Histamine is normally produced by your body. In normal amounts it helps with circulation, focus, digestion. It serves as a warning sign when something "not normal" happens to your body such as redness and swelling when stung by a bee. Or, when your eyes are itchy and watery and your nose is running because there is pollen in the air. In fact, it is actually involved in most functions of your body from breathing, to hormones, to your brain and even anxiety. These are all "normal" histamine responses. So, what causes an "overabundance" of histamine to be produced causing "histamine intolerance"?
Red Velvet Cake, Strawberry Frappuccino, ice cream or yogurt...... is your mouth starting to water yet? What do all of these have in common? You may be eating insects!!
The activity of the gut microbiome is super important to your well-being. It even as an impact on your mood and behavior because this is the predominant place that seratonin is produced. Serotonin helps control mood and sleep. In fact, the influence of the gut microbiome can even be felt in such seemingly unrelated areas as the respiratory tract.
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