Histamine Health Coach
Welcome to Histamine Health Coach, the podcast for women ready to take control of their histamine intolerance, calm unpredictable symptoms, and feel like themselves again—without fear, overwhelm, or extreme restrictions.
I’m Teresa, a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach who’s been there—living with mast cell issues, hives, and the daily uncertainty that comes with histamine-related conditions. Here, we go beyond just lists of “yes” and “no” foods. You’ll get real talk on how to support your body through nutrition, stress management, movement, and mindset—plus practical tips to help you enjoy life again.
Whether you’re navigating MCAS, mastocytosis, or just curious if histamine is behind your symptoms, you’ll find education, encouragement, and simple tools to help you feel more resilient, more energetic, and more at ease in your own skin.
Ready to feel better? Let’s get started.
Episodes
34 episodes
Episode 34 - Histamine Intolerance And The Nighttime Alarm System
You crawl into bed exhausted, fall asleep, and then it happens again: you wake up in the middle of the night and your body feels wide awake. Maybe it’s the same window every night. Maybe your mind spins, you feel warm or restless, or you even n...
Episode 33 - Latex: The Hidden Trigger (With an Added Ingredient)
A “simple” bandage shouldn’t leave your skin looking and feeling burned for days, yet that’s exactly what can happen when latex enters the picture and your histamine threshold is already low. We’re unpacking the sneaky role of hidden latex expo...
Episode 32 - Wheat Is Not High Histamine… So Why Is It Wrecking Your Week?
Wheat can feel like the ultimate “gotcha” food when you live with histamine intolerance. One week you eat bread with no problem, the next week you get headaches, body aches, GI symptoms, or brain fog and you start questioning everything. We get...
Episode 31 - Not Every Symptom Means You Have A Food Allergy
“I’m allergic” is the fastest way to get taken seriously at a restaurant, but it can also keep you stuck in confusion about what’s really happening in your body. I’m Teresa Christensen, a functional medicine certified health coach living with h...
Episode 30 - When Blood Sugar Spikes Mimic Histamine Intolerance
What if the flare you blamed on dinner wasn’t a food reaction at all, but a blood sugar swing that pushed your mast cells over the edge? We pull back the curtain on the hidden link between glucose variability, inflammation, and histamine sympto...
Episode 29 - How Stress, Genes, and Environment Shape MCAS
What if your body isn’t broken, but brilliant at surviving—and ready to learn safety? We unpack how epigenetics and nervous system regulation shape MCAS and histamine intolerance, showing why genes are not destiny and how daily choices flip the...
Episode 28 - Cold, Calm, And In Control
What if relief from histamine intolerance comes not from avoiding every trigger, but from meeting the right ones in the right dose? We dig into the gentle art of hormesis—small, intentional stressors paired with real recovery—to help your body ...
Episode 27 - Your Body Is Talking: Learn What Changes Say
Your body notices structural change before you do. A small shift in the spine can ripple through fascia, nerves, and organs, and the result might look like eased headaches, a heavier yawn, digestive changes, or a brief spike of anxiety hours la...
Episode 26 - Cook Smart For Calmer Histamines: Why Cooking Methods Matter More Than You Think
What if the real trigger isn’t the food on your plate, but the way it’s cooked? We dig into the hidden link between high-heat browning, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), oxidative stress, and the histamine symptoms that make your day feel...
Episode 25 - Faith As A Quiet Anchor
When your body feels unpredictable and the answers don’t come fast enough, where do you place your trust? Teresa invites you into a quieter lane of healing—one that starts with belief, connection, and the gentle rituals that help the nervous sy...
Episode 24 - How Organic and Grass-Fed Choices Affect Histamine
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...
Episode 23 - Plastic, People, And Peace
What if detox had nothing to do with juice cleanses and everything to do with feeling safe in your body? We take a clear-eyed look at the hidden sources that keep histamine symptoms flaring—heat plus plastic in the kitchen, nonstick fumes, synt...
Episode 22 - Fix The Engine, Calm The Histamine
What if your toughest histamine symptoms aren’t just about what’s on your plate, but what’s happening inside your cells? We dig into the surprising link between mitochondrial function and histamine intolerance, showing how your body’s energy sy...
Episode 21 - Your Brain Doesn’t Read Clocks, It Reads Light
We explore how the fall time change disrupts circadian rhythm and why women with histamine intolerance often feel foggy, wired, and fatigued. We share light-based strategies, gentle movement, hydration, and steady meals to steady mood and energ...
Episode 20 - Power, Restored
What if power isn’t about hitting 100%—but about staying plugged into what gives you energy, confidence, and calm? Teresa opens up about a raw, unforgettable moment of feeling “battery exhausted,” then walks through the simple, steady practices...
Episode 19 - Pregnancy, Histamine, Clarity
Your body isn’t confused—you’re watching a delicate tug-of-war between rising estrogen, steadying progesterone, and mast cells that decide how loudly histamine speaks. We unpack that push–pull with clear, compassionate guidance so you can tell ...
Episode 18 - Beyond the Medicine Cabinet: Rethinking Histamine Management
Stepping away from medication dependence doesn't happen overnight. For years, antihistamines were my constant companions—seven different prescriptions daily that I believed were essential to my survival with histamine intolerance and mast cell ...
Episode 17 - Hot Flash or Histamine Flush? The Perimenopause Puzzle
The mysterious connection between perimenopause and histamine intolerance finally explained! If you've wondered why your perimenopause symptoms feel more intense than what friends describe, this episode reveals the hidden mechanism making your ...
Episode 16 - Rest to Reset: Sleep's Critical Role in Managing Histamine Intolerance
Ever found yourself wide awake at 3 AM, itchy and restless, wondering why your body seems to sabotage your sleep? The connection between histamine intolerance and disrupted sleep patterns runs deeper than most realize.Sleep isn't just a...
Episode 15 - The Female Hormone-Histamine Connection
Ever wondered why your symptoms seem to flare right before your period? The answer lies in the fascinating and often overlooked connection between female hormones and histamine intolerance. Women are twice as likely to suffer from ...
Episode 14 - Latex: The Hidden Trigger
Mysterious skin reactions happen to many women with histamine intolerance, but the source often remains elusive. Through years of painful trial and error, I discovered a common culprit lurking in countless everyday items: latex. What began as u...
Episode 13 - Too Hot to Heal? How Heat Triggers Histamine Intolerance
When the mercury rises, those of us with histamine intolerance face unique challenges. Recording this episode during a brutal Midwest heat wave without air conditioning gave me a visceral reminder of how temperature extremes can wreak havoc on ...
Episode 8: Tired, Foggy, Bloated? Your Gut Knows Something the Tests Don’t
Have you ever felt something was wrong with your body long before any test could confirm it? That gut feeling isn't just intuition—it's your body's intelligence speaking directly to you. When fire ants attacked me during what shoul...
Episode 7 - The Real Reason Certain Foods Make You Miserable
Discover how the enzyme Diamine Oxidase (DAO) affects histamine intolerance and why it might be the missing piece in understanding your symptoms.• DAO is an extracellular digestive enzyme that breaks down histamine from food and drinks<...
