Dr. Tania Dempsey is our special guest for this interview. Dr. Dempsey is an expert in chronic disease, autoimmune disorders, and mast cell activation syndrome. She talks about PCOS, histamine intolerance, mast cells, and mast cell activation syndrome.1:09 Introduction to Dr. Tania Dempsey, MD1:26 Histamines-What they are? How Histamines affect perimenopause and menopause3:30 Mast cell activation and methylation metabolism of histamines and why that is important5:15 Mast cells and the link to hormones and...
Dr. Tania Dempsey is our special guest for this interview. Dr. Dempsey is an expert in chronic disease, autoimmune disorders, and mast cell activation syndrome. She talks about PCOS, histamine intolerance, mast cells, and mast cell activation syndrome.
1:09 Introduction to Dr. Tania Dempsey, MD
1:26 Histamines-What they are? How Histamines affect perimenopause and menopause
3:30 Mast cell activation and methylation metabolism of histamines and why that is important
5:15 Mast cells and the link to hormones and inflammation
9:18 Women are more prone to mast cell syndrome and Dr. Dempsey explains this
11:14 Things to keep in mind with hormone therapy and mast cell activation
12:20 Is this a new thing that could be happening or exacerbated during perimenopause and menopause?
15:20 The lightbulb moment for Dr. Dempsey and mast cells
17:10 The good news
18:19 How diet is important to mast cell activation and inflammation, support methylation, support liver detox pathways, support the immune system
19:20 Immune dysregulation in perimenopause and menopause and how this differs from auto-immune conditions
23:02 How would someone know if they have mast cell syndrome?
26:20 Relationship to heavy periods
27:40 What is suggested for women with histamine intolerance or mast cell syndrome?
30:00 Nutritional suggestions and a low histamine diet (link to her blog) and figuring out what works for you. Why you need to be aware of leftover foods and restricting foods so much that you end up with nutritional deficiencies.
32:40 Supplement suggestions DAO Enzyme, Vitamin C, and Quercitin. The importance of knowing your COMT enzymes when taking Quercetin.
36:26 Vitamin D is an essential hormone we don't make and key to immune function
39:35 The symptoms your might be experiencing and the overlap between signs and symptoms in perimenopause and menopause
43:56 Foods that are high in histamines or foods that cause an increase a release in histamines
46:50 Is there a recovery process where you are more tolerant or stabilization of mast cells?
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Dr. Tania's website https://www.drtaniadempsey.com/
AIM Center for Personalized Medicine https://aimcenterpm.com/
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