Create (and Carry!) Your Personal Allergy First-Aid Kit By Julie Williamson Anyone with life-threatening (or potentially life-threatening) allergies should have a personal allergy first-aid kit on hand at all times. I use a low-profile cosmetic bag with a zip-around lid to house my kit, so all the items inside are easy to [...]
Why This Farmer's Daughter Says 'No' to GMO By Julie Williamson I grew up in rural Northwestern Ohio, near the shores of Lake Erie, and lived in a home surrounded by soybean and wheat fields farmed by my father and grandfather. My sisters and I would (carefully) play in the towering rows of [...]
Could You Have Oral Allergy Syndrome? By Julie E. Williamson If you haven’t heard of oral allergy syndrome, you’re probably not alone. But if you happen to be like me and suffer from both food and environmental allergies), there’s no better time to become schooled on the subject. As the American College of [...]
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When It Comes to Food Allergies, It’s Not Always All in the Family According to new research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAII) Annual Scientific Meeting, more than half (53% of siblings of children with food allergies had a food sensitivity, but only 13% had actual food allergy. [...]
Probiotic Formula Reverses Cow's Milk Allergies by Changing Gut Bacteria of Infants The gut bacteria of infants who developed tolerance to cow's milk after treatment with probiotic formula showed significant differences from those who remained allergic, according to a study published September 22, 2015, in The ISME Journal by scientists from the University [...]
Cherry-Apple Almond Flour Crumble This dessert is so popular in our household that even our friends and family members now ask for it by name. The cherry and tart apple filling combined with the mildly sweet almond flour crumble will have you reaching for seconds (and never missing traditional wheat-based versions). Another plus: fresh [...]
Wrap Your Head Around This: Research Reveals ‘Brain Allergies’ Are Real By Julie E. Williamson Our bodies aren’t all that’s affected by the introduction of food allergens. The brain, too, can be significantly and adversely affected by a food (or other ingested substance) and provoke a host of psychological, emotional and neurological symptoms, [...]
Hope for the Holidays: Surviving the Fanfare with Food Allergies By Julie E. Williamson I’m not going to try and glaze over the truth: the holidays can be no treat for food allergy sufferers (and even those with less severe, but still annoying intolerances). There we are, surrounded by toasted seasoned nuts, flaky [...]
Why Gluten Free Isn’t Necessarily Risk Free By Julie Williamson Gluten free has taken off like a kite in the wind. A trip to any supermarket yields at least an aisle of gluten-free “goodies” – boxes and bags of confectionary imposters lined up on the shelves like sneaky little soldiers. Sneaky because those [...]
