As a working mom with two small children, a mid-morning phone call from daycare is not usually a good sign. Sure enough, the panicked voice on the other end of the line told me my 11-month-old son Asim was having an allergic reaction. By the time I arrived, he had progressed to full-blown anaphylaxis, a…

Researchers estimate there are 32 million people living with food allergies in the U.S. alone, including one in every 10 adults and one in every 13 children[3] . Over half of the adults and over 40% of the children who have food allergies have reported experiencing a severe reaction, many of which required hospitalization. Rates…

We advocate the use of four different “desensitization treatments” for food allergies. These treatments work for any allergy, from the most obscure to the most severe, and can be used individually or in combination. Treatments should be done under the guidance of medical professionals. The good news is that more and more allergists are becoming…