[Lotus]

Hiya Huggs, great info, i hope it works out for you.

Hi Lotus


Some of the things I have been reading lately definitely agrees with this idea of a link between stress and the Brain-Gut relationship you are talking about here.

But what I also found interesting is that there are actual brain cells in a thin layer along the full length of the gut, from the mouth to the rectum. Enough cells to equal the brain of a cat (if I remember correctly).

Ok thanks, I didn't know that (does explain why some folks are cat people, j/k ).


Interesting what olives do to inhibit histamine.

I forgot to mention olives,


In addition to their function as antioxidants, many of the phytonutrients found in olives have well-documented anti-inflammatory properties. Extracts from whole olives have been shown to function as anti-histamines at a cellular level. By blocking special histamine receptors (called H1 receptors), unique components in whole olive extracts help to provide us with anti-inflammatory benefits. In addition to their antihistamine properties, whole olive extracts have also been shown to lower risk of unwanted inflammation by lowering levels of leukotriene B4 (LTB4), a very common pro-inflammatory messaging molecule. Oleuropein—one of the unique phytonutrients found in olives—has been shown to decrease the activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). iNOS is an enzyme whose overactivity has been associated with unwanted inflammation. Taken as a group, these research findings point to olives as a uniquely anti-inflammatory food.

Olives
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=46

Some good info (background) on histamine.


Are Allergies Causing your Anxiety and Depression? | NutriBlog By Wholesale Nutrition
http://nutri.com/blog/2012/03/are-allerg...epression/


Histamines Antagonists and Local Anesthetics
http://faculty.weber.edu/ewalker/Medicin...ihista.htm