Low Histamine & Low Oxalate Diet

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WHAT IS A LOW HISTAMINE DIET?

A low histamine diet limits the consumption of histamines from food sources. This can reduce systemic inflammation, relieve gastrointestinal symptoms, and other reactions caused by histamine intolerances. This diet is therapeutic and is often used in conjunction with healing protocols.

A low histamine diet eliminates:

• High Histamine Foods

• Histamine Liberating Foods

• Diamine Oxidase (DAO)-Blocking Foods

Histamine levels work like a bucket. You may be able to handle a bite of an avocado or handful of nuts, but if you combine a few bites here and there of high histamine foods, your bucket might overflow – making symptoms appear. Your histamine bucket can be influenced due to exposure to seasonal allergens, mold, hormonal changes, dehydration, stress, etc. So, keep this bucket in mind when making food choices.

The long term goal for following a low histamine diet is to support the histamine pathways to work correctly and reduce mast cell over-reactivity overtime so you can consume more foods after removing root cause problems. Since many higher histamine foods have a wealth of nutrients, we want to try to bring many of those foods when it is safe to do so.

WHAT IS A LOW OXALATE DIET?

Oxalates are naturally occurring compounds found in many plant-based foods. They are part of the plant's defense mechanism against herbivores and pests, as they can deter animals from consuming them due to their bitter taste and potential toxicity. Oxalates are also known as oxalic acid or oxalate salts. Some common foods that contain relatively high levels of oxalates include spinach, beet greens, rhubarb, Swiss chard, almonds, and certain types of tea.

Oxalates can pose health concerns for some individuals, and there are a few reasons why a person may need to limit their consumption:

• Kidney Stones: Oxalates can bind with calcium in the body to form calcium oxalate crystals, which can contribute to the formation of kidney stones. People who are prone to kidney stones, particularly those made of calcium oxalate, may be advised to reduce their oxalate intake to minimize the risk of stone formation.

• Histamine Intolerance: Some individuals experience histamine intolerance, a condition in which the body has difficulty metabolizing histamine, a naturally occurring compound involved in various bodily functions. Certain high-oxalate foods, especially when they are also high in histamine, can trigger histamine release and exacerbate symptoms in people with histamine intolerance. Histamine intolerance symptoms can include headaches, digestive issues, skin rashes, and more.

The low-oxalate diet's intention is to lower your dietary intake of oxalates, making less oxalates available for absorption in your intestinal tract. The low-oxalate diet is supposed to be a short-medium term diet while working on reducing and eradicating infections and toxicities in the body that are driving an inability to properly process oxalates.

This guide serves as a guide for a combined low histamine and low oxalate diet guide. For more information, we also have 2 separate guides for the low histamine diet and the low oxalate diet.

Click here to access our low oxalate guide. Always talk to your practitioner about your diet. Our goal is to implement as many foods as possible without causing symptoms. We do not want to limit foods if it is unnecessary.

Click here to access our low histamine guide. Always talk to your practitioner about your diet. Our goal is to implement as many foods as possible without causing symptoms. We do not want to limit foods if it is unnecessary.