(and what I wish I had known sooner). Why do we see more people with histamine issues on elimination diets?
Why is histamine becoming such an issue for people?
Today is a shorter email where I will share some thoughts on why I believe I experienced histamine issues after one solid year on an elimination diet (and what I did about it) - as well as why I am seeing a huge huge increase in histamine issues over the last year in my client & community population.
Sunday's email will be a deeper dive into some of the Quantum Biology & Circadian Biology implications (with science to back it up π) - so stay tuned!
In 2019 & 2020, I thought I was doing everything right.
I was following a βcleanβ elimination diet to reduce inflammation & get rid of my gut & skin issues. No gluten, no dairy, no nightshades, no sugar.....nothing but meat & eggs. My meals were repetitive but βsafe.β
And for a little while (almost exactly one year)β¦ I felt better. The constant bloating was gone - my skin cleared up, and my mental health had never been better.
But then things took a weird turn in spring of 2020.
Suddenly, I started reacting to everything. My face would flush after eating. My heart raced after bone broth. Egg whites started giving me headaches. Leftovers made me itchy.
I didnβt understand it then, but I had developed histamine intolerance β a problem I now see ALL the time in women & men who have over-restricted their diets without supporting the foundational systems that run the body: circadian rhythm, light, mitochondria, and the nervous system.
Hereβs what happened to me:
I had low DAO enzyme production, because my gut wasnβt getting the light cues or nutrients needed to function properly.
I had poor redox and low metabolic flexibility, so my body couldnβt βclearβ histamine efficiently.
And worst of all? I had convinced myself that healing meant eliminating more foods β not rebuilding my resilience.
Dr. Becky taught me that I didnβt need more restriction. I needed real support for my liver & my gut. I needed more DAO rich foods in the meantime & to understand histamine triggers beyond food.
Within a few months of implementing her work - I was able to tolerate more foods & the histamine issues were gone!
Finding her work & combining it with circadian biology - hydration and sunlight has been instrumental to SO many of my community members as well.
Stay tuned for Sunday's deep dive on histamine (and why I think this is becoming a bigger issue lately)....but for now - I wanted to let you know that Dr. Becky has contributed her $297 Histamine course to the Health Alchemy Bundle!β
βClick here to check it out & all the amazing resources that Carrie & I have spent the last 2 years putting together.
In the Bundle you will learn how to:
Repair your gut-brain axis without needing $1,000 in supplements
Reset your circadian rhythm and turn your light environment into medicine
Understand histamine from a mitochondrial lens (not just the food fear rabbit hole)
Understand how NNEMF impacts your health & learn how the everyday person can mitigate it
Get hydration tools & understand hydration from the quantum lens
Get several courses on fat loss - protein - fertility - homeopathy & more! β
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