Recently it has become increasingly clear that many patients who call requesting an initial psychiatric consultation are suffering from a common condition known as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). MCAS can present with extremely diverse fluctuating symptoms. Brain fog, anxiety, depression and insomnia are among the most common symptoms, and thus it is truly unfortunate… [Continue reading]
Histamine Intolerance
Toxic Mold and Psychiatric Symptoms
Illness related to mold exposure is something that I had heard of, but did not take to heart until recently. This fall I started Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training which required a daily home practice. I set up my yoga props in a cozy corner of the carpeted finished basement and practiced there for at least an hour every day. Kundalini… [Continue reading]
Histamine Intolerance, Ancestral Health and Courage
Healing and illness occur on multiple levels, the physical, emotional and spiritual. In our culture we focus on the physical as of primary importance, a distant second is the emotional, and the spiritual is typically hardly regarded as significant at all. Science views the body as a complex machine, an isolated separate material object located… [Continue reading]
Histamine Intolerance and Emotional Stress
Histamine intolerance depends on many factors including intestinal health, genetics, medication, diet, environment, and perhaps most importantly, emotional and spiritual well being. It is widely recognized that the degree to which we are histamine intolerant is greatly influenced by our level of emotional distress. Many of us have lives that we experience as stressful, which has… [Continue reading]
Histamine and Global Warming
Many people who typically do not suffer from seasonal allergies are now experiencing symptoms of hay fever for the first time in their lives. Never having had this condition in the past, when their nose is running, their throat is scratchy, and they are congested, coughing and sneezing, they do not attribute it to pollen… [Continue reading]
