Psychology | Parenting and Kids

How to Eat Healthy in College with Food Allergies| Vitacost Blog

Heading off to college? If you have food allergies, check out this healthy eating guide for tips on who to talk to, what emergency snacks to pack and more.

Health & Fitness | Health News

Sinister Shellfish - Allergy Information

It’s possible to be allergic only to crustaceans (like shrimp) and not mollusks (like clams), but it may not be worth the risk of eating them to find out.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

How I Discovered My 21 Allergies And Starting Living Better

Yes, you read that right -- 21.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

A High-Fiber Diet Could Fight Food Allergies

Health & Fitness | Vaccine information

Vaccines Cause Allergies – Dr. Dave Mihalovic

By Dr. Dave Mihalovic   Prevent Disease.com June 8, 2012 ‘Recent evidence indicates that routine childhood vaccinations contribute to the emergence of chronic allergic problems such as eczema…

My son was 12 weeks old, exclusively breastfed and completely healthy. He didn't even have a sniffle. I ate a somewhat clean diet (low in processed grains, high in protein). He received his first (and only) DTAP on a Monday, by Wednesday he had developed a croupy cough, watery eye and drippy nose. Over the next 6 months he lagged behind developmentally and his symptoms worsened. We had several doctors tell us 'You live in West Texas, he has allergies, you'll just have to learn to live with it. We finally found a doctor who decidedo to do an IGG Elisa allergy test on him. It required 3 vials of blood being taken. The results came back showing allergies to 56 different foods, the most the doctor had ever seen
Within 1 week of cutting the 56 foods from my diet and his (he was still breastfeeding), his symptoms went away 100%, he started baby talking and crawling. I'm convinced the vaccine caused it.
The Peanut Allergy Epidemic by Heather Fraser also outlines a stong connection between vaccines and allergies.

Health & Fitness | Health and Nutrition

Robyn O’Brien - Tackling Children’s Food Allergies

Today I’m lucky to have my friend and colleague Robyn O’Brien talking with me about food, food allergies, and her own journey as a food activist mom.