My youngest brother has a tree nut allergy. Over the years, and through countless family holidays, vacations, and when he visits my home, I’ve seen how... 
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My youngest brother has a tree nut allergy. Over the years, and through countless family holidays, vacations, and when he visits my home, I’ve seen how...
With food allergies soaring to new heights, innovators and researchers are rising to meet the challenge. A surge of entrepreneurial activity in the food allergy space...
If you’re tuned into the food allergy world, you probably heard that on January 31st, 2020, the FDA approved the first oral immunotherapy (OIT) drug for treating peanut allergy...
There’s a lot of confusion around the difference between peanuts and tree nuts. They may look similar, but they’re very different! Peanuts are legumes (edible seeds...
Photo credit: Phil Walter/Getty Images.If you’ve ever picked up the tabloids, you’ve likely seen celebrity columns like “Stars—They’re Just Like Us!” It’s always some celebrity performing...
“If we don’t continue to chip away at our collective delusion that burnout is the price we must pay for success, we’ll never be able...
To date, peanut allergy continues to be the most common food allergy among American children. It’s also the most lethal, and while all allergens are potentially...
If you follow us on social, you know we’re big fans of dogs at Allergy Amulet HQ—and one in particular: #OfficeDogMurf 😍Studies show that dogs can improve cardiovascular...
Happy (almost) holidays from our Allergy Amulet family to yours. We’re changing things up on the blog today in order to share some of our favorite...
As a travel writer, I’ve made a career out of visiting new places, immersing myself in local cultures, and sampling exotic cuisines. However, navigating these experiences...
If you or a loved one had a food allergy in the 1970s or ‘80s, you know that there has been very little innovation or improvement...
Have you ever had a reaction to a food that you thought was safe? It might have been the color. While rare, allergies to food dyes affect...
There’s a lot of talk out there about the growing number of food allergy diagnoses, and the need for better tools to manage them. Rarely though...
When I picture a grill during the summer, I typically envision rows of sizzling hashtag-charred hamburgers and hot dogs. 🌭🍔Meat (and even meatless “meat”) seem to be...
Before last month, we hadn’t left the country in 17 years. My oldest child is 17 years old, which is no coincidence. She is allergic to...
Several folks have emailed us asking why the Allergy Amulet isn’t available for purchase yet, and we hear you! We’re just as eager as you are...
As I walked down the scenic campus avenue to begin the tour, the first thing on my mind was not their scary admission statistics, or how...
Sending your child off to school is worrisome enough as a parent—but when your child has a food allergy, that anxiety amplifies. My daughter is highly allergic...
Sesame allergy has been all over the news lately. Last year, a teenage girl tragically died at Heathrow Airport after eating a Pret a Manger baguette...
When we think about managing food allergies, we don’t tend to consider lipstick or lotion. But we should.Walking down the aisle of my local co-op recently,...
For years, patients diagnosed with a tree nut or peanut allergy have been told to avoid all nuts. But what if I told you that being...
I’m not quite sure how summer passed by so quickly. Is it really back-to-school season already?! As families gear up for the school year ahead, we...
Mistakes are Opportunities to Learn. We all learn from our errors. After reading somewhere that “mistakes are opportunities to learn,” I used the mantra repeatedly with...
Last fall, Kellogg’s acquired a protein bar startup called RXBAR for $600M dollars. The significance of that deal is twofold. First is the story behind the...
In an earlier post, we explored food allergy labeling laws and why many food products include “may contain” statements. To better understand the extent to which...
This topic is pretty fresh in my mind as my daughter underwent an oral food challenge to macadamia nuts last week. In case you’re not familiar...
I was born with numerous food allergies. Growing up in the ‘60s and ‘70s with life-threatening food allergies was incredibly rare, as were the means to...
Living with a food allergy can be tough enough on a daily basis. It's even harder during the holidays when there are parties and family events...
As someone who has a personal and professional connection to food allergies, I probably talk about the subject more than most. During these conversations, I’m often...
If you are, or live with, a custom eater, you know how challenging it can be to get affordable and tasty meals and snacks on the...
Not a recipe, and NOT picture-worthy at all. Truly, the photo looks fairly unappetizing. I promise, it's deceptive.Last night's vegan dinner option when my family was...
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