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...you are well on your way to a smooth transition. Next time, I’ll share tips on preparing your home, talking with your child and navigating visitors and play dates. – Gina Clowes Gina Clowes is the founder of AllergyMoms.com. We would like to thank her for guest blogging for us and sharing her family’s allergy story. Note: This article was originally written for Health Central: My AllergyNetwork.com. To view the article there, click here....

...you in mind. Anxiety Relief Technique for Your Kids Fire drills. Remember these from your school days? They provided everyone need-to-know info and action plans for ‘in case of fire’ situations. We learned by rehearsing. As a step-mom of 2 daughters, I’ve found the best way to help them (and myself!) prepare for life’s ‘what if’ situations is to practice them by role playing at home. That really helped de-stress all of us. You may...

...wonderful nurse, she had a very successful kindergarten, and first grade year. Now that summer is here, I am encouraging her to keep up the good work, and keep her food allergy safety skills sharp and ready for second grade. Like many families, our calendar is already filled with play-dates, pool parties, camping, birthday parties, family reunions, and holiday parties. We will have plenty of great opportunities to practice her food allergy safety skills. It...

...dessert? Here are a few ways to wrap up a meal: Chocolate Peppermint Smoothie Cinnamon Chocolate Swirl Smoothie Brownie Bites (one of our FAVORITE recipes!) What are your favorite allergen-free recipes at this time of year? – Rob McCandlish, RDN Nutricia North America is not affiliated with the organizations mentioned in this blog post. Please always check recipes with your healthcare team to ensure if they are right for you/your family. Last updated December 2018...

...decreased symptoms, but there were still unexplained flare-ups. Two months post-diagnosis, we were visiting family for the holidays where each day started with a hot breakfast. Paulie’s asthma and eczema flared each morning shortly after we entered the kitchen, but only sometimes during lunch and dinner. Finally the pattern was clear. He was reacting to food proteins in the air! We learned not to cook or reheat anything with eggs or pork around Paulie. Peanuts...

...Being from Miami, Fl, I have been through my share of natural disasters. It is hard enough to deal with no air conditioning, no stove, and no clean running water, but, being diabetic, one of my major concerns has always been making sure my insulin was in a cool place. Interestingly, I had a recent phone call with a family from Puerto Rico who, in preparing for the hurricane season, raved about how our...

...eating habits of your home and neighborhood. Southern living in America may find you more prone to developing allergies than your Northern countrymen, and urban dwellers may be more prone to allergy than their rural counterparts. Treatment, testing and tolerance Approaches abound for tolerance testing and even inducing tolerances to certain allergies. Following are a few of the trending tests and tolerance inducing approaches. These should always be conducted under medical supervision, as potential for...