MCAS and Alcohol: Why One Glass Hits So Hard
Flushed and thumping after half a glass of red? Alcohol affects mast cells three ways at once : the mechanisms, what a reaction looks like, and what to ask your doctor.
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Batch Cooking on a Low-Histamine Diet: The Rule That Changes
Batch cooking advice assumes you refrigerate leftovers. On a low-histamine diet that's backwards: cook, cool fast, freeze same day, and how to do it without standing.
MCAS and the Gut: Why Digestive Symptoms Are So Common
Reflux, early fullness and cramping with mast cell activation? Mast cells are dense in the gut lining and histamine drives acid production. Why it gets called IBS.
Histamine Intolerance vs MCAS: How to Tell Them Apart
Histamine intolerance or mast cell activation syndrome? One is about clearing histamine, the other about releasing it. Five differences, and the free test that separates them.
What Is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome? A Plain-Language Guide
What is mast cell activation syndrome? A plain-language guide to what mast cells do, why the symptom list is so scattered, and the honest state of the science.
POTS Symptoms Checklist: What to Take to Your Appointment
A POTS symptoms checklist to tick and take with you — the symptoms grouped by area, the pattern that matters more than the list, and the three to say out loud.
Dysautonomia Awareness Month: What to Actually Share
October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month. The five facts that actually land, how to hand over a page instead of a speech, and turning the month into one request.
Sex, Intimacy and Chronic Illness: The Conversation Nobody Starts
Intimacy with POTS, hEDS or MCAS involves real physical mechanisms, not just mood. What the research shows, and which specialist to raise it with.
Fragrance Sensitivity at Work: How to Ask for What You Need
A coworker's perfume triggering symptoms? What a fragrance-related workplace adjustment can realistically include, and why a total ban rarely counts as one.
Occupational Health Referrals: What Actually Happens
Referred to occupational health and assuming the worst? What the assessment covers, who sees the report, and the consent rights that stay yours throughout.
POTS in Teens: Symptoms, Diagnosis and School Support
POTS symptoms in teens, the paediatric diagnostic threshold that differs from adults, and the school accommodations that make the real difference.
Hypermobility Taping: Does Kinesiology Tape Actually Help?
Does kinesiology tape help hypermobility? A trial in hEDS found real gains in shoulder rotation but none in proprioception, plus the skin question answered properly.