Reddit mentions: The best allergies books

There's a TL;DR at the bottom for convenience lol.

It sounds more complicated than it really is. Basically I looked up low histamine diets on the various MCAD/POTS groups I was in on Facebook, and they had a few documents about some things there to start with. It was either Christmas or my birthday (I forget which one) and my parents got me these books (book one, book two). There's another book or two around here somewhere but I can't find it at the moment to get the info.

They got me the printed form, but these books seemed like they were printed as an afterthought, and were meant to be an ebook instead (price confirms theory). Low histamine is a pain to stick with, especially if some of the staple items that they suggest to eat cause issues for you (like me), but me and my girlfriend went through the various plans and basically picked out meals from each of those books and a couple other meal plans we found online. She was previously a strict vegan for a handful of years so she has recipes for that we incorporate into our meal plan with twists on the ingredients as needed.

We make sure to try and purchase as healthy as possible ingredients, least processed stuff, less dyes, less artificial sugars, etc. I stay away from dairy with exception of eggs. They have to be either hard boiled or fully cooked scrambled - ie pretty much the dry chalky charred point or they'll give me a histamine fit that will turn into a IBS-D fit with me running straight to the bathroom. Essentially we just kind of tried different things to see what we all liked, and what was easiest/cheapest to make out of the plans, and then kinda went from there.

TL;DR: What I'd recommend is to educate yourself on the major histamine trigger foods and eliminate them or at least educate yourself on histamine foods in general. This book goes over a lot of the bigger ones if you want a quick read to get up to speed. Then create a food journal because with MCAD we are all so vastly different it's hard to really give detailed diet plans to one another. We all have to kind of start somewhere and see what works for our own selves.

The best theory I've seen put forward is in this book on food allergies and sensitivities. It's got lots of recent research including studies on children with food and peanut allergies.

Of particular note is a comparison between the US and China. Both countries eat about the same amount of peanuts per capita, but China's peanut allergy rate is on par with the rest of the world (quite low) while the US is obviously quite high.

The main difference between the two is the preparation of the peanuts. In China (and I believe many other places) peanuts are mainly boiled or fried while in the US most peanuts are baked.

Baking isn't inherently evil, but the higher heat produces a higher amount of a chemical in the peanuts that's associated with peanut allergies (apologies, I can't find my copy and can't remember the name of the chemical).

It was in the mid-nineties that food manufacturers began switching to baking peanuts (for their consumer-preferred flavor). This was the time that peanut allergies began their rise in the US.

This isn't to say that there may not be other factors within the States that contribute to greater susceptibility to allergies, but this seems to me like the strongest, backed-by-data theory pertaining to peanut allergies.

It's your family and your health. I'd be honest.

Also, you might find this "personal" book about food allergies helpful. She also talks about talking to family members.

True, it's not sexism.

This is his book though:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Allergy-Fighting-Garden-Asthma-Allergies-Landscaping/dp/1607744910/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453050260&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Allergy-Fighting+Garden%3A+Stop+Asthma+and+Allergies+with+Smart+Landscaping

The Sneeze-Free Cat Owner: Allergy Management & Breed Selection for the Allergic Cat Lover

ALSO, this is a good book on that subject: The Sneeze-Free Cat Owner: Allergy Management & Breed Selection for the Allergic Cat Lover

I lost my extra weight over a year through a diet change and water fasting.

I eliminated:

• alcohol
  
• wheat
  
• all flours
  
• sugars
  
• dairy
  
• meat
  
• almost all processed food
  
  I added fish back. I now eat meat only about twice per month.
  
  My diet is based on vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits, and limited grains. I avoid processed foods whenever possible, and cook almost everything from scratch.
  
  These books were interesting, even though I don't think they are exactly right in their conclusions:
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Eating-Health-Medical-Conquering/dp/031218719X
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Keystone-Approach-Arthritis-Psoriasis-Microbiome/dp/0991126955/
  
  I try to stop eating at 4 pm, fasting until morning.
  
  I was obese but now I'm at a normal BMI.
  
  I think that if one wants to change the results of one's lifestyle, the lifestyle has to be fundamentally changed. Slapping a bandaid on it never worked for me.