It's been hot, I mean really hot, here on the Eastern
seaboard. And when it gets hot, I kind of lose the will to eat. Well not
really, but the thought of a heavy meal grosses me out. Even a light meal can
feel like a drag. So that's when I really turn to fruit and veggies in their
raw and glorious state to be my new best friends for a few... Read more
It's officially summertime and grilling is on everyone's
to-do list. Who doesn't love the
flavor of grilled anything? Chicken, burgers, hot dogs, steaks, veggies, tofu,
fruit? It's all delish when grilled.
Here are 10 grilling do's and don'ts from Health Centrals'
FoodFit site:
1. Be organized.2. Gauge your fuel.3. Direct grilling is... Read more
Anaphylaxis studies are notoriously difficult
to do for both practical and ethical reasons. Anaphylaxis is a very serious
allergic reaction that generally requires a trip to the emergency room.
Anaphylaxis can also be deadly.
So, I was very interested to receive this study funded by
the National
Peanut Board and published in the New England... Read more
An entire town in Germany has taken
allergy-friendliness to the next level.
Baabe, Germany
According to The Local, a German news Web site, "The German Baltic Sea resort
town of Baabe is to be named the world's first "allergy-friendly community" by
the European Centre
for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF)."
Now this is news... Read more
When I first saw the ads for Out and About with
Allergies by Zagat, I was really excited. The Zagat guide is going to take on allergies and
food?! Rock on!
But it wasn't exactly as I had dreamed, at least not yet.
In a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company that creates the allergy medication Veramyst,... Read more