Martin Healy, Clinic Director, Fitzwilliam Food Test Clinic
I have over 40 years of work experience in the healthcare sector, commencing in the mid-1970’s. My initial experience was in nursing, working in both Irish and UK hospitals. I began an additional three years of training specialising in acupuncture and holistic medicine, qualifying in 1983. I then gained further post-graduation experience while working in London throughout the 1980’s.
About
I now thank these fellow practitioners from that time for introducing me to the link between food intolerance and chronic inflammation. It was mostly naturopaths and herbalists who first began to highlight this new concept. It was a continuation of the work started by Dr. Edward Bach (physician and herbalist) (1886-1936) – Bach Flower Remedies.
At that time in the mid 1980’s, it was the elimination diet and other trial-and-error diets that were used to detect these problem foods. It was all a bit ad hoc and unstructured. However, when we did get it right, the impact was remarkable. So remarkable that it has remained my sole focus ever since.
It took until the early 1990’s for the first laboratory-based tests to emerge. These tests have been evolving, and the laboratories have been perfecting these tests since this time. I began working with these laboratories in the mid 1990’s, and have pioneered these tests ever since.
In partnership with Cambridge Nutritional Sciences Laboratory (UK), I founded Fitzwilliam Food Test Clinic and was the first to launch this new microarray-based IgG antibody test technology into Ireland in the mid 1990’s. In addition to our own clinic clients, we also provide this test service for an increasing number of doctors, fertility clinics, nutritionists, and associated healthcare practitioners throughout Ireland.
Martin Healy
Clinic Director
Fitzwilliam Food Test Clinic