The Histamine Handbook: Understanding Your Body’s Alarm System For about two weeks now, patients have been complaining of sinus issues. This is not the flu/head cold that hit us before Christmas and lasted forever, but the first signs of our lovely pollen season showing up. As I drive down the road, I am seeing lots […]
Histamine Symptom Questionnaire Rate each symptom based on how often and severely it occurs in the past 3–6 months. 0 = Never / No symptoms 1 = Rarely (once a month or less) 2 = Occasionally (several times a month) 3 = Frequently (several times a week) 4 = Very often (daily or almost daily) […]
High HISTAMINE-RELEASING Foods to Avoid or Strictly Limit (Do you react to any of these foods with symptoms?) 1. Fermented, Aged, and Processed Foods (Highest Histamine Sources) Aged cheeses (e.g., cheddar, parmesan, blue cheese, gouda, camembert, swiss) Fermented foods: sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, kefir, yogurt (especially long-fermented), miso, tempeh, natto, soy sauce, tamari Cured/processed/smoked meats: salami, […]
You’ve probably heard advice to avoid “processed foods” and eat “whole foods,” but what does that really mean? A classification system called NOVA has become popular for thinking about how our food is made. While it offers some useful insights, it’s important to understand both its benefits and limitations when making choices about what to […]
Red itchy eyes, runny nose, sneezing, all the joys of seasonal allergies. We get a lot of that here in the valley. We can run to the store to get pills and drops and sprays to combat these symptoms, most of which work by counteracting histamines, thus the name anti-histamines. But is there more […]