Special Episode: Your Allergy Stories + The Science Behind Them
After Episode 39 went viral on TikTok, listeners shared dozens of stories about developing new allergies during menopause. This special episode reads those stories and explains the science behind nickel allergies, food intolerances, seasonal allergies, and menopausal-onset asthma through the estrogen-histamine connection. Key Takeaways: • Nickel acts as a "metalloestrogen" that can trigger reactions when natural estrogen drops • Declining estrogen reduces DAO enzyme production, making histamine-rich foods harder to tolerate • Progesterone naturally suppresses allergic reactions - when it…
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