most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-18T15:47:55Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/154179 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/154179/diet-review-hypoallergic-diet JoeTCM 2012-10-07T19:24:28Z 2013-03-11T20:22:01Z

<p>I will much appreciate if anyone can review my diet and say what you think. I have been on hypo-allergenic/histamine intolerance diet for the past 2 months since I found out I may have huge issues with histamine in food.</p> <p>I am also working on gaining weight since I am 6 foot 2.4 inches (189cm) tall and went down to 138lbs (63kg) this summer. Then I started this diet to eliminate all the sources of histamine and irritating foods.</p> <p>Basically in a day I eat three meals like this: </p> <p>Breakfast: 7oz (200g) of steamed and mashed cauliflower/broccoli and a little piece of squash/yam/carrot infused with 2.11oz (60g) of a fat mixture (60% organic grass fed ghee, 40% organic lard/coconut oil/olive oil). 0.7oz (20g) of protein from either lamb/turkey/rabbit</p> <p>Lunch: 7oz (200g) of the same vegetable mash with 2.11oz (60g) fat as for breakfast 1.2oz (35g) of protein from either lamb/turkey/rabbit</p> <p>Dinner: 7oz (200g) of the same vegetable mash with 2.11oz (60g) fat as for breakfast 0.7oz (20g) of protein from either lamb/turkey/rabbit</p> <p>I usually eat 2 apples per day after some of the meals, sometimes I eat three.</p> <p>This diet is calculated to give me around 2000 calories per day and I seem to be really gaining weight on it, especially when I have some extra meals, like eggs once or twice per week, or anything occasional. </p> <p>What I am not so happy about is the fiber content of the vegetable mix which is not the best thing for my (still) sensitive stomach.</p> <p>Occasionally I take a multi-vitamine and a magnesium+calcium+zinc supplement. </p> <p>Overall I don't eat anything else than what is listed here. Drinking pure water only. Any comments welcome.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/154179/diet-review-hypoallergic-diet/154180#154180 dmi 2012-10-07T19:32:03Z 2012-10-07T19:32:03Z

<p>Ok, first your weight is terribly low! Your first priority should be to gain weight. I'm exactly as tall as you are, and when I was at my lowest of 68kg it was really bad. Imagining me at 63kg is freakish.</p> <p>Forget about those vegetables and lean meat, and start eating the fattiest meat you can find, along with eggs and fish. You need calories, not a bunch of fiber.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/154179/diet-review-hypoallergic-diet/154254#154254 JoeTM 2012-10-08T06:28:21Z 2012-10-08T06:28:21Z

<p>Yeah, those 63kg was really bad, but it was all caused by really crazy joint/bone pain and fatigue from certain foods (which I identified as histamine-rich mainly) and before figuring out what to eat I had to stop eating too many things. Since then I've been steadily gaining weight and I've been thinking I should not go too fast in that direction. Now I seem to be putting on 1-1.5kg per month which I see as success with all the food issues I am still having. My problem with fatty meats is I cannot get them from organic grass-fed sources and I don't want to eat too much of omega-6 loaded industrial junk meat. Instead I use grass-fed butter and lard as main energy sources and only lean protein from the meats I buy in a regular store. Problem with fish - not able to get fresh fish in where I live and what I'd get here is not a great quality (plus lots of histamine in fish). Eggs - avoiding it since not sure what allergy effects they have on me and used to it lots of them before the problems started.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/154179/diet-review-hypoallergic-diet/154272#154272 David McC 2012-10-08T12:18:38Z 2012-10-08T12:18:38Z

<p>I agree that you should rebuild your weight slowly and gently. Having just googled "foods high in histamines" it seems that the major culprits are all processed food and some fruits. I realise I'm oversimplying, but it seems to me you are on the right track. </p> <p>If you could widen your choice of fats that might help: an avocado a day? how about some double (is that heavy in the US?) cream?</p> <p>Fibre-wise I'd say you might benefit from the occasional potato (2-3 a week). Assuming you tolerate them, I think it would help. I know it's not strictly paleo for most in these parts, but it could help in the short term whilst you normalise your weight.</p> <p>Once you get back to a more usual weight range, you could live with your eating decisions for a couple of months and see if your body will help you decide where to go from there to maintain equilibrium</p> <p>Good luck</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/154179/diet-review-hypoallergic-diet/154274#154274 JoeTM 2012-10-08T12:28:29Z 2012-10-08T12:28:29Z

<p>Unfortunately histamine-rich foods are anything that is fermented, meats that are not freshly cooked (so all processed meats), spinach, avocado, some fruits etc. I used to eat lots of avocados before and especially when ripe or over ripened they are high in histamine. </p> <p>I am wondering how long can a person eat the same thing over and over (3 times per day) before the body gets too sensitive to it (talking mostly about those vegetables which I am eating every day). Fat hopefully should not be an issue. </p>