On this episode of The Paleo View, Stacy and Sarah share on histamine intolerances – what are they, what causes them, and how to manage them. The hosts also answer listener questions related to histamine intolerances.
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The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 170, Histamine Intolerances
- Intro (0:00)
- News and Views (0:56)
- Happy birthday Sarah!
- How Sarah is acting like an old lady these days, and why she is making a stand for not yet being in her 40’s
- In addition to recording The Paleo View, Sarah’s birthday celebration also included a special WOD and a hot stone massage
- Stacy’s life happenings include Ronda Rousey and how the internet blew up, and Adele
- This week’s show will be about histamine intolerances and Sarah has a feeling that many people will be self diagnosing themselves by the end of this show, and wants to provide a friendly reminder to seek a health care provider if you think you may have an issue with histamine intolerances (in this case a functional specialist, a naturopathic doctor, or someone in the alternative healthcare field)
- Histamine intolerance can look like a lot of things, and a lot of things can look like histamine intolerance; and there are a lot of potential causes of them
- Remember that nothing Sarah or Stacy say on the show should be taken for medical or nutritional advice
- Science with Sarah (13:32)
- Histamine is a normal molecule produced by our body and people are very familiar with it based on its relation to allergies or our reactions to bug bites – it is one of the ways our immune system physically isolates a toxin and tries to get rid of it
- It is also one of the things that happens with foods allergies, with anaphylactic shock producing a very large histamine response
- Histamine has other important roles in the body – it is part of how cells communicate with their neighbors, and is a neurotransmitter that regulates a very large number of functions in the body
- Histamine intolerances, how they are triggered and what is happening on a cellular level when triggered
- The root of histamine intolerance is that the production of histamine is greater than our ability to handle it, and that production can come from a few different places and our inability to handle it can also come from a few different places – but basically it boils down to having too much histamine and the body not being able to handle it
- The lengthy and broad list of histamine intolerance symptoms
- How some foods have histamine, which is basically considered spoilage and is something that is tested for in high levels in the food industry
- Seafood is a great example of a histamine containing food, but with a huge variation – more details on this
- Fermented foods, alcoholic beverages, and deli meats can also all be high in histamines
- Some fruit, soy products, coffee, chocolate, green tea, pork, and spinach can all have lower levels of histamine
- Finding a health professional to help you diagnose any responses you may be having to these foods
- Histamine intolerance seems to be highly related to a leaky gut
- The treatment is a low histamine diet, partnered with working on gut health
- Eventually you would slowly start increasing high histamine containing foods
- Questions & Answers (30:02)
- Christina – why are no two histamine lists the same? Would a rotational diet help to avoid more sensitivities?
- The limited research that is available on these lists
- What a rotation diet can do if you have a very leaky gut
- The challenge with the strict rotation and what happens with time
- Sarah recommends the rotation diet as a second tier effort, and recommend figuring out the rotation with a really good nutritional therapy practitioner or a functional medical specialist
- This is a very situational strategy
- Jen – why are dried fruits and veggies high in histamine even if homemade?
- What happens during the drying process and how the nutrients become concentrated
- Christina – why are no two histamine lists the same? Would a rotational diet help to avoid more sensitivities?
- Dose dependent reactions and determining how cutting out certain nutrient dense foods impact overall health versus the cons of triggering a small reaction
- Just a reminder that Sarah has two epic giveaways that are about to close, enter them here and here
- Happy Thanksgiving to our listeners! Stacy encourages everyone to find a family tradition and to enjoy family time together
- Sarah’s Thanksgiving plans
- Stacy’s love for Sarah’s pumpkin pie recipe
- Stacy will be sharing her epic 2015 Thanksgiving menu soon
- And be sure to check out this holiday recovery podcast episode if you need help after Thanksgiving
- Thank you for tuning in!
- Outro (52:58)
Root Vegetable Casserole