High histamine, can’t sleep?
Have allergies (or histamine intolerance, mast cell activation, mastocytosis) and can’t sleep? It’s not just you – a new study reveals that in narcolepsy, a condition that causes excess sleep, extra histamine is produced. While we’re on the topic of sleep… CLICK HERE TO CREATE YOUR OWN PERSONALISED HEALING HISTAMINE PLAN. Here are my top 5 […]
How allergies are making you fat (and what you can do about it!)
Beating yourself up for not being able to shift that extra 15 pounds you’ve been lugging around for the last few years? Thinking that it’s kinda weird it’s there to start with – you’re a really healthy eater, no junk foods, you’re watching the calories, eating mostly organic foods (as far as your wallet stretches), […]
Eating with intent – antihistamines on a plate.
I make no bones about the fact that I believe the key to moderating, managing, treating or “recovering” from histamine intolerance, mast cell activation and mastocytosis lies in the very thing many of us are afraid of. Am I allowed to say the “F” word here? Ok, I’m going for it. FOOD. It’s the four […]
Antihistamine & anti-inflammatory hibiscus smoothie
Yum yum yum! This beautiful smoothie is perfect for outdoor summer entertaining. Thanks to the vibrant colour, even my friend’s kids wanted a glass. I brewed up a cup of mast cell stabilising/antihistamine quercetin rich and anti-inflammatory hibiscus, let it cool for a minute, before tossing in a cup of quercetin and mast cell stabilising/histamine […]
Shutting down histamine reactions (quickly)
As you all know by now (’cause I’m fond of reminding you), I’m not a doctor. What I am is an avid student of nutrition,) and a mast cell activation/histamine intolerance survivor and thriver. The pictures I post of myself traveling the world aren’t a vanity project. When I made the decision to bare my […]
Juicy Antihistamine Veggie Burgers
Like I always say, being healthy doesn’t mean being chained to your kitchen…I regularly make a great antihistaminic and anti-inflammatory breakfast and lunch in just 10 minutes! How to do it? I make myself a green juice, juicing the veggies first, because I’m so not into sweet burgers, then scoop them out and into a […]
UK based nutritionist Micki Rose on treating (and diagnosing) Histamine Intolerance
As one of the UK’s most well respected naturopathic practitioners and health writers, could you please share with my readers your view on the underlying causes of histamine intolerance? Gosh, that’s the sixty million dollar question, isn’t it? I am not a histamine expert, and I am sure others will have much more on that, […]
Histamine, Mast Cells and Methylation: A Mother Battles MCAD
UPDATE: for more on methylation and how it relates to histamine intolerance, mast cell activation and mastocytosis, don’t miss my interview with Dr Ben Lynch of MTHFR.net – sign up to my mailing list! There’s little in life more frightening than having a sick child. Make it an illness that no one has ever heard […]
Why you should be playing with food…
Eating the same thing over and over numbs the appetite. Nowadays when I slip into “can’t be bothered to cook/eat/grocery shop” mode, I realise what’s amiss. Seduction. Eating for health means easily falling prey to the “it’s ugly and tastes nasty so it must be good for me” way of thinking. Wrong. Convincing yourself that […]
Dr Alejandro Junger can help you ‘Clean’ up allergies
I’m beside myself with excitement that Dr Junger was gracious enough to take some time out of his busy schedule (check out his recent appearance on the Dr Oz Show) to share how his Clean program can benefit those of us with food intolerances or allergies. As an aside, he’s Gwyneth Paltrow’s doc, and as […]