Poll: How did you first learn about MCAS?

Hey everyone, Recently, I’ve been surprised to see the numbers on my Mast Cell Healing Facebook page shooting up. A few months ago, I had 100 followers – now I have almost 400. I don’t often talk about underlying medical conditions on this blog, because my goal is to keep it a safe space for those using neural retraining principles. (For those who don’t know, neural retraining … Continue reading Poll: How did you first learn about MCAS?

Coaching for Mast Cell Healing :)

Hey everyone! Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve been on here! I’ve been crazy busy with a lot of different projects, such as my SI joint blog, and… drumroll, please… health coaching sessions. I originally started offering coaching through my SI joint blog. I had so many people reaching out to me from all over the world– people emailing me their phone numbers, etc. … Continue reading Coaching for Mast Cell Healing 🙂

How I got diagnosed

When I first developed symptoms of mast cell activation in the fall of 2018, I had no idea what was happening to me. I was already seeing an allergist for my environmental allergies at an outpatient practice here in Massachusetts. When my mast cell symptoms began, I started to experience some small reactions to food.  My doctor ran blood tests to check for allergies to … Continue reading How I got diagnosed

3 Essential Laundry Tips for Allergy Sufferers

Hi everyone!  Remember me? I haven’t worked on this blog as much recently, because my allergies have gotten way better due to the IQAir air purifier I bought two months ago (more on that later!).  That thing is incredible. However, there are aspects of daily living I still need to be conscious of… and one of those is the care and keeping of the fabrics in my life! … Continue reading 3 Essential Laundry Tips for Allergy Sufferers

A slight improvement (thank you, Nasacort!).

Here’s another example of why I always tell people to keep a journal. I know, in the abstract, that the nasal corticosteroid sprays (like Flonase and Nasacort) have to be used every day in order to be effective. My allergy doctor told me this. But somehow I always seem to forget. Nasacort helps me a lot (better than Flonase) but when I’m doing well, I … Continue reading A slight improvement (thank you, Nasacort!).