Eating To Good Health
Chocolate is by far my favorite food (sorry, panang curry). It’s stayed that way, even after turning on me in the form of a chocolate sensitivity, developed due to my histamine intolerance. Most days, if I eat more than a …
Almonds have earned a fond place in my heart and on my dining room table. They were a staple food for me before I developed histamine issues, but once I started exploring the low histamine diet, I started worrying that …
It’s been suggested for my entire life that I might be the cookie monster in disguise. Totally quitting sugar for the first few weeks of my low histamine diet was by far the most difficult part of it all, because …
Following a low histamine diet has forced me to confront how few ingredients most people rely on for their desserts. Most sweets are either fruity or chocolaty, with some people looking towards vanilla as a foil. But in sorting out …
Last winter I was looking for a hearty low histamine lamb recipe, as my local farmer’s market carries loads of fresh-frozen meats. Poking around online, I saw a lot of garlic-based lamb dishes, so I combined a few different ones, …
As the cold weather ends and spring fulling springs, for some reason brussels sprouts are one of the few organic low histamine vegetables I can find pretty consistently. They also stay good in the fridge for at least a week, …
While I don’t identify exclusively as a “snacker,” I certainly like to graze often during the day, and would prefer potato chips to meat loaf. So when I started the low histamine diet and cut out snack foods, well, it …
This is a living document keeping track of my own experience living a low histamine lifestyle. My histamine sensitivity symptoms over the years have included: severe stomach pain, GERD, nighttime reflux (causing enamel erosion and severe tooth pain), increasing levels …
Most people don’t experience pain directly related to their food. Yet when I was at my worst, every meal I ate caused me some level of pain either immediately or within an hour or two of finishing. In kind, I …
This Pure Wine Wand review is part of a five-part series I’m working on, all about low histamine wines. So I finally got the infamous wine wands. I actually got these a couple months ago, but I hadn’t worked up …