, and diarrhea.
Ear infection, breathing difficulties, and snoring.

Hot spots and excessive hair loss.
Chewing on the paws and joint pain.
Severe gas, diarrhea, and runny nose.

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Why choose 5Strands?

5 Strands® Affordable Testing scans your hair sample (10-15 strands) using bio -resonance technology and provides an extensive, easy-to-understand report. You can expect to receive your results within 5 – 7 days after the sample arrives at the processing center.

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No pricks, no prods, no pain!

Collecting a hair sample is easy and non-invasive. We require only 10-15 strands of hair.
Faster Results

Hair testing is completed quickly and efficiently with results reported within 5-7 days after the sample arrives at the lab. Other types of testing may take up to several weeks.
Affordable Cost

We provide a way to test more items cost-effectively, allowing us to pass the savings along to the customer.
Hair Testing Is Stable

Our testing is not affected by factors such as recent meals, stress, medications, dye, etc. Hair testing eliminates storage, transportation and usability constraints that are associated with other types of tissue samples.

5Strands Adult & Pet Combo Test

Standard Adult Test + Affordable Pet Test

Standard Adult

200 Food Intolerance
100 Environmental Items
115 Nutritional Deficiencies

Affordable Pet Test

200 Food Ingredients
100 Environmental Items

Matthew

Purchased this test for my dog, because he would always behave differently when I would change his food. Come to find out through the test, that he is allergic to fish. I no longer purchase any food that contains fish and now he is great. I would like to thank the makers of the pet intolerance test. Would highly recommend this product.

Cameron Estep

My dog has been experiencing itchy, red, scanned skin recently. It wasn’t anything that was too concerning but we were monitoring it to make sure it didn’t get any worse. I figured it was some sort of allergic reaction and I was correct, after reviewing our results from this test. My dog was intolerant to the chicken in her food we were giving her. We’ve recently switched food brands, hoping that works!

MDS

I was skeptical but desperate to find out why my 3-year old cat had chronic diarrhea. I tried switching foods, a prescription diet and all kinds of tests and ultrasounds. The cat was diagnosed with IBD but without a clue as to the source of her condition. On a whim I bought this test and found out my cat is highly intolerant of “guard gum, agar” which are (like xantham gum) is found in almost all the grain free canned food I buy. So I experimented with a raw diet (Natures Instinct Raw Bites) and within 2 days she had solid stool! If it wasn’t for this test, this cat would’ve been placed on steroid medication! I’m so happy I bought this test!

Amazon Customer

I purchased this test because my dog was constantly scratching and the vet could not figure out what was causing it. She had been on steroid medications for several months and nothing was helping. After receiving the test results, it showed that my dog has an intolerance to beef which was the main ingredient in her dog food. Within 2 weeks of changing her dog food, the itching has stopped! This test has been a life saver! I would definitely recommend this product to any pet owner.

Elliott Larmie

We have an 8 1/2 year old Olde English Bulldog. She had been having back to back allergic reactions both food and environmental based across almost 90 days. We had her allergy tested with the company who gave us wonderful fast results and very clear findings. This is a hair follicle DNA test for which she didn't have to be off her px to take. Results came back in a week! The company offers test kit on Amazon and you send it back to their research labs in Atlanta. I highly recommend this test option if your pet is too ill to wait to be off meds for a blood allergy test and seeing a dog allergist is not a viable option. The best part is the test results come back in a week!

Aaron Stockle

Definitely recommend! My pup was having really bad diarrhea after we switched brands of dog food to a less expensive brand. We heard about this test from a friend and decided to try it out. The test came back that our dog was having a reaction to the fish in the food which was one of the main ingredients.