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Explaining Food Allergies to Grandparents
Dr. Robert Wood, author of "Food Allergies for Dummies" and Chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Johns Hopkins explains the difficulty some families experience when trying to educate family members on their child's allergies to ABC News. "One of the most common causes of reactions in allergic children is...Read more...
Gluten Free Flour Guide
Flour TypeMade FromBest ForFast FactSulphites (sulphur dioxide 220) are often found in gluten free flours and may adversely affect some people. Rice, rice flour, rice noodles, plain rice cakes, buckwheat, millet and organic products do not contain sulphites.Arrowroot(may contain sulphites)Ground from the root of the arrowroot plant. Tasteless, and the...Read more...
Cooking for your family with Food Allergies
Increasing numbers of us today are looking beyond our processed western style diets, with their heavy loads of salt, sugar, fats and animal proteins, towards a healthier lifestyle choice including natural and unprocessed foods, fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds. This is a holistically sound option for...Read more...
How to Host an Allergy Safe Birthday Party
If you have food allergies or care for someone who does, dealing with the day-to-day challenges of eating safely can feel tricky at best -- and at worst, grueling and isolating. The latest research shows that 8 percent of children in the United States have food allergies, which means that...Read more...
Food Allergy Baking/ Substitution Tips
Baking is an exact skill even without special diets. Throw in any given substitution and baking moves from a general science class to advanced physics. Luckily, we have some advice to pass on: Flour mixes: For cakes, cupcakes and “lighter” baked goods, use brown rice and millet blend and about...Read more...
Are Food Allergies A Blessing In Disguise?
Written by Christina TibesarAs you may know or can imagine, having a child with multiple food allergies is not easy. My two year old was diagnosed at age 1 with allergies to wheat, soy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and more recently, sesame. I knew little about food allergies prior to...Read more...
How Gut Dysbiosis Leads to Food Allergies
There are many ways that gut dysbiosis and immune dysregulation can cause symptoms of illness or disease. Below is an explanation of how gut dysbiosis and immune dysregulation cause the symptoms of food allergies, just one of the many illnesses affecting our children.When colonies of friendly bacteria (and yeasts) are...Read more...
How to recognise the signs of a food allergy in your baby
Babies can present signs of a food allergy at a very young age, but we may take their fussiness for hunger instead of discomfort. How can you recognize a food allergy in someone who cannot yet speak?Is your baby fussy or gassy? Does she break out in hives, or get...Read more...
Foods that reduce your risk of Allergies & Asthma
here are also a lot of unproven dietary strategies touted help manage allergies and asthma. What works? What doesn’t? Find out here. (Of course, if you have allergies or asthma, you should always follow the advice of your health care provider.) Snacking on fruit to prevent asthma? Worth a try!...Read more...
3 easy ways to improve your intestinal health every day!
For a number of reasons, the majority of people don’t seem to have very good intestinal health anymore. Most of the food we eat is not only lacking in nutrients, it’s filled with additives, preservatives, and other chemicals. From the air we breathe and the water we drink, to the...Read more...