Tag Archives: food allergy symptoms

Now for the Challenge – Elimination Diet Part III

This is the third part of our three part guest blog series on the Elimination Diet.  Please visit here for tips on preparing for the Elimination Diet and here for an outline of rules, recipes and tips for successfully completing the first 12 days of the diet. After completing the first 12 days of the […]

What Not to Eat – Elimination Diet Part 2

This is the second part of our three part guest blog series on the Elimination Diet.  By now you may have tried out some of the suggestions in Part I, or are ready to jump right in and start!  Make sure you have a food diary handy, as this will be essential to tracking symptoms […]

What’s an elimination diet really like?

Elimination diets are hard. This is why most people don’t bother with them. Deep down they know they don’t feel as well as they should and they likely question food as the culprit, but they get too overwhelmed by the thought of such an extreme diet and the idea just washes away. That’s how I […]

Children’s Vitamins: Liquid, Pill, or Gummy?

If your child is on a limited diet due to allergies or finicky eating, you may be wondering if they are getting enough of the most important vitamins and minerals each and every day. Using a high end children’s multivitamin is one of the best and easiest ways to ensure that your child gets all […]

What To Look For When Choosing Bath Products For Your Child

If you have a child with sensitive skin, allergies, eczema, or other skin irritations, you’ve probably already found out that sometimes choosing the right product to bath and moisturize your child’s skin can be confusing. There are more baby bath products on the market right now than ever before, and all of them claim to […]

Keeping Eczema Down As The Summer Heats Up

In many areas of the country, it is predicted that this is going to be one of the warmer and dryer summers we’ve seen in recent years. If you have a child with eczema, it’s especially important during this kind of weather that you take a few extra precautions to help prevent eczema flare ups […]

What’s wrong with my laundry? Soap nuts are not nuts!

Laundry detergent alternative substitute soap nuts scratchmenot

Before children, my main concern about healthy living was what I ate. Organic vs. conventional was the only decision I needed to make. Little did I know I would have children with eczema that would cause me to question just about anything that wasn’t natural. There’s a whole world of natural that I’m learning about […]

Allergy Alert: Don’t Keep Your Kids Away From the Fun!

Every parent wants to protect their kids at all costs, but at the same time, every parent also wants their children to grow up to live a happy, fun, and fulfilled life with parties, friends, events, and every opportunity possible at their fingertips. When it comes to food allergies and sensitivities though, attending or hosting […]

Should you entertain an alternative method?

After the first NAET blog post by Jennifer went live, I was excited to see the outcome. Upon waiting for the part 2 to post, there was unexpected opposition to NAET treatment. Most of us have heard that finding the underlying cause to itchy/sensitive skin is a trial and error process. I was caught off […]

NAET – Miracle cure or hoax? Part II Conclusion

Earlier in Part 1, we discussed why Jennifer began the journey of NAET to determine if it would be a miracle cure or hoax. Read Part I here. More importantly, if it would help Tristan with his concerns. After the Treatment At the end of each treatment session Tristan could have absolutely no exposure to the substance […]

Seeing eczema for the first time….Update!!

After writing about Althea’s family experience a few months ago, we were excited to take a moment to catch up with her again for updates! We’ll cut right to the chase and focus on Esau, as his sibling’s have just about grown out of their eczema. Shortly after being around Althea’s energetic and loving bunch, […]

Allergy frustrations misdirected…

We recently enrolled our little one into day school and she was SOOOO (ooooo) excited to begin. That morning, she knew she would meet her teachers, see more kids and have fun! We had all of our paperwork handled and I was ready to drop her off at school for the first time. Well, I […]

Allergy Medication Frustrations

   We recently enrolled our little one into day school and she was SOOOO (ooooo) excited to begin. That morning, she knew she would meet her teachers, see more kids and have fun! We had all of our paperwork handled and I was ready to drop her off at school for the first time. Well, […]

Food Allergy Symptoms: Do you know what they are?

Food Allergy Symptoms Guest Post by Lindsey Steffensen of Frugal Food Allergies When you think of food allergy symptoms you probably think of swollen, puffy faces and throats, hives, and the like. Did you know that food allergies can show themselves in other ways as well? Eczema Chronic red, itchy, dry, and irritated skin, otherwise […]