Guide to Low Histamine Flours
Constantly trying to sub flours in when cooking or baking is a massive pain. It sucks to have to avoid one food, much less several hundred, but somehow we’re all managing it. My goal is just to make that easier …
Do I Have a Chocolate Intolerance (or Chocolate Allergy)?
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 …
Are Almonds High in Histamine?
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 …
My Low Histamine Diet Journey
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 …
Sample 5 Day Low Histamine Diet Plan
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 …
Sugar Guide: Low Histamine Sweeteners
When you’re on a low histamine diet, sugar can become a huge headache (literally), as it can exacerbate your body’s reactions to high histamine levels. Fluctuations in blood sugar are bad for your system in general, but high blood sugar …
If You’re Feeling Hopeless, Read This
I’ve been writing this post for several months. Hopefully it’ll explain why I’ve been mostly MIA for the last couple months, but more importantly, I hope it really helps you. Yesterday I was having such a horrible day— a fog …
Manuka Honey for a Low Histamine Diet
There are no miracle cures for histamine intolerance; let me say that up front. You should always ask your physician, functional medicine practitioner, naturopath, etc. before you start on a new supplement or medication. That said, I think that being …
Is Coffee High in Histamine?
Is coffee high in histamine? Unfortunately, that’s a complicated question to answer. While coffee is definitely not an antihistamine, the topic of coffee and histamine intolerance is riddled with misinformation on all sides. This is due in no small part …