Food Allergies Blog

Currently, celiac disease --- an autoimmune disorder that affects the body's ability to digest gluten proteins in wheat, rye, and barley --- is diagnosed using two methods. The first, ... Read More

The premise behind allergy translation cards is simple: a wallet-sized card that explains in succinct terms your allergies and intolerances in the language of a country you're visiting (or, perhaps, ... Read More

Looking for a quick weeknight meal? Here are a few ways to dress up chicken salad, depending on your tastes and allergy needs. If you've got leftover cooked chicken, or ... Read More

Some schools around the country are back in session already. Many are going back this coming week, while more open after Labor Day. With schools reopening --- especially ... Read More

Food allergies and intolerances are just one of the many conditions covered at Chronic Babe, a site specially devoted to younger women with lifestyle-altering chronic illnesses. Editrix Jenni Prokopy ... Read More

When did you realize you'd gotten the hang of living with your diet? For me, it was probably the first time I looked at a recipe for savory crepes in a ... Read More

Managing your allergies is just one part of your overall health. Here's an easy way to pick up some new healthy habits and learn the latest information on optimizing ... Read More

People with corn allergies can tell you firsthand what the results of what Michael Pollan referred to some five years ago in his 2002 essay "When a Crop Becomes King" ... Read More

If there is public suspicion about a "food allergy epidemic," it's at least in large part because of the increase in peanut and tree nut allergies and the concomitant rise ... Read More

No, you can't rely on anecdotal evidence for determining everything to do with your medical treatment. (Or, at least, it's not wise to do so.) But stories are ... Read More

According to Netgrocer.com: 1 (15 oz.) jar I.M. Healthy Peanut-Free Soy Nut Butter: $6.65 1 (18 oz.) jar Jif Creamy Peanut Butter: $3.05 1 (16 oz.) package Tinkyada Brown Rice Pasta with Rice ... Read More

A bill has been introduced in the Michigan State House that would mandate a "model local allergy policy" to include training for teachers and other (thus far undetermined) personnel, standardized ... Read More

So far, there's an absolute consensus on one aspect of last week's poll: no one who voted is completely satisfied with ingredient labels as they exist today. Is anyone ... Read More