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Last week, I published a rant about the EpiPen ad that was dangerous for food allergy families and misleading to the public about the true dangers of food allergies. The ad was real, and my remarks about EpiPens were 100% truthful. I like to add some impact to my rants and stories by using comparative more
New EpiPen Ad is Dangerous for Food Allergy Families
Update 4/21/2012: The makers of EpiPen have agreed to remove the commercial below. I want to thank the makers of EpiPen for listening and responding. More info from Allergic Living Magazine here. —— EpiPen, a brand-named epinephrine auto-injector that delivers a shot of adrenaline into the system of a food allergic individual having a severe, more
EnjoyLife on-the-go with Allergy Free Chewy Snack Bars
I have been wonderfully spoiled by EnjoyLife Foods in the past, but this one topped them all. Why? Because they sent us our favorite of all of their items: the food we purchase at every trip to the grocery store as our on-the-go snack. The EnjoyLife Chewy Bars are a staple in our house. Gluten more
EnjoyLife Not Nuts! Fruit and Seed Trail Mix Review
Yes, ladies and gentlemen! It is another EnjoyLife Foods review, brought to you by EnjoyLife Foods, the wonderful folks responsible for the delicious and nutritious gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free and free of all other kinds of allergens goodies that we’ve all come to know and love in the food allergy community. more
Remedies for Inflammation – A Major Cause for Many Illnesses
A lot of the chronic ailments that I talk about on my site are said to deal with chronic inflammation. This includes allergies, asthma, gastrointestinal problems, and the like are said to be triggered by inflammation caused by the environment and the foods we eat. There are many suggestions on how to deal with the more
Sick and Tired of Food Allergy Discrimination
We see school bullying happening against kids with food allergies, and it’s not just from the kids. It’s from teachers and other parents. It disgusts me. We saw the poor little girl in Florida get protested against by other parents outside of her school. They held up picket signs during drop off in the morning more
Chocolate for Food Allergy Sufferers
When our son was first diagnosed as having a milk allergy, my thought was, “Oh no. He’ll never have chocolate!” I quickly learned that you can easily have chocolate without any milk, but what was really hard was finding chocolate that wasn’t cross-contaminated with nuts. Enjoy Life Foods has been a serious Godsend for our more
Trick-or-Treating with Food Allergies – The Tooth Fairy Saves Halloween!
Holidays are ridiculously hard for families with food allergies. Most Halloween candies contain or may contain peanuts and tree nuts. Thanksgiving and Christmas desserts almost always contain wheat, gluten, dairy and eggs. You can basically forget accepting an invitation to a friend’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Many food allergy families have come up with unique more
Get $20 in groceries for only $10 from Whole Foods Market
I love getting great deals, and this is one of them. Today, Living Social and Whole Foods Market have teamed up. Spend $10 for a Whole Foods voucher and use it to get $20 worth of groceries on your next shopping trip to Whole Foods! This is perfect for anyone who regularly shops at Whole more
Sandra Beasley’s “Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl” – A Food Allergy Book Review
I’m a library junkie, which is where I stumbled onto Sandra Beasley’s “Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life”, and I was instantly intrigued. The title, first of all, is brilliant. Seriously. It’s witty and morbidly funny. Morbid is my favorite kind of funny. And the cover…who couldn’t like the cover? Seriously more
