The symptoms, the strict diets, the supplements, the speculation…
Do I ever have a story for you. In 2000 I started exhibiting symptoms of Celiac Disease. In 2015 I began having severe symptoms of Histamine Intolerance. I managed both with extremely strict diet and environmental controls and a fortune in supplements (while working a high-stress tech job and doing mountaineering and climbing on the side). The science geek in me was happy to dive into all the rabbit holes: Epstein Barr, microbiomes, biofilms, methylation, epigenetics, toxic lifestyle factors,… but I kept getting sicker. I started on a path of healing trauma using energy work and breathwork. But the breathwork even triggered histamine responses. At my worst I was having histamine reactions even though I had quit my job and was eating mostly iceberg lettuce, kale, olive oil, and sweet potatoes. It was really scary. I bet many of you can relate.
The turning point
In 2021 I woke up the day after a plant medicine ceremony knowing exactly where each disease had come from, knowing that I had cut my connection to those sources, and that day I ate coffee, yogurt, granola, strawberries, cheese and all kinds of other high histamine, non-AIP friendly foods for the first time in YEARS… and nothing happened. No rash, no swollen eyes, no reaction.
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