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French Allergy Medicine
By Heather Legg | Apr 15, 2009 | No Comments »
While in France last week, my husband’s seasonal allergies kicked in. He hadn’t brought any allergy medicine so he took a trip to the pharmacy. By the way, he speaks only the minutest amount of French and he went on his own. Continue reading…
Traveling with Allergies - We Did it!
By Heather Legg | Apr 14, 2009 | No Comments »
So we vacationed out of the country last week and of course were a little nervous as there are nuts in lots of French food. We would walk in a patisserie and see “pistache” and “noisettes,” lot of the chocolate contained nuts and so did some of the entrees on many menus, but we had no problems at all. We even made it through some chocolate shops in Belgium with very nice help in picking out chocolates with no nuts. Continue reading…
Easter Baskets and Egg Hunts
By Heather Legg | Apr 7, 2009 | No Comments »
Easter is about to be upon us and again, for those of us with allergies to worry about it, it can bring upon a challenge.
Here are some ideas for Easter basket goodies without the big allergens; instead of lots of chocolate, add these to your basket: Continue reading…
Allergies and the Weather
By Heather Legg | Apr 2, 2009 | No Comments »
So they say rain is good for getting rid of the pollen and helping us with allergies. So tell me how it rained for the past four days and still, people are stricken with their allergy symptoms? Continue reading…
Conferences for Gaining Information
By Heather Legg | Apr 1, 2009 | No Comments »
Conferences can be informative for people wanting to learn more about a topic. Here are some upcoming allergy conferences that you may have a chance to attend: Continue reading…
Select Wisely
By Heather Legg | Mar 30, 2009 | No Comments »
A couple of weeks ago I blogged on www.selectwisely.com, a site that offers translation cards for allergies for traveling out of your home country. As we are planning a European trip in a few weeks, I thought I’d try them out. I ordered my cards and after receiving them, the result is in. And the verdict, I am quite pleased! Continue reading…
New School, New Territory
By Heather Legg | Mar 27, 2009 | No Comments »
I was reminded the other day of how scary it is sending your child off to school for the first time, especially one with allergies. I was helping at our school’s meeting for next year’s kindergarten families, and inevitably, the question of allergies was asked. The concern expressed, the fear explained. I tried to give assurance, but not sure how well it was taken. Continue reading…
Stress Makes Things Worse
By Heather Legg | Mar 22, 2009 | No Comments »
I heard an interesting segment on a morning show the other day. It was about stress and how it makes what we’ve got, our ailments, worse. The focus was that in our present economy, many of us are under more stress than usual and we need to consciously take better care of ourselves because stress effects the body as well as the mind. Continue reading…
Cause of Eye Swelling Determined
By Heather Legg | Mar 19, 2009 | No Comments »
For years, my husband has had an undetermined eye allergy. His eyes will swell, usually in the night, and we’ve never put it together with what the cause is. We’ve thought it may be certain kinds of beer, the weather or pollen, even small insects that have stung or bitten him. There’s never been a consistent factor, though. Finally, after it happened to him on a business trip, he went to our NAET practitioner, and she immediately saw it as a shellfish allergy. Continue reading…
Chopped
By Heather Legg | Mar 15, 2009 | No Comments »
I have a new show that I love to watch (by the way, I am addicted to The Food Network). The show is Chopped on The Food Network and if you’ve never seen it, it begins with four chefs who each have the same “surprise” basket of foods containing four or five ingredients that they must use in a dish. The catch is, the ingredients don’t necessarily go together and there is usually at least one that is either very hard to work with (like tamarind paste), very hard to make high end (mac and cheese in a box) or one that just plain doesn’t fit. The chef/contestants do get to use other ingredients from the stocked pantry and refrigerator. Also, one by the one the chefs get “chopped” on the basis of their dishes until there is just one winner left. Continue reading…
