How do you work it whether your Long Covid symptoms are driven by MCAS or dysautonomia, and what should you do about it? In this short video I’ll discuss how you can start to straighten it all out, as well as addressing the thorny relationship between food, symptoms and fasting.
*Important correction*:
Mast cells are white blood cells, although not commonly found in circulation. (ie they are not found in the blood as I say in the video!)
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
0:29 What is dysautonomia?
2:20 What is MCAS?
3:27 Dysautonomic triggers
4:13 MCAS triggers
6:30 The overlap
7:44 Food & fasting
9:53 Summary
LINKS:
Fixing Your Autonomic Function with Dr Boon Lim (film 1):
https://youtu.be/n--zjZdJuVI
Polyvagal Theory with Dr Sally Riggs:
https://youtu.be/fv51b3j91jg
https://youtu.be/RF1mEWx_wd4
Lessons from MCAS with Dr Tina Peers:
https://youtu.be/sICD0Kn6pR4
Role of MCAS in LC with Dr Lawrence Afrin:
https://youtu.be/OaNXiEUrpIc
Low Histamine Diet Effectiveness:
https://youtu.be/9-3V3h0ncIA
List of foods with histamine ratings:
https://www.mastzellaktivierung.info/downloads/foodlist/21_FoodList_EN_alphabetic_withCateg.pdf