The Food Allergy Talk Podcast Episode 43: The Adina Act | OTC and RX Medication Legislation with Jennifer Togal On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Jennifer Togal. Jennifer is mom to Adina, the spark behind The Adina Act, which will require all OTC and RX medications to be labeled with any applicable… Continue reading The ADINA Act Resources | The Food Allergy Talk Podcast
Exciting New Opportunity WebMD Food Allergies Blog: I am honored and grateful to announce that I have joined WebMD's Personal Blog team! I will be writing about parenting children and what it's really like caring for a child with food allergies. Read My Monthly Blog Posts on WebMD The first in this series of blog… Continue reading WebMD Food Allergies Patient Blog Contributor
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team | FAACT I work as the Director of Marketing for the National Non-Profit, FAACT. I was recently asked to write "Allergy-Friendly Halloween Fun", for their October e-Newsletter. Halloween and Food Allergies For people living with food allergies and their families, Halloween can be one of the scariest times… Continue reading Allergy-Friendly Halloween Fun with FAACT
Food Allergy Parent to a Child and Teen with Food Allergies I am a mom of a food allergy child. Stetson had his first reaction at about 9 months old. He later had his first anaphylactic reaction at about 18 months old in 2009. He is now a teen living a full life with peanut… Continue reading Red Sneakers for Oakley Ambassador
There is no cure for food allergy. One of the biggest fallacies I have had to dispel time and time again from well intended family and friends… “Hey, did you hear about the cure for peanut allergy”? Then they continue to share the patch, OIT and other THERAPIES. First, therapies are NOT cures. Second, therapies… Continue reading There is No Cure for Food Allergies | Food Allergy Awareness
Do you or someone you know have any of the Top 9 allergies? Do you manage allergies outside of the Top 9? #foodallergyawareness Roughly 90% of all food allergies consists of what are known as the Top 9: wheat, dairy, egg, soy, sesame, peanut, tree nuts, fin fish & shellfish. Due to this and the… Continue reading Roughly 90% of All Food Allergies Are Comprised of the Top 9 | Food Allergy Awareness
Why do food allergy parents take a potential reaction so seriously? Food allergies are real. They are potentially life-threatening. There is no cure. Strict avoidance is key to preventing a reaction, followed by epinephrine in the event of a reaction. Epinephrine is considered the first line of defense and can help, but for various reasons… Continue reading Anaphylaxis is Life-Threatening | Food Allergy Awareness Month
