food allergy

An allergy we rarely saw as children appears rampant today. It’s hard to find an elementary school classroom that doesn’t have at least one child with a peanut allergy. This has caused many schools to ban nuts altogether. So what gives? The amount of children with peanut allergies has doubled in the past decade. What’s […]

It can be challenging to protect a child from a food allergy. At school, the playground, and almost everywhere in between, potential threats of an allergic reaction loom. If there were a way to prevent allergies from developing, most parents would take the necessary measures, right?

A popular topic on social media and the news, celiac disease is getting extra attention this month. That is because May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month. Affecting approximately 1 percent of children in the U.S., the only treatment for celiac disease is eating a strict gluten-free diet for life.