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Anybody has any advice on how to deal with histamine intolerance? Suggestion for a nutrition plan? How it fits with, for example, Paleo? Seems easier finding food one CANNOT eat than otherwise, which is not so practical. Not to mention changing not just my own diet, but trying to adjust to my family, social events, going out... The weirdest thing is that I have been having this for years and no doctor figured it out, while I cannot distinct anymore the difference between my allergies, a simple cold and this intolerance. With very low energy and a constant stuck nose, it's time to fight this monster with magic, wits and discipline! Thanks!

Whew boy, Christmastime is over and the New Year of 2016 has begun, the challenges resume on my birthday, I'm checking out two new arts, AND confronting a new dietary restriction. Yup, this is gonna be quite the wild ride here with the Monks once again. Let's jump in, shall we? Breath of Fire 4-style! Ryu/Fou-Lu (STR+1,DEX+1) Ryu and Fou-Lu are two halves of a whole--products of a failed god summoning trying to right the imbalance created by their "birth". Each has a very different agenda for what to do when they reunite, however, and they aren't about to see eye-to-eye anytime soon. The clash of the ages by a fragmented god will change a world forever. (Also, I'm going to say it, I was sad there wasn't a more amiable end for them...I like Fou-Lu....) Unlike Ryu and Fou-Lu, my aims aren't so disparate. I have one goal that I'll approach from two different directions: lifting form correction and mobility. These two halves will unite to give me greater ROM in my hips and hopefully address the issue of the slight but persistent knee soreness that has haunted me off and on lo these many months. Note this means I will be tackling hip flexibility/ROM only--consider this a trial run for reintroducing some stretching to the lineup and what better way to start than on the area at which I am weakest? Lifts and mobility logs shall be found here--I'm taking a step back on the weights as introduced in my battle log as a mercy step for poor recovery via mediocre sleep and the unknown territory introduced by my altered diet. The Mission: Take my lifting game to the next level by tackling trouble spots and increasing ROM in one area: hips. Do this by keeping knees shoved out during the lifts at all costs and employ three different stretches three times a week: hip opener, w-sit and kneel, and the forward fold.These three maneuvers will attack each angle of hip movement succinctly. Fix my knees - 3/wk - shove those knees out on squats Flexibility - 3/wk - Hip Opener: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPuGRbznCSc - W-sit/kneel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIz1F_lH5LA - forward fold [lifting log] [mobility log] Grading: Fix my knees - 3 = A, 2 = C, else F Note: effort grade--I don't expect every rep will be solid gold Mobility - 3 = A, 2 = C, else F Note: Do all stretches or it doesn't count Cray (STR+1,CON+1,CHA+1) Cray had a pretty crummy job from the very beginning of BoF 4. His princess girlfriend-of-sorts, Elina, disappeared while on a goodwill trip to another country and it's up to him and Elina's sister Nina to find her. Also, he's the leader of a nation in his own right. He has a sword to deliver, and a crashed hovercraft derails the trip right from the start. That's a lot of responsibility, and most of it is far from pretty. So I don't have any princesses to save, but what I do have is a lot of minding what I eat and how I sleep. As long as I don't keep waking up in the middle of the night due to itching (Food/contact allergy? Just plain old dry skin?), I feel I'm good on minding the sleep front. No, this time it's all food, all the time. I'm going to have to find a new maintenance weight, sadly, because I'm not sure I will ever be able to hit my old macros while restricted from dairy. Oh, that's right, I haven't summed up the complication to my food goal this challenge: I have been having some seemingly unrelated symptoms for several months now: digestive upset, difficulty using the bathroom, rash, and itching. They're really put a cramp in my life, as you might imagine. I don't know exactly what made me wake up to the idea that this was dietary related and specifically an allergy to dairy products, but since I've almost completely quit ingesting the food group, all my symptoms have greatly reduced. It's not perfect yet by any means, the itching and resultant sleep deprivation is the biggest issue left to resolve due to the impact it will have on day-to-day life once we return to work. The Mission: Responsibility. Maintain weekly average macros in pursuit of epic recomp action...or at least to control weight loss and regain stability. Sigh. My sensitivity to milk is going to make this much more...interesting, shall we say? Effectiveness will be tracked via regular measurements. Symptom management will be logged here also just to help see how good a job I'm doing at not triggering whatever is the enemy. Measurements - 2/wk - log Wednesday weight, Sunday weight+measurements Maintenance - P/F - log macros daily [insert target macro breakdowns here] Grading: Effort grade--pass or fail based on whether I log or not. Scias (DEX+1,STA+1,WIS+1) Scias is a mercenary with great blade-wielding skill. He becomes tangled up with Ryu and Co. and decides to forsake his contract for aiding the dragon god and his friends in their quest to deal with Fou-Lu and his empire. Simply put, he is an excellent ally in a fight, and good-hearted. Not so good with words. I am contemplating taking up BJJ or Aikido. I have tried BJJ as of this post and soon (January 6th) have my first aikido lesson. This quest is to pick at least one of these arts and give it my all alongside lifting and Shinkendo (SKD). This is completely new territory and I look forward to share my flailing with you all. The Mission: Progress in my art. Put in the effort. SKD - 3/wk - class, review class material BJJ/Aikido - 2/wk - classes Grading: SKD - 3 = A, 2 = C, else F BJJ/Aikido = 2 = A, 1 = C, else F Ursula (STR+1,DEX+1) Ah, Ursula. She is a practical one, granddaughter of an Imperial general, she joins the group under tense circumstances and, for reasons that change as the story progresses, leads Ryu and Co. to the heart of the Empire--Fou-Lu. Guns are her forte. She's proud, but she doesn't make it a liability when she gets captured by Ryu's friends. Guns...are not my forte. Nor is keeping my nails trimmed. Bah. Ursula would know to keep her nails well out of the way of her grip! Speaking of grip, mine also needs work. Let's keep working on the grip as well. I have a neighbor ready and willing to teach me the finer points of marksmanship, no excuses not to keep nails in good order, and a few good exercises to work the old grip strength--chins and double overhand deadlifts! That's right, the chin-ups are coming back, too! The Mission: Support my other quests with hand-related care + self-defense 101! Firearms - 2 Firearms training sessions during challenge Nails - 1/wk - Clip nails Grip - 3/wk - DOH Deadlifts @ max effort, retest on intensity day Dead-hang Chin-ups working up to 2x4 Grading: Firearms - 2 = A, 1 = C, else F Nails - P/F Grip - 3 = A, 2 = C, else F Starting Stats: Weight: 112.4 lbs Waist: 23.0" Hips: 31.0" Biceps(L/R): 10"/10" Forearm(L/R): 9.0"/8.9" Thighs(L/R): 19.7"/19.9" Calves(L/R): 11.9"/11.8" That's all, folks!

This is my first original post, although I've commented quite a bit elsewhere. Has anyone had an allergic reaction to stevia? It might manifest as rashes, sores, or possibly blisters near or below the armpit. I've started drinking a whey protein powder that has stevia rather than sugar and that's the only major lifestyle change I can think of lately. "Elite Vanilla" and "Cafe Mocha", specifically.

Hi all, Long time reader, first time poster. For the last decade or so I have suffered from a disorder that I recently had diagnosed as Eosinophillic Esophagitis (EE). Docs mostly just want me to drop weight and limit intake of "bad foods (chocolate, spicy stuff, alcohol, caffeine) while I wait to see if the symptoms return. I've read in a few places and talked to some folks about the potential for foods being the cause of this problem, figured the internet/this forum might be a good place to see if anyone happens to have any knowledge to impart. Does anyone happen to know of specific foods I should avoid to help things improve?

Does anyone here do Paleo or any similar whole foods diet with a food allergy? Specifically nuts and fruit, in this case. My roommate and I are trying to clean up our diets, but it seems that the majority of food suggestions and recipes use nuts or nut oils. We're both allergic to nuts and fruit with varying degrees of severity. Anybody else have to work around diet limitations like these, or have any suggestions? It doesn't seem to be a very common topic...