Happy Holidays: the (mini) Christmas Book
(Ok everybody, sing to the tune of jingle bells!) Oh-what-fun-it-is-to-write-aaaaaaaaaaaaa-Christmaaaaaaaas-boooooook-for-yoooooooooou! Yay! I’m finally done with the most fun menu I’ve put together. All recipes are highly adaptable and offer many, many substitution possibilities. These low histamine recipes are low oxalate, mostly paleo (or can be easily adapted), dairy free, gluten free and of course, […]
Are you eating these seasonal healing foods?
Lovely farmer’s market green tomato tree is still around, despite being out of season! But I was there on another mission… Friends and family remain shocked by my (seemingly) encyclopedic knowledge of the healing powers of foods. Valuable space I might add, once allotted to remembering heads of state (in my former career as a […]
The antihistamine & anti-inflammatory diet wins!
Yes dear friends, it seems as though I’m winning the battle against my histamine intolerance/mast cell activation/whatchamacallit! So I had to park myself outside Whole Foods in London for a juicy celebratory selfie. You’ll notice I’m mugging it up with my top ally in the battle against chronic illness – Mr Green. Ok, now let’s […]
A thank you to my readers!
It’s high time I gave you all a big heartfelt thank you. Writing this blog has been the single most consistently cathartic experience of my life. Sharing my experiences with you, learning from you, feeling that I’m fighting to heal not just for myself, but in order to share my findings with you, has inspired […]
Creamy Anti-inflammatory Artichoke Pasta w/Antihistamine Herbs (Gluten & Dairy Free)
My man declared this incredibly creamy gluten & dairy free, anti-inflammatory artichoke and antihistamine herb pasta his new favourite dish! I have to agree. It’s the perfect lunch or dinner, to be enjoyed by two. For those of you who don’t already know – my man doesn’t have histamine, dairy or gluten issues – he’s […]
How I learned to stop worrying (and love yoga again)
Yes dear friends, the diet and lifestyle changes I’ve made in the last year are certainly working. Otherwise there’s no way I could have completed my first 90minute, level 2-3 (out of 3) ashtanga yoga class in over two years just last week. It might not sound like much, but when you consider my last […]
I choose life
There’s nothing quite like facing a kidnap threat in an Islamic country, being bombed/shot at, or thinking you’re going down in a chopper, to make you understand how stress affects you. In my case, as a journalist covering war zones for CNN and the BBC, in the short term, the lightening bolt of adrenalin made […]
The Low Histamine Lifestyle 101 Webinar
New to histamine intolerance, mast cell activation or mastocytosis? Wondering how to get started on low histamine/antihistamine & anti-inflammatory diet? Fret not! I’ll be sharing my tips, tricks and survival strategies with you next month in my very first webinar! Thanks to those who voted over the last few weeks, the topic will be: the […]
Histamine reaction busting meditation
My Silva post a few weeks ago led to quite a few people asking for more details on how I used meditation to get me over the worst of my histamine reactions. Well, guess what? Last night was fairly unpleasant, well a little scary really, but I thought it would be a good time to […]
HISTAMINE REACTION MEDITATION
Yasmina’s personal meditation, based around the Silva Method and others, to help her neutralize a bad histamine intolerance reaction/mast cell activation episode. She was told stress can cause anaphylaxis, so calming down was a top priority. Please do not hesitate to call 911 or your doctor if you have a histamine reaction. We’re not advocating […]