What We Offer
At Healthy Indulgence, we offer many different tests and services to suit your unique health and nutritional needs.
Please call to book an appointment or to discuss the best options for you. Sarah can also work with clients remotely, through phone and video calls.
Food Sensitivity Testing
Many people suffer from food sensitivities which can cause a range of symptoms such as bloating, IBS, skin conditions, reflux, migraines, depression, anxiety and more. We offer several different tests which all involve taking a small amount of blood from the fingertip. This is then analysed for IgG antibodies. Unlike immediate allergic reactions, IgG food sensitivities - a type of immune response - can cause delayed symptoms that appear hours or even days after consuming a problem food.
The 50+ foods test is processed in our clinic, with rapid results seen within 40 minutes. With the larger, more sensitive tests, the blood sample is sent to a lab for analysis and detailed results are returned within a few days. Whichever test you decide is the right one for you, Sarah will discuss your results in depth, and offer advice on how to eliminate the foods from your diet (recommended for a minimum of 3 months). Sarah, and the friendly staff at HI, are available to guide you through the process and answer any questions you may have.
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Gut Microbiome Testing
The gut microbiome is the ecosystem of trillions of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi etc..) that live in your body. If you have a dysregulated microbiome, it can influence your immune system, mood, sleep, hormones, digestion, libido, and mental health.
With a comprehensive gut microbiome and microbial test, (using a simple, at home, stool sample swab from the toilet roll), you’ll discover your types and amounts of friendly & unfriendly bacteria, find out if you have leaky gut, yeasts or parasites, check your immune response, and see how well your digestion works. Sarah’s review of the results will include suggestions of how to improve your gut for optimum health.
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Foods tested:
Grains: corn (maize), durum wheat, gluten, oat, rice, rye, wheat
Nuts: almond, brazil, cashew, peanut, walnut
Herbs/spices: garlic, ginger
Meat/dairy: beef, chicken, cow’s milk, lamb, pork, whole egg
Fish/shellfish: cod, crab, haddock, lobster, mussel, plaice, prawn, shrimp, salmon, trout, tuna
Vegetables/beans: broccoli, cabbage, carrot, celery, cucumber, haricot, leek, lentil, pea, peppers, potato, soya, tomato
Fruit: apple, blackcurrant, grapefruit, lemon, melon (canteloupe), olive, orange, strawberry, watermelon
Misc: cocoa bean, mushroom, tea, yeast
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Foods tested:
Grains: barley, buckwheat, corn (maize), durum wheat, gliadin (gluten), millet, oat, rice, rye, wheat, wheat bran
Nuts/seeds: almond, brazil, cashew, coconut, hazelnut, peanut, pistachio, rapeseed, sesame, sunflower seed, walnut
Herbs/spices: basil, chilli, cinnamon, clove, coriander leaf, cumin, dill, garlic, ginger, hops, mint, mustard seed, nutmeg, parsley, peppercorn, sage, thyme, vanilla
Dairy/Eggs: egg white, egg yolk, cow’s milk, goat’s milk, sheep’s milk
Meat: beef, chicken, duck, lamb, pork, turkey, veal, venison
Fish/Shellfish: cod, crab, haddock, herring, lobster, mackerel, mussel, oyster, plaice, salmon, scallop, shrimp/prawn, sole, swordfish, trout, tuna, turbot
Vegetables/beans: asparagus, aubergine, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage (savoy), carrot, cauliflower, celery, chicory, cucumber, green bean, haricot bean, kidney bean, leek, lentil, lettuce, onion, pea, pepper, potato, soya bean, spinach, tomato
Fruit: apple, apricot, avocado, banana, blackberry, blackcurrant, cherry, cranberry, grape, grapefruit, kiwi, lemon, lime, melon (galia/honeydew), nectarine, olive, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, raspberry, strawberry
Misc: carob, cocoa bean, coffee, mushroom, tea (black), tea (green), yeast (baker’s), yeast (brewer’s)
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Foods tested:
Grains: amaranth, barley, buckwheat, corn (maize), couscous, durum wheat, gliadin (gluten), malt, millet, oat, polenta, quinoa, rice, rye, spelt, tapioca, wheat, wheat bran
Nuts/seeds: almond, brazil, cashew, coconut, flax, hazelnut, macadamia, peanut, pine nut, pistachio, rapeseed, sesame, sunflower seed, tiger nut, walnut
Herbs/spices: aniseed, basil, bayleaf, camomile, cayenne, chilli, cinnamon, clove, coriander leaf, cumin, curry, dill, garlic, ginger, ginseng, hops, licorice, marjoram, mint, mustard seed, nettle, nutmeg, parsley, peppercorn, peppermint, rosemary, saffron, sage, tarragon, thyme, vanilla
Vegetables/beans: artichoke, asparagus, aubergine, broad bean, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage (red), cabbage (savoy), caper, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chard, chickpea, chicory, cucumber, fennel leaf, green bean, haricot bean, kidney bean, leek, lentil, lettuce, marrow, onion, pea, pepper, potato, radish, rocket, shallot, soya bean, spinach, squash (butternut/carnival), sweet potato, tomato, turnip, watercress, yuca
Fruit: apple, apricot, avocado, banana, blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry, cranberry, date, fig, grape, grapefruit, guava, kiwi, lemon, lime, lychee, mango, melon (galia/honeydew), mulberry, nectarine, olive, orange, papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, pomegranate, raisin, raspberry, redcurrant, rhubarb, strawberry, tangerine, watermelon
Misc: agar agar, aloe vera, carob, chestnut, cocoa bean, coffee, mushroom, tea (black), tea (green), yeast (baker’s), yeast (brewer’s)
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Foods tested:
Grains: amaranth, barley, buckwheat, corn (maize), couscous, durum wheat, gliadin (gluten), malt, millet, oat, polenta, quinoa, rice, rye, spelt, tapioca, wheat, wheat bran
Dairy and eggs: alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, casein, egg white, egg yolk, buffalo’s milk, cow’s milk, goat’s milk, sheep’s milk
Nuts/seeds: almond, brazil, cashew, coconut, flax, hazelnut, macadamia, peanut, pine nut, pistachio, rapeseed, sesame, sunflower seed, tiger nut, walnut
Herbs/spices: aniseed, basil, bayleaf, camomile, cayenne, chilli, cinnamon, clove, coriander leaf, cumin, curry, dill, garlic, ginger, ginseng, hops, licorice, marjoram, mint, mustard seed, nettle, nutmeg, parsley, peppercorn, peppermint, rosemary, saffron, sage, tarragon, thyme, vanilla
Vegetables/beans: artichoke, asparagus, aubergine, broad bean, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage (red), cabbage (savoy), caper, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chard, chickpea, chicory, cucumber, fennel leaf, green bean, haricot bean, kidney bean, leek, lentil, lettuce, marrow, onion, pea, pepper, potato, radish, rocket, shallot, soya bean, spinach, squash (butternut/carnival), sweet potato, tomato, turnip, watercress, yuca
Fruit: apple, apricot, avocado, banana, blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry, cranberry, date, fig, grape, grapefruit, guava, kiwi, lemon, lime, lychee, mango, melon (galia/honeydew), mulberry, nectarine, olive, orange, papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, pomegranate, raisin, raspberry, redcurrant, rhubarb, strawberry, tangerine, watermelon
Misc: agar agar, aloe vera, carob, chestnut, cocoa bean, coffee, mushroom, tea (black), tea (green), yeast (baker’s), yeast (brewer’s)
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Foods Tested:
Meat and fish: beef, chicken, duck, goat, goose, horse, lamb, ostrich, ox, partridge, pheasant, pork, quail, rabbit, transglutaminase (meat glue), turkey, veal, venison, anchovy, barnacle, bass, carp, caviar, clam, cockle, cod, crab, crayfish, cuttlefish, eel, haddock, hake, herring, lobster, mackerel, monkfish, mussel, muttonfish (abalone), octopus, oyster, perch, pike, plaice, razor clam, salmon, sardine, scallop, sea bass, sea bream (gilthead & red), shrimp/prawn, skate (thornback ray), sole, squid, swordfish, talapia, trout, tuna, turbot, winkle
Grains: amaranth, barley, buckwheat, corn (maize), couscous, durum wheat, gliadin (gluten), malt, millet, oat, quinoa, white rice, brown rice, rye, sorghum, spelt, tapioca, wheat, wheat bran
Dairy and eggs: buffalo milk, camel milk, cheddar, cottage cheese, cow’s milk, alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, casein, goat’s milk, sheep’s milk, mozzarella, parmesan, quark, chicken egg white, chicken egg yolk, duck egg, quail egg
Alternative milks: almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk, rice milk, soy milk
Nuts/seeds: almond, brazil, cashew, chia, coconut, flax, hazelnut, hemp, macadamia, peanut, pecan, pine nut, pistachio, poppy seed, rapeseed, sesame, sunflower seed, tiger nut, walnut
Herbs/spices: aniseed, basil, bayleaf, bell pepper, camomile, cardamom, caraway, capsicum pepper, cayenne, chilli (green & red), cinnamon, clove, coriander, cumin, curry leaves, dill, fenugreek, galangal, garlic, ginger, hops, horseradish, juniper berry, lemon grass, liquorice, mace, mint, mustard seed, nutmeg, oregano, parsley, peppercorn (black & white), peppermint, rosemary, saffron, sage, stinging nettle, tarragon, thyme, turmeric, vanilla
Vegetables/beans: artichoke, asparagus, aubergine, broad bean, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage (red), cabbage (savoy), cabbage (white), caper, carrot, cassava, cauliflower, celery, chard, chickpea, chicory, courgette, cucumber, fennel leaf, green bean, haricot bean, kale kidney bean, leek, lentil, lettuce, marrow, okra, onion, parsnip, garden pea, pepper (green, red & yellow), potato, radish, rocket, shallot, soya bean, spinach, squash (butternut), sweet potato, tomato, turnip, watercress, yucca
Fruit: apple, apricot, avocado, banana, blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry, cranberry, date, elderberry, fig, grape, grapefruit, guava, kiwi, lemon, lime, lychee, mango, melon (cantaloupe/honeydew), mulberry, nectarine, olive, orange, papaya, passionfruit, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, pomegranate, quince, raisin, raspberry, redcurrant, rhubarb, strawberry, tangerine, watermelon
Edible mushrooms: enoki, oyster, shiitake
Misc: aloe vera, carob, chestnut, cocoa bean, coffee, cola nut, cordyceps mushroom (militaris), ginkgo biloba, ginseng, honey, seaweed (espaguette, himanthalia & kombu), spirulina, sugarcane, tea (black), tea (green), yeast (baker’s), yeast (brewer’s)
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What's tested:
17 Significant Bacteria
Microbiome Diversity - Shannon Index
Intestinal Permeability Index
Calprotectin Linked Dysbiosis Score
Hydrogen Producers (SIBO)
Antibiotic Degradation
Cardiovascular Health (TMAO)
Gut Health Axes:
Gut-Skin Axis
Gut Thyroid Axis
Gut-Metabolism Axis
Gut-Heart Axis
Gut-Liver Axis
Gut-Joint Axis
Gut-Eye Axis
Gut-Hormone Axis
Gut-Brain Axis
Gut-Lung Axis
Gut Interaction Insights:
SCFA Producers
Inflammation Index
Immunity
Sleep
Protein Absorption
Fat Absorption
Carbohydrate Absorption
Mood & Mental Health
Autoimmunity
Detoxification
Stress Resilience
Longevity
Insulin Balance
Bloating / Gas
Vitamin Absorption
Bowel Habits
ADHD
Histamine Index
Fitness
ASD
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What's tested:
17 Significant Bacteria
Microbiome Diversity - Shannon Index
Intestinal Permeability Index
Calprotectin Linked Dysbiosis Score
Hydrogen Producers (SIBO)
Antibiotic Degradation
Cardiovascular Health (TMAO)
Gut Health Axes:
Gut-Skin Axis
Gut Thyroid Axis
Gut-Metabolism Axis
Gut-Heart Axis
Gut-Liver Axis
Gut-Joint Axis
Gut-Eye Axis
Gut-Hormone Axis
Gut-Brain Axis
Gut-Lung Axis
Gut Interaction Insights:
SCFA Producers
Inflammation Index
Immunity
Sleep
Protein Absorption
Fat Absorption
Carbohydrate Absorption
Mood & Mental Health
Autoimmunity
Detoxification
Stress Resilience
Longevity
Insulin Balance
Bloating / Gas
Vitamin Absorption
Bowel Habits
ADHD
Histamine Index
Fitness
ASD
Fungi
Candida albicans
Candida glabrata
Candida tropicalis
Candida parapsilosis
Candida krusei
Candida auris
Parasites
Blastocystis hominis
Giardia lamblia
Dientamoeba fragilis
Entamoeba histolytica
Cryptosporidium parvum
Pathogenic Bacteria
Helicobacter pylori
Clostridium difficile
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Campylobacter jejuni
Salmonella enterica
Shigella spp.
Yersinia enterocolitica
Enterococcus faecalis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Viruses
Norovirus
Adenovirus (type 41)
Enterovirus
Rotavirus
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
Archaea
Methanobrevibacter smithii
(SIBO marker)Methanosphaera stadtmanae
(Immune activator)
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What’s included:
A comprehensive discussion about your health, medical history, diet and lifestyle (up to an hour and a half). Recommendations for changes.
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What’s included:
A follow-up consultation to discuss progress (£20 per half hour).
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What's tested:
19 biomarkers including cholesterol status, inflammation, kidney health, iron status, liver health, proteins, vitamin B12, and vitamin D.
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What's tested:
47 biomarkers including cholesterol status, clotting status, diabetes, gout risk, hormones, inflammation, kidney health, iron status, liver health, proteins, vitamin B12, vitamin D, folate, serum magnesium, red blood cells, white blood cells, and thyroid hormones.
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What's tested:
44 biomarkers including cholesterol status, clotting status, diabetes, gout risk, testosterone, inflammation, kidney health, iron status, liver health, proteins, vitamin B12, vitamin D, folate, serum magnesium, red blood cells, white blood cells, and thyroid hormones.
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What's tested:
6 biomarkers including LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
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What's Tested:
9 biomarkers including oestradiol, FSH, LH, testosterone, and thyroid hormones.
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What's tested:
Vitamin B12 - active.
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What's tested:
5 biomarkers including iron, ferritin, transferrin saturation, and inflammation.
Nutrition, Health & Lifestyle Consultation
A full consultation involves a comprehensive discussion about your health (up to an hour and a half). Sarah will look in-depth at your medical history, diet (including supplements), and lifestyle, and suggest recommendations for changes to improve your overall health and wellbeing. It can be helpful to bring any recent blood test results and a list of current medications. A week's food diary may also be useful.
Sarah works holistically by considering the whole person rather than just the symptoms. Her ethos is to treat clients as unique individuals – every person is different and needs tailored advice. She works with clients on the Isle of Wight, UK and internationally who have issues with ME/chronic fatigue, thyroid, IBS & IBD, high cholesterol, skin conditions, Type 2 diabetes, weight, menopause and many more.
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Health Blood Testing
Sarah is a trained phlebotomist and can offer many different health blood tests through a venous draw. Here’s a small selection of the tests available. Please speak to a member of the Healthy Indulgence team for further options.
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