Description

Comprehensive Sensitivity Testing for Young Children

The Pediatric Wellness Panel measures immune reactions by stimulating leukocytes (white blood cells) to identify sensitivities in children. This panel evaluates responses to 80 common foods, food additives, artificial colorings, and Candida albicans, helping parents pinpoint potential triggers of inflammation, digestive distress, skin reactions, or behavioral changes.

This test is specially designed for children between 6 months and 3 years of age and provides valuable insights for creating a safe, personalized diet early in life.

Why This Test Is Important for Children

  • Early Detection of Sensitivities: Helps identify food and chemical triggers before they lead to chronic issues.
  • Supports Healthy Development: Reducing inflammatory triggers can improve digestion, skin health, mood, and energy.
  • Addresses Unexplained Symptoms: Useful for children with eczema, recurrent ear infections, digestive problems, or hyperactivity.
  • Guides Nutritional Choices: Empowers parents to make informed dietary changes that promote wellness.

Biomarkers Tested

Food Additives & Colorings

Acid Blue #3

Acid Red #14

Annatto

Aspartame

BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)

BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)

Benzoic Acid

Beta-Carotene

Blue #1

Blue #2

Brilliant Black

Citric Acid

Erythritol

Fructose

Green #3

Lecithin

MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)

Orris Root

Polysorbate 80

Red #4

Red #40

Saccharin

Sodium Sulfite

Sorbic Acid

Sucralose

Xylitol

Yellow #5

Yellow #6

Foods & Other Antigens

Apple

Baker’s Yeast

Banana

Barley

Beef

Black Pepper

Broccoli

Butternut Squash

Cabbage

Candida albicans

Cane Sugar

Cantaloupe

Carrot

Casein

Cauliflower

Chicken

Cinnamon

Cocoa Bean

Corn

Cow Milk

Egg White

Egg Yolk

Garlic

Gliadin

Gluten

Grape

Green Pea

Iceberg Lettuce

Lamb

Lemon

Mustard Seed

Oats

Onion

Orange

Peanut

Pear

Pork

Rice

Shrimp

Soybean

Strawberry

String Bean

Sweet Potato

Tomato

Tuna

Turkey

Vanilla

Wheat

White Potato

Yellow Squash

Patient Requirements

  • For children 6 months to 3 years old only.
  • Blood sample required.
  • No fasting necessary.

The Alcat Pediatric Wellness Panel gives parents a detailed map of their child’s potential food and additive sensitivities, allowing early dietary intervention to support lifelong health.