The rosacea-histamine-mast cell connection
It wasn’t so long ago that a post I wrote on eczema being a mast cell/histamine intolerance related issue went pretty viral. A recent re-post on my Facebook page generated an impressive number of requests for me to look into whether rosacea is also one. Well, guess what folks – it sure is! Sadly it […]
Dr Janice Joneja: histamine intolerance or mast cell disorder?
It’s a question most of us diagnosed with histamine intolerance have asked ourselves at some point (if not obsessively, all the time): am I dealing with something else? Something like a mast cell activation disorder, or mastocytosis. Immunologist, nutritionist and pioneering histamine researcher Dr Janice Joneja was kind enough to share her view on it. […]
The histamine (mast cell) depression link
While you could say it’s pretty normal to be down in the dumps over having been sick for most of your life, I’ve often found it interesting that an impressive number of us with histamine intolerance, mast cell activation disorders and mastocytosis appear to suffer from crushing depression. So convinced was I of the link, […]
Eczema: a mast cell/histamine related condition
It’s official: though we’ve long suspected it, we can now add eczema/atopic dermatitis to the list of histamine/mast cell related conditions. A new study [1] recently proved, for the first time in humans, that mast cells (the pesky little buggers that house histamine in the body) are a key culprit in causing eczema (also known […]
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 […]
Histamine intolerance, mast cell disorder and allergy supplements (Pt 2)
In today’s video I take you through: Part two of my favourite mast cell stabilising, allergy fighting, histamine intolerance quashing supplements. How to maximise quercetin absorption; considerably! Why quercetin might not be right for you. Why taking/eating the same thing every day could be tripping up your progress. And also a quick explanation on how […]
Dr Castells interview: the role of stress in mast cell disorders
Stress. We all deal with it. Thanks to the research of Dr Theoharides [1] and others, we know stress hormones can cause mast cells to degranulate, thereby releasing histamine and other inflammatory agents into our bloodstream. I’d love to know if this is the case just for those of us with histamine intolerance, mast cell […]
DR CASTELLS INTERVIEW: THE ROLE OF STRESS IN MAST CELL DISORDERS
Stress. We all deal with it. Thanks to the research of Dr Theoharides [1] and others, we know stress hormones can cause mast cells to degranulate, thereby releasing histamine and other inflammatory agents into our bloodstream. I’d love to know if this is the case just for those of us with histamine intolerance, mast cell […]
DR CASTELLS INTERVIEW: LIFESTYLE CHANGES DO WORK FOR MAST CELL/HISTAMINE DISORDERS
Many of you will read the title of this post and think “D’oh! Of course lifestyle changes work for mast cell/histamine disorders!” But would you believe that out of eight world renowned mast cell experts at the European Mastocytosis Conference patient Q & A session in London last week, none of them appeared to acknowledge […]
Dr Castells interview: lifestyle changes DO work for mast cell/histamine disorders
Many of you will read the title of this post and think “D’oh! Of course lifestyle changes work for mast cell/histamine disorders!” But would you believe that out of eight world renowned mast cell experts at the European Mastocytosis Conference patient Q & A session in London last week, none of them appeared to acknowledge […]