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The Autoimmune RESET
VJ Hamilton is a nutritionist, scientist, and autoimmune disease expert who founded The Autoimmunity Nutritionist Clinic, a Nutritional Therapy and Functional Medicine clinic specialising in autoimmune disease.
VJ combines her lived experience overcoming autoimmune disease symptoms with her knowledge of nutrition, health, biochemistry, and immunology to provide you with the most up-to-date research on autoimmune disease.
The Autoimmune RESET aims to provide you with the education and resources to empower you to take steps to transform your health and feel better than ever.
In each episode, VJ will share simple ways to uplevel your diet and lifestyle, key learnings from her own journey reversing autoimmune disease, and inspirational stories from those who have reset their autoimmune symptoms and are now thriving in life.
Health practitioners, mind and body experts, and scientists will be joining VJ as guests on the show, as well as those who have inspirational stories to share and are now thriving in everyday life!
And don't miss the short episodes every Friday, The Friday 5, in which VJ shares five healthy must-haves for you to explore over the weekend.
The Autoimmune RESET
Friday 5 - Simple Ways to Lower Histamine Load Naturally
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For this week’s Friday Five episode, we are talking about histamine overload and five simple ways to naturally reduce histamine burden without becoming fearful of food or excessively restrictive.
Histamine intolerance is often far more nuanced than simply reacting to high-histamine foods. In this episode, I explore the deeper connections between histamine, the nervous system, gut health, inflammation, stress, nutrient deficiencies, and immune regulation.
We discuss why symptoms like headaches, flushing, hives, sinus congestion, anxiety, palpitations, bloating, poor sleep, and feeling “wired” can sometimes be signs that the body’s overall inflammatory load has become too high — and how supporting the body more holistically can help improve resilience over time.
Inside this episode, we cover:
- Why histamine is not inherently “bad”
- The histamine bucket analogy and why symptoms can suddenly appear
- The connection between stress, mast cells, and nervous system dysregulation
- How gut health and the microbiome influence histamine levels
- Why blood sugar balance and sleep matter more than many people realise
- The role of leftovers and food freshness in histamine symptoms
- Nutrients involved in histamine breakdown including vitamin C, magnesium, B6, zinc, and copper
- Gentle, practical ways to support the body naturally
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Nurosym vagus nerve stimulation device. Use code VJ10 for a discount: Nurosym
Functional Gut Testing & Advanced Testing Options: Gut Testing Information
5 Day Burnout RESET: download here
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