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Despite specialist referrals, complex protocols, and a shelf full of supplements, clients and practitioners alike still feel stuck. Conventional solutions often overlook the body’s natural intelligence and the rhythms it was designed to follow.

At BeNourished, I guide both individuals and health care professionals back to the foundations of nature’s laws, quantum biology, and simple daily rhythms that allow the body to truly heal. Whether you're looking to improve your health, navigate chronic illness or burnout in practice, the answer isn’t in doing more. It’s deeper. Simpler. More aligned.

My Thrive Naturally Method is not a one-size-fits-all model. It’s a return to what your body and your intuition has known all along.

My name is Rachel Jessey MSc DipNT

Researcher, Scientist, Naturopath, Nutritionist and Quantum Biologist

My mission is to inspire people to return to the foundations of health using simple, natural principles that work in harmony with the body. Whether you're navigating chronic illness or supporting others in their healing, I offer a back-to-basics approach that cuts through complexity and overwhelm. Rooted in nature, guided by rhythm, and informed by science, my work empowers individuals and practitioners alike to restore balance, energy, and clarity free from off the shelf protocols and reliance on supplements and expensive bio-hacks. Read more here ------>

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The three main interventions in mainstream healthcare to “treat” histamine intolerance and mast cell activation syndrome are:

1. Medications
2. Supplements
3. Restrictive diets

These interventions can be helpful but they are doing nothing to address why these conditions have manifested in the first place. Overtime these interventions may become less effective and in some people result in:

1. Medication intolerance / medications lose their original effectiveness
2. Supplement intolerance / supplements lose their original effectiveness
3. Restrictive diets backfire, further detrimental changes to gut health results in the diet becoming even more restrictive and food becomes difficult to re-introduce.
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Patient is worse off than when they started

Mast cells don’t become hyper activated for no reason and those reasons are multifactorial. Some may include viral persistence, vaccination damages, damage from aesthetic enhancing injections, breast implants, ongoing environmental challenges, chemical and radiation exposures.

True healing begins when we stop managing symptoms in isolation and start asking why the body is reacting in the first place. Mast cell activation and histamine intolerance are not random malfunctions, they are signals for deeper unrecognised triggers. Until we shift from a model of suppression to one of investigation and restoration, we risk silencing the body’s alarms while a fire still burns beneath the surface.

#mcas #mastcellactivationsyndrome #histamineintolerance #histamine

#triggered this article was shared with me this morning and this where female health is now at!

For the past few decades women have been taught that natural female cycles are an inconvenience that need to be medically managed / shut down - from the time girls start their periods, from birthing and right through to menopause the innate and natural workings of the female body has been systematically medicalised.

When women present to the doctors office at any stage in their reproductive life cycle rather than addressing the why they are automatically given pills.

We need to embrace the fact that if something is not right we need to dig for the why - you cannot fight with nature or your biology. Sure you can suppress a load of stuff and that might work for a while, but I personally don’t want the medical and pharmaceutical establishment messing with my menopause.

disclaimer: not medical advice these are my own opinions

The garden is well and truly coming on now.

One thing that I have purposely stopped doing is buying supplements. My garden is full@of edible herbs and I have been playing around with with sun charged water but allowing the sun to naturally infuse the flavours and herbal signatures of what I pick into my water.

It really just taste of the herbs and you can add lemon too.

Please note this post is not medical or nutritional advice - not intended to treat cure diagnose - don’t combine herbs with meds and consult with a professional before using herbs

#herbs #sunwater #sun #circadianrhythm #quantum #quantumnutrition #ezwater #quantumbiology

The writing is on the wall…healing starts with nature. The End

If you could do one thing out of everything to support your health I would recommend Sunlight before screen light.

It is super powerful and free!!

Try this for 1 week and let me know how you feel

#circadian
#circadianrhythm
#circadianbiology
#sun
#sunrise
#quantumbiology

Each phase of morning light delivers different spectrums of light — and each one interacts with your skin, eyes, and timing genes differently:

Infrared light (even before full sunrise) helps charge the mitochondria (your cell’s energy batteries).
Red light calibrates your body's internal clock and prepares it for UV exposure later - this is a major component in building your solar tolerance and preventing burns.
Blue light signals "wake up!" to your brain by triggering cortisol (your healthy morning energy hormone) and lowering melatonin (your sleep hormone).
UVA light activates the production of nitric oxide (great for blood flow) and sets off Vitamin D metabolism for later UVB exposure. UVB light spectrums usually available from 10-3pm depending on your northern location/latitude.

Your Skin + Eyes Are Designed for This Interaction:
When natural light hits the retina (your inner eye), it sends signals to your suprachiasmatic nucleus (your brain’s master clock). This resets your circadian rhythm every single day.
Photoreceptors in the skin also absorb light frequencies to sense the time of day which, impacts mitochondrial function, hormone release, and even immune system health.

Bottom Line:
When you miss exposing your body to natural morning light spectrums and instead reach for your phone or you bathe your eyes in artificial LED lighting, your body doesn’t get the full "start the day" biological programming it needs — and your circadian rhythm can slowly start to drift out of sync.

The net result - weight gain, metabolic disease, poor mood to name a few.

Who knew that something so simple could be so healing

#quantumbiology #circadianrhythm #circadianrhythm

🌱 “Probiotic pills don’t fix the gut.”
We’ve been sold a story that supplements = health — but what if that story isn’t the whole truth?

After years of clinical experience, I’ve seen firsthand how many probiotic products fail to make a lasting impact — and in some cases, actually make things worse. Gut health is complex, and healing it requires more than a quick fix.

Ready to rethink your approach to gut health? Let’s talk about lifestyle, environment, and the real root causes of imbalance.

💡 Swipe through to learn what I’ve discovered and what really supports a healthy gut.

👇 Share this if you’re tired of the supplement hype and ready for real answers.

#GutHealth #HolisticHealth #FunctionalMedicine #ProbioticTruth #DigestiveHealth #SIBO #NaturalWellness #GutHealing #MicrobiomeMatters #WellnessWithoutTheHype #Benourished #HealthRevolution #NoQuickFix #QuantumBiology #CircadianHealth

All day working under artificial light
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Lots of screen use in the evenings
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Working out hard under artificial light
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Low carb intermittent fasting
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Metabolic disaster! Little did I know that my so called healthy eating and workout practices were slowly destroying my body.

Since diving into circadian and quantum biology, I stepped away from the gym, reconnected with nature, and let go of everything I’d been taught about health. By tuning into the rhythms of light, the Earth, and my own intuition, I completely healed my hormone imbalances and chronic iron deficiency—without a single supplement or medication

🧠💥 Did you know your gut makes its own melatonin independent of the pineal gland and is not just used for sleep?

Yep, your digestive system produces loads of melatonin (way more than your brain!), and it actually increases at night 🌙

So while your brain’s melatonin helps you fall asleep, your gut’s melatonin is busy:
💧 counterbalancing acid production
🛡️ Protecting your stomach lining
🌿 Supporting healing + digestion

Your gut has its own circadian rhythm — and it’s working overtime while you rest 😴

✨ Tip: A healthy night routine = better gut balance + less midnight acid.

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💬 Ever felt heartburn at night and didn’t know why? The this could be why

🔁 Save this to remember your gut’s nighttime superpower!

#GutHealth #Melatonin #reflux #stomachacid #CircadianRhythm #sleep #HealthFacts #HolisticHealth

One thing that gets me about the quantum biology space of that many experts state you have to follow a keto style diet.

While I understand that this might be helpful for some, healing for others, for me keto was a metabolic disaster.

My take on nutrition is that we should just eat what makes us feel good and perform better so I am staying away from the dogma of diets on my page but sharing the foods that make me feel good.

What makes more sense to me is sourcing food that is native to the country you live in that has grown in the conditions of the environment you live so I am trying more to source and eat foods that I grow, forage or can source in the uk - I’m not always perfect as you can see but perfect is not something I am trying to achieve

Waking up with the sun changed everything. I’m 48 and 2 years ago my cycle was chaotic, periods heavy, and I was deep in chronic anaemia. I was told by friends and medics that I was perimenopausal— but HRT wasn’t the path I wanted. So I turned to nature.

Sunrises became my daily reset button and I see morning light every day. By aligning with natural light and resetting my circadian rhythm, I gave my body a chance to rebalance. This isn’t just wellness woo — it’s quantum biology:

Sunlight hits your eyes + skin → signals your suprachiasmatic nucleus → regulates melatonin, cortisol, oestrogen, and even iron metabolism. Light is information. And your hormones are listening.

Join my free Quantum biology blueprint Facebook page to learn more about QB and health - link is in my stories

I didn’t need more pills. I needed more sunrise.

#SunriseHealing #CircadianRhythmReset #PerimenopauseSupport #CycleSyncing #QuantumBiology #LightTherapy #HormoneBalanceNaturally #NatureHeals #SunlightMedicine #AnemiaRecovery #HolisticHormoneHealth #BiohackYourCycle #WomenInTransition #LightBeforeScreens #SunriseRitual #AprilWellness

When medications, supplements and restrictive diets are no longer helpful for supporting your HIT and MCAS symptoms it is time for another way.

I have been supporting my clients with circadian and quantum biology tools to help them get their lives back.

If you comment “CIRCADIAN” I will give you the exact method that I get my clients started on.

If you want to take a deeper dive I have my THRIVE NATURALLY MCAS and HIT programme where you can learn more. Check my bio the links are all there.
#histamineintolerance #histamine #longcovid #mcas #mastcells #mastcelldisease #circadianrhythm #quantumbiology

Sunlight in Your Salad? 🌿💡 Did you know plants capture sunlight during photosynthesis, then quietly re-emit some of that light as biophotons – ultra-weak light particles all living cells give off? It’s true: all food emits tiny light signals, and our gut may even be built to read this light!

Think of fruits and veggies as packaged sunshine: when you eat them, you’re not just getting calories – you’re ingesting light-encoded information.

✨ According to quantum biology, food is information and energy. Our cells run on electrons energized by photons (light) from the sun. In fact, every food’s electrons carry a seasonal light imprint from when and where it grew

. 🍓🌽 That means seasonal foods communicate seasonal signals to your body. Summer produce (think juicy berries and tomatoes) grows under long, intense sun and carries that high-energy light code. Winter foods (like hearty squash or kale) develop in low-light, cooler conditions – a different code. Eating according to the seasons gives your body clear signals: “It’s summer, days are long!” or “Winter’s here, conserve energy.”

⏳ Why does this matter? Because your gut microbes and infradian rhythms love clear signals. Your microbiome use light cues to tune metabolism, and hormone release and much more. Biophotonic signals from seasonal foods might fine-tune this clock.

🕰️ For example, summer’s light-packed carbs can boost metabolism when days are long, while winter’s fats and proteins support you during darker months

. Over time, this quantum nutrition approach may support hormone balance (think steadier cortisol and melatonin cycles) and overall vitality.

🌱 Spring foods in the UK Sprouts, asparagus, radish, leafy greens, – early-season growth packed with the fresh light of lengthening days, signaling renewal and ramped-up energy.

Great live yesterday

Informal discussion on the latest findings in gut microbiome research in the post COVID era

Sorry if this all sounds too simple but don’t you think the healthcare space has got a little too complicated.

I was sent a PowerPoint today from a meeting that was given on strategies to support chronic illness and it was full of recommendations for dangerous supplements, pseudoscience MLM products and expensive devices to help you structure water and get infra red light.

I would say that unless you are 100% bedbound the single most important thing you can do is get outside - simple…

Why I stopped recommending vitamin D supplements
Vitamin D is not a vitamin it is a hormone in the steroid family. Vitamin D supplementation comes in the form of cholecalciferol. The blood test that the supposedly mesaures vitamin D is in its inactive (useless form). Positive effects of cholecalciferol supplementation can be attributed to its steroid (immune suppressive) actions on the body.
Vitamin D toxicity is real in clinical practice

I’ve burned out in a gym doing all the exercise routines!!
I’ve burned out doing the latest fad diet that is touted as the healthiest yet!
I’ve burned out with biohacking!!
I’ve burned out with following nutrition and lifestyle gurus and I am done!!

Health when you don’t have it is not easy to get back if you try and implement all the crap on the internet - but health is easier to get back if you go back to basics. Will gardening improve my longevity and make me live to 100? I really don’t know or even care, the fact is this is what I love and this is what has made me feel good over everything else I have done.

Nature, sun, outdoors, soil, natural food, slowing down, family, friends, community

Garden update!

Without healthy soil vegetables and herbs won’t grow at their best - I was really disappointed that my second vegetable patch was loaded with roots and the compost hadn’t actually composted properly due to lack of ventilation and not getting hot enough.

So re-distributed what we had and restarted the compost bin (with a bit more strategy), the plan is to dig out veg patch 2 sift the soil and put something down to prevent the roots growing up through it - if you have any ideas let me know in the comments.

Friendly reminder to quit the doom scrolling in the evenings and connect with real life

There are a million and one other things you can do with your precious time on this earth ❤️💕💙

🎥 Artificial Light vs. Natural Light: What You Need to Know 🌞💡
✨ Natural Light:
* Daylight (noon): Packed with a full spectrum of colours, supporting daytime metabolism and keeping you energised, motivated and HEALTHY
* Sunset: Rich in reds as blue/green light fades, signalling your body to produce melatonin for restful sleep.
* We need more natural light in our lives to support our metabolism and tell our cells what time of day it is.
✨ Artificial Light:
* Fluorescent Lighting: ⚠️ High in green light, low in warm spectrums. ⚠️ Flickers, which can strain your eyes and cause fatigue. ⚠️ Faulty coatings can leak harmful UV rays.
* Incandescent Lighting: 🌅 Mimics sunset light with warm, melatonin-friendly spectrums. 😡 Being banned, due to climate change - despite being healthier for your circadian rhythm!
* Cool White LED Lighting: 🚨 High in BLUE light, low in red, this is the worse type of lighting for the home, especially at nighttime when they are used the most – this light spectrum disrupts body clocks and suppresses melatonin production but overall metabolism and disrupts the female hormone cycle. 👎 Not a great choice for your home.
* Warm White LED Lighting: ✅ Lower in blue, richer in red spectrums. ✅ A more circadian-friendly option for better sleep and health!
🌟 The Solution?
* Choose circadian-friendly lighting to protect your sleep and well-being.
* If using LEDs, switch to Warm White bulbs—they’re better for your body and your home.
* Check out www.blockbluelight.co.uk (I don’t use affiliate links)
💡 Light affects everything from your energy levels to your hormones—so choose wisely! 🕯️🌅
🎬 What’s your lighting setup like? Share your thoughts below! 👇

Many people are under unopposed blue light for most of the day and most of the night.

This is a major problem for many people’s metabolic health because blue light drives up cortisol, prevents melatonin from working so already you can see how weight gain, inflammation and diabetes can start without even adding food into the mix.

When it comes to mast cells there is plenty of evidence now that exposure to artificial light and low level radiation from EMF’s can contribute to MCAS and this is something that is completely missed in mainstream health care.

My courses cover everything you need to know about these topics however I will be sharing more in substack YouTube and on here

What do I mean when I say “charge your internal battery pack”

Did you know that our body is able to make energy over and above that of the mitochondria.

Our body has an inbuilt battery pack called plasma that lines pretty much everywhere in the body.

Negatively charged plasma or exclusion zone water creates energy by storing charge from light or other electromagnetic sources, which can be used to drive biochemical and electrical processes.

So all those biohackers talking longevity and autophagy are missing a vital piece of our quantum biology.

How do we build this plasma? See the reel

As I’ve learned more about the field of quantum biology I have gained some incredible insights, and also made great improvements to my own health.

The quantum biological principles are routed in connections and as you start to explore concepts you really get into the bones of questioning creation, the universe, ether and the force behind all that has been created.

And so again within this space so deeply routed in these principle we see a side where money can be made from people selling gadgets, biohacking tools, and supplements and it’s crazy because any benefits that would be gained can be accessed for free outside your very own front door.

To balancing electrical charges and magnetic fields to full spectrum of light it’s all there for free.

I believe that much of the chronic illnesses we see today are due to the overload of chemicals in and in our bodies and the loss of connection to our mother earth .

I don’t have multiple sclerosis
I don’t have Lyme disease
I don’t experience perimenopausal symptoms
I don’t have chronic anaemia

These are the centralised diagnoses that I have had over my lifetime that I no longer experience.

I didn’t take medicines but I took a lot of supplements but it wasn’t until I stopped focusing on my biochemistry and biochemical pathways that I dropped the supplements and headed out to heal in nature and guess what - it worked!

I have become disillusioned by the centralised powers that push on to us toxic chemicals in our foods, influencers who push unrealistic diet plans, and supplement companies making us believe our soil is depleted so we have to take chemicals to replace them!!

I work with many people with chronic illness and many don’t believe the healing powers of nature - it’s not a quick fix but it is certainly where the magic happens.

Follow along to see

Went for a full moon dog walk with @fritzitingle and @jake7uk with my list of manifestations for 2025.

Such a beautiful night. If you want to learn more about astrology check out sidereal astrology - you may be surprised that you’ve been aligning with the wrong birth sign for all your life…and guess what? we become what we believe therefore we can get what we manifest.

There are a number of astrological events taking place this month - the best to come is the planetary parade (25th Jan) don’t miss it

Enjoy the full moon

ps. Luckily the dog didn’t go all werewolf on me 🐺

Plug in air fresheners and industry produced essential oils and things like vaporub contain many not so friendly ingredients and can be toxic for both humans and pets.

I am always looking for safer and more eco friendly alternatives to fragrances and turning to natures offerings may also come with some health benefits.

Steamed orange peel, rosemary, clove, bay leaves, star anise and eucalyptus have been used for centuries to support lung issues, support the symptoms of colds and flu and aiding with the clearance of mucous. They also contain antimicrobial compounds.

Placing these sorted herbs in water and allowing them to simmer on your stove top releases these fragrances and compounds.

I have been using this method in my kitchen to help keep my home smelling fresh and seems to be helping clear my sinuses and lungs clear

*not medical advice
*if taking meds consults practitioner before using

2024 was a year I will never forget.

Our family experienced the loss of a very special person 💙
My boys are thriving and navigating this crazy world
My little business has thrived
My special relationships have flourished and I have let go of those that haven’t
I have learn so much and have started to teach what I know.
I’ve healed from additive patterns and behaviours
Found healing in nature

I am so grateful to have been blessed with a special life and my aim for 2025 is to stay true to myself, break through fear if and when it comes up and serve those who continue to want to learn from me.

Looking forward to whatever 2025 has in store

HAPPY NEW YEAR
It’s probably time for me to do an introduction to my instagram as it is now the start of the New Year, which is always my favourite time of year🎉

I am now in my 15th year as a naturopath and nutritionist and in that time have dedicated many hours on enhancing my skills and knowledge as well as earning my Masters in Personalised Nutrition. Since 2020, it has been an incredibly humbling experience working with some of the most complex cases I have ever seen - and in that time I’ve learned that true healing isn’t found in expensive supplements or complex protocols. 🌿

The real solution? And the one that gets the best results is getting back to basics. Sun on your skin. Fresh air in your lungs. Bare feet on the earth. Clean water. Real food. 🌱

While I’ve worked with leading UK doctors and tackled the most complex chronic illness cases, my biggest revelation has been this: we’ve overcomplicated health. We’re stuck indoors, disconnected from nature, and searching for quick fixes that don’t exist. 🌍

I’m here to help you reconnect with what’s real - practical, down-to-earth wisdom about natural living, supporting the body’s natural healing ability, growing your own food, learning about healing plants, foraging and understanding what’s really in your supplements, food, personal hygiene and home products. 🌿

I want to help simplify the healthcare space and show you that small, daily choices lead to real changes and lasting results. 💚

#holistichealth #naturalliving #chronicillness #healingjourney #backtobasics #naturopathy #wellness #naturalhealth #earthing #realfood #organic #sustainability”

‼️There is something going on in the world of nutrition and that is the heavy reliance on supplements. A multi billion pound industry that has close ties into big pharma…

The longer I research and gain insights into blood work, hair analysis and organic acids the more I am turning away from the use of supplements in clinical practice - especially when they start to become dangerous or cause “unknowing” side effects.

I am seeing the fallout of vitamin d poisoning in my clinic with new clients presenting with high calcium and phosphate levels directly related to cholecalciferol (vitamin D) supplements.

In my opinion supplements are the same as medications, both chemicals that effect the body - functional medicine is the same as big pharma, both use the diagnosis / treatment model in clinic and correct imbalances using chemicals.

The list of supplements people come to me with is quite frankly disturbing and is something I am advocating for change on.

#supplements #toxicity #vitamind #vitamindeficiency

✨ Debunking the Collagen Craze & Exploring Quantum Insights ✨

Did you know that collagen supplements might not be as magical as they seem? Despite the hype, consuming collagen doesn’t directly boost your body’s collagen production.

Here's why:
1️⃣ Breaking it Down: Collagen supplements are essentially proteins. Once ingested, your body breaks them down into amino acids, which join the overall protein pool. Any reported benefits may come from these amino acids—supporting general protein synthesis. If collagen does happen to get absorbed it does not incorporate in our collagen network - it’s a false narrative.
2️⃣ Gut Health Connection: Some research suggests collagen may benefit gut health by supporting the intestinal lining, which could indirectly improve overall well-being.

But here’s where it gets fascinating: The Science of Collagen’s Quantum Nature.
Collagen is the framework of soft tissues and organs, and its unique properties go far beyond just being "structural."

🔬 Quantum Crystals in Collagen: Collagen contains a network of crystalline structures that play a vital role in energy transfer within the body. It acts as a piezoelectric material, meaning it generates electric charges under mechanical stress. This helps explain why movement is critical for collagen health—it activates this electrical property, supporting tissue repair and regeneration.

☀️ Infrared & Sunlight Benefits: Collagen also absorbs and interacts with infrared light (like sunlight), which can stimulate its repair and healing processes. This connection underlines the importance of natural light exposure in maintaining healthy connective tissue.

Supporting Your Collagen the Right Way: Instead of relying on supplements, focus on lifestyle practices that nurture your body's natural collagen production: 
✅ Movement
✅ Sunlight (Infra Red) ✅ Nutrition ✅ Hydration & Sleep

✨ 3 Ways to Support Your Microbiome Without Popping a Single Pill ✨💊

We often think of our gut health as something we fix with supplements, but true nourishment starts with nature.

Here’s how to reconnect and help your microbiome thrive:

1️⃣ Get Outside & Connect with Nature’s Microbiome: Dirt, plants, fresh air—these aren’t just good for the soul, but they also feed your gut ecosystem. Walk barefoot, touch the soil, and embrace the diversity of microbes in natural environments. 🌳

2️⃣ Soak Up the Sun’s Healing Light: Natural light, especially UV and infrared rays, has profound effects on our bodies, including supporting a healthy microbiome. Step outside, let the light kiss your skin, and watch your body thank you. ☀️

3️⃣ Eat Locally Grown / produced Foods: Fresh, local produce has been created within your natural environment and contain nutrients, and photons straight from the earth. It’s fresher, richer, and kinder to your gut. Check out your local farms and shops and see what swaps to your weekly shop you can make 🍅

✨ Remember: It’s not always about what you take—it’s about how you live. Your microbiome is more connected to the environment than you might think. 🌍💚

Food is information - more than just nutrients

Structured or exclusion zone water has some great benefits in that it is structured in a way that can help to trap pollutants and other particles you don’t want floating around your body .

Structured water forms an exclusion zone that Gerald Pollack has been extensively researching in his lab.

Structured water has been a game changer since I bought it into my clinical protocols - especially for those who have MCAS and are extremely sensitive to any intervention.

Give it a go for a few weeks and let me know how you get on
Rx

The Solar Spectrum is made up of:

**Visible Light (VIS)**
- **Red, orange, and yellow light:
Dominant at first light heading through the morning.
- **Green/blue:**
Dominant around 10am - 3pm.
- **Red, orange, and yellow light:**
Dominant during late afternoon to sunset.

**Invisible Light**
- **Ultraviolet (UVA,UVB):**
UVA is Available most of the day UVB is available 10-3 in Mar-Oct in the uk
- **Infrared (IR):**
Dominant during sunrise and sunset but is available all day.

Red and infrared light from the sun is balanced with other spectra of light, so you are never naturally exposed to just red and infrared.

Morning and evening sunlight exposure can help you build solar tolerance to UV light, safely increasing melanin and urocanic acid to protect the skin.

Other beneficial properties include:
Infrared has been found to support the structure of the exclusion zone, support mitochondrial function, and support collagen structures.

Getting out at sunset, which is rich in red and infrared spectra, supports the healthy release of melatonin.

Infrared is available even on cloudy days, so unless you are bedbound, there really is no need to purchase a red light therapy device if you are not connecting with the sun, which provides it for free.

- #NaturalSunlight
- #Infrared
- #Sunset
- #melatonin
- #mitochondria
- #sunrise
- #FreeSunTherapy
- #circadia
- #MelaninBoost
- #UVProtection
- #redlight
- #redlighttherapy

SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein triggers gut impairment from mucosal barrier to innermost layers: From basic science to clinical relevance

This study investigates the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, emphasising its impact on gut integrity and immune response. The research provides insight into the mechanisms underlying COVID-19-related gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhoea, and presents an experimental model using murine jejunal loops to simulate these effects.

Key Findings:
The Spike protein induces significant inflammation in the murine jejunal loops, characterised by leukocyte infiltration, edema, and increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-6, TNF-α). This inflammation disrupts the intestinal mucosal barrier, leading to impaired gut function.

The study demonstrates that the Spike protein compromises the integrity of the intestinal mucosa. This includes alterations in the expression of tight junction proteins, leading to increased intestinal permeability and reduced transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER). These changes suggest a weakened barrier function, making the gut more susceptible to further damage and pathogen invasion.

The Spike protein causes degranulation of Paneth cells, leading to reduced levels of lysozyme, an important antimicrobial enzyme. It also diminishes mucin 2 (MUC2) expression in goblet cells, weakening the mucus layer that protects the intestinal epithelium.

The Spike protein increases chloride ion secretion in the gut, which can contribute to secretory diarrhoea, a common symptom observed in COVID-19 patients. This electrolyte imbalance disrupts the homeostatic environment of the intestine.

Molecular docking studies suggest that the Spike protein interacts with chloride channels (CFTR and CaCC), potentially driving the secretory effects observed.

The findings further highlight the potential of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein to cause significant GI tract impairment and that intervention to support GI integrity and health need to form part of overall recovery plan.

#longcovid #longcovidawareness #longcovidsymptoms #longcovidmicrobiome

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Histidine, lack of UV and HIT/MCAS

Histidine, an important aromatic amino acid is best known in HIT and MCAS for is role in producing histamine. However histidine is also used to make urocanic acid (UCA). Histidine has a imidazole ring that is able to respond to UV light which starts to open up some fascinating mechanistic pathways.

UCA itself plays a role in maintaining optimal pH of the skin, provides moisture and provides protection to the skin against the harmful effects of UV rays. UV exposure converts trans-UCA to cis-UCA however this is where the research becomes a bit ambiguous because many papers link the cis form to cancer formation, and I do not believe this to be wholly accurate...Why.

Any studies that involve looking at the effects of UV light on human physiology generally lack precise control over light conditions in a laboratory setting, these studies tend to look at the effects of one spectrum of light in isolation whereas our natural light exposure contains both visible and non visible spectrums at the same time. This means our current understanding of UV effects on UCA and indeed countless other molecules may be inaccurate and/or incomplete.

As mentioned above histidine (UCA’s precursor) also produces histamine. This raises an intriguing hypothesis: Could UV deficiency contribute to histamine intolerance and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)? Many people with MCAS are light and sun sensitive so stay indoors and further avoid exposure, could it be that the increased histamine is the body’s desperate attempt to capture UV light or is it trying to make and capture ultra weak UV in the body?

As I continue to look into some of the complexities of HIT and MCAS and how light/sun and nature plays into this, improving light control in research will be essential for drawing more accurate conclusions about UV exposure’s health impacts, but the morel of the story is to start to think about how to balance out natural and artificial light exposure.#histamineintolerance #mcas #longcovid #histamine #mastcells #mastcelldisease #circadianrhythm #quantumbiology #supplements #sun

Histamine Intolerance & MCAS: What You Need to Know

Key takeaways from my new masterclass:

✅Symptoms overlap: Both conditions can cause diverse symptoms affecting multiple body systems. Don’t dismiss seemingly unrelated symptoms.
✅Diet matters, but it’s not everything: While a low-histamine diet can help, it’s often not sufficient alone. Investigate underlying causes.
✅Genetic factors: Variants in genes like DAO and HNMT can predispose to histamine issues. Genetic testing may provide valuable insights.
✅Beyond antihistamines: Standard allergy meds may not fully address symptoms and requires a much more comprehensive approach.
✅Stress management is crucial: Stress can trigger mast cell degranulation. Incorporate stress reduction techniques into your treatment plan.
✅Mam made EMF and artificial light can active mast cells!! Yes MCAS is a disease of our toxic technology and light environment
✅Track your triggers: Keep a detailed symptom and exposure journal to identify personal triggers.

Remember, these conditions are complex and individualised. Always work with a knowledgeable healthcare provider for proper diagnosis and treatment.

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Your body is constantly interacting with powerful natural forces like the magnetic fields, water, and cyclical rhythms.

The heart generates the strongest magnetic field in the body, extending beyond you and influencing your overall health.

By grounding and spending time in nature, you can sync with the Earth’sresonance, stabilizing your body’s electrons and promoting balance.

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Histamine release is controlled by circadian rhythms
Mast cell release falls in line with circadian rhythms
Histamine metabolism responds to and is controlled by light and dark signals to the brain through the eyes and the skin
Mast cells become destabilised when we are exposed to too much man made EMF.

This is why supplements, medications and diets can only get you so far.

Head to my website to learn more about these new concepts in how to stabilise your symptoms check out my masterclass

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How much time do you dedicate each day to using tech (that include what you use for work)
Then ask yourself the same question about how much time you spend outside or doing being in a natural environment?
Is it time to balance these out?

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Navigating the low histamine diet can be really tricky and as a result you can inadvertently restrict your diet to much, particularly if you follow online guidance.

I have put together a series of myth busters in the low histamine diet because each person will have their own unique responses.

Remember a low histamine diet should be implemented as a temporary intervention will addressing the underlying reasons behind your histamine reactions.

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