WHO AM I?

YASMINA YKELENSTAM – THE LOW HISTAMINE CHEF

The fridge and fields are my medicine cabinet. I’ve managed to withdraw from all pharmaceuticals including: anti-histamines, anti-anxiety meds, antidepressants, migraine, nausea, and dizziness meds. I’m now the happiest and healthiest I’ve ever been. I’ve learned to harness the positives that high histamine bestows (appetite suppression, higher metabolism, energy) and make them work for me!

Who the hell am I to give dietary advice? My cookbooks reflect the incredible amount of research into histamine and other biogenic amines in food that I’ve obsessively collected over the last two years since my histamine intolerance diagnosis. As a former journalist with over 10 years research and international news production experience for 60 Minutes, CNN and the BBC, I know how important the facts are. Not only do I back up each claim on my site with numerous studies, I’ve even used myself as a guinea pig, taking myself from washed up medical mystery to successful 21st century businesswoman.

I’ve also kindly been given permission by Dirk Budka, the practitioner who diagnosed me (now retired), to use his low histamine food list for my low histamine recipes. Other than that, I’ve cross referenced lists on the net, using the ingredients most agree on, as well as taking into account the histamine in foods list recognised by the Spanish Diamine Oxidase Society.

But, here’s a promise: if you can’t tolerate a recipe or ingredient, please just contact me and I’ll replace it, but rest assured, all recipes have gluten and gluten free options!