If you love cheese and cool, fresh chicken salad, you’re in for a treat with this recipe – my favorite light and fresh lunch item, especially when the temperatures start to climb (it’s also a great accompaniment to a bowl of tomato soup, though, so it’s good any time). The “cups” are formed by cheese [...]
Ice cream is made for summer, but if you’re allergic to dairy (or trying to watch your weight – who isn’t?), it can be recipe for disaster. Take heart, though, you can still have your treat and eat it, too! The magic of this Twice as Nice Cream lies in its simplicity. All that’s needed [...]
How to Kick the Sugar Habit - and Why You REALLY Should By Julie Williamson After a sweet love affair that ended in pain and disappointment, I decided it was time (past time, really) to kiss sugar goodbye. The breakup was a bitter one, especially at first. My head ached, my mind kept wandering to [...]
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 [...]
Don’t Buy into EpiPen Price Gouging: There ARE Other Options By Julie Williamson If you’re an EpiPen-carrying allergy sufferer like I am – or you have family members or friends who fall into that camp – you’re probably already aware of the recent surge (and by “surge,” I mean astronomical, shameful price hiking) [...]
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 [...]
Allergy Sufferers Could Be at Risk Due to Fraudulent Olive Oil Ingredients By Julie E. Williamson By now, we all know the merits of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) – a key ingredient in Mediterranean diets and a heart-healthy, body-benefiting alternative to highly processed and potentially toxic vegetable oils. If you’re like me, [...]
The Pulse Test: How This Simple, At-Home Test Can Help Pinpoint Allergies By Julie E. Williamson My first allergy test came around age six. It was the traditional “scratch test” and I only remember a very long afternoon of testing, which culminated in another of my thumping, nauseating migraines (probably triggered by anxiety) [...]
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