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Tag: histamine

Understanding Food Processing

Post author By Dr. Dave DeLapp
Post date January 30, 2026

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 […]

Tags artificial colors, celiac disease, diabetes, emulsifiers, farms, frozen foods, heart disease, histamine, industrialization, NOVA, obesity, overconsumption, oxalates, pesticides, preservatives, spoilage, ultra processed, whole foods

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Histamines/allergies

Post author By Dr. Dave DeLapp
Post date April 25, 2021

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 […]

Tags aggression, allergy, DAO, excitatory neurotransmitter, fermented foods, histamine, Histo-X, ichy eyes, insomnia, leukotrine, Mast Cell Activation, runny nose, sneezing