Hi, I’m Lauren!
Welcome to Fork Broccoli! I am so excited to share my story with you and I hope this website will inspire your clean eating and healthy lifestyle!
I grew up on the east coast where my lifestyle was always very active and (relatively) healthy. As much as I was a normal kid that played tennis and went to the mall with friends, I was oftentimes suffering from migraines. As a teenager I saw multiple doctors and specialists who all said, “Your mom has migraines, your dad has migraines… you will have migraines”. Basically, I was doomed at birth.
As I got older my suffering worsened. I couldn’t understand why since I worked out almost daily, meditated, and was eating the most healthy I had ever in my life. By the time I hit 30, I was suffering from over three migraines a week. As a last ditch effort I reached out to a nutritionist, and that’s when everything came together.
The very first thing she said to me after listening to my story and analyzing my diet was, “You have a histamine intolerance”. I was shocked and a little hesitant since all I knew about histamine was that it was released when I had an allergy to something. So began my journey to understand what histamine is and what I could do about it.
I became headache free within a week of changing my diet. Other things started to fall into place as well. I no longer had eczema and my skin started glow after being dull for so many years.
While I was relieved to have finally discovered what was going on with me after so many years, my world was imploding. I didn’t understand what to eat and how to choose the right foods. Particularly since I live in NYC where the culture is all about eating out or ordering in
At the start of my low-histamine journey, I struggled to deal with situations in restaurants and how to prepare food for myself. There were few resources to help, so I started to create recipes that were suitable for my new lifestyle as well as interesting and delicious so my husband would enjoy them too.
All the recipes you will find here are low-histamine or histamine free and paleo meals. My goal here is to encourage other people who may be suffering from the same issues to live a healthy and exciting life through food.
xo,
L
P.S. Why broccoli? Well, broccoli and I have a love-hate relationship. I feel that you should both fork-up for broccoli and also say, “yuck F**k broccoli”. Read more about my love and contempt for broccoli here.
*Please note, I am not a healthcare professional, nor do I have any medical training. All recipes are based on my own research, opinion and knowledge. Consult your physician before starting a new diet to determine what’s best for you. This website’s content should not be substituted for direct medical advice.