Good morning beautiful people! Happy Sunday! I hope you are curled up with a matcha and a good book, enjoying some beautiful sunshine or snow, and cooking up some good eats today.
I am on day 5 of eating lower-histamine, and it is quite shocking how in this little bit of time I have felt so much better. That daily nausea and dizziness I was dealing with — gone. The brain fog and lethargy post eating — been feeling quite energized and happy post meals. My PMDD cloud is feeling lighter.
I am not one for restricting just because…I gave up that lifestyle long ago. When I was dealing with all my health issues — I treated my body like a lab rat trying to figure out what was wrong with me. Trying everything. Every fad, every diet, I was desperate.
In the thick of it though, it did take some hard months in order to reach my best health again. But most importantly — abundance and consistently nourishing my body (yes through food but MORE than that) was the key. I realized I wanted to be healthy so that I could enjoy my life, not stop enjoying my life so that I could be healthy. So although at first minimizing some of my favorite foods felt wrong, I knew that I had the intention in my mind to do this for my health so I can really enjoy life — not vis versa. Which is why I am here now. Doing a temporary histamine reset. Key word: TEMPORARY. This are not meant to be long term!
If you missed it, I touch more on histamine intolerance and why here —
So in these next couple of weeks I will be sharing more histamine-friendly recipes. They can be enjoyed even if you are not low-histamine, or can hopefully inspire some good eats for people who are struggling with low-histamine.
PS: Everyone is different. So it is important to note that what triggers some people may not trigger you! This practice really allows us to listen to our bodies. I am limiting my histamine foods for about 3 weeks while supporting my liver & gut and allowing my body to get rid of excess histamines and restore histamine enzyme function.
On the Menu
Ginger Digestion Cubes
Crunchy Caramel Buckwheat Granola
Savory Flavor Bombs
Gut Healthy Crispy Potatoes
Coconut Protein Ice Cream
Let’s get intooooo it…….
Ginger Digestion Cubes
Ingredients
1 cup roughly chopped ginger
1 cup filtered water
Recipe
Clean + chop ginger (I don’t peel the skin I just soak in some white vinegar or baking soda and do a light scrub then rinse)
Add to blender with filtered water
Blend together until smooth
Strain out ginger juice through a mesh strainer to separate pulp
Set pulp aside to use later* (ideas here)
Freeze ginger juice into cubes!
When ready to use, top ginger cube with some warm water for a nice digestive bev
*I froze the pulp in an ice tray — then when I want ginger tea I place a cube in a tea infuser and pour over hot water! Let steep for a lil & you got the best and strongest ginger tea
Crunchy Caramel Buckwheat Granola
Ingredients
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