Welcome to the Healing Histamine Blog
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Kefir: may stabilise mast cells and lower histamine
Fermented foods may block diamine oxidase (DAO) one of the histamine degrading enzymes. That’s why a while back I wrote a post with some tips…
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Antihistamine medication reduces IBS symptoms
Researchers at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in Belgium have published a new study in the journal Gastroenterology on their findings that antihistamines may be…
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Dr. Diana Driscoll interview: vagus nerve and POTS/mast cell activation
In our interview Dr. Diana Driscoll of POTScare shares how she and her family overcome Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and mast…
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Allergy symptoms and hair loss (but don’t forget iron)
Those with hair loss combined with allergy like symptoms who do not test positive for allergies (via IgE) may have high levels of inflammatory mediators like histamine, prostaglandins…
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Happy New Year!
After almost two years of not drinking I discovered that indulging here and there responsibly allowed me to have a normal social life. The modest amount…
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Coconut crème brûlée
Coconut crème brûlé, one of my favourite holiday recipes of the last few years is now live at Beauty and Wellbeing, my new favourite natural…
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The gifting guide
Shopping for histamine intolerance folks is never a walk in the park, so please spare a thought for your beloved who’s currently scratching their head…
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Christmas Menu 2015
There’s no end of upsides to traveling for most of the year. There are however a number of downsides to working while traveling. Sometimes it yields…
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HARVARD NEUROSCIENTIST DR. MICHAEL VAN ELZAKKER: CHRONIC FATIGUE VAGUS NERVE LINK
In today’s interview Harvard and Tufts neuroscientist Dr. Michael Van ElZakker shares his fascinating new paper Chronic Fatigue from Vagus Nerve Infection: A Psychoneuroimmunological Hypothesis. His…
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Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Michael Van ElZakker: chronic fatigue vagus nerve link
In today’s interview Harvard and Tufts neuroscientist Dr. Michael Van ElZakker shares his fascinating new paper Chronic Fatigue from Vagus Nerve Infection: A Psychoneuroimmunological Hypothesis. His…
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Are you allergic to Candida?
Research shows that Candida triggers histamine release, but did you know you can be allergic to candida, causing repeated, longer lasting or more intense infections?…
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Hiram Green: nature’s perfume
I’m in heaven. Absolute heaven. Because for the first time since 2010, I have found a non-migraine inducing perfume so gorgeous that I can no longer…
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Acupuncture as effective as (some) antihistamines
Acupuncture – a good choice for histamine intolerance and mast cell activation? A mounting body of research tells us that acupuncture may help alleviate symptoms of histamine…
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Thanksgiving 2015
When people ask me if I feel deprived on my “diet” I just look at them like they’re nuts. Why would eliminating dairy, gluten, most…
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Confused by a negative histamine test result?
A negative histamine result doesn’t rule out mast cell disorder or some kind of chronic inflammatory condition. When I arrived to meet with my new…
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The Nocebo effect
I was recently interviewed by the wonderful Stacey Colino for an article she wrote for US News and World Report on the placebo effect’s evil…
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Moist zucchini cake gluten and egg free (paleo)
I fell asleep last night dreaming of a cake so moist that forks would slide through it like warm butter. Not sure why anyone was…
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Histamine in fish safety margin not high enough says the WHO
A joint report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation Food Standards Programme Codex Committee on Fish and…
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Misdiagnosis: antibiotics as anti-inflammatories
For many the diagnosis of histamine intolerance or mast cell activation will come after decades of mis-diagnosis. Some of us will have been told it’s…
