lower histamine chicken salad
Here’s my recipe for lower histamine chicken salad. It works great as a topper for a green salad, or as a taco filling with cilantro and lime juice.
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The main ingredient for this recipe is organic skinless, boneless chicken breasts. I like this brand, and I keep them frozen until the moment I’m ready to start the recipe. That keeps histamine from building up during the thawing process. I microwave the breasts for about two minutes to make it easier to remove them from the packaging and then put them straight into the Instant Pot for a quick cook on the “meat” cycle. Once the chicken is cooked I remove it immediately, chop it, and freeze the meat broth for other uses. I like to use Primal mayo for this recipe, and if I’m making a taco or wrap I like these tortillas.
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 and debilitating symptoms daily, including anaphylaxis, which can be fatal.
MCAS is often found in combination with other chronic conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
Frequently healthcare providers do not know about MCAS, and the tests for MCAS are problematic because they are not uniformly reliable. MCAS can be difficult to manage. Treatments include blocking mast cell mediators with anti-histamines and mast cell stabilizers, as well as avoiding triggers.
Check out this post on how to manage MCAS.
This recipe is low in carbs, higher in fat, protein, and fiber, while still being lower in histamine and histamine-releasing foods, lower in oxalates, and free of nightshades, grains, and gluten. Eating a diet lower in carbs and inflammatory foods can help to control histamine intolerance. To learn more about the lower histamine diet click here!
The bucket theory offers a helpful analogy for understanding symptom reactions with MCAS.
Think of your body as an empty bucket that you want to keep from overflowing. Different foods and activities fill your histamine bucket at different speeds but they combine to form the total level of histamine in your body (how full your bucket is). A fuller bucket means you have more histamine symptoms. When you manage triggers, reduce exposure to known triggers, and take medications and supplements to reduce histamine, you can manage the level of your bucket.
Knowing your symptom progression in a symptom flare is the key to developing your own rescue plan. In this post, I discuss how to determine your own symptom progression. Once you know what typically happens in your symptom progression you can design a rescue plan to address those symptoms.
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This dish is great on its own, but can also be garnished in a few ways:
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