Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself #406 Listener Q&A: Histamine and Is GI Map the Best Diagnostic Test?
This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m answering two listener questions—one about histamine intolerance and another about gut testing for a 3-year-old with allergies and chronic symptoms. If you’ve ever wondered whether histamine is really the problem or if stool testing is worth the investment, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I share why histamine intolerance is almost always a secondary issue (not the root cause), what body systems need support instead, and how I approach gut testing in young kids—especially when allergies, itching, and immune symptoms are involved. I also walk through how to think critically about testing and what questions to ask before you invest.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Why histamine isn’t the root cause—and what usually is
- How symptoms like allergies, flushing, anxiety, or hives can signal deeper dysfunction
- When DAO enzymes might help—and why I rarely use them
- What the GI MAP stool test actually reveals (and what it doesn’t)
- The #1 mistake people make with testing—and how to avoid it
- How to think like a practitioner when evaluating symptoms, history, and lab data
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NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY:
🍽️ Over restriction is dead
🥑 Whole food is soul food and fed is best
🔄 Sustainable, synergistic nutrition is in (the opposite of whack-a-mole supplementation & supplement graveyards)
🤝 You don’t have to figure it out alone
💛 Do your best and leave the rest