Episode 24 - How Organic and Grass-Fed Choices Affect Histamine cover art

Episode 24 - How Organic and Grass-Fed Choices Affect Histamine

Episode 24 - How Organic and Grass-Fed Choices Affect Histamine

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

Send us a text

Your tomato isn’t the problem—your histamine bucket might be. We dig into a persistent myth around organic produce and grass-fed meats: they don’t lower histamine in the food, but they can lower the overall stress on your body so you react less. With a clear, friendly breakdown of DAO versus HNMT, we connect the dots between pesticides, environmental load, and the internal histamine your tissues release when inflammation runs high.

We explore the ripple effect that many women with histamine intolerance feel every day: more toxins raise baseline inflammation, sensitize mast cells, and push HNMT to its limit. That’s why the same meal can feel safe one week and edgy the next. You’ll hear how soil health shapes nutrient density—more antioxidants, more polyphenols, more support for detox—and why that helps your system stay steadier even when your menu doesn’t look perfect. We also name the safe food trap and explain how very low fiber can make reintroductions feel like “histamine reactions” when they’re really a gut readiness issue.

On the protein side, we clarify what grass-fed actually delivers: a calmer fat profile that can reduce inflammation, not a lower histamine count. You’ll get practical guidance you can use today—when to choose organic, when conventional wins, how to shop smarter by reading ingredients, and why frozen organic vegetables and berries are budget-friendly allies that pause histamine growth and add color back to your plate. By the end, you’ll have a kinder framework for choosing food that supports your nervous system, detox pathways, and histamine tolerance without chasing perfection.

Want more tools to expand your capacity and feel safer with food? Explore the Can I Eat This blog series, grab the Low Histamine Diet Starter Plan, and subscribe for weekly notes from the coach’s desk. If this conversation helped, share it with a friend and leave a review—your support helps others find their way back to nourishment.

You’ll hear a short message about Stop the Chaos, a 7-day private support experience created for women who describe histamine intolerance as chaotic and unpredictable. This program helps you understand what’s driving your symptoms and feel more grounded in your day-to-day life.
Learn more: https://histaminehealthcoach.com/work-with-me

Follow me on Instagram


No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.