This blog post features a few options for healthy, essential oil-free, non-abrasive lower histamine oral rinses with antiseptic properties that can help neutralize acids. Lower histamine oral rinses I recently started using a red-light sonic toothbrush from Bon Charge and wanted to use it with a mouth rinse to avoid tooth abrasion. This blog post features a […]
Another Great Red Light Therapy Product for Oral Health
Here’s my latest blog post about another great red light therapy product for oral health. What is red light therapy? Red light therapy is a noninvasive therapeutic approach that uses specific wavelengths of red and near-infrared light to support cellular function and tissue repair. These wavelengths penetrate the skin and are absorbed by mitochondria, where […]
Gut Dysbiosis and Sulfur Cycle Dysfunction
This is the third post in a series on gut dysbiosis and covers the impact of sulfur cycle dysfunction on gut dysbiosis. What is gut dysbiosis? Gut dysbiosis is an imbalance in the community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tract, where harmful or inflammatory microbes become too dominant and beneficial microbes decline. In […]
The Connection Between Inflammation and MCAS
This post covers the connection between inflammation and MCAS. What is inflammation? Inflammation is a vital and normal part of the body’s immune response to injury, infection, or harmful irritants such as toxins. This protective process involves the immune system sending white blood cells and specialized chemicals to the affected area to eliminate the initial injury-causing […]
How to Manage Stress with a Chronic Illness
This post covers how to manage stress with a chronic illness. Stress Stress is implicated in many physical and mental conditions that affect your health, weaken your immune system, and cause inflammation. To function at your best, you need to pay attention to your energetic hygiene, set effective boundaries, attend to your self-care and communication, […]
What is the Specific Carbohydrate Diet?
What is the specific carbohydrate diet? The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) is a therapeutic, grain-free diet designed to reduce gut inflammation and rebalance the microbiome by removing complex carbohydrates that are difficult to digest. It was initially developed in the 1920s by Dr. Sidney Haas and later popularized by Elaine Gottschall in her book Breaking […]
Dental Work When You Have MCAS
This post covers the issues surrounding having dental work when you have MCAS or another chronic illness. This week, I had a regular dental cleaning and checkup, and it reminded me of the special concerns for those with chronic illnesses like MCAS. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Special concerns for those […]
Neuropathy in People with MCAS
This post delves into the common symptom of neuropathy in people with MCAS: what it is and how to deal with it. How common is neuropathy in people with MCAS? Neuropathy appears to be fairly common in people with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), though exact prevalence rates are not well-documented in large studies. However, […]
Astaxanthin for Inflammation
This post describes my experience of using astaxanthin for inflammation and neuropathy with MCAS. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. What is Astaxanthin? Astaxanthin is a natural, red-pigmented ketocarotenoid found in various microorganisms and marine animals. Astaxanthin is primarily produced naturally in the freshwater microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis and the yeast fungus Xanthophyllomyces […]
Fall Health Update
Here is my fall health update after a summer of solo backpacking!