Chickpea Blondies (gluten free, vegan)
I’ve waited FAR too long to post this recipe – why? Because there’s an outcry every time I use an ingredient that some lists consider to be high histamine. Here’s the (high nutrient) scoop – if you’re past the elimination phase of four – six weeks, your palette is yours. I believe it’s up to […]
8 top tips for dealing with a histamine reaction
We’ve all been there: the world just won’t stop spinning, your heart is just about ready to jump out of your chest, your vision is going hella weird, a migraine’s brewing, and you’re worried another bite of food will end in an Exorcist style bout of projectile vomiting. What to do? I used to live […]
Creamy Vegan Dulce de Leche Ice Cream (antihistamine & anti-inflammatory)
Drool alert! It’s the antihistamine and anti-inflammatory ice cream I’ve been promising…you don’t actually need an ice cream maker, but it sure makes it easier! I include instructions for with and without. Dulce de Leche is one of my all time favourite ice cream flavours – a kind of toffee/caramel taste. The literal translation from […]
10 reasons I include foods on high histamine lists in my diet
My lunch of a few days ago – zucchini noodles with creamy avocado sauce and nigella. In my line of work (the business of being healthy and spreading calm and happiness), the question I’m asked the most is: “Why have you used X in your recipe, I thought it was high histamine?????????????????” Heard me say […]
Meditation: nature’s antihistamine
I’ve been practicing mindfulness/meditation in general on and off since the age of 18, but this time it stuck. I think because I truly committed to it and finally understood the science behind it, namely that: Meditation is an antihistamine and a mast cell stabilizer [1] as well as a prostaglandin inhibitor [2]. It’s so […]
The Juice Lady, Cherie Calbom interview
This lovely lady, the Juice Lady Cherie Calbom to be precise, tells an inspirational story that I remind myself of any time I feel myself flagging in my healing process. Like many of us, Cherie struggled with a chronic fatigue like illness that doctors were unable to diagnose. Cherie was lovely enough to take some […]
THE JUICE LADY, CHERIE CALBOM INTERVIEW
This lovely lady, the Juice Lady Cherie Calbom to be precise, tells an inspirational story that I remind myself of any time I feel myself flagging in my healing process. Like many of us, Cherie struggled with a chronic fatigue like illness that doctors were unable to diagnose. Cherie was lovely enough to take some […]
Meditation: antihistamine, mast cell stabiliser, epigenetic superstar
I really wanted to call this post: “How meditation saved my life (again and again).” You may have seen a number of my instagram photos of late – this among them…. Or heard me jabbering excitedly to friends about an orange, two oranges, a box of strawberries, two and now raspberries! Yes, I’ve added the […]
New Year Antihistamine Detox Jui-cie
You know that perennial hot topic: juices vs. smoothies? My new big thing this year is hedging my bets with what I’m calling a jui-cie – a juice/smoothie combo. Those of you who follow my blog will have noticed pictures of me eating strawberries popping up here and there, as well as stories of oranges, […]
The raw organic beauty make over
Are you ready to par-tay? With New Year’s Eve almost upon us I thought it would be rude not to share some of my top tips for a great evening! Because I’m a girly-girl (well, sometimes), I’ve put together a low histamine beauty make-up tutorial to go with the Low Histamine Beauty Survival Guide. In it […]