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Why is there no test for tyramine sensitivity?

May 2, 2016 by Joan Breakey   Blog

Question from Jesse: For the last two years I have noticed heart palpitations and hypertension following ingestion of "processed" foods. These include Cheeses (bleu cheese is the worst), Pizza, mozzerela sticks, store-bought salad dressing, Bacon, etc. I've been tested for literally hundreds of potential causes, with no luck. Does this sound like a tyramine intolerance? Dear Jesse,  Let’s start by saying you definitely sound as if you are food intolerant. And that you have been wise to make a … [Read more...]

Categories: Amines, Why no tyramine sensitivity test? 4 Comments

Interesting tyramine reactions

March 1, 2015 by Joan Breakey   Article

Tummy pain on a healthy diet   Hi. I have serious tummy problems and believe I have a dairy intolerance. However my tummy ( and wheezing) gets worse when I eliminate dairy and eat a ‘healthy’ diet of lots of fruit, vegetables, seeds, nuts and avocados and dark chocolate. I don’t eat meat but do eat fish. I’m beginning to wonder whether I have a problem with amines? Could you suggest an elimination diet or any advice? Thank you x   Dear Rebecca, When we eliminate some food we … [Read more...]

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Food tolerance changes with hormone cycles.

March 24, 2013 by Joan Breakey   Blog

Many people who have tyramine sensitivity are also sensitive to other amines, and many are also sensitive to other chemicals in food that are often reported as causing reactions [additives,and chemicals in highly flavoured foods]. In addition they are often sensitive to factors in the environment, particularly strong smells, and to factors changing in themselves. I call this the "Total Body Load" to emphasize that the greater the total body load the closer you are to your threshold, the more … [Read more...]

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The best tolerated cheeses are probably made in summer

November 25, 2012 by Joan Breakey   Blog

In a recent radio program a family talked about the quality of flavour of sheep’s cheese made when the animals are eating only dry grass. This flavour is better than that in spring when a variety of plants contribute to the flavours. The family had worked in the wine industry so were aware of the importance of flavour.   What is interesting to people who have reactions to wine and cheese is that their likelihood of a reaction is related to the quality of the flavour, with each person judging … [Read more...]

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Detail of tyramine and other amines in food

August 17, 2011 by Joan Breakey   Article

Considered here are those amines found in foods and in the body: TyramineThe most often researched as it is implicated in reactions in people on MAOI medication. Tyramine is produced from the amino acid tyrosine, particularly that present in the dairy protein, casein. It is developed during cheese making by bacteria with decarboxylase enzymes. As Reactions in people on MAOI’s have been assumed to be due to the para Tyramine [p-TA] it has been analysed, but the meta form has also been reported … [Read more...]

Categories: Tyramine and other amines in food, Tyramine Sensitivity Syndrome 13 Comments

Q & A about the effects of Tyramine on the digestive and the nervous system ?

May 20, 2010 by admin   Blog

Question (remember, if you wish to comment on this post please do so by clicking 'comment' at the bottom of the page) Good evening. First of all I wanted to thank you, I found your book on food sensitivity very helpful. It is very well written and helped me understand many things about food and digestion. Second of all, I thought you might know something about Tyramine. I have seen several doctors and none of them had even heard of such thing as Hypersensitivity to Tyramine, so I did my own … [Read more...]

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Joan Breakey is the author of foodintolerancepro.com.  She is one of the few dietitians in the world who has a lifetime of specialisation in the area of Food Sensitivity. She is a  Dietitian, Home Economist and Teacher. In 1975 she began her first work on Diet and Hyperactivity, investigating the effects of the Feingold diet on children’s behaviour. For more than 45 years Joan has been writing books and articles, publishing and presenting the results of her ongoing research in this area.

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