Christopher,

I think you did a great job! I think this is a good starting place for people trying to improve their nutrition, but I think people with disease or illness will need to go an extra mile or two 'out of the box'.  Your book reads so well, and is the first I feel I can honestly recommend to friends who just want to get onto a better eating plan. I have not felt that way about others that either read like they are in a rush to get to print for financial agenda,  with many typos, poor grammar, not enough literature references, read like a Sally Fallon commercial, or have supplements for all to purchase.  It's like every book there is something worth taking, but enough not so worthy that I don't want to share with my family or friends.   

I like your writing style, passion, and humility.  I hope you stay that way for any future works you complete! You are an effective communicator, and will be well received, I think.  I think for today, and for the general population that is not ill, but wanting to improve nutrition you've provided a great resource composite, thus  eliminating the daunting task of doing all that research that you have done.  I think your book can bring many people to square one, maybe like AV did for a lot people here. 

I think most of us here have done plenty of 'research' on our own bodies, so there is plenty of (hopefully constructive!) criticism coming your way. 

Congratulations, and best wishes to you!

Oh, yes, and it sounds like you're attracted to fat and that it helps you emotionally and mentally.  Maybe finding some paleo sources will help you stay away from grains, cheese, yogurt, etc.

And for dandruff, did you ever try everclear or vodka in a spray bottle?… add rosemary and lavender too! 

I very strongly agree with CK on high fat and low carb to help get histamine levels low again.  I'm going to attempt to attach the best list I've found, but it's still very individual.  Also, the amount of a particular food is very important too, and can change if you feel a reaction or not. 

Histame is a supplement that I've had great results with, but I don't think it is something to rely on. I used it to see if I had a histamine issue in the first place.  Histame is the brand name for the enzyme supplement that breaks down histamine. It has a lot of filler ingredients that I don't like. It does work though.   

There are also probiotic blends that support the break down of histamine. You can do a google search on it. Most probiotic blends out there have strains that both positively and negatively effect histamine levels, so I don't think the ones in the stores are going to work, at least they don't for me.  I would have to order the specialty ones, so I haven't tried this yet.

Lastly, I've read that the underlying cause of histamine issues is with the liver. So, I'm working on making my liver happy which is with milk thistle atm.  But, I'm now going to try CK's vitamin D suggestion.

Hope this helps! It's very individual, so don't take any histamine list as some kind of authority on what your son can or cannot eat. 

i'm so happy for you!

I linked to the same article early in this thread.

         

sorry!   

high meat doesn't work for me, but aged does.  i've found i'm highly sensitive to high histamine foods, which explains why fermented things make me extremely ill in compared to the fresh form, including dairy and high meat.

i'd rather eat high meat, but rs works much better for me. my gi tract is very happy with it. with more than a very small portion of high meat i will have return of gi symptoms.

whatever gives you right bm's… eat that one

ok, thanks!

curious what people think of them and if you have one? 

personally, i hate any kind of phone and hardly talk on them.  but work may be requiring me to have one in the near future. is what it is i guess.

what does your friend eat now? take medicine? does the medicine help?  does your friend want help?

here it's becoming the norm that married people don't combine their finances, everything stays separate. a male friend of mine just yesterday said 'i don't know how to make that work' re house wifery. 

and that's where av started

i don't know any, but one of the members (was it 'raw'?)…  knows someone in new york? 

i get the desire for privacy and one on one attention, but to trust yourself to someone who is motivated by capitalism vs a forum motivated from a more passionate place… i'd rather listen to the anecdotal!

I'm considering making high meat. But I feel the dry aging I do is sufficient for starting the pre digestion process.

there's something different between he two. my body does very well with aged, but not so well with high meat.