Posted 11 August 2006 - 06:42 PM
I don't know about the essential fatty acids on histamine level. But, they are good for you anyway.
SAMe is usually good for people with high histamine levels. You might consider researching that. Usually with high histamine levels the orthomolecular approach is to use methionine, calcium, magnesium, etc. (meaning some more nutrients still). SAMe contains methionine, so they have similar actions. But I know that methionine is cheaper. Some say to cycle the methionine, something like 5 days on and 2 days off.
You actually have a sulfur deficiency or a problem with sulfation. Methionine and SAMe are both sources of suflur. Good vegetable sources of sulfur are hot peppers, onion, garlic, brussel sprouts, foods considered to be smelly basically. But meat and animal protein are excellent sources of sulfur. The sulfation is the other method your body rids itself of excess histamine. Methylation is the other. SAMe is known for boosting methylation.
You want to stop taking that b complex because it is not good for you. You want to avoid folic acid, niacin (nicotinic acid which produces the flush) and perhaps b12. Some say to have your b12 levels checked or something. But b12 can also raise your histamine levels. Taking b12 is not so clear cut though. But you should still consider taking all those other b vitamins but separately since you can't take a b complex.
If you have high histamine levels then you need to avoid multi-vitamins too. Anything with folic acid and nicotinic acid should be avoided. Use the other forms of niacin.
Another way to lower histamine levels is with amylase. This is a digestive enzyme for carbohydrates. This lowers my histamine levels, which is what I read it does. Tyler makes an amylase concentrate; that is the only one I know about for a concentrate of just amylase. You can use a broad spectrum enzyme with amlyase too. But amylase might be something to try if you want to feel what it is like when your histamine levels drop.
Balancing my histamine levels was the easiest part of using an orthomolecular approach to supplementing. I have low levels though. I could feel myself get congested, meaning the saliva in my throat would get thick and tight, when my histamine levels dropped. I reached a point of having too much histamine, after the loading phase was done, and I felt a number of changes from having high histamine levels. I had some depression (rather dark depression briefly), my appetite was through the roof and my skin was always itchy. It seems pretty easy, once you get a sense about your histamine levels, to tell when your histamine levels are changing. And most people may realize that when histamine levels rise the most likely thing to happen is sneezinng.
It is possible to balance your histamine levels, meaning you can get them to a normal level and keep them their with lower doses of supplements. That is possible, but it may take some time though.
