Finding out that you or your child has a serious food allergy can feel overwhelming. In the first appointment, a… Read more »
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Managing Sesame and Seed Allergies
You’ve just come home from the allergist’s office. You have a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector and a newly diagnosed… Read more »
Tricks to the Gluten-Free Diet
Here’s a guide to help you learn the habit of safely following a GF diet. It’s daunting at first, but… Read more »
All About Celiac Disease and Celiac Testing
Celiac disease, from the Latin word for “abdominal cavity,” occurs when the body rejects a protein called gluten, which is found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye.
Cashew’s Unexpected Potency as an Allergen
Scientists have discovered that, despite popular belief, peanuts may not be the allergen that causes the most severe allergic reactions.… Read more »
An Allergy Mom’s Lament for Sesame
And then, there was no sesame. There was no granola, or hummus, or halvah, or hamburger buns with sesame stuck… Read more »
Sulfite Allergy: How to Know What’s in Food, Wine
Although it’s not a typical protein-based allergy, a significant number of individuals do have sulfite allergy. In Canada and the… Read more »
Managing Milk Allergy at School
As the mother of a dairy-allergic child, I was often asked: “How can anyone be allergic to milk?” From an… Read more »
Let’s Stop Mocking Food Allergies
It has become fashionable to take part in mocking food allergies as a “trendy” condition, a construct of over-protective parents… Read more »
Perfume and the Scent Sensitive
It doesn’t matter where you go, fragrance is hard to avoid. For those with sensitivities or allergies to scent, that means daily battle against an unseen foe. Allergic Living’s expert weighs in on the issue.