🌿 Why Your Body Feels Like It’s Reacting to Everything — and What to Do About It(A Functional Nutrition Approach in Fort Myers, Florida)
Ever feel like your body is suddenly saying “nope” to everything?
You’ve cleaned up your diet. You drink the green juice. You avoid the usual culprits.
And yet… the bloating, skin flares, headaches, or random fatigue keep coming back.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. I hear this every week from clients here in Fort Myers — women who are doing everything right and still feel reactive to food, stress, and even their own hormones.
It’s not your imagination, and it’s not all in your head.
It’s often your body’s way of saying:
“I’m overloaded — and I need a reset.”
🧠 The Hidden Culprit: Histamine Overload
Histamine is your body’s messenger molecule — it helps with digestion, immunity, and even brain alertness.
But when histamine builds up faster than your body can break it down, you can start reacting to everything.
Some people call this “histamine intolerance,” but really, it’s more like histamine overload — your internal bucket is full, and it’s spilling over.
Common symptoms include:
Bloating, gas, or nausea after meals
Itchy skin, flushing, or hives
Brain fog or anxiety
Headaches or sleep issues
Feeling “wired but tired”
And here’s the thing: it’s rarely just histamine.
🌸 It’s a Whole-Body Story — Not Just One Trigger
Your body is an ecosystem, not a collection of parts.
In Functional Nutrition, we look at everything that could be filling your histamine bucket:
🍷 Food & Drinks: leftovers, wine, aged cheese, and fermented foods can all raise histamine levels.
🧠 Stress: constant “fight or flight” mode makes it harder for your body to clear histamine.
🌸 Hormones: estrogen naturally raises histamine during parts of your cycle.
🥦 Gut Health: imbalanced bacteria or poor digestion can slow down histamine breakdown.
💊 Medications: certain pain relievers, antidepressants, or birth control pills can lower DAO — your histamine-clearing enzyme.
When those layers stack up, your body simply can’t keep up — and symptoms show up in confusing ways.
🌿 What I See Most in My Fort Myers Clients
Here in Southwest Florida, our environment adds its own twist.
Between year-round allergens, warm humid weather, and the stress of busy, active lifestyles — many of us are living with constant low-grade inflammation without realizing it.
For my Fort Myers clients, histamine overload often shows up as:
☀️ Afternoon fatigue that hits even after a “healthy” lunch
☀️ Red, blotchy skin that worsens in the Florida heat
☀️ Feeling bloated or foggy after wine, kombucha, or leftovers
☀️ PMS symptoms that feel stronger each month
That’s why the root-cause approach matters — because you can’t fix this with one supplement or elimination diet.
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