A couple weeks ago, my son Colby and I traveled to Pittsburgh to take part in the FARE, epi-life & Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Teen Summit for Teens and Tweens with Food Allergies. As a pre-teen with multiple, severe food Read more…
We’ve put this off for a very long time. Remodeling with wheat allergy – who knew it would be so complex? This is yet another nuance of life with food allergies. We can’t give up the kitchen for a week to Read more…
Allergy-Friendly Meals & Snacks Inevitably, as you begin to sort through all that is entailed in safely managing food allergies, your child will tell you he or she is hungry… now. Here are some tips, snack ideas and allergy-friendly meals Read more…
A new diagnosis, epinephrine and a list of foods to avoid… Now what? A new diagnosis of food allergies is a life-changing event. While your doctor or allergist might stress the importance of avoiding trigger foods, recognizing reactions and administering medication, Read more…
Elimination Diet Surprises: 7 Reasons to Jump In Elimination diet surprises pleasantly highlight the benefits and possibilities that lie within this 2-month experience. In the first two parts of this series we looked closely at what the elimination diet Read more…
Elimination Diet Benefits: Seeing Results The Elimination Diet is an effective way to identify inflammatory triggers from the food we eat. With three weeks of exclusion and another 3-4 weeks of structured food reintroduction, it does require some Read more…
Diet & Inflammation: What is an Elimination Diet? An elimination diet may sound like misery and deprivation, but in reality it’s a very powerful tool for healing and self-awareness. In short, you avoid the foods that commonly cause the Read more…
Youth Nutrition Education with the COPS Program Recently I had the good fortune to present a youth nutrition education program to an amazing group of young people through the Prince George’s County Police Department’s COPS District VI Youth Enrichment Read more…
Healthy Habits Challenge #2: Breakfast Boosters Welcome to Thrive Inside Nutrition’s first ever Healthy Habits Challenge Series! I’m thrilled to have you here! This series of free 5-day challenges aims to help you boost overall nutrition, health and Read more…
Healthy Habits Challenge #1: Kids in the Kitchen Welcome to Thrive Inside Nutrition’s first ever Healthy Habits Challenge! I’m thrilled to have you here! This series of free 5-day challenges aims to help you boost overall nutrition, health Read more…