in today's video we are going to be going over 11 signs you have a histamine intolerance and what
you can do about it histamine is a chemical in the body that plays a role in digestion the immune
system and communication with the brain the body produces histamine but we can also get it from
food now a histamine intolerance isn't actually an intolerance but an indicator that your body
has built up too much and this buildup can happen for a few reasons our bodies naturally produce an
enzyme called diamine oxidase or dao that is made to break down excess histamine from food but if
your body is not making an adequate amount of dao and you are getting a lot from your diet that is
when you can develop a histamine intolerance and experience the symptoms we are about to talk about
reasons you might be dao deficient include if you take certain medications such as pain medications
antibiotics diuretics and antidepressants which prevent production of dao if you have
a gi disorder such as leaky gut ibs or a bacteria overgrowth and also if you consume high amounts
of foods that block dao production which we'll get into in this video and or you consume high
amounts of foods to trigger a histamine response if you fall into any one of these categories
you are at a greater risk of having a histamine intolerance so in today's video we are going
to discuss 11 signs of histamine intolerance and what you can do to prevent and combat it
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today talking about the foods that are high in histamines and this is so that you can make the
connection between these foods and the symptoms then we'll get into the symptoms and we'll talk
about how to prevent and combat them foods high in histamine now before we get into it i just want to
quickly note that there is nothing inherently bad about foods that are high in histamines a lot of
foods that i'm going to mention are very healthy but they might not be appropriate for someone who
is currently histamine intolerant but anyways here are the foods that are high in histamines
fermented foods including fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut and kimchi
fermented dairy such as aged cheeses and yogurts fermented beverages such as alcohol and kombucha
smoked foods such as smoked meat or smoked salmon dried foods such as dried fruit or beef jerky
canned foods such as pickles or fish pork shellfish avocados eggplant and spinach
in general any foods that are aged or fermented are going to have higher levels of histamines
and any foods that are fresh are going to have lower levels again i want to reiterate that if
you are not histamine intolerant there is no reason to avoid these foods but if you find
that after you eat these foods you experience some of the symptoms we're about to get into
that might be a sign that you're histamine intolerant so now let's get into the symptoms
number one a runny nose so the first few symptoms we're going to talk about are the most common ones
histamine intolerance symptoms can look a lot like seasonal allergies and that includes having
a runny nose this is because of the role that histamines play in the immune system
typically the body only releases small amounts of histamines to keep the body in balance but when
you are faced with an allergy trigger say you are allergic to pollen your immune system releases a
larger amount of histamines to defend you this causes inflammation around the affected area as
the histamines work to get rid of the trigger from your body and this causes the symptoms associated
with allergies but when it comes to a histamine intolerance the same thing happens except for
instead of a trigger it's due to a buildup of histamines number two hives another symptom
that can look like allergies includes hives and itchy skin number three irregular periods now
histamine intolerance is actually more common in women than men and a lot of women don't realize
that their irregular menstrual cycle could be due to a histamine intolerance many women find that
their histamine intolerance is worse just before their period and there is a reason for this it
has to do with how our hormones affect histamine estrogen actually increases histamine production
so at times of the month when estrogen is higher histamine intolerance can be worse but not only
that histamine also stimulates the ovaries to make more estrogen which becomes a vicious cycle
and these hormonal changes can impact your period and cause it to become irregular
number four headaches or migraines histamine intolerance can also cause headaches and migraines
for people who experience chronic migraines researchers suspect one common cause overlooked
could be due to an accumulation of histamine in the body number five nasal congestion this is
another one that can look like seasonal allergies if you find you have a stuffy nose after you eat
the foods that we talked about before this could be a sign of a histamine intolerance number six
digestive distress histamine intolerance can also cause you to experience digestive distress
it all depends on where the histamine is released if it is released in the gut then
you might experience an upset stomach number seven fatigue the next symptom of a histamine
intolerance is fatigue an overactive immune system can cause you to become tired during the day
number eight irregular heartbeat a histamine intolerance can also impact the heart causing your
heart rate to become irregular and you might even experience heart palpitations now the rest of the
symptoms we're going to talk about are a bit less common but they can also be a bit more serious
number nine dizziness now some people find that after they eat foods that are high in histamine
they become light-headed and dizzy number 10 high blood pressure this is another symptom that a lot
of people are not aware of but your high blood pressure might be caused by histamine intolerance
histamine itself actually lowers blood pressure however it triggers the release
of other substances such as adrenaline which increase blood pressure number 11 stomach cramps
and the final symptom we're going to talk about today is stomach cramps this can happen again if
the histamine is released in the gut and can obviously be quite uncomfortable what to do
so what can you do if you have a histamine intolerance the first thing to do is to
reduce the amount of high histamine foods in your diet to reduce the buildup these are the
foods we mentioned earlier in the video such as fermented foods aged foods and smoked foods
but there are other foods that trigger histamine response that you want to be mindful of tomatoes
bananas wheat beans citrus fruit certain types of nuts including walnuts cashews and peanuts
food dyes and other food additives all of these trigger your body to release histamine
so basically you want to stick to fresh food as much as you can and reduce anything that
is aged or fermented fresh meat will have a lower histamine content than meat that has been in your
fridge for a couple days fresh seafood is good as well with the exception of shellfish eggs are also
low histamine fresh cheeses fresh vegetables and fruits with the exception of the high
hispanic ones that we spoke about earlier coconut olives and mushrooms are all low in histamine
and nuts other than the ones we mentioned before now you also might want to eat foods that are rich
in dao or supplement dao beef kidney is an example of a food that is super rich in dao although
i know it's not the most appealing there are however a few companies that are doing kidney
supplements which make it a lot more tolerable i will link to some of those in the description box
down below ones that are available in australia in the us and internationally and i do have a few
promo codes so i'll put those down there as well beyond that vitamin b6 has actually been linked
to a dao deficiency so making sure you are getting adequate amounts of that nutrient can help as well
red meat fish and eggs are all excellent sources of vitamin b6 it is mainly found in protein rich
food but it can also be found in some starchy foods as well now before i wrap up i just want
to say that there isn't considered to be a cure for histamine intolerance but a lot of people find
that when they reduce the buildup in their system and when they increase their dao their symptoms
reduce drastically anyways guys that's all i have for you today so to quickly recap the symptoms
number one runny nose number two hives number three a regular period number four headaches or
migraines number five nasal congestion number six digestive distress number seven fatigue
number eight irregular heartbeat number nine dizziness number ten high blood pressure
and number eleven stomach cramps but anyways guys i'm going to wrap this up here let me know in
the comment section down below how many of these symptoms you have and if you already knew you had
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