The Hidden Impact of Food Sensitivities

Food Sensitivities, Histamine Overload and Digestive Stress - Why It’s Rarely “Just the Skin”

Introduction & Key Takeaways

In 2025 at Reformed Wellbeing, we have seen a dramatic rise in clients, adults and children whose skin, sleep, mood and energy are being driven by undiagnosed food sensitivities and histamine dysfunction.  Conditions like:

  • chronic eczema
  • peri-oral dermatitis
  • eyelid eczema
  • TSW-type inflammation
  • bloating and IBS
  • unexplained fatigue
  • anxiety spikes after eating
  • mouth ulcers
  • and skin that “reacts to everything”.

… rarely start on the skin. They start in the gut, the immune system, and the nervous system.

Through DNA BioEnergetic Testing, we are able to map hundreds of inflammatory markers, food reactions, histamine pathways, digestive stress patterns, and organ burden - far beyond what traditional tests reveal.

This blog explores the science, the trends we are seeing and the real client cases behind them. It allows families to better understand the WHY behind their symptoms and the HOW behind their healing.

Linked clients (first names only): Emma (adult), Elva (child), Samaira (adult), Sophie (adult), Lauren (adult), Maxwell (child), Ellen (adult), Havha (adult).

If you recognise yourself or your child in any of the patterns outlined below, booking a Discovery Call is the first step to healing.

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WHO This Impacts

This rising clinical picture shows up repeatedly in:

Adults

  • Women with postpartum hormone shifts (e.g. Emma)
  • Adults with chronic eczema or scalp issues (e.g. Sophie, Samaira)
  • Individuals reacting to wine, onions, spices or high-histamine foods (e.g. Ellen)
  • Adults with TSW-type patterns (e.g. Lauren)

Children

  • Children with chronic eczema, sleep disruption, bloating, low appetite (e.g. Elva, Maxwell)
  • Kids reacting to dairy, wheat, fruit pouches, or sweeteners
  • Post-viral immune instability in early childhood.

WHAT We Are Seeing Clinically

Across all 2025 clients, a consistent pattern has emerged:

Key Patterns in Adults

  1. Histamine intolerance
    Meaning the body cannot break down histamine, leading to flushing, itching, rashes, bloating, anxiety and “skin heat”.
  2. Digestive enzyme insufficiency
    Food sits too long in the stomach → bloating → inflammation → skin reactions.
  3. Post-antibiotic gut imbalance
    Seen in clients like Emma (penicillin course → flare).
  4. Nightshade reactivity
    Peppers, tomatoes, chilli, potato, paprika — strong triggers for adult eczema clients like Emma and Sophie.
  5. B-vitamin and Omega-3 deficiency
    Almost universal among women with eczema and fatigue.

Key Patterns in Children

  1. High histamine reactivity in infants and young children (e.g. Elva, Maxwell)
  2. Post-viral immune dysregulation (especially after Covid or RSV)
  3. Dairy or fruit pouch overload causing gut acidity and eczema
  4. Low stomach acid and weakened digestion
  5. Nervous system overload affecting sleep.

WHY It Happens – The Science

Histamine Overload

Histamine is a neurotransmitter and immune messenger. When the body can’t break it down (low DAO enzyme), it builds up fast and triggers:

  • Eczema
  • Rashes
  • Heartburn
  • Anxiety
  • Restlessness at night
  • Stomach cramps.

This was extremely clear in clients like Ellen and Lauren, where onions, wine, fish, spices and dried fruit created huge reactions.

Gaps in the Body’s Detox Pathways

Clients like Samaira and Sophie showed high inflammatory load due to:

  • weak liver pathways
  • overloaded gallbladder
  • nutrient deficiency
  • poor fatty acid metabolism.

This leads to poor skin turnover and constant flare cycles.

Digestive Enzyme & Stomach Acid Deficiency

When food isn’t broken down fully:

  • proteins ferment
  • carbs feed bacteria
  • fats remain undigested
  • immune activation follows.

This was seen in Elva and Maxwell - bloating, low appetite and skin inflammation rooted in poor digestive function.

Immune & Nervous System Interaction

Clients like Emma and Lauren show:

  • stress driving inflammation
  • nervous system activation driving itch
  • sleep disruption worsening skin.

This is a huge theme across 2025 data.

WHAT We Found via DNA BioEnergetic Testing

Across these clients, testing repeatedly flagged:

  • Nightshades (Emma, Sophie)
  • Onion, garlic, leek (Ellen, Samaira)
  • High-histamine foods (Lauren, Maxwell)
  • Fruit overload (Elva)
  • Chemical additives (April, Lauren)
  • Dairy and wheat stress (Maxwell, Elva)
  • Low stomach acid & digestive enzyme need (Samaira, Emma)
  • B-vitamin deficiency (Sophie, Havha)
  • Emotional overlays such as fear, overwhelm, trauma (Lauren, Samaira, Havha)

These patterns repeat month after month.

WHAT We Did – The Reformed Wellbeing Method

Every plan begins with DNA BioEnergetic Testing, followed by a layered, onion-model treatment plan:

1. Remove the inflammatory triggers

  • Nightshades
  • High histamine foods
  • Dairy
  • Wheat
  • Sweeteners
  • Fruit pouches
  • Seed oils

2. Build the biological foundations

  • Omega-3 (EPA/DHA)
  • NAC
  • B-Complex
  • Vitamin D3 + K2
  • Digestive Enzymes
  • Probiotics (added at the correct stage)

3. Nervous system support

  • GABA / L-Theanine
  • 5-HTP for deeper sleep
  • Epsom baths
  • Cranial osteopathy (Samaira, Emma, Elva)

4. Skin-focused protocols

  • Olive oil protocol
  • Red light therapy (adults and children)
  • Tissue salts (Nat Mur, Calc Phos, Combination 12)
  • Homeopathic constitutional remedies

THE ONION MODEL – WHY WE RE-TEST EVERY 6 TO 8 WEEKS

Healing is NOT linear.

When we peel back one layer:

  • the next layer reveals itself
  • new food triggers appear
  • deeper deficiencies become visible
  • emotional layers come up
  • organs shift in priority

Most clients stay with Simone for:

  • 12 weeks minimum
  • 18 weeks common
  • 24+ weeks for chronic cases

Because the body opens up gradually — not all at once.

Clients like Emma, Samaira, Sophie, Lauren, and Havha have proven that retesting creates precision, momentum, and lasting change.

MOVING FORWARD

Food sensitivities and histamine overload are not fads.  They are now one of the leading hidden drivers behind skin issues, fatigue, IBS, anxiety, poor sleep and chronic inflammation.

Through DNA BioEnergetic Testing, we can finally see the root causes and treat them in the right order.

If you recognise yourself or your child in any of these patterns, a Discovery Call is the first step.