The Carroll Food Intolerance Test - Best Test
The best and easiest way to identify food intolerances is The Carroll Food Intolerance Test. This simple blood test (10 drops) identifies foods you cannot digest properly. This accurate blood test is given by Carroll Method doctors who are licensed are naturopathic doctors (NDs) with advance training from The Carroll Institute of Natural Healing.
Even infants can get the Carroll food intolerance test, an awesome gift. The same food intolerances is often found in families, as genetics play a role. Identifying and eliminating intolerant foods is the best start for healing.
Why Get the Carroll Test?
Many experience symptoms from food intolerances. Identifying these foods is important because undigested food particles create toxic metabolites. These toxins inflame the digestion tract and is the foundation for chronic inflammation. This leads to leaky gut causing poor absorption, compromised elimination, and systemic inflammation.
Hear this Carroll Method Doctor explain why the Carroll Method is so important to improving health.
It’s easy to be confused by food sensitivity, allergy and intolerance. Dr. Jinmee Graham shares this video to explain the differences. Most importantly, learn about the Carroll Food Intolerance Method. This method accurately identifies the food and food combination intolerances that the body cannot digest properly. Subscribe to her channel, check out her web, connect with her on social media.
List of Foods Tested
Following is a list of commonly tested foods. Some of these are ‘mixes’. The mix is tested. If there is a reaction, then the individual ingredients in the mix are tested. Other foods are tested if requested.
- Grain mix
- Wheat
- Gluten
- Dairy mix
- Butter
- Cheese – fresh and hard are both tested
- Yogurt
- Potato mix
- Egg mix
- Fruit mix
- Sugar mix
- Meat mix – if intolerant to meat, most likely intolerant to mine salts
- Salt mix
- Soy
- Crucifer mix
- Carrot mix
- Nightshade mix
- Bean mix
- Nut mix – peanuts or hazelnuts can be an issue, other nut intolerances are rare
- Fish mix – fresh and saltwater fish, plants, shellfish, and crustaceans
- Honey
If one is intolerant to any of these foods, NDs’ advice is to not eat these foods in any quantity. Foods that cause intolerances are known by many names. Carroll Method NDs are experts in this area. Their thorough research identifies the foods and ingredients that contain a primary food. This helps ensure removal of every intolerant ingredient.
Review extensive list of foods, ingredients, the variety of names used most won’t recognize. Excellent resource from Windrose Clinic.
List of Food Combos Tested
The Carroll Method also identifies food combinations that create intolerances. For example, each food can be digested. However, when two foods are eaten together, one cannot fully digest the combination. The test determines the length of time between foods for proper digestion. Some need four, six, or eight hours of time between foods for proper digestion. For example, I need fours hours between eating fruit and sugar.
When the intolerant food combinations includes grain, specific grains, i.e., gluten, will be checked. Therefore, the combination may be just gluten and the second item. In fact, most people’s food combination intolerance is either fruit and sugar, or grain and potatoes. This is true for me, my son, and many friends.
- Fruit + Sugar
- Fruit + Grain
- Egg + Grain
- Dairy + Grain
- Potato + Grain
- Sugar + Grain
Carroll Test Easier than Elimination Diets
Many experts recommend elimination diets to determine food issues/sensitivities (several are in my blog). They know allergy tests results are not reliable, not dependable, and delay healing. However, elimination diets are difficult for many reasons.
First, it is hard to eliminate so many foods. Second, proper reintroducing foods, one at a time, takes a long time. Third, one must be very strict, even small cheats alter results. Even strict vegan diets contain foods that cause intolerances, i.e., potatoes, fruits, and grains. Elimination diets are a guessing game. One can go for months and still not identify their intolerant foods.
Identifying food combination intolerances is especially difficult. Even these healing lifestyle plans include combinations of foods that can cause intolerances, i.e., potatoes and grains. Some food combinations take eight hours before one can digest the other item.
This helps explains why recommended diets do not work for everyone, they still contain intolerant foods
Carroll Method Pioneer - Dr. Otis Carroll
The most innovative modern naturopath in history is Dr. Otis G. Carroll. More than 100 years ago. He is the founder of very unique naturopathic medical diagnostic modality, The Carroll Food Intolerant Method. Dr. Carroll’s hypothesis (from over 60 years of clinical observation) is “Even though a person’s constitution is strong, if they eat their food intolerance, a strain is placed on the whole organism. Sooner or later, systemic damage will occur.”
Dr. Otis Carroll Says…Prevention is Always Better than a Cure
Health must at all times come from and be maintained by digested foods. When a person eats foods to which they are intolerant, these foods do not properly digest. If these foods are high in carbohydrates, fermentation occurs. If they are high in proteins, purification occurs. Both lead to a slow poisoning of the intestinal tract and, eventually, of all the body systems. Of course, each individual will respond differently to eating their food intolerance, depending on their constitutional strength. A person with a weak constitution is more susceptible to developing early symptoms of toxemia. Symptoms include intestinal discomfort, skin eruptions, asthma, fatigue, or mental confusion. Another person, with a strong constitution, may eat their food intolerance several times a day without the slightest noticeable discomfort.
The Carroll Institute of Natural Healing
The Carroll Institute of Natural Healing honors Dr. Carroll by training NDs in his method. The institute’s advance courses focus on identifying food intolerances and constitutional hydrotherapy. The institute only accepts licensed naturopathic doctors from accredited naturopathic schools. Just like medical schools, naturopathic schools are accredited by the U.S. Board of Education.
To gain a better understanding of naturopathy, naturopathy philosophy, and how the Carroll Method is vital to healing, listen to Dr. Jared Zeff’s N.D. L.A.C. conference speech on the Carroll Institute’s home page. I love every minute of his ninety minute talk.
Find A Carroll Food Intolerance Doctor
Only a small subset of NDs practice the Carroll Method. Therefore, use this resource to find a Carroll Method ND. See list by state.
Cost of Initial Naturopathic Doctor Visit and Test
My initial two-hour, in-person, visit cost approximately $500 and included the Carroll food intolerance test. Most insurance (in USA) does not cover the cost of naturopaths. Remote evaluations can be more affordable. Follow up appointments are much more affordable.
For our family and friends, the payback is huge in terms of real dollars and, most importantly, real health and vitality.
Carroll Test Kits Available in Home
Seeing your ND in person is best. I always recommend seeing a local ND. They have many healing tools. If you cannot make an office visit, remote evaluations are available. This includes a 30 minute call with the ND. Then the home test kit is sent. It is easy, submit 10 drops of blood on a special disk of paper. Price is under $200, a great value.
Contact me Diane@gutheal.net for more information.
My Carroll Test Results
One visit with a naturopathic doctor identified my food intolerances. In 2011 I found Dr. Craig T. Fasullo, ND. I asked for a good stomach doctor on social media, thankfully a friend recommended him. Fortunately, he practices the Carroll Method. The initial naturopathic doctor visit was two hours long, very thorough. All my symptoms were discussed. Next, Dr. Fasullo used a special paper disk to collect ten drops of blood from my ear lobe. A week later, the Carroll test results confirmed I have two primary food intolerances and one food combination intolerance:
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Fruit and Sugar – eaten within four hours of one another
Next, my son was tested. His primary food intolerance is dairy. His combination food intolerance is fruit and sugar consumed together within four hours. Our health improved significantly after eliminating our intolerant foods. See our family’s stories, three generations, on the Symptoms of Food Intolerance page.
Carroll Method Doctors do not Advertise per FDA
Researching this method was not easy. Not much information is available. Even the Carroll Institute’s website did not provide information about the method. I contacted the Carroll Institute and asked why the lack of information, promotion, and social media. I learned the naturopathic doctors are not allowed to advertise the Carroll Method in the USA. Here is the response:
I am so glad you have found a benefit from The Carroll Food Intolerance Method®*. This issue in really pushing it forward in the media is that we have been strictly warned by the FDA that we cannot advertise this; we cannot call it a “test” (as it is not a CLIA certified Lab procedure). Naturopaths cannot claim to diagnose a condition with this procedure as it is not an FDA approved medical test.
We agree that everyone needs this method. It is the cornerstone of Vitalist Naturopathic Medicine. Please post and talk about the outcomes.
Dr. Letitia Dick is my hero for standing up for the Carroll Method. This is a vital naturopathic method requiring specialized training. The FDA will not approve the procedure. Therefore, the FDA will not allow naturopaths to advertise this method or call it a test.
Dr. Dick gives back in so many ways. She is a teacher, a Vitalist and elder of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute, Director of The Carroll Institute of Natural Healing. She is the Medical Director of Windrose Clinic and author of The Ultimate Text in Constitutional Hydrotherapy.
FDA Confuses Public about Food Intolerance Testing
The FDA is making the Carroll food intolerance test very confusing to the public. Many naturopaths in the USA who use this procedure do not use the Carroll Method name because they do not want to cross the FDA. Carroll Method NDs are not allowed to call the method a test, therefore, they call it the ‘method’.
These Carroll Method NDs do not advertise, they risk losing their license. Therefore, most NDs do not refer to the Carroll Method by name, in the office, in reports, or their social media.
When patients ask if the Carroll Method is practiced at naturopathic offices, many NDs will not confirm or deny they use this method. There are states where NDs are not allowed to perform blood work. Most receptionists haven’t heard of the method, even when the Carroll Method is routinely practiced at their office.
It is easy to be confused, there are so many food allergy, sensitivity, and intolerance tests available. I think it is important for the name to be used properly. The public needs to clearly understand what they are getting.
Carroll Test Approved in Canada
In contrast, Canada recognizes the Carroll Method. This test is billable to benefits. Licensed naturopathic doctors are publicly identified through permits. In 2022, Canada granted $240/yr benefit to veterans for naturopathic services. This covers the basic cost of this test.
Carroll Method - Please Share
I’m so impressed with my results that I’m inspired to share and educate about the method. Especially, since the FDA is ‘gagging’ the best doctors for food intolerances. Everyone should know the Carroll Method easily provides answers. The name of the method and the list of intolerant foods should be clear and available to the public. This is my intention.
I welcome everyone to experience this method and share. I’d love to hear your success stories.
Resources
- Lectures in Naturopathic Hydrotherapy – Book by Wade Boyle, ND and Andre Saline, ND Chapter 31
- Naturopathic Doctor News and Review – The Carroll Food Intolerance Evaluation and its Applications by Dr. Letitia Dick-Kronenberg. A wonderful story of healing by eliminating food intolerances.
- History of the Dr. Carroll Food Intolerance Evaluation Method – Song of Health web for Dr. Letitia Dick-Kronenberg’s Windrose Naturopathic Clinic.
- The Role of Gut in Health and Disease; the Untold History of Western Medicine – Dr. Letitia Dick-Kronenberg’s article published by NIH. She shares the Carroll Method can restore health and reverse illnesses like lupus.
- The Carroll Food Intolerance Method Learning to Make Food Work for You Instead of Against You – Dr. Terra Winston gives an awesome comparison of food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances. She discusses how food intolerances create toxins, resulting in leaky gut.
Up your G.I. – Gut Intuition and learn some basics about food intolerances. See three generations of family stories in the Symptoms of Food Intolerances.
Namaste,
Diane