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Mineral subtrates and what to avoid!
What a mineral is bound to can definitely affect its absorption from your intestine and thus the efficacy of taking it. Dr. Morstein wants to teach patients how to look at minerals and thus be able to better analyze supplements they may buy.
There are three main type of mineral substrates (what it's bound to): a chelated substrate, a bound complex substrate and a salt substrate.
Histamine Intolerance
Have you heard of Histamine Intolerance and/or Mast Cell Activation Syndrome/Disorder (MCAS)? These are two very related conditions that can account for a lot of intestinal and systemic symptomatology.
Histamine is a substance released from mast cells, basophils, platelets and certain neurons (mostly in the hypothalamus in our brains), and enterochromaffin cells in skin and intestine. It is released when a cell is triggered by something it reacts to. For example, being allergic to orange tree blossoming causes you to sneeze and have a runny nose--that is your cells releasing histamine when the pollen activated it.