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   GUT HEALTH CENTER

ZONULIN
DAO
HISTAMINE

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ZONULIN, DAO, and HISTAMINE

Building a healthy gut garden bed.

These compounds have a big effect on your gut garden. Get them right and your garden will flourish.

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intestinal lining

WHAT IS ZONULIN?

Zonulin is a protein that regulates intestinal permeability. Zonulin modulates the permeability of tight junctions between cells of the wall of the digestive tract. 

Our bodies need some zonulin, but too much leads to problems.

kidneys

WHAT IS DAO?

DAO, diamine oxidase, is an enzyme produced in your kidneys, thymus, and intestinal lining, that helps to break down histamine.

Without enough DAO, histamine can being to accumulate in the body.

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WHAT IS HISTAMINE?

Histamine is a chemical that helps to communicate messages to your brain, triggers the release of stomach acid for digestion, and releases after injury or allergies as a part of your bodies immune response.

Some histamine is a good thing, too much can lead to problems.

Too much histamine can cause a number of unpleasant effects such as headaches, nausea, congestion, and water eyes. It can lead to more serious conditions, such as ulcers.

Excess histamine also causes a number of gut health issues and can make certain conditions, such as IBS, much worse.

Some people have a disorder called histamine intolerance. This condition can affect the ability to metabolize histamine, and often there is overproduction of histamine. People with this disorder tend to have much lower levels of DAO in the body.

 

DAO plays a big role in regulating the amount of histamine in the body. 

gut lining and bacteria

A HEALTHY GUT LINING

Having a healthy gut lining is an important key to a happier gut garden. 

DAO, histamines, and zonulin all have an effect on or are affected by the health of our gut lining.

leaky gut

"LEAKY GUT"

"Leaky Gut" is often thought to be an actual condition. What it really is, is a symptom of a larger problem in the gut.

It happens when the tight junctions in the gut lining start to come apart, allowing things to leak into the bloodstream that should not be there.

We think a better term for this is tight junction dysfunction. 

Zonulin plays a huge role in this process.

Intestinal Villi

INTESTINAL VILLI

The small intestinal villi help to increase absorption of nutrients, and provide digestive secretions. They play an important role in the health of your gut garden.

If there are problems with your gut lining, the villi will be negatively affected.

Zonulin plays an important role in the health of your villi.

Bell peppers

DAO SUPPORT

In order to ensure optimal DAO levels, the following nutrients are especially beneficial:

Vitamin C

Copper

Vitamin B6

Phosphorous

Magnesium

Zinc

Iron

B12

Eating lots of whole foods rich in these nutrients are a great way to support healthy DAO levels.

beef liver

LIVER

Liver is an incredibly nutrient dense food and is rich in so many nutrients that support healthy DAO levels including:

B-12

Zinc

Iron

Copper

Phosphorous

Make sure to get grass-fed liver. Here is a great source.

If eating liver is not for you, grass-fed liver capsules are another great option.

mangos

VITAMIN C RICH, LOW HISTAMINE FOODS

Vitamin C rich foods are very important for healthy DAO levels, however a lot vitamin C rich foods are high in histamine which causes problems for many people with low DAO levels. 

These foods are rich in vitamin C, while being low in histamine:

Mangos

Broccoli

Apples

Bell Peppers

Blueberries

Apricots

Cranberries

Peaches

If you are not getting enough vitamin C rich foods in your diet, a good, low histamine, whole food vitamin C supplement is a great option.

pumpkin seeds

MAGNESIUM RICH, LOW HISTAMINE FOODS

Magnesium is very important for healthy DAO function in the body. 

Here are some low histamine, magnesium rich foods:

Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds

Sprouted Almonds

Macadamia Nuts

If you are not getting enough magnesium rich foods in your diet, a good, low histamine, whole food magnesium powder is a great option.

grass-fed beef

B12 RICH, LOW HISTAMINE FOODS

Having adequate b12 levels helps to support healthy DAO activity.

These foods are rich in b12, while being low in histamine:

Chicken

Pork

Eggs

Milk

Beef

Lamb

Buffalo

Kidney

Make sure meats are quickly frozen after butchering and not aged.

If you are not getting enough b12 rich foods in your diet, a good low histamine, whole food b-12 supplement is a great option.

sweet potatoes

COPPER RICH, LOW HISTAMINE FOODS.

Copper is incredibly important for healthy DAO function.

Here are some great low histamine copper rich foods:

Liver

Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds

Sweet Potatoes

If you are not getting enough copper rich foods in your diet, then a  

a good low histamine, whole food copper supplement is a great option.

pastured pork chops

ZINC RICH, LOW HISTAMINE FOODS.

Getting enough zinc in your diet will help a lot to improve DAO function in your body. It is also very important for a healthy gut lining.

Here are some great low histamine, zinc rich foods:

Srpouted Pumpkin Seeds

Liver

Beef

Buffalo

Lamb

Pork

Make sure meats are quickly frozen after butchering and not aged.

If you are not getting enough zinc rich foods in your diet, then a  

a good low histamine, whole food zinc supplement is a great option.

Pastured Brown Eggs

B6 RICH, LOW HISTAMINE FOODS

B6 helps to support the healthy production of DAO in the body.

Here are some great low histamine b6 rich foods:

Pork

Chicken

Oats

Milk

Ricotta

Eggs

Liver

Kidney

Sweet Potato

If you are not getting enough b6 rich foods in your diet, then a good low histamine, whole food b6 supplement is a great option.

pea shoots

PEA SHOOTS OR SPROUTS

There are only a few foods that are actually rich in DAO enzyme.

Pea shoots are one of them. These little guys are a great way for those who are low in DAO, to get some from their diet. 

You can grow your own pretty easily or buy them.

beef kidney

BEEF KIDNEY

Beef kidney is another food rich in DAO. 

It is also rich in vitamin A, b12, b6 and selenium.

It has a rich taste and is great in stews.

Here is a great source for it.

If eating kidney is not for you, grass-fed kidney capsules are a great option.

dao supplement

DAO SUPPLEMENTS

DAO supplements are a great way to get more DAO. 

As with other supplements, we recommend using a whole food DAO supplement.

Whole food DAO supplements are also rich in selenium and b6 which  help with healthy DAO levels.

DAO supplements are best taken daily before meals.

Another great DAO supporting supplement is IGY's.

IGY's do not contain DAO, but help to increases your bodies on production of DAO. 

Taking IGY's daily is a great way to enhance DAO function in the body.

allergies

FOODS THAT HELP TO REDUCE HISTAMINE LEVELS

Having excess levels of histamine in the body is a miserable experience, as anyone who has allergies can tell you. 

There are some wonderful foods that can help to support healthy histamine degredation. 

garlic and onions

AllIUMS

Onions, garlic, shallots, leeks not only make food taste delicious, they are wonderful for reducing histamine levels in the body. Onions, are especially rich in quercetin.