( Shintaro Ishihara )
Here’s a Safe Holiday Cookbook
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With Christmas right around the corner, I’ve been doing my annual holiday baking. Over the years my repertoire has changed, however. No more nuts in my cookies; I am careful to always clean my pans and utensils when changing recipes, and my packaging is very precise. I think I know all the allergies my friends and their families have, but just to make sure, I let any recipient know the ingredients. Continue reading…
Low Cost (and Free) Allergy Awareness Material
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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…
Still Need a Gift? Try Allergy Awareness Clothing
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A new store opened near me, you know the ones popping up that sell prepared foods that you just put in your oven and serve. As I stopped in for my dinner party meal, I did a little browsing. I saw some allergy awareness T-Shirts that not only got the point across but that were also very stylish and fun. I thought what a great holiday gift idea to not only promote awareness and maintain safety, but also to make something that is very un-fun, just a little bit playful. Continue reading…
Local Honey for Combating Allergies
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Recently I read about using local honey to fight allergies and I think it makes such good, coomon sense. Apparently, it is similar to taking allergy shots, because you are actually ingesting the pollen that causes your allergic reactions in minute amounts. You build up a resistance, just like with allergy shots, until you are no longer allergic to the pollen anymore.
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Two Food Alerts Webpages to Add to Your Favorites
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As I do my weekly news round up each week, I try to include the latest recalls and safety alerts on foods. It’s a bit of a frightening thing to know that manufacturers do mess up and even if we diligently check labels, we can still find ourselves in trouble. The news often catches and reports on the recalls, but if you are like many of us, you don’t always keep up with the news. Therefore, I’d like to share these two websites with you that seem to keep the most up to date information on food recalls. Continue reading…
Elimination Diet for Food Allergies
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The elimination diet is all the rage now, for anyone who needs to “cleanse” their bodies of unwanted toxins, for anyone who wants to lose a few quick pounds or someone who needs to make up for their holiday binges. While these reasons may be questionable, the elimination diet may be a viable option for someone trying to diagnose a mysterious food allergy. Continue reading…
With Winter Comes Dry Skin and Eczema – What to Do (or Don’t)
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Our days are finally getting colder which brings relief to many allergy sufferers. With the first few frosts, much of the mold and pollen is killed off, bringing clear breathing and no more itchy eyes and throats to many people. Ahhh, we can finally breathe. On the other hand, with the colder, drier air and the need to heat the indoors, comes dry skin. Where dry skin is, eczema often follows.
Eczema can actually be prevented fairly easy, but requires maintenance, and once it starts, a cycle begins of itching and scratching and then the condition worsens. Continue reading…
You Just Never Know for Sure with Allergies
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“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…
Christmas Tree Allergies
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I have never heard so many people as I have this year mention Christmas tree allergies. I know at least 4 people in the past week have told me that they are allergic to Christmas trees. They love the look, the smell, the whole package of a Christmas tree, except for the sneezing, the itchy eyes and the coughing that comes with it.
I wondered if it is certain pines that cause the allergies or is the whole pine family. Apparently some pines are more allergenic than others and often times it is not the tree at all, but the mold on the tree. Continue reading…
Give In a Different Way this Holiday: Charitable Donation to Allergies and Asthma Organizations
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This year while you are getting your holiday list together and trying to find just the right gift, think about a charitable donation. Perhaps you might want to do so as a supplement to your family’s gifts or you may want to donate in someone’s name instead of giving a more traditional gift. There are plenty of worthwhile organizations in the area of allergies and asthma which provide research, awareness and advocacy. Continue reading…
