Category Archives: Allergies

Comment for a chance to win three allergen-friendly cookbooks

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Lyzz Jones

Back when my daughter was diagnosed with food allergies, the first thing that ran through my mind was, “What am I going to feed this child?” Her multiple allergies ruled out 85 percent of the food I would have bought … Continue reading →

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Hookworms as a cure and allergen-free eggs?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Lyzz Jones

Would you allow your food-allergic child to be infected with hookworms in a trial study? I came across two unusual pieces of food-allergy news. First was Dr. James Logan, who infected himself with hookworms, then swallowed a pill camera to … Continue reading →

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Enjoying Easter with food allergies: It’s not as hard as you think

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Lyzz Jones

Holidays and special events like birthdays can be challenging when you deal with food allergies. But Easter this year went smooth. No problems, no feeling left out and best of all, my food-allergy kid got to enjoy some new treats. … Continue reading →

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Help seniors reduce allergy symptoms

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Leigh Zaleski

With allergy season off to an early start, some seniors might be experiencing allergies or asthma for the first time. “Symptoms of these two diseases can be very disruptive during the aging process for many of the 37 million seniors…in … Continue reading →

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Slideshow: Making allergen-free doughnuts

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Lyzz Jones

So I finally found the time to make the allergen-free doughnuts I wrote about here. I was able to find the final two ingredients I needed (millet and sorghum flour) thanks to Sonnewald, and then I got to work. The … Continue reading →

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A vegan-friendly Paula Deen dessert

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

A few weeks ago, celebrity chef Paula Deen announced she had diabetes. Diabetes is a serious illness, but for a chef who lauds bacon cheeseburgers served on doughnuts instead of rolls, no one was very surprised. Instead of cutting back … Continue reading →

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Don’t let food allergies come between you and your jelly doughnut

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Lyzz Jones

Every now and then, I get hit with emails that seem to have uncanny timing…. This was the subject line: “Allergy-Free Beignets for Mardi Gras by Elizabeth Gordon” I was just bemoaning the fact that the frozen doughnuts in the … Continue reading →

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Why I do what I do to protect my child from food allergies

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Lyzz Jones

For reasons I have yet to understand, people react very strongly when parents take precautions to protect their food allergic children. Last year, there was an incident in PA where a child had a granola bar waved in his face. … Continue reading →

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No need to stress about Halloween if you have food allergies

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Lyzz Jones

Halloween is rapidly approaching, and for those of us who are parents to a food-allergic child, the planning and plotting start. I am not one to stress about such situations. I simply do some legwork ahead of time and let … Continue reading →

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Preschool and food allergies? No worries here.

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lyzz Jones

It’s been about four weeks since Ava started preschool, and I am happy to report that she is loving it — and I am, too. When I posted about this back in the summer, I was all worried and apprehensive … Continue reading →

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