Food Allergy Awareness Month

Food Allergy Awareness Month

May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month and throughout the U.S., people “turn it teal” to show their support for those with asthma and food allergies.  The month-long initiative also includes Food Allergy Awareness Week, which kicks off May 10-16. It’s one of my favorite times of the year as a food allergy advocate…

The Best Food Allergy Apps to Help You Shop and Eat Out
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The Best Food Allergy Apps to Help You Shop and Eat Out

The power of food allergy apps promises to transform weekly grocery shopping from a soul-sucking chore to a semi-manageable task. And thanks to free, innovative apps, people with life-threatening food allergies can cook in and dine out a little easier. Every trip to the grocery store can feel like you’re tip-toeing through a loaded minefield….

Palforzia: What Peanut Allergy Moms Should Know About the New Medication

Palforzia: What Peanut Allergy Moms Should Know About the New Medication

The Food and Drug Administration last month approved Palforzia, the first treatment for peanut allergies. I believe this signals the beginning of a bright future for treatments for food allergy. And it serves as a monumental milestone for nut allergy families. The approval is major news and understandably so. More than 32 million people in…

Food Allergy Diagnosis + Newly Diagnosed Peanut Allergy Mom Checklist
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Food Allergy Diagnosis + Newly Diagnosed Peanut Allergy Mom Checklist

Your child just received a peanut allergy diagnosis and you’re likely feeling overwhelmed, lost, and confused. The doctors probably said some sort of medical mumbo-jumbo jargon that left your head spinning. Now you’re standing at a pharmacy counter ready to hand over the equivalent of a mortgage payment for epinephrine auto-injectors. And just what the…