A major review of the food allergy medical literature was published in the May 12 issue of JAMA. After reviewing hundreds of studies, the researchers concluded that: There is no common definition of food allergy (as opposed to sensitivity or autoimmune disorder) and there should be. Despite elimination diets being the main treatment at this [...]
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JAMA review of 12,000 food allergy studies
Posted in Life With Allergies on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New iPhone App Allows You to Scan Barcodes for Allergen Info
Posted in Life With Allergies on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been wanting this ap to be created for some time. Now I can’t wait to try it out. According to the manufacturer, you should be able to scan barcodes using your smartphone camera, and the program will have a personalized allergy alert for you. It is unclear if the app will search for less common [...]
Allergy Free Chewable Vitamins
Posted in Life With Allergies, snacks on May 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »
If only vitamins were returnable… I think that we have tried out every brand of “allergy free” vitamins for kids that is on the market in the U.S. Until a couple of weeks ago, they all caused reactions. A word of caution. One of the many, many brands was actually given to us by the [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner with All the Trimmings (And Still Allergen Free!)
Posted in allergy recipes, holiday, Life With Allergies, main meals on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You don’t have to “make do” this Thansgiving. You can have a fabulous dinner with not too much work, while still avoiding your allergens. Now that’s really “freedom from want.” Thanksgiving Dinner Menu Butternut Squash Soup Sage and Shallot Roasted Turkey Mashed Potatoes Wild Rice with Butternut Squash, Leeks, and Corn Green Salad with [...]
2008: A Critical Election for People Managing Food Allergies
Posted in Life With Allergies, tagged candidates, chronic illness, election, food allergies, health care, McCain, Obama on October 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What do the candidates have to say about food allergies? Not much specifically, butthey have a lot to say about health insurance, which affects all of us, especially those of use with higher health care needs. Unfortunately, trying to figure out what all the political rhetoric actually means can be difficult. I’ve turned to The [...]
Comment period still open on FDA food labeling changes
Posted in Life With Allergies on September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The FDA held a hearing on September 16th about the “may contain” portion of its food labeling regulations. If you are like me, and you missed the public hearing, you can still submit a comment online. You can comment here: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=09000064806b7555 I believe that companies should be required to disclose all the ingredients [...]
Difficult Babies Make Better Kids (Maybe)
Posted in Life With Allergies on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to a team of researchers based at Indiana University, difficult babies can, with good parenting, become the most socially skilled and academically gifted children in first grade. The big qualification here is “with good parenting.” Babies who were rated as “diificult” and who received what the researchers defined as bad parenting ended up being [...]
Surviving and Thriving with Food Allergies
Posted in Life With Allergies on August 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When we first discovered my daughter’s allergies I was overwhelmed and felt like I couldn’t handle the situation. Then I realized there was no one else that could handle it either and that I was just going to have to learn. I learned how to cook all over again from scratch — literally. I couldn’t rely on the shortcut convenience [...]
Our Story
Posted in Life With Allergies on August 14, 2007 | 9 Comments »
My daughter has multiple food allergies. By saying that I have conjured up in your mind an infinite number of connotations – health food nuts, fad diets, the annoyance of not getting peanuts on the airplane any more, or maybe the way that certain foods make you feel not-so-great sometimes. It would better describe our [...]
Gluten-free Dining Gets Attention of NY Times
Posted in Life With Allergies on July 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For the Gluten-Adverse, a Menu That Works By JENNIFER ROMOLINI Published: July 25, 2007 The NY Times Dining and Wine section notes the growing options for gluten-free diners in New York. There’s also a dining guide, a recipe for gluten-free breadsticks and links to several gluten-free blogs. It is so nice to see the mainstream press [...]
