It started subtly — a slight ache in my lower back after indulging in my favorite spicy ramen. I brushed it off, but the pattern kept repeating. Every time I had histamine-rich foods like aged cheese, wine, or even tomatoes, my back would tighten up. At first, it sounded bizarre. But after a deep dive…
If you’ve been battling nagging back pain that doesn’t seem to follow the usual rules, I get it. A few years ago, I kept wondering why my lower back would flare up out of nowhere — even on days when I wasn’t pushing myself physically. It wasn’t until a specialist mentioned “mast cell activation” that…
When I first began working as a pulmonary nurse practitioner, I never imagined how often I’d come across patients whose asthma just didn’t respond the way we’d expect. You follow all the protocols—prescribe the inhalers, check for allergens, even run those routine spirometry tests. But some folks? They’d still wheeze, cough, and feel tight-chested no…