Sometimes You Need to Let Go
By staff | Jan 14, 2008 | No Comments »
In my latest News Round Up on this site, I mentioned an article from the National Post of a 15 year old boy, Paul Kraemer, in Winnipeg who had been let go from his baseball team right before their championship playoffs. His family is now suing the association, the directors and the team’s coach for unspecified damages to their son, according to Yahoo! news. Oh, I left one aspect out. The boy has food allergies. Continue reading…
Holy Communion for Those with Allergies
By staff | Jan 9, 2008 | No Comments »
We think about susceptibility to food allergies in schools and restaurants and airplanes. We think about them at birthday parties and weddings and holidays. But do we really think about them at church? More and more people are starting to with the rise of allergies and awareness. Communion wafers are traditionally made of wheat, so what do those parishioners with wheat/gluten allergies do to receive the Holy Sacrament? Continue reading…
What to Expect with an Allergy Scratch Test
By staff | Jan 8, 2008 | No Comments »
You know you have allergies; you’re just not sure to what it they are to. You have decided to seek diagnosis from an allergist. You are ready for your appointment, but just not sure what to expect. What will they do? How soon will you get results? Will they be reliable? Will it hurt? Continue reading…
Can My Child’s Health Problems be Allergies?
By staff | Jan 8, 2008 | No Comments »
The other day I was talking with my friend. We both have children in kindergarten, which can be a rough year on their health. It’s the first time a lot of kids are exposed to certain germs and illnesses; it’s the first time many of them are out in “the real world.” She expressed concern, however, that it wasn’t just a cold here and strep throat there; her little boy just wasn’t shaking it. She was tired of antibiotics that weren’t really helping and was wondering if she should seek help from an allergist or homeopathic practitioner instead of simply the pediatrician. Continue reading…
Bullying Over Allergies, It Exists
By staff | Jan 5, 2008 | No Comments »
I recently read a story of an 11 year old boy in England who was bullied so incessantly at school that his parents decided to withdraw him from school and homeschool him. His schoolmates called him “nut boy” and threw nuts at him. Do you find this hard to believe? Are kids so cruel and un-empathetic? The answer, unfortunately, is yes. Continue reading…
Remember to Count Your Blessings
By staff | Jan 1, 2008 | No Comments »
As we are welcoming 2008, we need to look back on the passed year and remember to count our blessings. We all have trials we have to overcome, whether they are financial, health, relationship or work issues. If you are reading this, it’s probably allergies or asthma that causes problems for you. However, we all have blessings in our lives that we need to remember and focus on. Continue reading…
New Year’s Resolutions to Help Fight Allergies
By staff | Jan 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Sure we all want to eat healthier, lose some weight, exercise more, finish that novel half done on our computers, but what about some other New Year’s Resolutions? What else can we do to stay healthy and in control of our health issues? Are there some other life changes we can make to have a better year, one with less sneezing, less breathing issues, less worries? How can we enlist others to help us out in our fight against allergies? Here’s what I’m thinking might be some good resolutions… Continue reading…
Allergies vs. Intolerance; What’s the Difference?
By staff | Dec 27, 2007 | No Comments »
You often hear of people talking about their food/environmental conditions. Sometimes they use the word allergies, sometimes sensitivities, sometimes intolerance. So what is the difference? Sometimes they speak of an allergy but add a caveat, such as “but not anaphylactic” or “only in big amounts.” Does that count as an allergy or an intolerance or sensitivity? Continue reading…
Low Cost (and Free) Allergy Awareness Material
By staff | Dec 18, 2007 | No Comments »
If you or your child is newly diagnosed with asthma or allergies, there is a lot of information to learn, a lot of questions to be answered. Perhaps you need information to share with school, caregivers, friends or relatives. A little formal literature can go a long way in promoting awareness and convincing others that allergies need to be taken seriously. Continue reading…
You Just Never Know for Sure with Allergies
By staff | Dec 4, 2007 | No Comments »
“We see allergic tendencies much more common in children than adults, and nobody really knows exactly why that is. The reality is, we can’t quite understand the aging process of the immune system, but it seems to change.” (Mark Millard)
This quote appeared the other day on Beyond Allergy as the “quote of the day”, and I just really love it for a couple of reasons. Continue reading…
