Here is my master list of MCAS tolerated foods that are low in salicylates, oxalates, and histamine. This list is to be used as a reference if you are seeking a diet lower in histamine, oxalates, and salicylates. Only make drastic changes to your diet in consultation with your healthcare provider. As an Amazon Associate, […]
Have You Heard of this Guilt-Free Vegetable?
This post provides an intro to my favorite new guilt-free vegetable, the humble Choko or Chayote Squash. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. What is MCAS? Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a chronic condition that affects all organ systems. MCAS is serious and disabling and people with MCAS experience often significant […]
Top 3 Most Useful Nutrition Apps for MCAS
With the helpful apps listed in this post, you will save time and energy.
4 Critical Products for Pain Relief
This post provides 4 products for pain relief for those chronic pain when you can’t or don’t want to take NSAIDs.
5 Useful Healthier Home Tips for MCAS
In this post, I share five healthier home tips to make your home your safe haven from environmental triggers. If you have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), or another chronic illness, then conventional building materials, technology, and cleaning products are problematic for people with sensitive constitutions.
10 Genius Cooking Tools for MCAS
In this post, I share the ten cooking tools for MCAS. When you have Mast Cell Activation (MCAS) or a health condition that requires a special diet it helps to have some basic cooking tools to make cooking easier. You don’t need to invest a huge amount of money to have useful cooking tools, and I provide ideas for making these key purchases more economical.
How to Avoid Unhealthy Plastics
I’ve been trying to eliminate all unhealthy plastics in my life because I have elevated thyroid titers. In a prior post, I explored BPA and BPS in plastics. This is an update on that post to include new information I’ve learned in my quest for health!
The Magic of Anti-Histamine Foods
Have you heard of anti-histamine foods? When you have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome or MCAS, the key to success is to find the foods you can tolerate. Foods that are high in histamine should generally be avoided, but your individual constitution will determine what you can tolerate. Foods that are low in histamine are generally considered safe. And then there are foods that actually lower histamine or anti-histamine foods. When you include anti-histamine foods in your meals you can ameliorate some of the negative effects of eating higher histamine foods.
Understanding Atmospheric Pressure Changes and MCAS
This winter I’ve experienced a lot more issues with changes in atmospheric pressure than ever before. And in fact, on the day of this writing, we are experiencing in the Midwest what is called a Bomb Cyclone, which is a meteorological event of an extreme drop in barometric pressure. So I am devoting this post to sharing the information I’ve learned about what happens to your body when you experience atmospheric pressure changes, and what can help with the attendant discomfort.
Breakthrough Detoxing with MCAS
Detoxing with MCAS needs to be specialized. From genetic testing, I know that I carry gene variants that make it more difficult for my body to detoxify. Yet I feel better when I have less inflammation and less toxic load on my body. I’ve run into problems trying to detoxify because the typical methods of detoxification can cause mast cell activation.