How To Read Your 5Strands Health Assessment?
The 5Strands Pet Food Intolerance Test is best utilized as a starting point for people to make informed dietary and lifestyle adjustments for their cart or dog. Our bioresonance technology determines how responsive their sample is to the resonance of each item tested upon exposure. There are 4 severity levels of response that 5Strands determines based upon the registered imbalance:
LEVEL 3 (red) – These items are considered severe intolerances most likely causing physical & noticeable symptoms. It is suggested that you try to avoid consumption and exposure to these items for at least 60 days.
LEVEL 2 (yellow) – These items are considered moderate intolerances. It is suggested that you try to avoid consumption and exposure to these items for 30 days.
LEVEL 1 (green) – These items are considered mild intolerances. It is suggested that you try to avoid consumption and exposure to these items for 15 days.
INSIGNIFICANT RESPONSE (gray) – These items responded as compatible for consumption and exposure during your elimination process.
The Elimination Diet
This food report is to be utilized as an outline for a 60 day elimination plan. Please note that after reviewing your pet’s level 3 intolerance results, it may not be the protein or grain source that is causing your pet’s symptoms. It could be all the additives and fillers that are in their processed pet food. You will need to decide if you will take them off processed pet food and cook for them instead or feed raw. If you choose not to do so, it may take longer to notice if there is any change in their symptoms. It can be very difficult to find a pet food that does not have all of the additives in it. If your lifestyle does not allow spending extra time a week to home cook for your pet or source raw, your best option may be to find a food with the least amount of the offending level 3 items.
Reintroduce Food Items
Once you have completed the 60 day elimination period and your pet’s symptoms have
subsided, you can now begin the reintroduction process.
The reintroduction process is where you add back a once offending food item into their
nutrition plan. You should only add back one food item at a time. If they consume the food
item and do not experience any intolerance symptoms, then you can continue feeding it in moderation. If you feed the offending food item and notice a symptom, keep in mind that you can still continue to feed this food in the future, but you may deal with an undesirable symptom. If you have decided to cook for your pet, once you have completed the reintroduction process, you can then try transitioning back to processed pet foods and see how your pet does. It is always best to then feed them in rotation and moderation instead of the same kibble every day.