by Amber Walker | May 4, 2020 | All About MCAS, Resources, Treatment Options
Back in August of 2019, I was asked to prepare a presentation for a TMS (The Mastocytosis Society) patient support group meeting in Denver. The idea was to cover holistic strategies for MCAD management in a couple of hours—a monumental task in my mind, but I took my...
by Amber Walker | Apr 13, 2020 | All About MCAS, Resources, Treatment Options
I have some exciting news… I’m now focusing full-time on my passion of working with patients who have chronic conditions including MCAS! Origin Wellness is open, and I am now accepting new patients for telehealth appointments. Check out the website for...
by Amber Walker | Apr 6, 2020 | All About MCAS, Research, Resources
In January, a group from the American Academy of Allergy & Immunology published updated guidelines for anaphylaxis entitled “Anaphylaxis – a 2020 Practice Parameter Update, Systematic Review and GRADE Analysis.” The entire pre-print document was an impressive 135...
by Amber Walker | Mar 23, 2020 | All About MCAS, Nutrition
More and more patients are presenting with the label of salicylate intolerance, and this is super concerning for a number of reasons. Salicylates are found in all sorts of foods, beauty products, perfumes, preservatives and medications. It’s nearly impossible (well,...
by Amber Walker | Mar 16, 2020 | All About MCAS, Research
If you missed Part One, you can find it here… As I mentioned in a recent blog post, a lot happened in terms of MCAS research (relatively speaking) in 2019. Here is my best stab at a concise summary of the recently published literature, broken down by theme and type of...
