Tips for Cruising with Food Allergies
While intimidating, cruising with food allergies can be a fantastic experience. If you are unsure about whether or not a cruise is a good...
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Food Allergy Friendly Finds!
Brands that are either food allergy friendly or safe from some or the 9 most common food allergies! Photo credit:...
Advocacy Comes in Many Shapes and Sizes
My name is Shae. I have a life-threatening allergy to dairy, and I have had several anaphylactic reactions. When people ask me how long I...
Preparing for School with Food Allergies as a Parent
There is probably no bigger danger to a child with allergies than school. At school, there will be so many kids that can unintentionally...
I Survived Camp: Six Weeks of Navigating Allergies
Going to camp with allergies can be extremely difficult. Growing up, my parents never let me enroll in those sleepaway camps that all my...
So You Want to Do Oral Immunotherapy?
When I was in fourth grade, I got the incredible opportunity to be part of an Oral Food Challenge, where I was essentially a subject in...
The Lifesaver
"What do you never leave at home?" Ask anyone who has experienced anaphylaxis this question, and you'll likely get the same answer....
Planning the Perfect, Allergy-friendly Picnic
We’ve all seen a classic stock photo of a picnic: a fancy spread of food laid across a blanket, friends passing dishes back and forth,...
Tips and Tricks for Flying with Food Allergies
Some people think that flying is relaxing. You just walk onboard a plane, sit down by the window and enjoy the view as you magically get...
What Even Are Food Allergies?
It’s both scary and strange that food, something our bodies need to survive, can trigger a life-threatening allergic reaction. I’ve...
Allergy Anxiety & Tips on Dealing With It
Food Allergies, on the surface, seem much simpler than they are. Avoid the food, and you’re in the clear. However, this is completely...
The Ultimate Guide to Eating Out with Food Allergies
As business in many restaurants and eating establishments picks up with the loosening of restrictions and reopenings, many of us have not...
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Invisible Impacts of Living with Food Allergies
A research paper Research Question: How does having food allergies impact people beyond the scope of restricting one’s diet? You are...
My Own Slice of Cake: A Guide to Planning Parties with a Food-allergic Guest
Imagine being at a party where the host makes sure that you are able to eat the food so that you can have fun. It doesn’t take much...
How Food Allergies Taught Me Time Management
Time management wasn’t originally my forte. For those of you reading who are in high school and older, you may be familiar with the...
How to Advocate for Food Allergies as a Teen
Hi everyone! My name is Emily, and I would consider myself a food allergy advocate. You might think that that means something big (such...
Accepting Your Food Allergies
Accepting the fact that you have to live with food allergies until you outgrow them or a cure has been developed can be very hard. I know...
Love, and Food Allergies
Every high schooler has the hope of developing a crush on a schoolmate at one time or another, and if you are lucky, the fantasy inside...
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