Things I actually use
People email asking which purifier, which DAO, which containers. So here is the honest list — the things still in my house after four years, with what they cost and why they stayed. If something stopped earning its spot, I take it off.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. It does not change what I recommend — I bought all of this myself before there was any link. Nothing here is sponsored and no brand has paid for placement. I am not a doctor; please check with your own practitioner before starting a supplement.
Air
The first money I spent that actually changed how I felt.
AirDoctor 3500 air purifier — AirDoctor, ~$629
One in the bedroom, running on 2 overnight. My mornings changed within a week.
IQAir HealthPro Plus — IQAir, ~$899
Overkill for most people. Worth it if you are still living in the building.
Immunolytics mold plate kit (3-pack) — Immunolytics, ~$99
Cheap gravity plates. Not a diagnosis, but it is how I finally believed myself.
Water
Boring, unglamorous, used every single day.
AquaTru countertop reverse osmosis — AquaTru, ~$449
No plumbing, no landlord conversation. Filters live about six months here.
Trace mineral drops — Trace Minerals, ~$16
RO water strips minerals out. Three drops per bottle and my headaches stopped.
Supplements I stayed on
Out of maybe forty I tried. Please talk to your own practitioner first.
DAO enzyme (Histamine Block) — Seeking Health, ~$49
Two capsules before restaurant food. Not a free pass, but a real difference.
Quercetin + bromelain — Thorne, ~$38
Slow and unexciting. Around week five my skin flushing calmed down.
Magnesium glycinate — Pure Encapsulations, ~$32
The one supplement I would keep if I could only keep one. Sleep, then everything.
Histamine-free probiotic (bifido only) — Seeking Health ProBiota Bifido, ~$45
Most probiotics made me worse. Bifido-only was the exception.
Kitchen
A low-histamine kitchen is mostly about getting food cold, fast.
Glass containers with locking lids (10-pack) — Pyrex, ~$45
Shallow ones. Hot food goes in, straight to the freezer, labeled with tape.
Instant Pot Duo 6qt — Instant Pot, ~$99
Congee, mineral broth, thirty-minute dinners on the days I have nothing left.
Vacuum sealer — Anova, ~$120
I buy protein the day I cook it and portion the rest immediately.
Freezer tape and marker set — Kitchen basics, ~$12
Unsexy. Prevents the guessing game that used to cost me a whole week.
Things I bought and would not buy again: infrared saunas at the price I paid, most binders without supervision, and roughly six hundred dollars of "gut healing" powders. I wrote about that in the journal so you do not have to repeat it.