Category: Global Health Issues

When I think back to some of my favorite food memories with mom, one that stands out is the time she made candied flowers. I [more…]

If I’m being truthful, the decision to write about this topic was semi-selfish. I’ve often wondered about my personal health and whether there’s a connection [more…]

We get this question A LOT: is a peanut a nut? Friends, the peanut is not a nut, it is a legume: a family of [more…]

  For parents of food-allergic children, Halloween can bring about a healthy dose of food fear. After all, six of the top nine food allergens—eggs, [more…]

Photo credit: Ruven Afanador It’s easy to see why the world fell in love with Ruth.  She stared at the towering obstacles in her path, [more…]

Over the years, we’ve written many blogs about the microbiome. We’re learning more about the concept of our gut as our “second brain” and how [more…]

Over the years, we’ve written articles detailing the latest statistics on the rise of food allergies in the US. Today, 32M Americans have at least [more…]

Many of our policymakers are hard at work brainstorming how to re-open restaurants safely. Since avoiding unseen threats at restaurants is the allergy community’s forte, [more…]

When it comes to grocery shopping with food allergies, there’s a certain amount of food fear that comes with the territory. The worry around checking [more…]

1. She learned survival strategies at a young age.  As a child, Abi managed acute asthma, severe eczema, and life-threatening food allergies. She used a [more…]