39 responses to “Histamine intolerance, mast cell disorder and allergy supplements (Pt 2)”

1. 

   Awsum

   November 19, 2013

   Thank you for this, very informative, very cool.

2. 

   SWarner

   November 20, 2013

   The issue for me is the NeuroProtek® is really expensive. The directions say 2 capsules for every 44lbs which I’d have to take around 5 per day. That’s a 12 day supply @ $48.00 (w/shipping)…any recommendations? Txs

3. 

   Melinda

   November 20, 2013

   thanks for your video – my body produces histamines also – i need to try the Vit K2

4. 

   thelowhistaminechef

   November 20, 2013

   Hi Melinda, it took me a while, but my body seems to be ok with it now!

5. 

   thelowhistaminechef

   November 20, 2013

   Hi there, I know they do discounts for bulk orders (i.e. more than four). Other than that, the Twinlab is quite a bit less expensive…

6. 

   thelowhistaminechef

   November 20, 2013

   Thank you for watching!

7. 

   SWarner

   November 20, 2013

   Txs…the Twinlab Quercetin?

8. 

   Sandra Pawula

   November 20, 2013

   Well done! These are great tips. At the same time, I’m not at a point that I can introduce these kinds of supplements. I’m still trying to figure out how you got from point A (sick) to point (Z) relatively healthy! I think part of it is that my genetics are different. I just found out my methylation cycle mutations and I need to eliminate animal protein due to excess ammonia and reduce high sulfur foods in addition to the high histamine foods and everything I react to on my IgG. That leaves hardly anything to rotate! 🙂 But, I’ve improved and I’ll keep going. I’ve been meditating for years.

9. 

   Leslie

   November 20, 2013

   Hi Yasmine! So encouraging! So much makes sense to me now. Homeopathy never worked for me because my body would produce powerful crazy symptoms that would overshadow anything I had experienced prior to seeking treatment! It felt like a nuclear bomb going off!
   Anyway- I am having trouble taking vitamin C and B which my doctor prescribed. I have discovered that I am oxalate sensitive and blueberry, banana (other amine sensitive). Any suggestions on good sources in vitamin or food form?

10. 

    Nina Nelson

    November 20, 2013

    Another great video, Yasmine! I’m now on the Twin Lab Quercetin and the Mangosteen as advised from your last spot. I have ocular eczema as well, so it’s hard to tell what’s what, but I do believe it’s helping. Another thing that seems to be working wonders for me is L-Glutamine which I’m taking to repair my stomach/intestine lining. How do you feel about that? And I’m also drinking aloe vera for the same thing.

11. 

    Jodi

    November 20, 2013

    Sandra,
    I’m in the same boat. Sounds like we might have similar genetics. Trying to figure out how to balance low histamine, low sulfur, and low ammonia as well as yeast free. I’ve just decided to focus on the more pressing issues so I don’t whither away from not eating anything… 🙂 It sounds like you’ve read Yasko and probably Lynch’s stuff. I’ve been having trouble finding people who seem to be on the same page and can talk about how to tackle this beast!

12. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    November 20, 2013

    Wow that’s a lot going on! I don’t think I’d be able to juggle all that right now, good on you!

    And thank you 🙂

13. 

    Laura

    November 21, 2013

    Can you explain (again) why it is important to rotate foods and beauty products? It has taken me so long to find products I can use (shampoo, makeup, etc) that I tend to use the same ones for years. I’m so afraid of trying new products. I’m allergic to a lot of chemicals, DMDM Hydantion, to name one.

14. 

    Daniel Breen

    November 22, 2013

    Do you consistently take some supplements while you rotate others? Right now I’m just taking the Mangosteen. And what steps do you take to dilute Quercetin in the oil?

15. 

    stefeni

    November 23, 2013

    A little off topic….if one has issues with histamines are hot springs, hot baths (with epsom salt) & showers out of the questions? Does heat raise the histamine levels in the body…a no no?

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    Ann

    November 24, 2013

    Thanks for all the info. I fell off the wagon with 2 glasses of red wine the other day. Of course, I woke up with swollen feet and legs the next morning. Also, I’ve added quercetin and that seems to be working. I used to have seizures, so am not going to try the spirulina. I read that it should be avoided.

17. 

    Regina

    November 25, 2013

    I would like to know the answer to this too!! Thanks

18. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    November 27, 2013

    I now tolerate baths again but didn’t for many years. Heat does cause mast cells to degranulate and release more histamine.

19. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    November 27, 2013

    HI Ann, if you look hard enough anything has side effects, that said, always be safe and don’t take it!

20. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    November 27, 2013

    Glad to hear the Q is working 🙂

21. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    November 27, 2013

    I take mangosteen and quercetin daily and rotate the others. I dump the caps into a spoon and pipette some oil onto it.

22. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    November 27, 2013

    As it was explained to me, the body begins to build defenses against things. If you rotate, there’s less time for it to do so.

23. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    November 27, 2013

    Thank you Nina! Please remember, I’m not advising, just sharing what works for me. Please please please check with a doc before trying anything 🙂 L-glutamine made me feel mega hyper. I’m highly amine sensitive so taking pure amines isn’t a great idea for me…but we’re all different! I do fine with aloe…

24. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    November 27, 2013

    Indeed!

25. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    November 27, 2013

    Hi Leslie! Ask him if you can try non-ascorbic acid vitamin C. As I explained in the video, it’s made from fermented GM corn. Ascorbyl palmitate is made from unfermented sago palm. B complex would contain niacin which can trigger flushing/histamine and b12 which is made from bacteria and as such can trigger a histamine response. Try this great tool to find foods highest in what you’re looking for: http://nutritiondata.self.com/tools/nutrient-search

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    thelowhistaminechef

    November 27, 2013

    Thanks Nina 🙂 Please remember, I’m not advising, just sharing what works for me. Please remember to check with a doc before adding anything new to your diet. Glad to hear it’s helping! L-glutamine is a pure amine. Not so great for someone like me who’s highly amine sensitive – but we’re all different. I do fine with aloe tho!

27. 

    Muntsa Moral

    November 28, 2013

    How did you find you need to eliminate animal protein due to excess ammonia…is there any specific test? In Barcelona we are only tested for DAO enzime.

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    Becks

    December 17, 2013

    Hello! I recently discovered I am allergic to dairy, and intolerant to gluten, yeast, and eggs. I’ve managed to cut out all of these things completely, but I am still dealing with symptoms that are/or mimic histamine intolerance. I’ve also been on my fair share of antibiotics for the last year, and that is really when things started getting worse. I’m afraid my gut flora is completely wrecked, and I’ve started taking probiotics to try to heal it somehow. I just don’t know what to do. Could it be that my body is still trying to get rid of toxins and excess histamine, and still healing? Or should I try to look into a low-histamine diet? I am just so confused, and noticed my symptoms got worse when I caught a virus the other week. I lay awake in bed all night, and the next couple of days felt shaky, almost like my adrenaline went haywire. I feel nervous, and it”s not like me. I also feel allergic to everything around me, I can feel my sinuses swelling just by walking into a hot, dry room. I tend to get really warm as well, especially in my face. The doctors cannot seem to find anything wrong with my health, except for frequent sinus infections (that I now think might be part of my dairy allergy). I itch day and night, and have developed a rash on my whole upper body. I feel depressed and helpless. If anyone has got any advice I would REALLY appreciate it! The health system here in Norway do not seem too well acquainted with illnesses related to diet…

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    thelowhistaminechef

    January 7, 2014

    Hi there, so sorry, I missed this. It certainly sounds like histamine issues. But to be honest the goal is the same no matter what – to reduce inflammation in the body in order for it to begin functioning normally again. My soy allergy disappeared after a year on the diet. I find it’s not so much the low histamine diet, but rather a high nutrient diet low in crappy foods, and high in antihistamine and anti-inflammatory foods that has helped me the most. There’s a number of good HIT groups on FB, I suggest joining one and comparing symptoms with a few on there. Hope that helps – I’m sorry you’re poorly – it does get better…we all pass through a time of crisis.

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    Carla Hill

    April 1, 2014

    Loved these videos! I,too, wondered how to allow the Quercitin to be more effective I had my gallbladder removed two years ago(that’s what they thought was wrong!) and I’m not to have much oil. What kind do you use? And why does that make it more effective?

31. 

    Deenie

    December 1, 2014

    Hi, I have excess histamine issues and I have been told I require heparin (clexane) shots for my next pregnancy due to a previous blood clot. Will heparin release histamine in my body?

32. 

    Deenie

    December 1, 2014

    Hi, I have excess histamine issues and I have been told I require heparin (clexane) shots for my next pregnancy due to a previous blood clot. Will heparin release histamine in my body?

33. 

    Felipe Moyano

    July 21, 2015

    Aloe vera, L-Glutamine and Holy Basil Extract are working wonders for me… chronic diarreah, inflammation and food allergies for more than ten years.. im not cured, but with this supplements and a very near to paleo-low histamine diet, im doing much better. thank you for sharing

34. 

    Felipe Moyano

    July 21, 2015

    Thank you thank you Yasmina for sharing all these wonderful information.. Here in Spain, Histamine Intolerance is not recognised for the most of the medical practice, but there are some doctors that are waking up..

    I think that the nearest medical term to this in Spain is “Mastocytic enterocolitis”, known by very few doctors.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16519565

    Your low histamine diet is one of the keys for my health improvement. Im very glad. I have been researching for a long time. This thing is very difficult to discover, for example, eating chicken one day and feeling good, and two days later eating the chicken leftovers (increased histamine) and having diarrhea.

    A very big hug for you!
    Felipe

35. 

    Felipe Moyano

    July 21, 2015

    Thank you thank you Yasmina for sharing all these wonderful information.. Here in Spain, Histamine Intolerance is not recognised for the most of the medical practice, but there are some doctors that are waking up..

    I think that the nearest medical term to this in Spain is “Mastocytic enterocolitis”, known by very few doctors.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16519565

    Your low histamine diet is one of the keys for my health improvement. Im very glad. I have been researching for a long time. This thing is very difficult to discover, for example, eating chicken one day and feeling good, and two days later eating the chicken leftovers (increased histamine) and having diarrhea.

    A very big hug for you!
    Felipe

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    Santino Corleone

    February 22, 2016

    Hello Yasmina,

    you advised to take quercetine with fat. However I do not find ay evidence on your statement that quercetin is better absorbed in fat. I only find evidence that it is water soluble. Are you sure that it is better absorbed in fat and if so, could you cite the evidence or tell where you have that information from?

    Thanks,
    Santino

37. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    February 22, 2016

    Hi Santino, thanks for your question. I didn’t advise, I said that’s what I do. I’m neither a doctor nor a nutritionist and as such am not qualified to dispense that advice. I share what I do so that people can discuss it with the appropriate professionals if they wish to explore their use. I was given that information regarding absorption from NIH funded Dr. Theoharides at Tufts, who has published nearly 400 peer reviewed studies, many of them on mast cells and bioflavonoids. I was also diluting in oil because nigella is an antihistamine (Nestle wants to put it in their baby food to prevent food allergies to their products) and because I have found that I tolerate oil based supplements far better. What he did eventually tell me was that the oil needs to be mixed with the quercetin at a high intensity (micronisation) for that to work. I then switched to his Neuroprotek supplement as I obviously don’t have that kind of equipment lying around. I’ve shot an updated video with this information, just waiting for it to be edited and uploaded.

38. 

    Santino Corleone

    February 22, 2016

    Thank you Yasmina!

39. 

    thelowhistaminechef

    February 22, 2016

    My pleasure 🙂