{"id":18881,"date":"2021-05-12T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/15minutematrix.com\/?p=18881"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:25:47","slug":"pod_mapping-mast-cell-activation-with-dr-jill-carnahan-225","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/blog\/mapping-mast-cell-activation-with-dr-jill-carnahan-225","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Mast Cell Activation with Dr. Jill Carnahan #225"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Mapping Mast Cell Activation with Dr. Jill Carnahan #225\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-05-12T08:00:23+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT18M31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In today\u2019s episode, we learn from one of the clinical leaders in Functional Medicine that our mast cells are one of the \u201cgood guys\u201d in our immune systems. That said, when assaulted by a toxic and infectious load, they can become overzealous, creating...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/15_minute_matrix\/fxna.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/15minutematrix\/episodes\/15MM-225-Mapping-Mast-Cell-Activation-with-Dr-Jill-Carnahan.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"25.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5163\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18881-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/15_minute_matrix\/fxna.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/15minutematrix\/episodes\/15MM-225-Mapping-Mast-Cell-Activation-with-Dr-Jill-Carnahan.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/15_minute_matrix\/fxna.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/15minutematrix\/episodes\/15MM-225-Mapping-Mast-Cell-Activation-with-Dr-Jill-Carnahan.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/15_minute_matrix\/fxna.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/15minutematrix\/episodes\/15MM-225-Mapping-Mast-Cell-Activation-with-Dr-Jill-Carnahan.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>In today\u2019s episode, we learn from one of the clinical leaders in Functional Medicine that our mast cells are one of the \u201cgood guys\u201d in our immune systems. That said, when assaulted by a toxic and infectious load, they can become overzealous, creating a long list of downstream symptoms that can result in what\u2019s called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. I know you\u2019re going to love this conversation! It\u2019s all about \u201cbacking it up\u201d for the best clinical outcomes and successes in practice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/15MM-download-matrix-button-v9-768x612-1-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21096\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fxna.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/15minutematrix\/resources\/15MM-225-Matrix-Mapping-Mast-Cell-Activation-with-Dr-Jill-Carnahan.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download the completed Matrix from this week\u2019s episode<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jillcarnahan.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">To learn more about Dr. Carnahan click here<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unexpected-Finding-Resilience-Functional-Medicine-ebook\/dp\/B0B7T7QCMR\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=74BU35EC07DE&amp;keywords=jill+carnahan+unexpected&amp;qid=1660424055&amp;sprefix=jill+carnahan+unexpecte%2Caps%2C81&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Stay up to date with\u00a0Dr. Jill&#8217;s most recent work,\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unexpected-Finding-Resilience-Functional-Medicine\/dp\/1637630956\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two relevant articles from Dr. Carnahan:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jillcarnahan.com\/2016\/10\/31\/mast-cell-activation-syndrome-mcas-when-histamine-goes-haywire\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">When histamine goes haywire<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jillcarnahan.com\/2020\/12\/08\/hidden-infections-and-mast-cell-activation-syndrome-what-you-need-to-know\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MCAS &#8211; What you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Carnahan mentioned two doctors who specialize in MCAS:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5341697\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Lawrence Afrin<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30884251\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. T. 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