Histamine intolerance is often overlooked as a potential contributor to Endometriosis symptoms. And there is an obvious reason for it. These are the symptoms of histamine intolerance: Abdominal pain Abnormal menstrual cycle Anxiety Arrhythmia (irregular heart beat) Brain fog Cramping Depression Difficulty breathing Fatigue Flushing Gluten sensitivity Headaches Heart palpitations High blood pressure Hives Insomnia...

Following an anti-inflammatory diet is the first crucial step to reducing your chronic inflammation and improving your Endometriosis symptoms. But if you are histamine-intolerant you may be blaming your Endo unfairly! The inflammation is your immune system’s somewhat over-dramatic response to foods that are not really requiring the response. But we know, your immune system...

So far we’ve looked at all the no-no’s when it comes to your diet. The foods that I’ve suggested you remove are all pro-inflammatory and are contributing to your Endometriosis symptoms. But are there foods that will make you feel better? Foods that you should eat more of? Yes, there are! Antioxidant rich foods that make...

Although Endometriosis is not caused by an excess of oestrogen (one of the 2 female hormones), women with Endometriosis do have higher levels of oestrogen and the endometrial tissue outside the uterus produces oestrogen as well. So it makes sense to avoid adding more oestrogen to your system. After all, your poor liver has to...

In this final post of my series on gut health, I will give you 6 nutritional strategies to heal your gut. Because it’s all good and well to understand what might be wrong with your gut and what’s causing all the symptoms, but then what? But before I do so I need you to realise...

If you have endometriosis, it is very likely that you have Leaky Gut, if you have any of the symptoms that I mentioned in this post regularly. So you may be wondering how Leaky Gut affects your endometriosis. Well, firstly it is crucial to realise that Leaky Gut means you are not absorbing all the...

So now that we’re at the end of September and at the end of our focus on the immune system and Endometriosis, I need to mention one more immune-boosting nutrient. I didn’t mention it in this article because although some foods contain this nutrient, the body doesn’t absorb it very well from food if there...

So September has been about the immune system and how it affects your Endometriosis. Let’s recap. I started by explaining how your immune system differs from women without Endometriosis. Your immune system is triggered more easily and overreacts. If you missed the post, you can read it here. Then I explained how this overreacting immune...

Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve explored the role of the immune system and the inflammation is creates because it’s not functioning optimally. “Yes, and what do I do about it?” I hear you ask. Well, the good news is that we know which nutrients play a key role in the immune system and that...

In last week’s post I explained how your immune system is different from women without endometriosis. (If you missed it, you can read it here). But you might be asking ‘So what?’ Well, your immune system affects endometriosis by creating inflammation. Although hormones play a part in your endometriosis, it is first and foremost an...