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Clinical insights from my work with women on hormones, gut health, fatigue, burnout, fertility and the big transitions like postpartum and perimenopause. Evidence-based, NZ-focused and written so you can act on it.
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These articles are where I share clinical insights from my work with women experiencing fatigue, hormonal disruption, gut symptoms, burnout, and periods of transition such as postpartum and perimenopause.
Histamine Intolerance Clinical Nutrition: The Gut-Immune Connection Explained
If you experience unpredictable flushing, headaches, digestive upset or skin reactivity that seems to shift from day to day, histamine intolerance may be part of the picture.
Rather than being a single food allergy, histamine intolerance describes a situation in which the amount of histamine entering or being produced within the body exceeds its current capacity to break it down effectively.
Clinical nutrition offers a structured way to investigate these patterns. The goal is not to place you on an increasingly restrictive diet or label every symptom as histamine-related. It is to understand why your tolerance may have changed and identify the nutritional, digestive, hormonal and nervous-system factors contributing to your overall reactivity.
This article explores the physiology behind histamine intolerance, the role of the gut and DAO enzyme, the difference between histamine intolerance and mast cell activation, and how a root-cause approach may help rebuild resilience over time.
Is Leaky Gut Real? Understanding Intestinal Permeability and What You Can Do About It
Bloating, food sensitivities, fatigue or brain fog? Discover what leaky gut really is, what causes intestinal permeability and practical ways to support your gut health naturally.
Anxious, Bloated, and Burnt Out? Your Genes Might Be Driving Histamine Overload
Histamine overload can drive anxiety, bloating, hormonal symptoms, and that wired but exhausted feeling. For many women, the root cause is genetic.
If PMS, migraines, gut sensitivity, or burnout keep cycling despite doing all the right things, you are not broken. Your DAO, COMT, and MTHFR genes may be shaping how your body responds to histamine, hormones, and stress.
Here is what every woman needs to know to finally make sense of her symptoms.
The Gut-Hormone Connection: Why Your Cycle Feels Like a Rollercoaster
You’re moody, bloated, craving chocolate, and wondering if you’re going mad—or just about to get your period.
If your cycle feels like a chaotic ride each month, you’re not imagining it—and the root of the problem might not be your hormones. It might be your gut.
At Legacy Nutrition, we see this pattern over and over again: women experiencing heavy periods, intense PMS, hormonal acne, and fatigue, despite doing all the right things. And often, the gut is the missing piece no one’s talking about.
Let’s unpack the gut-hormone connection and how rebalancing your digestion can completely transform your cycle.
Bariatric Surgery: Why It's About More Than Just Nutrients
When it comes to bariatric surgery, many people — even some healthcare professionals — still think it’s just about eating less and taking a multivitamin. But the truth runs much deeper.
Obesity, from a medical perspective, is a multifactorial disease.
It can be driven by:
Medication side effects
Hormonal disruption
Environmental influences (like learned eating habits from family)
Cognitive and neurobehavioral factors (such as dopamine-seeking behaviors)
Immune dysfunctions (like vitamin and mineral deficiencies)
Genetics and epigenetic factors
Sometimes it’s just one cause; often, it's a combination.
The main point?
Obesity is complex, and healing must address the whole picture — not just food intake.