The Dr. Hyman Show · 2026-07-13 · 18 min · 3,292 words

Too Much Histamine Is Wrecking Your Body — And Most Doctors Don't Know It

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What if headaches, anxiety, brain fog, insomnia, squired skin rashes, congestion, bloating, palpitations that you've been chasing for years aren't all a bunch of different separate problems? What if they're all coming from the same place? And what if some of the foods you've been told are healthy, like avocado, spinach, tomatoes, kombucha, even bone broth. are quietly making things worse. Well Today we're gonna dive deep into one of the most overlooked, most misunderstood conditions in modern medicine.

All mass cell activation syndrome. It has to do with histamines, which is what gives hives, but it's much more than that. Also known as M CAS or MCAS Math Cell Activation Syndrome. Now what we're gonna cover is a lot. We're gonna cover what mast cells actually do. Why they sometimes go haywire now cells are a type of white blood cell.

How I diagnose MCAS in my practice, and most importantly, how we treat it. Supplements, herbs. Medications. how we regulate the nervous system and yes, even Something weird called Helmintherapy, otherwise known as worms. We're gonna talk about that.

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