Eat Allergy Safe: Recent Episodes
Eat Allergy Safe
Jacqui MacPeake’s interest in food allergies became a particular passion when her own daughter began to struggle with multi food allergies and intolerances at the age of 14. Jacqui’s unique position as a professional caterer and a parent of someone who needs to pay particular attention to her choice of foods enables her to provide valuable advice and a personal insight into this particular field.
Jacqui has also been awarded “Free From Hero Award 2018” for the work she has already undertaken to raise awareness of allergens in the University Sector.
In this episode, Jacqui shares her personal story and how business can become more allergy aware and most importantly allergy safe.
Q: Our daughter was recently diagnosed with a nut allergy. My wife and I are used to eating a lot of nuts in our diet. We of course want to keep our daughter safe but wanted to find out could we keep nuts in our home or should get rid of them all? What should we do? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Q: When you do an elimination diet is there a “delay” in your stomach getting better? It took me over a month off the foods for my joint pain to subside, but I am still getting stomach aches nearly every day, usually right after I eat. But it doesn’t seem to matter much what I eat that I can tell, it happens after every meal of a reasonable size. I’ve been totally free of intolerant foods since early September…does it just take a while for the stomach to heal or am I missing something? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Q: My son is allergic to all nuts, sesame and egg. We don’t eat “may contains” and we don’t have his allergens in the house. Is it wrong that I really miss eating eggs and nuts but I feel guilty whenever I do? Even if he is not around? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Q: Looking for some sauce ideas. I can’t have egg, dairy, gluten or high sugar. I’ve been using Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce to throw on meat but it’s too much sodium. Anything I could make or buy? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
It’s not very often I get to talk to allergy Mum’s who are coming to the end of their journey. This week I am excited to introduce you to Sarah Chapman blogger and founder of The Allergy Matters Conference (inaugural year October 19th, 2018!!).
Sarah walks me through her journey raising 2 allergy kids, one who has had their allergies since a baby and her daughter who developed allergies as a teenager. She has managed allergies including nuts, dairy, soya and Oral Allergy Syndrome.
We talk about the road of discovery, diagnosis, raising the kids, eating out, being teenagers and now how they are managing their allergies on their own.
Sarah talks about her experiences in hindsight, how to manage the anxiety, the difference between children being diagnosed in the 1990s and children being diagnosed now.
We then go on to talk about the Allergy Matters Conference that Sarah is organising taking place in Runcorn, UK on October 19th 2018. There are a number of speakers including healthcare professionals and allergy organisations who will be there and we get a sneak peak at who will be there!
To book your ticket to the Allergy Matters Conference, click here.
Top 3 Tips For New Allergy Parents 1. Know your rights – NICE guidelines 2. If things are getting worse, call your allergist and push to get your appointment brought forward 3. Understand what food allergies, anaphylaxis, and environmental allergies are and the different types of reactions are
Resources * Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio (android). * My new recipe book “Chocolate Treats: Decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens” is on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Leave a Review Thank you to all of you who have sent me feedback! I love hearing your ideas and requests for new episodes or to share your story!
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Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or if you would like some 1-on-1 help you might be interesting in having some coaching. If so, please send me an email for more information.
Q: My son goes to a private daycare. They had decided to make the room peanut and tree nut free for him… until… another mom complained. Because, obviously, it’s not fair to her child since she wants to send almond milk for her child as his protein. The director asked for a letter from our allergist explaining the need of being nut free. Even after receiving his letter saying my son needs to be in a nut free room, they’ve decided to allow them to send almond milk. Which, ironically, has less protein than the soy, coconut, or Lactaid milk I give my son! I’m ticked! What can I do? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
In today’s episode I talk with podcast listener allergy Mum Jessica. Jessica is a mum to two allergy kids, her 2 year old daughter (nut and egg allergy) and 5 month old son (dairy free, and who joins us on the episode).
Jessica has just finished her first year of being an allergy Mum and she tells me what its been like. She shares how some things have got easier and what she is concerned about for the future.
Although this wasn’t originally a coaching call, towards the end of the episode I offer an alternative ways to think about having nuts in the house, I ask Jessica to talk about why she felt guilty for eating nuts even when she is away from her daughter, and offer a way to think about planning for the future.
At the end of the episode Jessica shares what our chat has made her think about and what she’s learned from our chat.
Resources * Listen to when I interviewed my parents on our journey living with allergies in episode 12, 13, 14 & 15. * Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio (android). * My new recipe book “Chocolate Treats: Decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens” is on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Useful links for how to teach your children about allergic reactions, and how to explain what an allergic reaction might be like to your child:
- https://www.foodallergy.org/life-with-food-allergies/newly-diagnosed/how-a-child-might-describe-a-reaction
- https://mykidsfoodallergies.com/unusual-ways-children-may-describe-allergic-reaction/
- https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/hcp/what-is-anaphylaxis/signs-and-symptoms/
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Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or if you would like some 1-on-1 help you might be interesting in having some coaching. If so, please send me an email for more information.
Q: I live in a small apartment complex & someone loves cooking with peanuts. I can always smell it in the hallway & it gives me some severe anxiety. I’ve never reacted to the smell before, but I’m sure you understand how it’s anxiety-inducing. Have you dealt with this? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Katy is an allergy mum (and money blogger on katykicker.com) to a toddler who they discovered has FPIES. In today’s episode, Katy tells me all about the reality of living with FPIES on a day to day basis, the lack of information GPs hold, and how they often assume that when your child is just unwell. We also talk about managing your anxieties around your child’s allergy, when they are justified and perhaps when they are just you being a parent. Katy also talks about the symptoms her daughter has when she is reacting and how they can vary. We talk about educating family, friends and extended family too.
What is FPIES? FPIES stands for Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome. It is a type of food allergy that affects the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
What are the symptoms of FPIES? Symptoms include but are not limited to vomiting, diarrhoea, dehydration which leads to lethargy. Children can often look pale or blue. Other symptoms can include low blood pressure, and blood tests that mimic infection which can look like sepsis or lead to sepsis like shock.
All children are different and can have different symptoms.
For more information, please visit: http://fpiesfoundation.org
Top 3 Tips Parents Dealing with FPIES 1. Be kind to yourself – you have not caused your child’s allergies 2. With time, it will get better – but you can do it! 3. Empower yourself with information
Resources * Listen to when I interviewed my parents on our journey living with allergies in episode 12, 13, 14 & 15. * Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio (android). * My new recipe book “Chocolate Treats: Decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens” is on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Leave a Review Thank you to all of you who have sent me feedback! I love hearing your ideas and requests for new episodes or to share your story!
If you have 2 minutes spare, please would you leave a review on iTunes? It helps other allergy parents and allergy sufferers find it because it boosts its search ability in the iTunes directory. Click here to go to iTunes>>
Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or if you would like some 1-on-1 help you might be interesting in having some coaching. If so, please send me an email for more information.
Q: My son is 3 and attends daycare. Occasionally people will bring in store bought cupcakes. This happened today and they called to ask if he could have them since it said the bakery used peanut products there. I told them no but in saying this what do you suggest I leave at daycare for my child in events like this? Any treat ideas I could leave there for him instead? That way he doesn't get sad he can't have any. If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Rebecca is a mum to two children (and two dogs) and blogs at Glutarama - life’s a drama but gluten free doesn’t have to be. In her family life she manages multiple autoimmune diseases of type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease, and autism.
Rebecca is a woman I greatly respect for perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges and with such an amazing sense of humour.
The symptoms in both her children were occurring at the same time. There was no history of auto-immune disease in the family. In today’s episode Rebecca gives an open and honest account of what life has been like starting with noticing symptoms in both her children, getting a diagnosis, changing their family lifestyle to manage these conditions, how to parent and how she keeps herself sane.
I would like to say a special thank you to Rebecca for coming on the podcast and sharing her story in such an open way about the highs, the lows, the challenges and the wins!
2 Pieces of Advice to Parents: How You Can Keep on Track to Help Your Kids
Keep organised & prepared (i.e. extra snacks, calling ahead if eating out, keep a checklist for what you ave to take with you, check out ‘escape routes’ or plan B/C/Ds) Communicate with your child so you can empower your child to take ownership of their decision
Resources
Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series Join the Eat Allergy Safe Facebook Group My new recipe book "Chocolate Treats: Decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens" on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Leave a Review Thank you to all of you who have sent me feedback! I love hearing your ideas and requests for new episodes or to share your story! If you have 2 minutes spare, please would you leave a review on iTunes? It helps other allergy parents and adult allergy sufferers find it because it boosts its search ability in the iTunes directory. Click here to go to iTunes>>
Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or post in our very own Facebook Group.
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Q: I had an unexpected close call this evening. We went out to dinner with a couple we just met. We all met at Denny's - as they have been awesome with us and my 16 month daughter's pn allergy. I always bring food from home for my girl just in case, and was explaining to the other couple about my girl's allergy and how severe it is, how we have to be so careful about foods prepped around peanuts and butter- you know the drill when you tell new people. Well we all go to order our food and this other lady orders PEANUT BUTTER PANCAKES. I can't even. It's got this peanut butter sauce all over it dripping everywhere. So I tell the waitress how my food needs to be cooked separately (because obviously) and was silently freaking out. I gave my husband THAT look and stared at this woman like, did she just not pay attention to what I just said? My daughter is ana to pn. I don't know how to handle these situations with people and do not have the ability to be diplomatic sometimes when I'm in freak out mode. What would you have done? (Note- to complicate- they had two young boys sharing food with mom, who were very eager to play with my girl and I wouldn't let them.) If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Allergy Mum Helena shares her relatively new but very involved journey in today’s episode. She talks about figuring out what what was making her children ill, her experiences at the doctors, adapting to an allergy safe lifestyle and mother’s guilt. Helena’s 3 small children (the twins are 4 years old, youngest is 2 years old) have between them environmental allergies, (potentially) asthma, and multiple food allergies (egg, dairy and soya). The twins were premature babies so that had its complications too. It was and still is a journey to maintain health and a full diagnosis, but Helena has grown so much. I ask Helena about how she dealt with the emotions and anxiety for her sick babies. What she looked out for, her instincts as a Mum and then how she communicated that to the doctors. 27:00 I offer some of my experiences as a grown up allergy kid on how to think differently about mother’s guilt. How, although your child has to be in and out of hospital, your child will probably have a different idea of it because their association is where they get better. As an adult we have so much more awareness of the world and the connotations of allergy and asthma management and the worse case scenario, but children getting involved, wanting to put together their spacer or take their medication themselves is just like wanting to push the button at the pedestrian crossing. They want to be involved in their world, they want to take ownership and be grown up. That’s a good thing when they have allergies.
Top 3 Tips For Food Allergy Parents 1. Keep a food and health diary to find triggers
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“We can’t control the wind, but we can control the sales” - Tap into the resources out there
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Trust your gut instincts
Resources
Listen to when I interviewed my parents on our journey living with allergies in episode 12, 13, 14 & 15. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series Join the Eat Allergy Safe Facebook Group My new recipe book "Chocolate Treats: Decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens" on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Leave a Review Thank you to all of you who have sent me feedback! I love hearing your ideas and requests for new episodes or to share your story! If you have 2 minutes spare, please would you leave a review on iTunes? It helps other allergy parents and adult allergy sufferers find it because it boosts its search ability in the iTunes directory. Click here to go to iTunes>>
Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or post in our very own Facebook Group. If you would like some more individualised help, you can hire me as your allergy coach.
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Q: What do you do when your allergic to dairy, and pizza is for dinner at your mother in laws house? There is nothing else to eat....Just pizza If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Q: So our naturopath path thinks my daughter has leaky gut causing food intolerances. He believes when we remove the foods that are bothering her and heal the gut, we will be able to re-introduce these foods eventually. Is this also true of IgE TRUE allergies? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Allergy mum Lauren has come on the podcast to talk to me all about breastfeeding and Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA). She shares her journey breastfeeding her son and discovering that what was supposed to feed him was actually making him sick. She has since made it her mission to help other mums through her facebook group and blog Dilan & Me.
In today’s episode Lauren shares her journey, navigating the doctors visits, advocating for her sick baby and adjusting her lifestyle.
Top 3 Tips For Breastfeeding with CMPA
Relax and try not to feel overwhelmed because you will get the hang of it Take some time to find a safe version of that one thing that you can’t live without Have a support system (i.e. family, friends, online support group)
Resources
Lauren's Breastfeeding with CMPA Facebook Group And out more about Allergy Coaching Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series Join the Eat Allergy Safe Facebook Group
Leave a Review Thank you to all of you who have sent me feedback! I love hearing your ideas and requests for new episodes or to share your story! If you have 2 minutes spare, please would you leave a review on iTunes? It helps other allergy parents and adult allergy sufferers find it because it boosts its search ability in the iTunes directory. Click here to go to iTunes>>
Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or post in our very own Facebook Group.
Connect With Me Join the Eat Allergy Safe Community on:
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Subscribe to the podcast on:
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Support the Podcast:
Donate on Patreon Buy my new recipe book "Chocolate Treats: Decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens" on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Q: Hi I have a 7 year old who can't have dairy or sugar, can you give me any advice as to substitutes or recipes. He is eating the same foods every day and a lot of fruit. He can have natural sugar in fruit but not refined sugar in chocolate or sweets etc. Thank you. If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Q: How should we react to allergy horror stories? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
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Laura is the creator and found of The Food Diary Co, the only diary out there to help you track your food and symptoms with the purpose of figuring out what’s going on with your body!
I found Laura on instagram and thought the diary is a fantastic idea! I knew I had to get her on the podcast to talk about how and why she created it. So that’s exactly what today’s episode is about.
Laura shares her personal food diagnosis journey, discovering her coeliac disease and some other intolerances along the way. She tells me about what she’s learned, how she adapted her lifestyle, diet and how the diary was instrumental to gaining back control.
Top 3 Tips For Figuring Out What's Wrong
Keep a food diary, don’t change anything and write everything down Take the diary to a GP or nutritionist and asked them to help you to figure out what’s going on Remember, it get’s easier!
Resources
Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series Join the Eat Allergy Safe Facebook Group
Leave a Review Thank you to all of you who have sent me feedback! I love hearing your ideas and requests for new episodes or to share your story! If you have 2 minutes spare, please would you leave a review on iTunes? It helps other allergy parents and adult allergy sufferers find it because it boosts its search ability in the iTunes directory. Click here to go to iTunes>>
Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or post in our very own Facebook Group.
Connect With Me Join the Eat Allergy Safe Community on:
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Subscribe to the podcast on:
iTunes Stitcher Radio
Support the Podcast:
Donate on Patreon Buy my new recipe book "Chocolate Treats: Decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens" on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Q: Currently only eating foods I know are for sure safe and I'm SOOOO HUNGRY. A diet of rice, broccoli, blueberries, lettuce, and coconut is not fulfilling. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
Jess is writing an allergy cookbook and lifestyle guide and has launched a campaign on Kickstarter (ending Mon 18 June 2018!). Today she is on the podcast to tell me all about it; the history, the inspiration and how she needs your help to get it published!
Jess calls herself a food allergy collector. Having grownup with a shellfish allergy as a kid she then developed more food allergies as an adult including corn, wheat, gluten, oats, soy and sesame. I ask Jess about her journey getting diagnosed the process she went through and how she finally figured out what was causing her symptoms.
The lifestyle and cookbook started from a little note book Jess was keeping as she was trying to figure out how to make the foods she loved, before all her food allergies.
Resources
Allergic to Everything Blog Jess's Kickstarter Campaign Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series Join the Eat Allergy Safe Facebook Group
Leave a Review Thank you to all of you who have sent me feedback! I love hearing your ideas and requests for new episodes or to share your story! If you have 2 minutes spare, please would you leave a review on iTunes? It helps other allergy parents and adult allergy sufferers find it because it boosts its search ability in the iTunes directory. Click here to go to iTunes>>
Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or post in our very own Facebook Group.
Connect With Me Join the Eat Allergy Safe Community on:
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
Subscribe to the podcast on:
iTunes Stitcher Radio
Support the Podcast:
Donate on Patreon Buy my new recipe book "Chocolate Treats: Decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens" on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Q: If you’re allergic to peanuts, does that mean you are allergic to all nuts? If you want to ask a question, send an email using the contact form here.
If you are interested in having 1-on-1 coaching, find out more on my Allergy Coaching page.
In the last episode I was open and honest about where Eat Allergy Safe is right now and my efforts to keep it going. The solution is to make it a viable business both to keep the blog, podcast and me in house and home.
What viable business could I make? Much of my time is spent answering questions via email and on social media so I thought the most sensible solution is to start personal consultations, a.k.a Allergy Coaching. In this podcast episode I talk all about Allergy Coaching: what is it, who's it for, why it would be useful to you, where it happens and how you can book in.
I will charge by the hour at $60/£40. If you would like to book for a session, book a free 15 minute consultation and find out some more information, send me an email today.
If you're on my email list, you will have received this email last week. Although this wasn't comfortable for me to write or record, it's time I ask for help.
Like most people, I choose not to openly discuss money issues. But I’m going to put that to one side because I think it’s more important to tell you the whole truth of my own finances and therefore the future of Eat Allergy Safe…
Eat Allergy Safe Now
I run Eat Allergy Safe out of my own pocket and have done so for the last 3 years. I have a few products I sell including Chocolate Truffles and my first recipe book Chocolate Treats. But the majority of content I do for free, including:
Blog posts Podcast and video episodes Recipe posts Email list hints and tips Answering private messages asking for advice about allergy management (this takes a lot of time)
Costs
The truth is, book and truffle sales are enough to cover only a small portion of running Eat Allergy Safe. The rest of my expenses are covered by my freelance tutoring (for GCSE and a-level students) and from my savings. These costs include:
Website hosting Podcast hosting Recording equipment Food for recipes My time, which I can’t spend on other money generating activities
The Future of Eat Allergy Safe
To keep this project going, as well as keep myself in house and home, I have to start changing the mix of free vs paid services I offer. The things I will keep doing for free are:
Blog posts Podcast episodes Recipe posts Allergy Show talks
What I Will Start Charging For
Most of my time is spent answering people’s questions online or via email. I realise that this information is valuable, and after positive feedback a couple months ago, I have designed a consultation service, a.k.a Allergy Coaching $60 (or £40) per hour, which will be conducted by phone or online via Skype. Allergy Coaching can be 1-on-1 for you and your spouse, or family sessions.
I think this is the most reasonable solution to keep Eat Allergy Safe and myself going. Without it I have to spend more time on other paying jobs and you would receive much less valuable information as a result.
If $60 / £40 per hour is too much for you but you would still like to ask questions and get advice, please ‘reply’ to this email. I may set up a private paid group for those who want to pay less. In there you’d be able to ask questions online as long as you are subscribed.
What My Boyfriend Said About This
It has been really tough to write this email. (I tried 4 times before it was even semi coherent.) The idea of charging for something that I would happily give away for free is terrifying! And how do you put a price tag on it? When I came up with £40/$60, I told my other half and he said, “well that’s cheap, mines $150 p/hr!”.
How You Can Help, Without Spending Anything
If you are not in a position where you need allergy coaching please pass my information on to another parent who is in the first phase of dealing with an allergy diagnosis. Here’s the link you can forward: www.eatallergysafe.com/coaching
Finally
I really want Eat Allergy Safe to live on and become something that helps people every day. So that you don’t feel alone or helpless in the overwhelm of diagnosis, or feel guilty that your child has a food allergy but that you can give your child the life you dream for them. I feel the only way to make this happen is to turn Eat Allergy Safe into a viable business, and the larger it becomes the more people we can help who’ve just received the dreaded allergy diagnosis.
Thank you for your understanding and for helping me take this idea forward.
Nina Modak
P.S. Here’s the link you can share with details of Allergy Coaching: www.eatallergysafe.com/coaching
P.P.S You can find out more about coaching by listening to the next episode, click here>>
Julianne Ponan is a multi-award winning entrepreneur who at the age of 22 took over the failing company Creative Nature as CEO and within 2 years took it out of debt. She is also a Virgin Startup Mentor and fellow grownup allergy kid. She has multiple severe allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, chickpeas, coconut, aniseed, some perfumes and many other foods. I ask Julianne about growing up with allergies, how she has grown in confidence over the years and how that has impacted her life. From being the allergy kid at her own table, going to University and working in Beijing. Julianne reflects on her experiences of living with allergies and how they don’t have to hold you back and can be managed successfully. We talk about how she has grown Creative Nature from product testing in the kitchen to her products being stocked in Tesco, Ocado, Co-op and soon Pharmacies. I also quiz Julianne on the factory protocols and standards to make sure products are safe, this is one of the companies that I actually trust because Creative Nature products are suitable for Julianne’s allergies (all apart from the peanut bar)! Take a listen to find out more and learn Julianne’s advice for starting your own business.
Resources
Watch when Julianne interviewed me for her YouTube Channel Dating with Allergies: Advice for Allergy Sufferers and their boyfriend/girlfriend Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series
Top 3 Tips When Living With Food
Follow positive people in the allergy community Be honest with yourself because things aren’t going to change If you’re having a problem, get out there and make a difference
Leave a Review Thank you to all of you who have sent me feedback. Your words of encouragement and how the podcast has helped you keeps me motivated to make more episodes! If you haven’t already, please leave a review on iTunes.
Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or post in our very own Facebook Group.
Connect With Me Join the Eat Allergy Safe Community on:
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Elizabeth D Bakes is a company specialising in gluten free baked goods. Started by Elizabeth, a few years ago, the company has grown from market stalls to supplying to Whole Foods Market. What’s different about Elizabeth D Bakes is their founder does not have any allergies or intolerances. So why would someone with no personal need start a free from business? This is exactly what I ask Elizabeth. Elizabeth takes me through her journey learning about allergies from developing recipes free from gluten, what, eggs and dairy to start, as well as cross-contamination, and how to bake safely for allergies and coeliac disease. She tells me stories of her customers and how they shaped the development of Elizabeth D Bakes. Other questions I ask:
How do you source ingredients? What have you learned about allergies and free from? When and why did you decide to have a dedicated gluten free kitchen? What was your first baking fail? What has been a baking success?
Never make assumptions about food allergies - Elizabeth D Bakes Ep.65Click To Tweet
Top Tips for Catering For Food allergies
Don’t make assumptions Use pure ingredients, simplify Clearly label ingredients Think outside of the box
Resources
Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series
Leave a Review Thank you to all of you who have sent me feedback. Your words of encouragement and how the podcast has helped you keeps me motivated to make more episodes! If you haven’t already, please leave a review on iTunes.
Ask Your Questions If you have a question about your own allergy journey or from the episode, leave a comment below or post in our very own Facebook Group.
Connect With Me Join the Eat Allergy Safe Community on:
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Subscribe to the podcast on:
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Ryan Panchoo is the award winning baker and founder of Borough 22. Borough 22 is a free from startup specialising in gluten free doughnuts with many vegans options. Ryan started Borough 22 in his home kitchen and he now supplies to the likes of Selfridges, as well as local cafes and shops. In this episode I hear the Borough 22 journey, how the need to be gluten free and dairy free at home led Ryan to start making doughnuts. He also shares what he found difficult living gluten and dairy free, how he developed his products. We talk all about the fails, the successes, and how its going now. If you’ve ever thought about starting a business, start here. Listen to Ryan’s story and hear about his inspirations and when he decided to go full time.
Resources
Ryan’s wife’s website Ryan runs baking classes in London for kids! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series
Want to hear more about free from businesses, check out these podcast episodes:
Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne founder of Genius Alessandra Bester, Founder of Functional Food Company Find out how I prepare for the Allergy & Free From Shows
Top 3 Tips For Starting a Free From Business
Have a goal then work backwards to work out the steps to get there Take inspiration and learn from the big companies in your industry Know who your customer is and look after them
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Brandon Labella is an author, host of the Failing Up Podcast, fellow grownup allergy kid and Food Allergy Travels Trailblazer. He has travelled to 35 countries in 3 years not letting his severe allergies to nuts, dairy and fish stop him from exploring and achieving his goals. In today’s episode I talk to Brandon about how he prepares to travel allergy safe and dealing with allergic reactions. He shares his experiences educating people on his travels about his allergy and how you can always turn every experience into a learning something.
Rain or shine, it’s all about your perspective - @BrandonLaBella Click To Tweet
Top 3 Tips When Living With Food
Rather than “why me?” think “why not me?!” - use your allergy as a way to grow Get involved in a community or make a community Prepare so that you can be limitless and free to do what you want
Resources
Read about Brandon's world recording breaking experience Listen to when Brandon interviewed me on the Failing Up Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series
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Ellie Heintze is a doctor and acupuncturist with personal experience of living with severe food allergies. In this episode Ellie shares her journey from chemist to discovering her food allergies and how it changed her family’s life. As I have a Doctor on the show, I about the difference between IgE, IgG, non-IgE and sensitives to food. Ellie tells me what the differences are and how the reactions can differ. Over her personal journey and professional career, Ellie developed her “Food Allergy Formula,” an online course designed to show how the transition to eating free from allergens can be fun and easy. I ask her to walk me through her formula and how it can help other allergy sufferers and parents.
I am really passionate about helping people make the change to eating "allergy-free" fun and easy and "ending the overwhelm.” - Ellie Heintze
Top 3 Tips When Living With Food
Find support Always ask about allergens Get everyone involved! (family, friends, be involved yourself)
Resources
Connect with Dr. Ellie on Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series
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Elisabeth and her daughter Valerie are on today’s episode talking about dealing intolerances and multiple allergies including gluten, dairy, nuts, raw carrot, beef and lamb. It hasn’t been an easy road for Mum Elisabeth both with her own intolerances and managing Valerie’s allergies. Early in Valerie’s life it was about fighting for her health, figuring out what the allergen triggers were and how to keep her nourished. The doctors were very concerned in the beginning but Elisabeth didn’t give up! Valerie is 12 years old now and loving school and all the normal stuff kids get up to. Some things she finds difficult [go to 11:00 - 18:22] but as Elisabeth has taught her, it’s about focusing on the wins and learning how to overcome challenges [27:40]. I share some of my experiences too, telling Valerie how I faced some of my allergy fears when I was her age. Check out her comic below. It’s the story of her ice cream allergy win! Go to 31:08 to listen to her story.
You decide to not be afraid and not worry about missing out.Click To Tweet
Top 3 Tips When Living With Food Allergies
Don’t be afraid to try Be thankful for what you have and never feel like you’ve done anything wrong Always keep looking for what helps
Resources
Valerie blogged about her visit to the Allergy and Free From Show in Liverpool Elisabeth's blog post "Don't feel sorry for us" Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series
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What do you do when you’re first diagnosed with allergies? The doctors give you a shock of a lifetime telling you something could kill you and then often just leave you to it. What do you do then? In this episode I’m welcoming back Nathalie Rhone from episode 56. Today we talk about how she manages the stress of Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS) knowing 30 of the allergens that make her sick and knowing there are others. Nathalie takes us through her first doctor visit, what they told her and her diagnosis being allergic to carrots. Currently she is under the supervision of her allergist in the pre-stages of Oral Immunotherapy Treatment (OIT) and introducing new foods to her diet. She has experienced the full spectrum of food allergy anxiety, but it’s still not stopping her live her life to the full. Nathalie is going to take us through her learning curve, what she learned from managing her allergy, how she deals with doctors and how she manages allergic reactions. Most notably we talk at length about when and how to use your Adrenaline Auto-Injector pen (AAI).
The cool part of my food allergy is that it’s opened so many doorsClick To Tweet
Top 3 Tips
Don’t trust anyone else with your allergies Always carry your medicine with you (adrenaline pen, anti-histamines, inhalers) You will find out who your real friends are
Resources Nathalie’s full allergy journey in episode 56 My allergic reaction story Get the food allergy documentary made by donating Sign up for my FREE allergy 101 tutorial series
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Happy New Year! Welcome to 2018. Is this going to be your best year to date?
In today's podcast episode we're back and have an action packed year ahead. I give you an update on Eat Allergy Safe, the sad reason I've been AWOL in December 2017 but also some of the highlights from 2017. I tell you what we have planned for 2018 and why this year's theme is "taking action" and why that is important for you.
Take a listen by clicking play on the player above and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes.
Resources:
Subscribe to my video challenge on YouTube
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
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Today's Guest: Marci Komssi
WEBSITE: https://www.allerware.com/
TWITTER: @AllerWareLLC
Marci Komssi is an allergy mum who has twin boys, but only one has an allergy. Her son was diagnosed with severe allergies to dairy, soya, peanuts, tree nuts and environmental allergies 13 years ago. Marci talks me through her journey finding her way through being allergy safe at a time there wasn’t as much information as now. During this time Marci’s son has had number of severe allergic reactions which have happened out of the blue.
What You'll Learn: I ask Marci about her experiences of her son’s allergic reactions and having to administer his epipen (epinephrine pen). We talk about how these experiences, although difficult have been an incredibly important learning experience. Marci and her husband looked at and re-evaluated how they handled allergies and how the school should handle allergies. When allergy kids turn into allergy teens can be a tough time. Not only do they have allergies, they also have hormones. How should your parenting change to accommodate this change? I ask Marci exactly this. Marci shares her tips and has the most amazing strategy! Check out the episode from 19:00. I promise you will be inspired! Marci also talks me through how she happened to start Allerware and the temporary allergy alert tattoos and bracelets.
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And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Today's Guest: The Allergy Chef, Kathlena
WEBSITE: theallergychef.com
INSTAGRAM: @theallergychef
Today I talk with Kathlena, The Allergy Chef. Her own journey as been the exception in the allergy community. Her allergies present as mimicking mental health issues, allergic reactions, and other symptoms. They are not typical and this meant it has taken decades to have a proper diagnosis. Kathlena tells me about managing her own allergies, having a family with allergies and starting a business.
What You'll Learn: Kathlena has allergies to foods, chemicals and the environment, but this hasn't stopped her from living her life. Her allergies are so severe that she has to where a mask to go outside. I think this is such a brilliant solution to overcome of a challenge, and it's so brilliant because it is SO simple! No fuss, just a solution.
Kathlena tells me about her journey and how when her kids were born and their allergies were discovered she started a business to produce allergy friendly food and start educating the wider world.
We as the food allergy can't expect the world to cater to our needs @freefriendfoodClick To Tweet
We talk about the worry that comes with food allergies. The worry of getting a diagnosis, going food shopping, dealing with other people and the danger associated with allergies. But we also discuss what are the risks? How do we manage those risks and our own anxieties especially as a parent. Kathlena has some special advice for parents who are the worrier type, if thats you listen from 27:00 - 36:00 on the track.
With allergies, you have to think: how can I be practical?Click To Tweet
When it comes to allergies you have to think about how you can be practical. How can you have the life you want and not let your allergies define you? Kathlena and I talk about how we need to be practical, how it's about taking the challenges and turning them in to a problem you want to solve. We allergy sufferers and parents need to be problem solvers. But if you don't feel like this is you, the beauty of being human is that we change, we can adapt and we can develop. But only if we choose to.
If you change the way you think, you can change the way you go about lifeClick To Tweet
Resources: Allergy Chef Resources
freeandfriendlyfoods.com - bakery and book shop. Also has resources and education links. foodandlego.com - blog with hundreds of free recipes allergyexpedition.com - website about outreach program, with food find resources
A new little project:
I'm doing a Video Challenge on YouTube having a daily rant Monday to Friday addressing some of the stupid stuff and 'taboos' in the allergy community. Click here to take a look>>
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And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Today's Guest: Natalie Rhone
WEBSITE: nonuts4me.com
INSTAGRAM: @nonuts4me
In today's episode I talk to Natalie Rhone. She developed adult onset anaphylaxis and has steadily developed more and more allergies meaning that her daily meals has had to be chicken and potatoes because it's the only things she doesn't react to...I mean that sounds crazy!?
So what is life like? What was it like developing allergies later in life and then continuing to develop more and more. I get Natalie to tell me about her journey, the whole lot of it and where she's got to. It's a tough road she's on but she's decided that the allergies aren't going to rule her life. This is part of why she started No Nuts 4 Me. The blog is the base for the documentary film she is doing on allergies. Why do we get them? What we should know about diagnosis, medication, OIT. The lot. I'm so excited to see it. If you're on her email list you get to see sneak peaks by the way...
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Pre-Ordering Available until 14th Nov. 2017 For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’ve written a Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy & Egg Free Chocolate Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights.
After a year of work Chocolate Treats: decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens is now available for pre-order!
If you want to get your hands on a copy in time for Christmas make sure you check it out today!
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Today's episode is the recording of my talk at the Allergy and Free From Show on Sunday 5th November. When you're first diagnosed with allergies it can be really difficult. You have so much going on, so much to learn that it can be overwhelming. As parents you will worry that your child/ren won't have the best quality of life. Well this talk was all about dispelling that notion. I wanted to show that although we may get anxious, there are ways to beat it. Practical actions and things to remember that can help you live confidently with life threatening allergies.
What You'll Learn:
Resources: Watch the first half of the talk on YouTube.
I now offer 1-on-1 coaching for allergy sufferers and parents to help you build your confidence so that you know you can do it!
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Pre-Ordering Available until 14th Nov. 2017 For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’ve written a Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy & Egg Free Chocolate Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights.
After a year of work Chocolate Treats: decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens is now available for pre-order!
If you want to get your hands on a copy in time for Christmas make sure you check it out today!
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Today is the finale in our Allergy Kids Series. Over the months of September and October each week I have been talking to kids with food allergies about what they really think about having allergies and how they live with them everyday. These allergy kids range from as young as 4 years old all the way up to the grownup allergy kids. The aim of this series is to give you an insight into the thoughts, likes, dislikes, worries and celebrations of allergy kids and how it changes over the years.
In the finale of the series I have invited on Allergy Mum Lusi to ask me questions. The cycle has come full circle now and that is something to celebrate! From our parents as our protectors, our educators and our advocators, now we allergy kids can start helping the new generation of allergy parents.
I think this is such a wonderful circle because we can provide reassurance that allergy kids don't have to suffer or miss out. Instead we can learn to use our allergies to become better, more creative, more skilled and more compassionate people!
A new project I am just dipping my toe into the water with is mentoring. I want to help newly diagnosed parents, allergy kids and allergy teens to be more confident. So, in this episode I invited Lusi to come on the podcast and have a recorded session where she can ask me any questions she likes. What does she want to know about living with allergies? What are her fears and worries for her daughter as she's growing up and how can she as a Mum help.
Resources: Check out my mentoring page here and book your free 15 minute consultation.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Pre-Ordering Available until 14th Nov. 2017 For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’ve written a Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy & Egg Free Chocolate Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights.
After a year of work Chocolate Treats: decadent delights free from the top 14 allergens is now available for pre-order!
If you want to get your hands on a copy in time for Christmas make sure you check it out today!
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Have you ever wondered what kids think about their food allergies? Is it as scary as we allergies think it is? Or is there a silver lining? Over the months of September and October I will be publishing the Allergy Kids Mini Series. Each week I will be talking to kids with food allergies about what they really think about having allergies and how they live with them everyday. These allergy kids range from as young as 4 years old all the way up to the grownup allergy kids. The aim of this mini series is to give you an insight into the thoughts, likes, dislikes, worries and celebrations of allergy kids and how it changes over the years. Many times allergy parents can worry that their child with allergies will miss out and will have a worse quality to life, but I know this isn’t the case and these allergy kids will show you how they don’t miss out, they just do things differently. Enjoy!
Today’s Grownup Allergy Kids: Amanda, grown up allergy kid with multiple severe food allergies (peanuts, tree nuts, legumes, dairy soya, chicken and some fruits) and her best friend Joella.
In the penultimate episode of the Allergy Kids mini series we have reached our grown up allergy kids. For many kids, we are going to have our allergies for life. We are going to have to navigate the world and do all those normal things like school. But when you're at school, you're still living at home. You still have your parents hounding you with "have you got your medication with you?" "have you told your friends about your allergies?" "don't forget to ask about ingredients!" But what is life like with allergies, outside the home bubble?
Nowadays, most teenagers head off to university, or college if you're in the US. You have to then meet all these new people and tell your brand new flatmates that you have life threatening.
Amanda and Joella met at university, a time when they were "learning to adult." Amanda wasn't confident with her allergies. In the beginning she told her new housemates by leaving a note on the fridge with the list of things she was allergic to. She didn't want to feel a nuisance by telling people. Interestingly, Joella and Amanda's boyfriend wanted to know why Amanda didn't tell people, because it's kind of important.
Click To Tweet and accepted it. - Amanda @EAFLifestyle" username="eatallergysafe"]
To Joella, Amanda wasn't living in a way that means she was missing out. Joella forgets that she has allergies because her cooking is "amazing" and whenever they meet new people this is her introduction of Amanda. Joella describes how delicious the kitchen smelled when they were in university, Joella found it amazing and surprising that even though she had so many restrictions that she could make such delicious meals you would never guess where allergen free.
Click To Tweet "no it's not sad!" - Joella @EAFLifestyle" username="eatallergysafe"]
University gave them a birds eye view that having allergies is a who lifestyle and this is what brought Amanda and Joella to start Everyday Allergen Free. What are the challenges that adult and teens facing and how can we look at these challenges and make a positive place to address these issues.
Allergy Kid Top Tips: Joella Top Best Friend Tips:
Take that extra 10 minutes to think through how to be allergy safe Communicate about your allergy! (If you're nervous about it: tell people before, call the restaurant before) Show people that you can look after your allergy, because you are responsible for your allergy
Amanda's Top Tips:
Surround yourself with good friends who care about you Just own your allergy: the earlier you start the better for you Get in the kitchen and start creating Don't be shy about your allergy, because there is always someone out there like you even if you don't realise it
Resources: Amanda and Joella's website: www.
Have you ever wondered what kids think about their food allergies? Is it as scary as we allergies think it is? Or is there a silver lining? Over the months of September and October I will be publishing the Allergy Kids Mini Series. Each week I will be talking to kids with food allergies about what they really think about having allergies and how they live with them everyday. These allergy kids range from as young as 4 years old all the way up to the grownup allergy kids. The aim of this mini series is to give you an insight into the thoughts, likes, dislikes, worries and celebrations of allergy kids and how it changes over the years. Many times allergy parents can worry that their child with allergies will miss out and will have a worse quality to life, but I know this isn’t the case and these allergy kids will show you how they don’t miss out, they just do things differently. Enjoy!
Today’s Allergy Kid: Juliet, 21 years old, anaphylaxis to tree nuts
Juliet is a 21 year old college student with a tree nut allergy, but not a peanut allergy. Her parents discovered her tree nut allergy when she was a little kid. As a kid her family used to go out to dinner a lot, but then one accidental cross-contamination incident at a trusted bakery rocked her confidence. Juliet didn't want to eat out any more. She stopped eating out at restaurants for fear of cross-contamination. Then something changed. Juliet went to University in New York City and wanted to eat something different. She tried googling "nut free restaurants in New York," but couldn't find anything! As a 21st century young woman, this "kinda offended me," says Juliet so she decided to make her own list. This is how her blog nutfreenewyork.com started.
Connect with Juliet on Instagram @nutfreeny
Allergy Kid Top Tips:
Get out there and try new things Don't get complacent Don't trust everything a waiter says, trust your instincts
Resources: Check out the other Allergy Kids Series Episodes:
EAS 046: Alice 9 yrs, Milly 7 yrs, Elodie 4 yrs EAS 047: Oscar, 8 yrs EAS 027: Luke & Jamie, 9 yrs EAS 048: Entrepreneur Alannah, 10 yrs, & her brother Joshua, 5 yrs (Dance Like a Cupcake) EAS 049: Naill, 15 yrs - being an allergy teen at school EAS 050: Sam, 17 yrs - travelling in India with a nut allergy EAS 051: Shirali, 19 yrs, & her brother Arul, 14 yrs (AllergySmartz App)
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book Preview For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Chocolate Treats Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights all free from the top 14 allergens!
To get your free sneak peak of what’s in store plus 2 bonus recipes sign up with your email address below. You will also get updates of the book launch in November.
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Have you ever wondered what kids think about their food allergies? Is it as scary as we allergies think it is? Or is there a silver lining? Over the months of September and October I will be publishing the Allergy Kids Mini Series. Each week I will be talking to kids with food allergies about what they really think about having allergies and how they live with them everyday. These allergy kids range from as young as 4 years old all the way up to the grownup allergy kids. The aim of this mini series is to give you an insight into the thoughts, likes, dislikes, worries and celebrations of allergy kids and how it changes over the years. Many times allergy parents can worry that their child with allergies will miss out and will have a worse quality to life, but I know this isn’t the case and these allergy kids will show you how they don’t miss out, they just do things differently. Enjoy!
Today's Allergy Kids: Shirali, 19 years old - severe tree nut allergy and her brother Arul, 14 years old
Their Blog : https://foodallergylowdown.com/about/
Today I hear about the Allergy Smartz App created by Shirali and Arul after a family holiday to Mexico after they found a difficulty communicating Shirali's allergies. They wanted a way to tell hotel staff, chefs and waiters about the need for allergy free foods including avoiding cross-contamination. The app is now available to download for Apple and Android devices.
Allergy Kid Top Tips:
Don't be shy Stay safe but be willing to explore Educate others about your allergies
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book Preview For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Chocolate Treats Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights all free from the top 14 allergens!
To get your free sneak peak of what’s in store plus 2 bonus recipes sign up with your email address below. You will also get updates of the book launch in November.
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Have you ever wondered what kids think about their food allergies? Is it as scary as we allergies think it is? Or is there a silver lining? Over the months of September and October I will be publishing the Allergy Kids Mini Series. Each week I will be talking to kids with food allergies about what they really think about having allergies and how they live with them everyday. These allergy kids range from as young as 4 years old all the way up to the grownup allergy kids. The aim of this mini series is to give you an insight into the thoughts, likes, dislikes, worries and celebrations of allergy kids and how it changes over the years. Many times allergy parents can worry that their child with allergies will miss out and will have a worse quality to life, but I know this isn’t the case and these allergy kids will show you how they don’t miss out, they just do things differently. Enjoy!
Today's Allergy Kid: Sam, 17 years old - severe nut allergy
What You'll Learn: Sam shares his experiences travelling to India for a school trip. He talks me through is apprehension before he went but how he wasn't going to let his allergy stand in the way of this amazing experience. I ask Sam to talk me through how he prepared, what he thought about India, his favourite moments, how he navigated food, educating the hotel staff and chefs along the way and the best curry he's ever had in his life.
Allergy Kid Top Tips:
Don't be afraid: don't let your allergy stop you from travelling from everywhere you want to go Be prepared: carry your medication and always ask about what's in the foods Check travel requirements so that you can stay safe
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book Preview For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Chocolate Treats Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights all free from the top 14 allergens!
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Have you ever wondered what kids think about their food allergies? Is it as scary as we allergies think it is? Or is there a silver lining? Over the months of September and October I will be publishing the Allergy Kids Mini Series. Each week I will be talking to kids with food allergies about what they really think about having allergies and how they live with them everyday. These allergy kids range from as young as 4 years old all the way up to the grownup allergy kids. The aim of this mini series is to give you an insight into the thoughts, likes, dislikes, worries and celebrations of allergy kids and how it changes over the years. Many times allergy parents can worry that their child with allergies will miss out and will have a worse quality to life, but I know this isn’t the case and these allergy kids will show you how they don’t miss out, they just do things differently. Enjoy!
Today's Allergy Kid: Naill, 15 years old
Allergy Kid Top Tips
Always know what you’re eating Tell your friends and family about your allergy Do research about your allergy so you know what you can and can’t eat
Resources: GIVEAWAY on the podcast: WIN! “The Real Causes of Allergies” Book & Allergy Free Detergents. Deadline September 30th, 2017. Click here to find out how you can enter!
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book Preview For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Chocolate Treats Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights all free from the top 14 allergens!
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Have you ever wondered what kids think about their food allergies? Is it as scary as we allergies think it is? Or is there a silver lining? Over the months of September and October I will be publishing the Allergy Kids Mini Series. Each week I will be talking to kids with food allergies about what they really think about having allergies and how they live with them everyday. These allergy kids range from as young as 4 years old all the way up to the grownup allergy kids. The aim of this mini series is to give you an insight into the thoughts, likes, dislikes, worries and celebrations of allergy kids and how it changes over the years. Many times allergy parents can worry that their child with allergies will miss out and will have a worse quality to life, but I know this isn’t the case and these allergy kids will show you how they don’t miss out, they just do things differently. Enjoy!
Today's Allergy Kids: Alannah, 10 years old
Joshua, 5 years old
Allergy Kids Top Tips S - speak up at restaurants, parties and the park A - avoid cross-contamination and allergens F - find out what's in your foods E - eat foods that keep you healthy
Resources: Alannah's Allergy Treats Baking Business: http://www.dancelikeacupcake.com/
Dance Like a Cupcakes on Facebook
GIVEAWAY on the podcast: WIN! “The Real Causes of Allergies” Book & Allergy Free Detergents. Deadline September 30th, 2017. Click here to find out how you can enter!
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book Preview For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Chocolate Treats Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights all free from the top 14 allergens!
To get your free sneak peak of what’s in store plus 2 bonus recipes sign up with your email address below. You will also get updates of the book launch in November.
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Have you ever wondered what kids think about their food allergies? Is it as scary as we allergies think it is? Or is there a silver lining? Over the months of September and October I will be publishing the Allergy Kids Mini Series. Each week I will be talking to kids with food allergies about what they really think about having allergies and how they live with them everyday. These allergy kids range from as young as 4 years old all the way up to the grownup allergy kids. The aim of this mini series is to give you an insight into the thoughts, likes, dislikes, worries and celebrations of allergy kids and how it changes over the years. Many times allergy parents can worry that their child with allergies will miss out and will have a worse quality to life, but I know this isn't the case and these allergy kids will show you how they don’t miss out, they just do things differently. Enjoy!
Today’s Allergy Kids:
Oscar, 8 years old
Allergy Kids 3 Top Tips
Don't eat what makes you sick You can always say "no" Check the ingredients labels
Allergy Mum’s Top Tips
Always explain about allergies to anyone looking after your allergic child (never assume that they know, always remind the school carers throughout the school year) Learn the language of your allergens Find safe products
Resources: Oscar's Mum's Blog: dairyfreekids.ie
WIN! “The Real Causes of Allergies” Book & Allergy Free Detergents. Deadline September 30th, 2017. Click here to find out how you can enter!
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free?? For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Chocolate Treats Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights all free from the top 14 allergens!
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Over the months of September and October will be the `Allergy Kids Series. I will be talking to kids of all ages about what they think about having allergies and how they live with them everyday. I will be interviewing kids from as young as 4 years old all the way up to the grownup allergy kids. The aim of this mini series is to give you an insight into the thoughts, likes, dislikes, worries and celebrations of allergy kids and how it changes over the years. Enjoy!
Today's Allergy Kids: Alice, 9 years old
Milly, 7 years old
Elodie, 4 years old
Allergy Kids 3 Top Tips
Memorise your allergies Tell people your allergies Don't eat what you're allergic to
Allergy Mum's Top Tips
Talk to people, get advice You know your child best, you know when they're poorly
Resources: Alice, Milly and Elodie's Mum's Blog: https://thepeachicksbakery.co.uk/
WIN! "The Real Causes of Allergies" Book & Allergy Free Detergents. Deadline September 30th, 2017. Click here to find out how you can enter!
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Want a sneak peak? For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Chocolate Treats Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights all free from the top 14 allergens!
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In today’s episode I’m going to be talking about what it’s like to be an allergy kid. Is it really as stressful as you think? I go through how I thought about my allergy at different ages in my life, how my parents influenced my views and if allergies have influenced my life for the better. This episode is an introduction to the Allergy Kids Series which will run over September and October.
What You'll Learn:
I talk about having allergies in primary school. What it was like transitioning to Secondary School. How my Mum taught me to stay allergy safe as a teenager. How I told my boyfriend about my allergies. What it was like going to university with allergies. How I told my housemates about my allergies. I reflect on how having an allergy has influenced my life. I talk about some of my allergy wins.
Resources: EAS 041: The Real Causes of Allergies, Eczema and Asthma with Peter Alderman and Dr Thomas Bohner [plus GIVEAWAY] >> Win a copy of the book AND allergy free detergents! Hurry, entry must be written on the episode 41 show notes by September 30th 2017! EAS 027: 9 Year Old’s Luke & Jamie Can Teach You a Thing or Two About Allergies EAS 026: Dating, Kissing, Dealing with those Smart-Arse Boys and Allergies [Facebook Live with Nina] It’s Nuts!: What Doesn’t Kill You, Makes You Stronger
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One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free?? For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy & Egg Free Chocolate Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights.
I am hoping to have this e-book published at the end April. But don’t worry, if you can’t wait until then you can get your hands on the first chapter including 2 recipes. (There are also 2 bonus recipes you get sent later….)
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Today's Guest: Laura Kenny
WEBSITE: www.dairyfreekids.ie
TWITTER: @dairyfreekids
This week I talk to Laura Kenny allergy mum and blogger over at dairyfreekids.ie. She is an Ireland based blogger with two dairy free kids. Laura tells me all about her journey to figuring out her boys could not tolerate dairy, the difficulties she’s had and how she’s managed to persevere.
What You'll Learn: Laura Kenny has two boys, 8 and 5 years old who are dairy free. Laura had quite a job getting to diagnosis. Her boys would be up crying in the night, have hard bloated stomachs and she just couldn’t figure out what was wrong. She went to the doctors hoping to get an answer and he eldest son went through testing. Laura’s youngest suffered from silent reflux as a baby, and it is was when she started bottle feeding her son that she suspected a milk allergy or intolerance in her youngest too. Laura and her family are based in Ireland. She tells me about the difficulty she had getting her boys diagnosed. In Ireland there doesn't seem to be a ‘milk ladder’ challenge like in the UK. Laura shares that a problem in Ireland is that there isn’t a system for diagnosis or at least a system in which patients can follow to figure out what may be an allergy. Nor to follow in monitoring a child’s progress, such as the ‘milk ladder.’ Once Laura figured out dairy was a problem for her boys, she had to start re-educating herself and her family. One of the things that Laura learned was where you can find milk and milk proteins in products, the usual like butter, milk and cheese and also the not so usual like ham slices. This was one of the most important things. Reading labels was daunting in the beginning but it got easier. Laura was not an avid cook in the beginning but she wanted to make sure her boys could always eat in their house. So she would look for dairy free alternatives but if she couldn’t find, she would make them herself. This became really usual when it came time to sending her boys to school. She would send in dairy free alternatives to make sure her boys didn't ever feel left out. A child must know about their allergies if they’re going to school.Click To Tweet We talk about the importance of communication. Communication is important for both explaining to the children about their allergies, telling the school/teachers/carers/family/friends and also for making sure your child can communicate about their allergies and just in case they have eaten something they are allergic to. I ask Laura also to talk about looking back in hindsight what she would do differently and what advice she has for other parents. For parents who knows their child is reacting to some food but doesn’t know what it is.
Resources: Click to find out how you could win a copy of this book and a set of allergy free detergents!
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free?? For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy & Egg Free Chocolate Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights.
I am hoping to have this e-book published at the end April. But don’t worry, if you can’t wait until then you can get your hands on the first chapter including 2 recipes. (There are also 2 bonus recipes you get sent later….)
To get your free copy and get the latest info on my recipe book launch, sign up with your email address below.
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Today's Guest: Sunil Mistry
WEBSITE: freefromdirect.com
FACEBOOK: @FreeFromDirectStore
This week I talk with Sunil Mistry, founder of freefromdirect.com a brand new online shopping website for allergy friendly products. Sunil talks me through how having an extreme eczema flare up meant that he couldn’t work and lead to the discovery of a range of food allergies. His process of discovery and recovery showed him that finding free from products was tricky for a first time allergy sufferer and this lead him to start his own online business.
What You'll Learn: Sunil has had eczema, asthma, hay fever and grass pollen allergies since he was a kid. However this didn't stop him from being a normal kid who loved sports. He shares his experiences dealing with eczema flare ups after playing football and how he started swimming to help his fitness without affecting his environmental allergies. I ask Sunil to share with me how he discovered his allergies and how as an adult he had to start re-educating himself. His story began when he had to take time off work because his eczema got so bad if he moved his skin would split. The doctors did allergy testing to find out if food allergies could be the cause of his eczema. It turned out that Sunil was allergic to many of the top 14 allergens such as gluten and peanuts as well as other more rare ones such as mushroom, rice, peppers. The more I could educate myself, the more I could educate others.Click To Tweet Not only did Sunil have to re-educate himself, he had to start re-educating his family. He found that he had to control his food in order to figure what and how he could eat again. Sunil tells me about how educating himself was the biggest breakthrough to educating his family. Through his journey Sunil realised that finding products that were safe is still difficult. So he decided to do something about it. 6 months ago he started an online shopping website for people needing free from products. He wants people to be able to shop in ease and have products delivered directly to their door. This is when freefromdirect.com came into being. EAS 043: If I didn't take responsibility, no one would understand.Click To Tweet
He is looking for help from you. Sunil is at the beginning of his journey and wants to make this a website that is useful for you. He asks please can you go and have a look at the website and leave a comment in the popup box of what products you would want to see on the site.
As a thanks Sunil has a special offer for Eat Allergy Safe Podcast listeners. If you decide to buy anything, he has a discount code "EAS10" for you where you can receive 10% a £20 shop. Click here to check out the site and claim your discount.
Resources: WIN: The Real Causes of Allergies Book and a set of Allergy Free Detergents. Click here to find out how.
Listen to Kyle Dine Talk about the Male Perspective on Living with Allergies
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And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free?? For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Gluten Free, Nut Free,
Today's Guest: Angela & Iris
WEBSITE: #alwayscarrytwo Petition
TWITTER: @campaign42AAI
This week I am talking to two of the three women behind the #alwayscarrytwo campaign. Angela, Iris and Lindsey are all allergy mums determined to make a difference for allergy families. In this interview I talk with Angela and Iris about dealing with post reaction anxiety and post-traumatic stress both in children and parents, getting ready for teenage years, teaching the schools how to accept and cater for allergies and the importance of carrying to adrenaline auto-injector pens (AAI).
What You'll Learn: Ep. 042: Allergy mum anxiety…”I grieved a life I thought she would never haveClick To Tweet Angela and Iris tell me about their journey learning to deal with their children’s allergies. Angela’s daughter developed an allergy to nuts the summer before she started secondary school. They discovered it on their family holiday! This came as a shock to Angela and her family especially as this holiday had meant to be some time to relax after dealing with some other health problems their daughter had had. Iris’ son is now 8 and as a young child suffered a number of severe allergic reactions. This impacted Iris and her son’s well being quite acutely. Iris was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and her son suffered with a huge amount of anxiety about his allergy. Angela tells me about how this impacted their family, their friends and how they journeyed back to health. Ep. 042: I am more determined that we control it, not let allergies control us #alwayscarrytwoClick To Tweet Iris and Angela talk to me about the importance of not letting the anxiety get the better of you. They believe that if you give into the anxiety you will limit your life and your child’d life, which won’t do them any good. Iris shares how she helped her son get over his anxiety. She talks about the practical steps and actions she took to build his confidence, own his fears and anxiety. Ep.042: if you give in to the anxiety you will limit yours and your child's life #alwayscarrytwoClick To Tweet Last year, 2016, the guidelines for carrying 2 adrenaline auto-injector pens changed. Angela started the #alwayscarrytwo petition many years ago but with the new guidelines suggesting that allergy sufferers only need one adrenaline pen, Angela, Iris and Lindsey re-boosted the petition. The petition is about raising awareness, education and keeping allergy sufferers safe. Angela, Lindsey and Iris question “how can we risk-assess allergies?” They want to work with the doctors and researchers to find safe and workable guidelines that would not adversely affect an allergy sufferers quality of life and keep them safe. How can you risk assess allergies?! #alwayscarrytwo @campaign42AAI Click To Tweet Angela’s 3 top tips for dealing with allergy anxiety:
Find a forum to talk to people or call Allergy UK Learn to advocate for allergies and teach your child to advocate for themselves Have a support network with your friends and family, but be patient with them too!
Iris’ 3 top tips for dealing with allergy anxiety:
Talk! Don’t hold it in or bottle it up. Talk with friends/in support groups/ Don’t put your anxiety as a parent onto your child or stop your child from doing things Carry 2 adrenaline pens
Resources: Allergy UK
BSACI Guidelines
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Today's Guest: Peter Alderman & Dr Thomas Bohner
WEBSITE: My Allergy Free Blog
TWITTER: @peterfalderman
Today’s episode was recorded live at the Allergy & Free From Show in London with Peter Alderman and Dr Thomas Bohner authors of “The Real Causes of Allergies, Eczema and Asthma.” We’re are talking about what we can do to cure our own environmental allergies, asthma and eczema. I also ask about what role food takes in causing our atopic diseases and whether there are practical steps we can take in our every day life. Plus, I have a stack of books to GIVEAWAY! Listen until the end to find out how you can win one! EAS 041: This is a practical guide so that everyone can find their personal causes of allergies and the actions to do so.Click To Tweet
What You'll Learn: Peter Alderman started the journey to write The Real Causes of Allergies, Eczema and Asthma from a personal discovery. He cured is own hay fever for a week! Even when there was lots of pollen around. This peaked his interest. Why had this happened? How did this happen? It is from this point that Peter started on the journey writing this book. Peter found Thomas Bohner’s work via Google but didn't get to meet him until 12 years later! Thomas Bohner suffered from allergic asthma and eczema. From his personal experience his scientific interest was peaked. He wanted to find a logical solution to his own problem and the problems of others. He After many years of research Peter and Thomas have put together their personal experience and scientific research into a practical guide. We also talk about the big gap between the medical world and the scientific world. Sometimes this isn't good for allergy sufferers, but Peter and Thomas tell us how we allergy sufferers can bridge this gap and not miss out! Allergy sufferers are their own best Sherlock HolmesClick To Tweet
BOOK GIVEAWAY!! - closed You could win your very own copy of The Real Causes of Allergies! How? Simply listen to this episode, right to the end because we are asking you a question…..Listen to the question then write your answer below in the comments section. Make sure you leave us your email so we can contact you. (We never share your information with a third party, nor is it made public!)
Resources: Thomas' Article "The True Causes of Allergies" in Free From Heaven Magazine
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With the summer here I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about travelling and the importance of being allergy safe and allergy smart. First I'll be talking about how NOT to travel and then I'll have a special message for the teenage boys with allergies.
What You'll Learn: I have been lucky enough to do quite a lot of travelling over the last 10 years, both with family and as an adult. I’ve done the nice travelling on planes with luggage and staying hotels and I’ve also done the whole backpacking thing staying in hostels, eating cheap food and basically slumming it. But when it comes to allergies you have to take some precautions and make some preparations. I’m not going to bore you with a list of must do’s, instead I’m going to do something different. Let's talk about what NOT to do. I'll also be talking about what happens when you ignore your allergy and another way to think about it.
Resources: Listen to Kyle Dine talk about the Male Perspective on Living With Allergies
Psychologist Jordan B Peterson talks about Slaying the Dragon Within Us
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Sponsor This weeks sponsor is Vicki Montague from the Free From Fairy Blog. Vicki has developed a gluten free and rice free wholegrain flour blend. It is as delicious as it is versatile to use in breads, cakes, biscuits and pastry!
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Today’s show is a little different from our usual interview format. This episode is going to be much more informal because the weekend of July 7-9 was the Allergy & Free From Show at London Olympia. I was one of many exhibitors at the show and Alessandra Bester, founder of Functional Food Company, fellow exhibitor and past podcast guest suggested to me, why not do an episode talking about our experiences at the show. I thought well, that’s a great idea! The Allergy Shows are a big deal for exhibitors because it’s where we get to meet all of you. Alessandra and I talk about what it’s like preparing for the Allergy & Free From Show London. We chat about our experiences at the show, meeting listeners, customers, fans, and meeting new allergy families. We also chat about some of the other great exhibitors we met, products we tried and ask you what you think about us. After all your aim is to help people smile. We want to show that even when you have a restrictive diet because of allergies, intolerances, coeliac disease, IBS or other auto-immune diseases you can still live life and enjoy it! So your feedback is crucial to us! Please leave a comment below for us and tell us what you thought of the show?!
Resources: Listen to Alessandra's story and inspirational words on the episode 20 of the podcast, click here to listen.
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One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Sponsor This weeks sponsor is Vicki Montague from the Free From Fairy Blog. Vicki has developed a gluten free and rice free wholegrain flour blend. It is as delicious as it is versatile to use in breads, cakes, biscuits and pastry!
Click here for your chance to WIN a 6 month supply of flour!
Today's Guest: Samara Carroll
WEBSITE: http://www.carrollcounselling.com/
TWITTER: @CarrollCounsell
Samara Carroll is an allergy sufferer who has made her profession into helping families and kids dealing with food allergies. In today’s episode I talk to Samara all about growing up with food allergies and how she helps others battle and overcome their allergy anxieties.
What You'll Learn:
Diagnosed with peanut and tree nut allergy as a child At 18 years old she grew out of her tree nut allergy but discovered through allergy tests that she was now allergic to shellfish I ask Samara to tell me about the food challenges she had to go through She tells me about how she adapted to the change, especially the psychological aspect of “getting used to a new normal” Samara talks me through how she conquered her allergy anxiety Samara tells me about how her parents taught her about her allergies and that she can navigate life with allergies We talk about practising looking after allergies and once you’ve practised in one situation, the second time is much easier and it builds up your confidence We talk about Samara’s travelling experiences around Israel and parts of Europe in her early 20s She tells me how she prepared for her travelling such as allergy cards translated into the languages of the countries she visited During her university life she did an exchange where she was living in a new country at the new university with new roommates Samara tells me how she educated her new roommates and friends about her allergies We talked about being a student how to navigated restaurants, eating out and the student budget as well as allergy friendly alternatives Samara and I chat about relationships and telling your other half about your allergies We talk about the practical sides of making relationships work and navigating allergies, but that its not difficult just a part of learning to be in a relationship I ask Samara about her professional life as an allergy counsellor She tells me she works with kids and families to help them with food allergy anxiety Samara talks me through a typical session and the exercises she teaches to help reduce their anxiety and increase confidence
situations can shape how you communicate but the message is always the same #allergies @CarrollCounsellClick To Tweet
Resources: Chocolate Chip Cookies (GF, DF, NF, PF) Recipe with Free From Fairy Flour
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And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Sponsor This weeks sponsor is Vicki Montague from the Free From Fairy Blog. Vicki has developed a gluten free and rice free wholegrain flour blend. It is as delicious as it is versatile to use in breads, cakes, biscuits and pastry!
Click here for your chance to WIN a 6 month supply of flour!
Today's Guest: Kyle Dine
WEBSITE: http://www.kyledine.com
FACEBOOK: @Kyle Dine Music
Today I welcome Kyle Dine, allergy musician, advocate and multiple severe allergy sufferer. As he is the first allergy man to come on the show, I ask him to share his experiences of growing up with allergies. He shares the moment that changed him and how he is now living life to the full the allergy safe way.
What You'll Learn:
Kyle Dine is an allergy musician and allergy advocate He has multiple severe allergies to: peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish, egg, mustard He tells me the story of managing his allergies He tells me he wasn't good at managing his allergies as a kid He tells me about his severe anaphylactic reaction at 21 He tells me about his wake up call, when he knew he needed to start taking his allergies more seriously This started his journey to start empowering himself and others who have allergies Kyle tells me how he started writing allergy songs We chat about the transitions in the life of an allergy kid and how these can affect them We talk about how to prepare for these transitions how parents can make a difference in their children’s lives We chat about the importance of allergy kids taking ownership of their allergies We talk about the male perspective on having allergies Kyle tells me how social pressure affected him as a young man and advocating for his allergies We talk about travelling with allergies and Kyle’s experiences both as a young man and what he learned Kyle tells me about the time he travelled to China! We talk about taking ownership of our decisions in looking after our allergies, the good and the bad
I realised how wonderful it was to experience China. I loved it…and it was not for the food. Ep. 37 - @kyledineClick To Tweet
Resources: http://www.foodallergyvideo.com http://allergytravels.com https://www.allergytranslation.com
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Today's Guest: Kortney Kwang Hing
WEBSITE: http://www.allergygirleats.com
INSTAGRAM: @allergy_girl_eats
Today I talk with fellow grown up allergy kid and blogger Kortney of Allergy Girl Eats. Kortney has multiple severe allergies and Oral Allergy Syndrome. We chat all about what it’s like being an allergy kid and navigating school, teenage crushes, university, dating and anaphylactic reactions. This episode is packed full of great stories and advice! Definitely not one to miss!
What You'll Learn:
Kortney is another grownup allergy kid Kortney tells me how her parents discovered her allergies She has multiple severe allergies to tree nuts, peanuts, sesame, soya… We talk about Kortney’s experience growing up with allergies and the importance of taking ownership We talk about the importance of having friends who you trust and take your food allergies seriously Having friends who advocate for you is really important She tells me how her friends would make sure she was safe we talk about being teenagers and telling your boyfriend/girlfriend about your allergies Kortney tells me her anaphylaxis story on her first date with her husband We talk about how Kortney re-evaluated how she managed her allergies Kortney developed Oral Allergy Syndrome when she was a teenager We also talk about how to travel allergy safe and allergy smart The importance of always bringing safe snacks with you Kortney tells me about how she chooses restaurants She talks me through how she tells the restaurants about her allergies We chat about allergy life at university
Kortney gives her top tips for new allergy parents and teens!
Don’t show your fear Give your kids a voice early on
Resources: Allergy Travels is a new website to help allergy sufferers travel the globe! and it's launching soon!
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free??
Today's Guest: Kate McKay
WEBSITE: http://katemckaymakeup.com/
INSTAGRAM: @katemckaymakeup
YouTube: @Kate McKay Makeup
Today I talk with an old school friend, Kate McKay. We were allergy buddies. But what Kate is going to sharing with me is her experience of having severe eczema throughout her life and how she learned to have confidence, love herself and not care what other people think. This is a fantastic episode and I can’t wait for you to listen!
What You'll Learn:
Kate McKay is a makeup artist with extreme eczema which covers Kate tells me the story of how she got into make up We talk about feeling insecure as a young girl having eczema Kate tells me about how she changed her profession from teacher to make up At her first make up job with Australian make-up store Meca: she became known as ‘Eczema Girl’ We chat about how this made her feel self-conscious at first but now how she owns that title We talk about the naive reactions of other people when they don’t know what eczema was: was it catching Kate talks about dealing with being stared because of the extreme eczema on her face and hands She tells me the point she realised it was other people’s problem She tells me about how she can now go out the house with no make up and still feel good We chat about Kate’s morning and evening skin routine She tells me about some of her favourite products on the market Kate tells me about her blog and YouTube channel which is aimed at girls who have eczema
Resources:
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free?? Launching at the Allergy and Free From Show in London Olympia, July 7-9!!
Free from gluten, wheat, nuts, peanuts, eggs, dairy, soya. Packed full of chocolate cakes, cookies, biscuits, desserts and more!
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Today's Guest: Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne WEBSITE: http://www.geniusglutenfree.com
TWITTER: @geniusfoods
Today I chat with Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne the founder of Genius Gluten Free. She tells me how her adventures into gluten free bread started because a need. Lucinda shares her experiences catering for food restrictions and her advice for budding food entrepreneurs.
What You'll Learn:
Lucinda is the founder of Genius Gluten Free She tells me that one of her son’s is gluten intolerant and another son is dairy intolerant Lucinda tells me how important it is for her family to sit down together and share a meal She tells me how her cooking changed after her sons diagnosis’ We chat about her families favourite dishes and experimenting in the kitchen Lucinda tells me about getting her son’s involved in the kitchen Although being a trained chef, she was usually working with gluten containing flours She decided to start experimenting with baking bread so she could feed her son We chat about her initial experiments and what it took to get the perfect loaf of bread Lucinda tells me about how she went from experimenting in her home kitchen to large scale production We talk about the different products Genius has on offer and how it has expanded Lucinda also offers advice for anyone who is looking to make food products in the the free from market
Resources: Want to know more about cooking and baking allergy safe? Why not check out my interview with Vicki, founder of freefromfairy.com. Click hear to listen.
Why not try out some of my FREE courses on Skillshare. Just click on the links below :-)
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Today's Guest: Lisa Rutter
WEBSITE: www.nonutsmomsgroup.weebly.com
FACEBOOK: @nonutsmomsgroup No Nuts Moms Group No Nuts Moms Group
Lisa Rutter is the founder of No Nuts Mom’s Group. It is the largest and most international support group in the allergy community with groups all over the world. Lisa tells me the story of how it started and what a difference it has made in her family’s allergy journey.
What You'll Learn:
Lisa tells me the story of her son’s diagnosis She tells me how her journey started with being very ignorant and with a lot of mis-information Lisa tells me that once the diagnosis of anaphylaxis to nuts came here attitude completely changed In the beginning she felt quite isolated and really wanted to meet other mums like her Lisa tells me how her family’s life changed after her son’s diagnosis We chat about how she has be teaching her son about his allergies and the precautions they take to keep him safe We also chat about teaching her other children about allergies Lisa tells me how she started up No Nuts Mom’s Group She tells me how she wanted it to be free for everyone We also chat about the fun activities that each group set up such as non food easter egg hunts, halloween carnivals, mum’s night outs, and family outings Lisa talks to me about how the No Nuts Mom’s Group has made a difference in her life She tells me how it’s been a support system for her and her family Lisa also why she thinks food allergies are great Lastly, Lisa tells me how you could start your very own group!
3 Top Tips for New Allergy Mums and Dads:
Read and learn as much as you can Don’t let food allergies define you Find as much support as you can
Resources: EAS025: How Anne Walsh Has Prepared Her Daughter To Be a Confident and Capable Allergy Teen Listen to my parents talk about raising me, their allergy kid! :D
Episode 12: Shocked Out of My Socks! Part 1: How My Mum Learned About Anaphylaxis Before the Internet Episode 13: “Shocked Out Of My Socks!” Part 2: My Mum’s Experiences On How To Get Other People To Take Anaphylaxis Seriously Episode 14: When Do You Know You’ve Raised Your Allergy Kid Right? Episode 15: “She Lied to Us” and Almost Killed Our Daughter
Below is just one of the Kyle Dine allergy education vides:
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes,
Today's Guest: Veronica Esquino
WEBSITE: pinkandgray.us
FACEBOOK: pinkandgray.us
We’ve all heard of THAT allergy parent, but when do you become one? Veronica tells me her story of how she became THAT parent. She shares with me her story as an allergy mum caring for her daughters, what she’s learned and how PINK & GRAY came about.
What You'll Learn:
Veronica has been an allergy mum for 5 and half years now She has 3 daughters; one with allergies, one with epilepsy, and one with no medical needs She tells me the story of her daughter’s diagnosis to milk, sesame, egg and peanuts Veronica had no experience of allergies before her daughter Allergies were unheard of where she grew up in Mexico Unlike other parents, Veronica didn't experience a shocking reaction to discover the reaction and this influenced how she treated the allergy in her daughter’s early life Veronica talks to me about how her daughter, even though only 5 years old she takes her allergy seriously and has learned to be responsible Veronica tells me the story of when the severity of her daughter’s allergies hit home We chat about teaching all your children about allergens and cross-contamination We also talk about how Veronica and her husband have helped their non-allergic daughter to feel included and not left out Veronica tells me the story of how PINK & GRAY started and why she wanted to create cute medical bags for her daughter’s to carry She tells me what PINK & GRAY means
Veronica's 3 top tips for allergy mums and dads:
Be open Be careful and prepared Carry your medication
Resources:
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free?? For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy & Egg Free Chocolate Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes,
Today's Guest: Tara Taylor
WEBSITE: goodgrainbakery.com/
TWITTER: @GoodGrainBakery
Today I talk with Tara Taylor, founder of the Good Grain Bakery. She tells me about her free from journey with intolerances, hay fever and IBS and how she’s curing her pain and living her life. She also tells me about how she started her organic, gluten free and vegan bread company.
What You'll Learn:
Tara tells me the story of her free from journey including IBS, intolerances both to top 14 allergens and non-top 14 allergens She stopped eating wheat and gluten when she was 16 after realising it didn't agree with her I find out that Tara has to eliminate gluten, wheat, dairy, aubergine and although not a vegan pretty much follows a vegan diet to help heal her gut She tells me about her dietary experiments on herself to figure out what’s wrong with her She tells me about finally sorting out her diet fixed her eczema, hay fever and hives She tells me how she started experimenting with her bread maker and gluten free bread making Tara talks me through the story of Good Grain Baking Her daughter’s coeliac friend was the catalyst to small scale manufacturing supplying the school and a local bakery Tara tells me about the importance of being a free from facility and keeping her bread safe for her coeliac, dairy and egg free, and vegan customers We talk about our love for kitchen gadgets We chat about how you have to be prepared living a free from lifestyle We also chat about how the food scene in London has developed so there are options for those living free from Tara is still figuring out exactly what is triggering her symptoms, but like all of us is keeping positive and is continuing to experiment!
Tara @goodgrainbakery: Why go through all that much pain? It’s just not worth it.Click To Tweet
Resources:
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free??
Today's Guest: Mel Knibb
WEBSITE: lecoindemel.com/
TWITTER: @LeCoindeMel
Mel Knibb allergy mum and blogger (lecoindemel.com) tells me the story of her daughter’s diagnosis to now. Their journey has now come to food challenge time. Mel chats to me about why she’s excited about food challenges.
What You'll Learn:
Mel tells me the story of how she discovered her daughter’s allergies. She talks me through how she went from thinking allergies were a people being fussy to being a full on allergy mum. Mel’s daughter’s allergy journey appeared from 3 months old with severe eczema. We chat about her daughters journey to diagnosis, for many months Mel was told that her daughter’s eczema was not foot related until a shocking reaction. Mel’s daughter was diagnosed with multiple allergies such as wheat, dairy, kiwi, egg, nuts and related pulses such as peas. We talk about the importance of having a supportive allergist and GP. We talk about the importance of food challenges to find out whether a child has grown out of an allergy. We talk about how Mel has taught her daughter to be careful of allergens and to not accept food she’s not sure of. Mel tells me about how you can still be proactive but also accepting of allergies. We talk about how Mel has ensured her child doesn’t feel different at pre school. Mel tells me about how the pre-school takes precautions to ensure her daughter’s safety.
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Resources: Allergy UK
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free?? For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy & Egg Free Chocolate Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights.
Today's Guest: Claire Fryer
A couple weeks ago Claire sent me this lovely email describing her journey with food allergies and intolerances. I was completely bawled over by how complicated the journey sounded but also how positive and up beat Claire is about it all. I also found that I was learning a huge amount during this interview, I loved chatting with Claire and hope you enjoy listening as much as I did!
What You'll Learn: Rather than my usual show notes, I wanted to share a quick summary of Claire’s story but in her own words. Here is the email she sent me a couple weeks ago and what told me I HAD to get this lady on the podcast pronto!
Hi Nina
I've just found your podcast and I'm really enjoying it. I heard you ask whether any listeners might have a story to share and I wondered if you might be interested in mine?
Here is a summary of the main issues I've encountered: (Background, I am 34, I eat a low FODMAP diet, and I have 2 children, one who is allergic to dairy and soya and intolerant to gluten, and another who is intolerant to dairy). I had an intolerance test at age 16 after 2 years of GI symptoms - came off dairy and felt better. (I suspect I've had issues with dairy all my life, my mum agrees when she describes me as a baby...) Suffered chronic pain and what I called a 'soft tissue issue' for most of my twenties. Discovered the contraceptive pill I was taking at this time had lactose in! Stopped the pill, no more chronic pain and the 'soft tissue issue' cleared up. (So much to talk about regarding the link between intolerances (and sugar consumption in general) and inflammation).
Had my children - various allergies and intolerances became evident in them. It has been interesting to raise them 'free from' in our society! I was recently advised to try the FODMAP diet - it was scary! But it has been revolutionary and I believe has been my issue all along (all the foods listed on my intolerance test age 16 are high FODMAP!)
Cooking for a family with such a diverse range of allergies - helping extended family understand how to cater for us, and carrying on with a relatively normal life/not making food intolerances and allergies a big deal (especially for the kids) I've recently tried extended fasting for gut health and that worked wonders for me. I also cut out sugar 2 years, 3 months ago, and we now raise our children sugar free in the home (they do occasionally have sugar in rare circumstances - it's interesting/challenging to get a balance!).
Challenging people's perceptions of how hard they think it is living free from! So hopefully you might think that there could be some useful and illuminating aspects of my experience which we could discuss to help other people on their own journey.
Let me know and I hope to be speaking with you soon!
Many thanks Claire x
Resources: When I asked Claire to send me the links she had mentioned in our chat, I just expected the links. But not only sending me the links she sent me the why and the what she found useful! So I asked whether I could post all of her words unedited, because it is just so much helpful to have a personal recommendation!
Here are Claire’s notes and links to the resources she found incredibly useful in her journey:
Low FODMAP cookbook from Emma at She Can't Eat What? is amazing: http://www.shecanteatwhat.com/about/ The Australian University which pioneered research into FODMAPs is THE place to go for information on what to avoid and what to eat. They have an app too which I've found to be well worth the money: http://www.med.monash.edu/cecs/gastro/fodmap/low-high.html The FODMAP Friendly Vegan is a lovely site too: http://thefodmapfriendlyvegan.com Amazing resources on giving up sugar, the first one (IQS https://iquitsugar.com ) has fantastic cookbooks,
To celebrate 6 month anniversary of the EAS Podcast, this weeks episode is a celebration. Today I’m doing a run down of the top 10 most downloaded episodes! I’ll be playing a clip from each episode sharing some of the great stories, tips and advice.
What You'll Learn:
10: Episode 24 with Cindy Murray : Don’t suffer! Find a GP who will listen, record your symptoms and talk to people who have been in your situation.
9: Episode 11: How to Tame Your Allergy Fears, with me Nina: I talk about how I got over my food aversion by getting in the kitchen and taking control of my food.
Living in fear of allergies is not healthy, and it is no way to live! - Nina ModakClick To Tweet
8 Episode 13: with my Mum, Suzie - “Shocked Out of My Socks” Part 2: How my Mum Learned about Anaphylaxis Before the Internet. It would have been easy enough for my Mum to do everything for me, but that wouldn't have meant that I knew how to look after and take ownership of my allergies myself.
7: Episode 17 with Karen Woodford: Karen and her eldest daughter were diagnosed with Coeliac Disease around the same time. Even though her daughter is still young, the first words she’s learning to read is “gluten free.”
6: Episode 23 with Nathalie Newman: It's over to adult allergies and Nathalie talks about the importance of taking control of your well being because you will feel better when you know what’s going on.
5: Episode 15 with me, my Mum and my Dad: We reflect on my allergic reaction to peanuts and I talk about how I could have taken more ownership of my allergy then.
It’s never going to have as much affect as hearing from the allergy sufferer themselves.Click To Tweet
4: Episode 12 with my Mum: Mum tells me about how she felt more than shocked at my diagnosis, so when she told other people she wanted them to feel the same shock too.
3: Episode 22 with me, How to Tell Other People About Your Allergies: The most important thing is to know that you can say “no.”
2: Episode 19 with Gwen Smith: Gwen says you shouldn’t close your life even if you develop allergies in adult hood.
1: Episode 21 with Felicia Sabartinelli: Felicia takes an incredibly positive view of her allergies and amazingly because there is a lot she doesn't know about her own allergies. She considers herself her own personal science experiment after developing Oral Allergy Syndrome and that her symptoms have been getting worse as she gets older.
Resources:
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
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Today's Guest: Luke & Jamie, plus their Mum, Karen
Facebook: Tom's Secret Agents
Amazon: Buy the book Tom's Secret Agents
Over the last few weeks I’ve been speaking to lots of allergy parents, the adults in the allergy journey but today I’m talking to 2 allergy kids. I will be speaking to Luke and Jamie, identical twins but only one of them has a severe allergy. They will be telling me about their allergy journey and top tips for staying allergy safe.
What You'll Learn: Luke and Jamie tell me what’s it’s like living with allergies, how it’s just part of their everyday life, “it’s very normal really.” Jamie tells me how he teaches his friends, checks ingredients labels, stays safe at restaurants and how he created the story of Tom’s Secret Agents. His brother Luke tells me what it’s like having a brother with severe allergies to nuts, pectin and other things and he helps keep his brother safe.
I also have a chat with their Mum, Karen. She tells me about Jamie’s journey to diagnosis and her approach to raising her boys. She talks me through how their family educated themselves and how she teaches Luke and Jamie to be allergy aware. We also chat about how Tom’s Secret Agents came about and the Allergy UK hero award.
Here are the questions I ask Luke and Jamie:
What are your names? How old are you? Who has allergies? What are they? What's it like having a brother with allergies? What's it like having allergies? Who do you keep allergy safe? How do you teach people about your allergy? What is "Tom's Secret Agents" about? Can you tell me about the Allergy UK Hero award? Please can you each tell me your 3 top tips for staying allergy safe?
Resources: How to Be a Confident Allergy Kid
Nina's Reaction Story: "It was only a little.."
Anaphylaxis Campaign
Allergy UK
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free??
Today's Guest: Me, Nina
FACEBOOK: @eatallergysafe
INSTAGRAM: @eatallergysafe
TWITTER: @eatallergysafe
How do you avoid the awkwardness? How do you keep yourself safe but still have a love life? Or even just tell the person you fancy you have an allergy?Today I talk about my experiences as an allergy teen, my top 2 things to keep in mind, my pre-date night preparations AND how to deal with those smart arse boys!
What You'll Learn:
I talk about how you can take control of your allergy How your allergy doesn't need to stop you dating or falling in love I talk about the 2 things you must remember I share my pre-date tips to make sure you avoid the awkward question “what have you eaten today?” before your first kiss I also talk about the importance of not taking risks and always having your medical kit on you I also show you what my handbag and medical bag contents is on a night out Last but by no means least, I share my tops tips for dealing with people who don’t believe you or are just trying to show off.
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Resources: Allergylifestyle.com
Allergy Buddies
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Today's Guest: Anne Walsh
WEBSITE: http://allergylifestyle.com
TWITTER: @AllergyLifestyl
Today I chat with Anne Walsh founder of Allergy Lifestyle and all about her daughter who has a severe nut allergy like me! Anne’s daughter is now entering teen mode and Anne shares how she has prepared her daughter for secondary school, going to school discos and how she is learning to let go and let her daughter spread her wings.
What You'll Learn:
Anne tells me how they found out about their daughter’s allergy at 2 years old! Anne and her family are from Ireland, when their daughter was diagnosed there was not a lot of information available She talks me through how their family life changed, like the shopping trip! (Anne has 4 children…!) She talks me through how they started re-educating themselves and everyone around them Anne talks me through how she’s taught about her daughter about her allergies, how she’s prepared creches, schools, friends and family We talk about the fine line between educating child about the seriousness of their anaphylaxis but not scaring them into not trying new things We talk about having safe snacks and allergy kids picking first We chat about the importance of friends and making them prepared, such as how to use the adrenaline pens and knowing where to find them Anne and I agree that allergies are always a constant process of education We discuss our views on whether schools and homes should be nut free We chat about the importance of education for the allergy sufferer so that they can keep themselves safe and live a life doing all the normal things
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Anne shares the story of when they first went abroad on a family holiday and how they worried and how they prepared Anne shares how as a Mum it’s hard letting go even though you know you need to and you want Anne’s daughter is now at the age she’s going to school discos, I ask Anne about how she started preparing her daughter for being a confident, independent, and capable teenager managing her allergy Lastly, Anne tells me the story of allergylifestyle.com, the how and why it started
EAS025 @allergylifestyl: Children learn from their parents. If you go into town & forget the pens & don’t go home & get them, don’t expect your teenager to go home and get themClick To Tweet
Resources: Join me on my next Facebook Live Podcast Episode on Sunday 9th April at 4pm GMT.
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
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Today's Guest: Cindy Murray
I’m carrying on with the theme of adults and today we’ll be discussing intolerances. My guest today is one of our podcast listeners who has kindly come to chat and tell me her story. Cindy Murray talks me through her journey with severe intolerances which would sometimes leave her unable to function during the day. She tells me about getting a diagnosis, her confusion when it wasn’t considered Coeliac Disease and how she moves forward with her life.
What You'll Learn:
Cindy talks me through her journey to a diagnosis and her extreme reactions She tells me about the battle she’s had with doctors to determine why she was having incredibly uncomfortable reactions to gluten containing foods Cindy’s life changed when she found a GP who would listen to her We talk about how Cindy’s life changed to avoid gluten and any cross contamination We talk about the coeliac test and how it has impacted Cindy’s life Cindy talks me through her experiences as an adult compared to when she was a child: do symptoms get worse with age? We talk about cooking from scratch and how you can make it an easy part of your life
Cindy’s 3 Top Tips for Dealing With Intolerances:
Find a GP that listens (or make them listen by showing them your food and symptom diary) Find help from charities, bloggers, Facebook groups Know your body
Resources:
Gluten Free Dairy Free Carrot Cake Recipe Coeliac UK
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books (“Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats” & “30 Days, 30 Dinners”) I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I’ve started putting them up on Skillshare.
I’d love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away 🙂
Enjoy!
P.S. I’d love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Chocolate Recipe Book: want the first chapter free?? For those of you who have been following my blog and podcast for a little while you’ll know I’m writing a Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy & Egg Free Chocolate Recipe Book. It is the ultimate guide to working with dairy free chocolate with an amazing array of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, biscuits, sweet morsels and other delights.
I am hoping to have this e-book published at the end April. But don’t worry,
Today's Guest: Nathalie Newman
WEBSITE: www.intolerantgourmand.com
TWITTER: @intolerantG
Adult allergies seem to be becoming more and more common. Today I welcome back Nathalie Newman (Episode 1), but rather than talking about her son Callum’s allergies, Natalie will be telling me about her very recent and shocking severe anaphylactic reaction. Natalie was rushed to hospital a few months ago after becoming very ill. She talks me through what happened that day, her experience n the hospital and how she’s dealing with it now.
What You'll Learn:
Natalie talks me through how she realised she was going into an anaphylactic shock Natalie experienced severe symptoms such as urticaria all over her body, extreme swelling, her body felt like it was on fire Natalie’s reaction happened after taking some anti-histamines The hospital first thought Natalie had Lime’s Disease Looking back Natalie knows she was having an allergic reaction, but the hospital didn’t realise this at first Natalie tells me about how she is still in talks with the hospital to reclassify her file because they did not recorded her symptoms correctly We talk about the possible implications for her son Callum (who has 28 allergies, many of which are anaphylaxis inducing) Natalie tells me why we need to be allergy advocates for ourselves and the importance of education both of ourselves and in the NHS We chat about the importance for taking responsibility for yours and/or your child’s allergies We talk about importance of carrying your adrenaline pen everywhere Natalie gives her advice for if you experience a severe allergic reaction We talk about our methods for making sure people take allergies seriously
Advice from Natalie
If you’re having a severe allergic reaction:
Stay calm Get help ASAP (call 999/shout for help/get to medical centre) Take note of your symptoms (photo/video/write notes)
Resources:
Natalie’s Reaction Story My Reaction Story Live Podcast Episode 22: How To Tell People About your Allergies, My Simple 5 Step Method The BEST Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Sponge Recipe
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Want to share your story? Got a suggestion? Have you got a story you'd like to share with the rest of the EAS community?
If you've had an allergy win, big or small, if you've learned something about managing allergies/coeliac disease/IBS/etc that you believe would benefit others I want to hear from you!
Use the contact form to the left and send me an email. Tell me who you are and little about your story. Then we'll go from there!
Alternatively, is there someone you'd like to be a guest on the podcast? Maybe a family member, friend, celebrity, business owner or blogger for example who has been particularly inspirational to you. Send me an email (using the contact for to the left) with who they are and why you find their story inspirational/uplifting. Also a contact details if you have them!
Then I'll do my best to get in touch with them!
Thanks everyone!
Best wishes,
Today's Guest: me, Nina Modak :D
WEBSITE: right here, you're in the right place ;)
TWITTER: @eatallergysafe
Today’s podcast episode I mixed up a little. I decided, at the last minute, to do a Facebook live episode. I wanted to talk about how to tell other people about your allergies. I walk you through my 5 step method to stop being embarrassed and keep yourself or your allergic child safe.
What You'll Learn: All about my 5 Step Method: Step 1: Be Bold!
Feeling like you are inconveniencing another person can make us feel embarrassed. Asking another person, especially if you don’t know them very well to take steps outside of their usual routine in order to cater for you can make us feel nervous. But when it comes to your allergy, you need to set this aside and be bold, even if you don’t feel it.
You are your own allergy advocate. Be bold, step outside of your usual comfort zone and don’t think about what other people might think about you.
I remind myself that that no person’s feelings are as important as your life.
Step 2: Be Calm, Be Factual, Be Honest
Being calm is a lot easier said than done. Believe me, I know, I’ve been there! But even though it is a challenge to keep calm when someone is spouting nonsense about what they think they know about allergies, it is still essential. Why is it essential? Because when you are emotional at another person, they will become resistant to being open to understanding your position.
Think about it like this, if someone is flapping their arms in your face and getting more and more erratic, what do you want to do? You want to get away from them. You aren’t willing to listen. Through their erratic and emotional behaviour they elicited a resistance in you.
My goal when explaining about my allergy is to get other people to listen and follow my instructions to the letter so that my life is not put at risk. In order to give myself the best chance of success, I don’t want to alienate people before I’ve even started explaining.
When I do explain, I am factual and honest. There is no point playing it down, in the worst case it could be a life and death matter, so I need make others aware of this fact so that they take it seriously.
People need to understand WHY they need to take precautions. When I explain it calmly, factually and honestly people usually listen to my “why” more carefully and will take the appropriate precautions.
Step 3: Show People How Easy It Is
Once I have given people the facts, I need to lead by example. I need to continue to be vigilant in asking questions and checking ingredients, but I also show them that I don’t worry about missing out. I show them that maybe I can’t have one food, but I can have an alternative.
One of the best things about allergies is that you know what makes you sick. That means you know what to avoid! That’s what makes it easy to manage!
Step 4: Be Approachable
Like you may have felt a bit embarrassed to tell others about your allergy, carers/friends/family/etc may feel embarrassed to keep asking about what might or might not be safe.
I make sure that those people I’m trying to educate know that they can ask me as many times as they need to about what may or may not be safe. After all they may be terrified about sending me into hospital. Other people asking questions is great because it means they are being educated and more importantly wanting to be educated.
Step 5: You Can Say “NO”
Sometimes, even when I’ve gone through all the the above steps, there are some people I just don’t trust believe me or understand what I’m saying. You will probably know what I’m talking about, that allergy 6th sense. Trust this instinct. It will most likely be right. There is no point taking unnecessary risks with your life.
I always remember that I can say “no” to any food I don’t...
Today's Guest: Felicia Sabartinelli
WEBSITE: www.feliciasabartinelli.com
TWITTER: @FSabartinelli
Today I talk with writer, actress and adult onset allergy suffer Felicia Sabartinelli. Felicia suddenly discovered that she had Oral Allergy Syndrome in her 20s. She has been on quite a journey discovering that ‘healthy’ foods such as raw fruit and vegetables actually cause her to have an anaphylactic reaction. Today we chat about how she discovered her allergies, how she is continuing to discover what can cause her a reaction and how she keeps a positive attitude even in the face the unknown.
What You'll Learn:
Felicia lives and works in Colorado, USA She talks me through how she discovered her allergies in her mid-20s by eating grapes Her allergy testing told her that she had Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS) Over time Felicia has found that her allergies are unpredictable and have become worse over time She tells me why she finds her allergies “fascinating” Felicia tells me how she deals with people not believing her. She tells me about her life changing moment: her reality check and when she started to take her allergy seriously We talk about how we deal with feeling embarrassed telling other people about our allergies We talk about the importance of educating ourselves and other people about allergies Felicia tells me how she manages her allergy when she’s out and about at work, restaurants etc She tells me about why asking questions is incredibly important for her I ask Felicia how she manages the scary feeling of not knowing what she’s allergic to from week to week We also chat about the EpiPen price hike in the USA and the problems associated with it and what possible solutions there could be
Felicia’s 3 top tips for adults just diagnosed with allergies:
Investigate and learn about your allergy Decide how you will look after yourself Become an advocate
Resources: Articles Felicia has written about her allergy in:
Seventeen Magazine: Grab My Epipen I'm Allergic to Everything
Good Housekeeping: Grab My Epipen I'm Allergic to Everything
Dr Oz The Good Life: Felicia's Personal Story
You can also watch her story on her YouTube Channel:
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And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Want to share your story? Got a suggestion? Have you got a story you'd like to share with the rest of the EAS community?
If you've had an allergy win, big or small, if you've learned something about managing allergies/coeliac disease/IBS/etc that you believe would benefit others I want to hear from you!
Use the contact form to the left and send me an email. Tell me who you are and little about your story. Then we'll go from there!
Alternatively, is there someone you'd like to be a guest on the podcast? Maybe a family member, friend, celebrity, business owner or blogger for example who has been particularly inspirational to you. Send me an email (using the contact for to the left) with who they are and why you find their story inspirational/uplifting. Also a contact details if you have them!
Then I'll do my best to get in touch with them!
Today's Guest: Alessandra Bester
WEBSITE: www.functionalfoodcompany.org
TWITTER: @nonococoauk @ib_snack
Today I talk with Alessandra Bester. Firstly, this episode is one of the most inspirational interviews I’ve done to date. Her journey has not been easy battling Coeliac Disease, IBS, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer. She fought for her son’s life; battling his extreme food aversion, teaching him to live with autism, epilepsy and his food, environmental and chemical sensitivities. Alessandra is so humble and shows how strong you can be if you need to be.
What You'll Learn:
Alessandra Bester is the founder of Functional Food Company. She tells me about her personal complicated journey to health with Coeliac Disease, allergies, IBS, fibromalagia Chronic fatigue syndrome, low FODMAP diet, cancer and more. Alessandra tells me about her son, who is diagnosed with autism and epilepsy. She has found that she has needed to learn about and how learning about his health has also shown her about her health. We chat about the importance of eating fresh and wholesome foods especially when it came to curing her of cancer. Alessandra has had to do a lot of research into healing the gut. Alessandra and I talk about how stress, sugar and your environment can affect your body and especially your tummy. I listen as Alessandra tells me the story of healing her son. Up to the age of 5-7 years old Alessandra’s son was was unable to eat, anything that went into his tummy he was reacting to. He was constantly in pain. This led him to be frightened of food, he avoided it and this led to him to become anorexic. Science didn't have the answers, so Alessandra had to take her son’s health into her own hands. Taking gluten and other foods out of her son’s diet (such as onions, garlic, E numbers and more), Alessandra’s son started to became alert and happy again. However Alessandra’s journey didn’t end there. She talks me through discovering and managing her son’s environmental and chemical allergies and sensitivities. We talk about people’s different responses to allergies and the changes in attitudes over the last 15 years. We talk about the importance of looking after our health and taking ownership and an active role in maintaining healthy and happy bodies. Alessandra tells me the story of how Functional Food Company started (inspired by the treats she developed to get her son to eat).
Resources: Alessandra’s story: “Waiting for science, starving for feed!”
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
Want to share your story? Got a suggestion? If you've had an allergy win, big or small, if you've learned something about managing allergies/coeliac disease/IBS/etc that you believe would benefit others I want to hear from you!
Use the contact form below: tell me who you are and little about your story. Then we'll go from there!
Alternatively, is there someone you'd like to be a guest on the podcast? Maybe a family member, friend, celebrity, business owner or blogger for example who has been particularly inspirational to you. Send me an email (using the form below) and tell me abo...
Today's Guest: Gwen Smith
WEBSITE: http://allergicliving.com
TWITTER: @AllergicLiving
What You'll Learn:
Gwen is the founder and editor of Allergic Living Magazine, Canada and USA. Gwen suddenly and shockingly developed allergies as an adult. She talks me through her allergy discovery through a severe reaction to shrimp. She tells me about how she continued to discover more severe allergies to peanuts, soya, …through allergic reactions and allergy testing. We chat about when we were diagnosed back in the early 1990s, there wasn’t that much information out there. We discuss the differences between allergies in children and adults. Gwen shares how her life changed with allergies. We chat about the changes she had to make when food shopping, going out to restaurants, having dinner with friends and family. She talks about her strategies for making sure a meal at a restaurant isn’t all about allergies. Gwen talks me through why she started Allergic Living Magazine and it’s aim.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
RESOURCES: Allergic Living Article on Adult Allergies: When Food Allergy Strikes an Adult by Patrick Bennett
My Skillshare Courses As mentioned at the end of the episode, along with writing some recipe books ("Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Treats" & "30 Days, 30 Dinners") I have started teaching allergy safe baking and cooking! To find out what you like to learn about, I've started putting them up on Skillshare.
I'd love for you to take a look, so I have created some FREE enrolment links. Simply click on the titles below and it will take you straight to the class. You will NOT need to pay anything or sign up with a card. You will be able to watch the tutorial straight away :-)
Enjoy!
P.S. I'd love to know what you thought. Leave me a review on Skillshare or a note in the comment section below of this post.
FREE Enrolment Links:
Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake: http://skl.sh/2lk24U1
Gluten Free & Vegan 10 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake: http://skl.sh/2lcowjg
Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins: http://skl.sh/2kPkPg4
Today's Guest: Janet Hopkins and Hannah Hunter
WEBSITE: www.fodify.co.uk
TWITTER: @FodifyFoods
What You'll Learn:
Janet and Hannah are dieticians specialising in FODMAPs I get taught what FODMAPs are and why some people need to be on a low FODMAP diet Hannah and Janet tell me about their success stories in clinic putting IBS sufferers on a low FODMAP diet Their experiences in the clinic led them to start Fodify Foods! We talk about the spice and herb mixes and sauces that Janet and Hannah have created and why they are great (I’ve tried them and they’re pretty great! :D Read my review and recipes here). Hannah and Janet talk me through how they came up with their products and how they’ve kept them FODMAP safe. They tell me how their patients and products are at the front of their thoughts.
Top 3 Tips When Going on a Low FODMAP Diet
Hannah:
Talk to your doctor to rule out Coeliac Disease Talk to a dietician Plan when to do your elimination
Janet:
Make sure you have snacks available Make sure you have easy meal options a couple meals a week Make sure you have support (fellow FODMAPers, dietician, fb groups)
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING To get more EAS content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!
One of our little goals we would love to achieve for is to get into the iTunes "New & Noteworthy" Section, it means we get free front page advertising on iTunes, how great for allergy awareness! But we can't do it without you. Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that the people at Apple will take notice of our podcast
And lastly, if you have any questions, thoughts, or guests you want to see on the show, please contact me via the contact page.
RESOURCES:
Today's Guest:
WEBSITE: http://safereating.co.uk
TWITTER: @safereatingco
What You'll Learn:
Karen talks me through her difficult journey to a Coeliac Disease as well as lactose intolerance diagnosis and needing to avoid FODMAPs. (She’s still trying to determine some other issues too.) Her Coeliac Disease symptoms were very hard to diagnose because there were a lot of mental changes as well as cramps and toilet issues. She tells me about the numerous number of tests she had to go through before finally getting a diagnosis. We chat about the broad range of symptoms that you can get with Coeliac Disease and why it’s so difficult to diagnose. Karen tells me about how having children has also affected her body. Her oldest child has been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease and she suspects her second child is also coeliac. Karen tells me about how they manage not being a completely gluten free house. Karen tells me the story of Safer Eating: how and why she started it.
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Today's Guest: Gemma Allen
WEBSITE: www.olliebox.co.uk
TWITTER: @OllieBox
What You'll Learn:
Gemma’s son was diagnose with a cow’s milk protein allergy at 7 months and then in the following few months Oliver was diagnosed with more allergies and intolerances such as coconut and sesame. Gemma is a first time mum and a first time allergy mum, there is no history of allergies in their family. Around the time Oliver was diagnosed with allergies, Gemma was diagnosed with post-natal illness. She talks to me about the difficulties in finding safe snacks. Gemma chats with me about her experience with the doctors, GP’s, health visitors, and dieticians. We talk about the importance of support when you are dealing with allergies and when you are a first time mum.
Advice for Mum’s with Post-Natal Illness and an allergic child: Reach out and talk to people!
UPDATE
Since the interview, Ollie Box has unfortunately had to take a break from production. Ollie Box encountered some problems with manufacturers and storage. At the same time Gemma’s son Oliver had had a few reactions, so, quite rightly, he had to become the priority.
Gemma and her husband are hoping to start Ollie Box again in the future and she says she’ll let me know as soon as they do.
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RESOURCES: Messy Play - Anstey Library, Charnwood, Leicester
Today's Guest: My Parents, Robin and Suzie
What You'll Learn: We spend this episode talking about the time I ended up in hospital with a severe allergic reaction to peanuts. My parents share their emotions, what happened, how it happened, everything we went through to prevent this allergic reaction and we reflect on what we can learn from it.
We went through all the necessary precautions, all the usual processes we would go through to educate, to safe guard against me eating nuts but this time someone did not listen, they did not believe us.
EAS015: The thing that hurts the most is that she lied to me and put one her best friend’s grandchildren’s lives at risk.Click To Tweet
We also talk about how we can learn from and move past my allergic reaction ordeal.
My parents top 3 methods to managing other people:
“We explain the importance [of anaphylaxis] and then we act to check things.” - Dad Explain it’s our issue not their issue. If someone can’t respect the importance of allergies, then you have to decide whether you are going to be friends with them.
Click To Tweet and then we act to check things." username="eatallergysafe"]
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RESOURCES: Read my blog post about my reaction here.
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Today's Guest: My Parents! Robin and Suzie
WEBSITE: www.eatallergysafe.com
TWITTER: @eatallergysafe
This week I will be talking to both my parents. We chat about how they had to educate family and friends, whether allergies are a disability or not and how you can raise a confident allergy kid. What You'll Learn:
How do you talk to people who have to look after you child but who may not believe you: be blunt, explain that allergies and anaphylaxis is a medical condition Take action where you can be present, if you can’t then you have a choice. I people still don’t listen then it’s time to make a decision as to who your friends are No environment is safe, not about policing it’s about education. About educating other people and educating me (the allergy kid) How do you know how much to scare someone so that they listen? Is it about scaring them? It’s about being matter of fact about allergies and asking people to be reasonable and about being reasonable when you ask. About making people understand the importance of following allergy precautions. We discuss the question: are allergies a disability? How do you an enable an allergy child to be confident?
How you know you’ve raised your allergy kid right = when they start educating you, the parent! Click To Tweet
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Today's Guest: My Mum, Suzie
What You'll Learn: Mum and I chat about starting primary school with a severe nut allergy, how we made it a normal part of our lives and how we educated ourselves and other people.
We talk about the safe guards my parent went through to keep me safe outside of home Mum tells me how she approached my primary and secondary schools about my allergy We chat about the importance of normality in raising an allergy child We talk about going out to eat at restaurants The importance of teaching me how to speak up for myself We chat about how we got my family to take my allergy seriously and the strategies she used to make it so Mum talks about her advice for new parents and what they mean What if you don’t feel confident as a parent to deal with this? Mum says get in touch with an allergy organisation, find other parents in the same situation
Advice for new parents:
Take time to think and plan Follow your instincts Fight for your child’s life as and how you think you need to
Click To Tweet was a constant process of education with every new scenario that food was involved in." username="eatallergysafe"]
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RESOURCES: Anaphylaxis Campaign
Allergy UK
Today's Guest: My mum, Suzie Modak
What You'll Learn: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Today I will be talking to an allergy mum, but I will be chatting with my mum. You’ll be hearing about our allergy journey and what it was like to raise a child with anaphylaxis to tree nuts and peanuts when the internet was in it’s infancy. We chatted for quite a while, so this is Part 1! :-)
We talk about how we discovered my allergy, unfortunately through error! Mum shares how she started educating others about my allergy She talks me through her “Sleeping Beauty Theory” - (you may have heard me mention this before in interviews with Emma Amoscato and Donna Patterson.) We chat about how she coped with discovering I had a life threatening allergy Mum shares her approach to telling other people about my allergy
Episode 12: A child HAS to own their allergy because otherwise there has to be someone always around constantly looking over their shoulder and thats no way to live. Click To Tweet
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RESOURCES: The Parent's Guide - sign up for our March group is now open but hurry, ends February 10!
Today's Guest: Me! Nina Modak :-)
WEBSITE: www.eatallergysafe.com
TWITTER: @eatallergysafe
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope you are having a wonderful time with your friends and family!
This week I will doing things a little bit different. Over the last few weeks I have had the chance to reflect on the first 10 episodes of the podcast and a big theme over the last year in the allergy community.
Many of us have found out about our allergies through trial and error. Many of you have been thrown into the world of allergies. It’s a scary time. Allergies can be life threatening or seriously debilitating and this can shock and scare the life out of you.
So how do you manage this fear? How do you stop fear from ruining your life? From stopping your from functioning?
In this episode I talk about how I have managed my fear of living with an allergy. I talk about the time I ended up in hospital and how I got over my fear of food with my 5 Actions to Tame Fear.
My 5 Simple Steps to Taming Allergy Fears:
Recognise what you don't know Trust in yourself Keep learning Fake it till you make it Celebrate your allergy wins
Next weeks episode! I will be talking to my Mum about how she found out I was allergic to nuts…It was through trial and error, an error in this case.
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RESOURCES: A Parent’s Guide to Allergies - Group 2 registration closes on February 10th 2017!
My Allergy Reaction Story
Charities:
Anaphylaxis Campaign
Allergy UK
In this episode I talk with Donna Patterson about how she has raised confident 3 year old who makes sure no one gives him food he can't eat.
Today's Guest: Donna Patterson
WEBSITE: Nut Allergy Mum
TWITTER: @nutallergymum
What You'll Learn:
Donna shares her journey with her son’s allergies to nuts, peanuts, legumes and beans We chat about how she taught her son to ask everyone about ingredients Donna talks about how friends are important and how they have helped The importance of Facebook groups and support for her We chat about the link between eczema and allergies for Donna’s son Donna tells me how she has taught her son about his allergies and that they were never hidden from him They don’t have a completely allergen free home Learning about allergies means learning about food, cross contamination and other people We talk about the importance of mitigating risk and having an Allergy Action Plan Donna advises, in the case of a reaction, go straight to hospital Donna’s advice to new allergy parents: allergies are manageable, it’s not the end of the world, it won’t always feel like a nightmare, prevention is the way forward
@nutallergymum: We've never hidden his allergy from him. I think that's why he's so in control of it.Click To Tweet
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Today's Guest: Lyndsey Edwards
WEBSITE: Living With a Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
TWITTER: @livingwithcmpa
What You'll Learn:
Lyndsey is Mum to a 3 year old boy with a cow’s milk protein allergy Lyndsey tells me how she fought tooth and nail to get her son diagnosed She tells me how she dealt with finding out about new broad range of intolerances after weaning Hear how she overcame feeling alone as a new allergy parent We chat about how letting out your stress is incredibly important and how support groups were a life line for her We talk about home education and why she’s chosen this path for her son Lyndsey tells me how teaching her son about his allergies is about building good habits and reminding them about the do’s and don’t’s Lyndsey tells me how allergies are an opportunity to learn so much, such as reading and building good habits and responsibility Lyndsey tells me how and why she started her blog, the allergy blog awards UK & USA and her podcast Allergy Blog Awards UK ceremony is taking place in early 2017
Click To Tweet It’s not an issue, it’s just the way we do things." username="eatallergysafe"]
Lyndsey’s advice to new allergy parents:
Keep a food symptom diary with photos & videos as evidence Do your research Keep trying to figure out your child’s allergy Then go get what your child needs Remember you’re not alone!
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RESOURCES: Allergy Blog Awards Podcast
Lyndsey’s Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy Support Group on Facebook
Twitter Hour: #ABAHour: Wednesday* @ 9pm
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Today's Guest: Emma Amoscato
WEBSITE: The Free From Farmhouse
TWITTER: @freefromfarm
What You'll Learn:
Emma shares her story with me about raising two children with multiple severe allergies. Some of children’s allergies are not on the top 14 list! Such as garlic… Emma and her husband love to travel and make life an adventure, this hasn't stopped just because her children have allergies. Emma shares her strategies to make this possible including her planning and research tips and tricks. Educating other people is key. You will learn how Emma makes others more allergy aware so that her children can stay safe. I ask Emma, “How do you trust other people to care for your allergic children?” Emma shares how she deals with other people and their responses to “my children have allergies” Allergen free vs. not allergen free home? Emma tells me why her home is not completely allergen free. When you have two children with allergies they have to learn how to keep each other safe. How does Emma educate her children?
Click To Tweet and live a relatively normal life" username="eatallergysafe"]
Emma’s Advice for New Parents:
Trust your instincts Keep pushing Keep a diary of symptoms Look for support (family, friends, groups) Take a deep breath
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RESOURCES: Allergy UK
Today's Guest: Sarah Collins
WEBSITE: www.allergybuddies.com
TWITTER: @allergybuddies
What You'll Learn:
Sarah had no experience of allergies before her son was diagnosed Find out how Sarah copes with managing her son’s allergies She talks about how she has taught Riley to manage his allergy Sarah’s son shows that even young children can have a handle on their allergy Riley didn't like to learn to read what school said to but was quite happy to read ingredients labels Sarah tell’s me the story behind Allergy Buddies Riley has learned to speak up and ask about allergens
How does Sarah cope with allergy management?
Support: online, friends & family Educate yourself Get on with it
@allergybuddies Positives of allergies: Mini buddy has learned to speak up for himselfClick To Tweet
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RESOURCES: Allergy Buddies on Facebook
Today's Guest: Vicki Montague
WEBSITE: www.freefromfairy.com
TWITTER: @freefromfairy
Vicki's GF Wholegrain Flour Blend: Click to buy 6 bags for £30 inc. P&P (Scroll to the end of the post.) What You'll Learn: @freefromfairy : Even though you’re gluten free, you should still eat well!Click To Tweet
Vicki tells me her story of discovering IBS and why she follows a gluten free diet Vicki’s daughter has Coeliac Disease, cow’s milk protein allergy and an egg allergy Her son is typically atopic with eczema and asthma Vicki tells me how diagnosis was a relief We chat about making life normal with allergies and coeliac disease I ask Vicki what advice she would give to new parents who think there’s something wrong:
follow your instincts, don’t take “no” for an answer
How to deal with asthma, Vicki says there are lots of resources out there. Make sure you ask your GP for an Asthma Action Plan Vicki’s Entrepreneurial Journey: Fairy flour is a rice free gluten free wholegrain flour blend Vicki has developed
Are you new to free from food? Here are Vicki's top tips:
stay positive focus on what you can eat get excited about it.
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RESOURCES: Click here to buy Vicki's flour on Amazon.co.uk
Today's Guest: Ali White
WEBSITE: Allergy Mums UK
TWITTER: @allergymumscouk
What You'll Learn:
Ali tells me about her daughter Molly’s journey to diagnosis Molly’s journey was much harder than Ali’s Ali shares her tips for parenting a child with allergies Molly has had to learn to deal with school bullies, find out how Ali prepares and supports Molly at school Ali taught Molly some hilarious and ingenious strategies for stopping bullies in their tracks Sometimes friends can step over your boundaries, Ali shares how you can teach your child to stand up for themselves and set their boundaries The school plays a big role in dealing with bullies so Ali tells me about how to approach the school to get the result you want and your child needs
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RESOURCES: Listen to Part 1 of this Interview by clicking here.
Today's Guest: Ali White
WEBSITE: Allergy Mums UK
TWITTER: @allergymumscouk What You'll Learn: How to deal with a lifetime of allergies?
Be practical look for the positives enjoy food and learning to cook
Take control over your eating and make it a choice
How do you cope when allergies just tip you over the edge?
reduce stress and strain
gentle exercise keeping perspective taking ownership over cooking and eating avoid processed food know you always have a choice be open and honest friends
How to manage Urticaria:
Take control Don’t suffer! Find a sympathetic GP Don’t diminish your allergy, you know it best!
Don’t focus on what you can’t have, focus on what you can. @allergymumscoukClick To Tweet
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Today's Guest: Tom Treverton
WEBSITE: www.allergyshow.co.uk
TWITTER: @allergyshow
FREE Tickets:
What You'll Learn:
Tom tells me the story of the Allergy and Free From Show It’s focus are those with allergies first Shows are run across the year in London, Liverpool, Glasgow and in Berlin, Germany A place to meet other allergy sufferers Try new allergy safe foods and products Every show has seminars with a healthcare focus When his baby son had an egg allergy, Tom became not only an organiser of the show but also a visitor. Eat Allergy Safe will be exhibiting! Meet us at Stand B48.
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RESOURCES: Allergy UK will have a consultant on the stand at the Allergy and Free From Show North
Today's Guest: Michelle Berrydale-Johnson
WEBSITE: Foods Matter
TWITTER: @FreeFromFood
What You'll Learn:
The free from food market has had huge growth and change Michelle tells me about how the Foods Matter Website came to being Foods Matter website has lots of information on allergen friendly food and product companies, research papers, recipes and more What do allergy advice warnings mean? Well it’s a bit of a mess Allergen labelling initiative has been started Advice for parents: go back to basics food, be an avid reader of food labels, know allergens in all their forms. Michelle is involved in helping universities becoming for allergy friendly The best people to educate about allergies are those with allergies
Ep 2 The best people to educate those who don’t understand allergies are those with allergies - @FreeFromFoodClick To Tweet
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RESOURCES: Facebook
Today's Guest: Natalie Newman
WEBSITE: The Intolerant Gourmand
TWITTER: @IntolerantG What You'll Learn:
Nathalie’s son has 28 allergies, many of which induce anaphylaxis Callum’s reactions make his eczema flare up Callum started school in September and on Day 3 he has a reaction Training Callum and training the school was paramount. Positives from the reaction: the school followed their training and Callum was fine. With severe allergies, people don’t believe it until they see it. When training the school: spoke plainly to the headmaster, meetings with teachers and school staff, invited to go into the kitchens. Training Callum was incredibly important: Honesty, giving him reasons why he couldn't have certain foods, teaching him about his allergies and the allergens in all their various forms. Nathalie talks about how she dealt with Callum’s serious food aversion through teaching him to cook It’s important to empower Callum and his peers Rather than banning allergens it’s about explain why certain precautions need to be taken.
Episode 1: Empower your child so they can teach others - @IntolerantGClick To Tweet
Newly Diagnosed Child with Allergies? Parents, this is Nathalie’s Words of Wisdom for you:
Don’t Panic Trust Your Gut Instincts Keep Fighting - Believe in Yourself
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RESOURCES: Callum’s Letter on Starting School With Allergies
Skinnies
Callum and Natalie talking about Allergies on Sky News
Where you can ask questions and get support on twitter:
ABAHour - Monday 9pm (GMT)
allergyhour - Thursday 8.30-9.30pm (GMT)
Today's Episode: Welcome to Episode 0. In this episode Nina tells you about how Eat Allergy Safe started and why this podcast has come into being. Find out where, when and how you can get allergy support and advice anytime and anywhere.
Nina also tells you a little bit about her allergy journey, her anaphylaxis and why she is so excited about this podcast.
Launch day: Monday 31st October with 3 episodes!
New episodes released every Monday.
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