Welcome to the Healing Histamine Blog
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Warming plant protein rich soup
You’ll notice there’s some ingredients here that are on some lists as high histamine. I talk quite a bit about how abandoning the low histamine/histamine…
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A day in the life: my food and exercise schedule
Wondering what exactly I do to heal myself? When I share exactly what I do with people they’re often taken aback by the actual intensity…
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Soap the Earth: unscented bath & beauty
There was a time in the not so distant past that I was unable to wash my body with anything other than a loofah and…
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Autumnal garden vegetable soup
The leaves turning various shades of orangey gold means heralds the arrival of soup season. I adore soup. It’s my first choice for lunch and often…
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Scientists test implantable vagus stimulator to fight inflammation
In my recent post on the vagus nerve connection I shared some research on how faulty wiring in this heart, brain and stomach connection can…
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Herbs treat SIBO as effectively as antibiotics
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a pesky issue which means that there’s abnormal numbers of normal bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. SIBO may cause intestinal…
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75% RDA iron from a fish?
I recently posted a photo of a cast iron pan on Instagram, sharing that it’s one of the ways I boost my meagre iron supply;…
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Managing exercise induced stress
Exercise is often problematic for those with histamine intolerance, mast cell activation or mastocytosis, mostly because cardiovascular exercise has been shown to: You’ll find all…
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Gluten free vegan pakoras
When I sit down to create a recipe for folks with histamine intolerance or mast cell activation I ask myself what I can do to…
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Gluten and dairy free tigernut flour pancakes
You may think – “Well, I’m cutting histamine out of the diet, I really can’t get rid of anything else!”. So, you might not have…
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Reacting to everything? This could be why
Why do many of us experience a gradual or suddenly increasing reactions to not just histamine, but foods on pretty much all the lists (salicylates,…
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Going egg free for histamine intolerance and heart health
Eggs are a valuable source of protein, vitamin B12, iodine and riboflavin. Most importantly, for those taking certain anti-histamines and anti-cholinergics who are worried about their…
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Interview: Fasting Mimicking Diets for Mast Cell Activation & Allergies
UPDATE: The USC Longevity Institute have kindly agreed to send me a fasting mimicking pack to test so that I can share my experience with…
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Brain fog – the histamine connection and beyond
One of the most terrifying symptoms of histamine/mast cell disorders has to be the dreaded brain fog. In my case this manifested at an early…
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Red cabbage rolls w/creamy veggies
I’m moving away from animal protein for a while, something I try to do regularly. I’m not going to argue for either side here, it’s…
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The vagus nerve inflammation connection
What’s the vagus nerve and why should you care about it? Research on the vagus nerve, which runs from the brain to the stomach, has…
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Spending your histamine allowance
A little thought from my Man Food book… I look at histamine in my diet as a kind of balance sheet. Consider the idea of…
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Kholrabi (or zucchini) noodles with steak
I’ll be traveling for the next few weeks with little access to a kitchen, so I thought I’d share a recipe from my latest book…
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Histamine intolerance and exercise
A lot of you have been telling me that any kind of exercise, for as little as five minutes, has you feeling dizzy, sick, or…
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Interview: my chat with Abel James of the Fat Burning Man
I had the BEST time being interviewed by Abel James of the Fat Burning Man podcast and website. Abel was vegan, now paleo, but totally…