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The deadline is now DECEMBER 16th!
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Submit to foodallergytalk@gmail.com
Good Luck!
-Andrea G.
FoodAllergytalk.com
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
FA Writing Competition 2007
Food Allergy Talk.com First annual writing competition!
Children create an original story that having to do with food allergies. It can by any kind of story, as long as it's about food allergies. This story must be written only by the child in their specific age group! Winners receive Kyle Dine's original CD!
More info here: http://www.foodallergytalk.com/writingcontest.htm
Friday, October 19, 2007
***LUPINE ALERT***
-Lupine-
It's possible that last meal you ate contained something called lupine. If you're like most people you've probably never heard of this ingredient. It's a type of flour made from a plant in the pea family. It's also related to peanuts and that's why allergy specialists want more people to be on the lookout. Fifteen-year-old Jared Cohen doesn't take his after school snacks lightly, or any food for that matter, after two meals at different restaurants may have caused him to have dangerous allergic reactions.
"I just got these hives and everything and temperature started to rise, and I just got sweaty," he said.
Jared now knows he's allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. But it may have been fettucini alfredo that made him severely ill. The mystery is that that both restaurants say the dishes never came in contact with peanuts.
"We were scratching our heads; we had absolutely no clue," said Jared' mother, Sari Marsh.
Allergist Therese Fitzsimons was also puzzled as to why Jared got so ill. And then she saw a recent article in the journal of Allergy And Clinical Immunology. It talks about something called lupine flour.
Lupine belongs to the legume family, which includes chickpeas, lentils, white beans and peanuts.
Most people will have no problem with this ingredient, but lupine and the peanut are closely related, and it's been estimated that about 50-percent of people with peanut allergies can react to lupine. It's also possible to be allergic to lupine without being allergic to peanuts.
"Many, many people, including physicians, are not aware of lupine," said Fitzsimons.
And that's a big concern. It could be avoided if allergy patients knew to look for it or ask about it. Fitzsimons suspects lupine is showing up in imported products but may not be listed on the labels.
More commonly used in European countries, lupine can be found in foods such as pasta, cookies, pancake flour and snacks.
-Provided by NBC7 news
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Awareness Items
Purchase food allergy awareness pins, magnets, and clothes at
CafePress.com/Food_Allergies
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Immunization causes allergies
I am going to share a story with you regarding food allergies and the harm caused by immunization shots.
The daughter of one of my mother's friends has owned a cat for a couple months. The cat lives in their house, and the daughter loves to play with her through-out the day. The daughter has never had any allergic reactions to the cat.
Their family went on a vacation to Puerto Rico for about two weeks. When they return, the daughter broke out in welts and rashes all over her body and face after touching their cat. After figuring out that the cat was causing this reaction, the mother could not figure out why this was happening since she has never reacted any time before.
After some consideration, finally my mother figured out what caused this reaction. Before the trip to P.R. the daughter had received immunization shots!
The only conclusion we can come to is that the immunizations are harmful to the body and the shots severely weaken the immune system, causing it to become susceptible.
The daughter of one of my mother's friends has owned a cat for a couple months. The cat lives in their house, and the daughter loves to play with her through-out the day. The daughter has never had any allergic reactions to the cat.
Their family went on a vacation to Puerto Rico for about two weeks. When they return, the daughter broke out in welts and rashes all over her body and face after touching their cat. After figuring out that the cat was causing this reaction, the mother could not figure out why this was happening since she has never reacted any time before.
After some consideration, finally my mother figured out what caused this reaction. Before the trip to P.R. the daughter had received immunization shots!
The only conclusion we can come to is that the immunizations are harmful to the body and the shots severely weaken the immune system, causing it to become susceptible.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Soybean in Sofas!
Soybean foam crops up in sofas
By: Stacy Downs
McClatchy Newspapers
Aug. 25, 2007 12:00 AM
""The hottest trend in furniture is hidden in the seat cushions.
Soybean-based foam is cropping up in sofas and chairs. The new product reduces the amount of petroleum used in polyurethane foam, the core material in cushions. The innovation comes at a time of rising concern over petroleum prices and the availability of raw materials...""
""The new type of foam was born after Cargill, the agricultural products giant in Minnesota, and the Kansas Polymer Research Center developed the product BiOH, a soybean oil.
For every 1 million pounds of BiOH polyols that replace petroleum polyols in flexible foams, 2,200 barrels of crude oil are saved.
Manufacturing soy-based polyol requires 61 percent less non-renewable energy, and soy polyol produces 36 percent less emissions...
The first generation of Preserve foam uses 10 to 20 percent soy product, about 1 to 2 pounds of soy in a standard-size sofa. Foam made with larger amounts of soy emitted an odor, said Bobby Bush, Hickory Springs' vice president of foam and environmental technology.
'It smelled like burnt popcorn,' Bush said. 'Some people thought it smelled like burnt motor oil.'""
Read the entire article:
http://www.azcentral.com/home/design/articles/0825foam0825.html
By: Stacy Downs
McClatchy Newspapers
Aug. 25, 2007 12:00 AM
""The hottest trend in furniture is hidden in the seat cushions.
Soybean-based foam is cropping up in sofas and chairs. The new product reduces the amount of petroleum used in polyurethane foam, the core material in cushions. The innovation comes at a time of rising concern over petroleum prices and the availability of raw materials...""
""The new type of foam was born after Cargill, the agricultural products giant in Minnesota, and the Kansas Polymer Research Center developed the product BiOH, a soybean oil.
For every 1 million pounds of BiOH polyols that replace petroleum polyols in flexible foams, 2,200 barrels of crude oil are saved.
Manufacturing soy-based polyol requires 61 percent less non-renewable energy, and soy polyol produces 36 percent less emissions...
The first generation of Preserve foam uses 10 to 20 percent soy product, about 1 to 2 pounds of soy in a standard-size sofa. Foam made with larger amounts of soy emitted an odor, said Bobby Bush, Hickory Springs' vice president of foam and environmental technology.
'It smelled like burnt popcorn,' Bush said. 'Some people thought it smelled like burnt motor oil.'""
Read the entire article:
http://www.azcentral.com/home/design/articles/0825foam0825.html
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Food Allergic Child
This is a great video because it proves how dangerous food allergies can be. Everyone should see this video-share w/friends and family.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
FDA panel: Food, drugs don't need nano Labels
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics that contain minuscule engineered particles don't necessarily need special labeling to alert consumers, a federal task force recommends.
The Food and Drug Administration should consider each product using nanotechnology on a case-by-case basis, an agency task force said in a report being issued Wednesday. An outside expert called the recommendation a good first step.
The FDA is considering how it should regulate these products, which are made with tiny particles measured by the nanometer, or billionth of a meter. By comparison, a human hair is about 80,000 nanometers across.
Submicroscopic nanoparticles increasingly crop up in FDA-regulated products like sunscreens, glare-reducing eyeglass coatings and antimicrobial wound dressings.
The task force recommended that FDA boost its understanding of the science and improve its now-limited ability to detect nanoparticles in both the body and the products it regulates.
It doesn't call for -- and the agency says it doesn't need -- additional regulatory authority. Nor does the agency believe products incorporating the technology are inherently riskier in a way that would require across-the-board labeling.
''At this point, we lack an ability to say that nanoscale alone raises safety concerns worthy of putting on the label,'' said Randall Lutter, the agency's deputy commissioner for policy.
A nanotechnology expert said the report essential defers the labeling issue.
''The agency has got to grapple with that issue,'' said Andrew Maynard, chief science adviser to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, funded by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Maynard said it's not enough to say an ingredient is in a product. Producers should disclose whether it's at a nano scale if its size causes it to act in a new or different way, he said.
In general, the FDA has sufficient regulatory authority over food additives and drugs to address any special concerns the use of nanotechnology might raise, the task force found.
But FDA authority over other cosmetics, dietary supplements and food ingredients is less comprehensive. For those products, the agency should request safety data from companies that are using nanoscale materials in those products and issue safety guidelines for those companies, the report said.
FDA commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach said he endorsed the report and its recommendations.
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On the Net:
FDA regulation of nanotechnology: http://www.fda.gov/nanotechnology/
Source: http://www.technologyreview.com/Wire/19100/
The Food and Drug Administration should consider each product using nanotechnology on a case-by-case basis, an agency task force said in a report being issued Wednesday. An outside expert called the recommendation a good first step.
The FDA is considering how it should regulate these products, which are made with tiny particles measured by the nanometer, or billionth of a meter. By comparison, a human hair is about 80,000 nanometers across.
Submicroscopic nanoparticles increasingly crop up in FDA-regulated products like sunscreens, glare-reducing eyeglass coatings and antimicrobial wound dressings.
The task force recommended that FDA boost its understanding of the science and improve its now-limited ability to detect nanoparticles in both the body and the products it regulates.
It doesn't call for -- and the agency says it doesn't need -- additional regulatory authority. Nor does the agency believe products incorporating the technology are inherently riskier in a way that would require across-the-board labeling.
''At this point, we lack an ability to say that nanoscale alone raises safety concerns worthy of putting on the label,'' said Randall Lutter, the agency's deputy commissioner for policy.
A nanotechnology expert said the report essential defers the labeling issue.
''The agency has got to grapple with that issue,'' said Andrew Maynard, chief science adviser to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, funded by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Maynard said it's not enough to say an ingredient is in a product. Producers should disclose whether it's at a nano scale if its size causes it to act in a new or different way, he said.
In general, the FDA has sufficient regulatory authority over food additives and drugs to address any special concerns the use of nanotechnology might raise, the task force found.
But FDA authority over other cosmetics, dietary supplements and food ingredients is less comprehensive. For those products, the agency should request safety data from companies that are using nanoscale materials in those products and issue safety guidelines for those companies, the report said.
FDA commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach said he endorsed the report and its recommendations.
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On the Net:
FDA regulation of nanotechnology: http://www.fda.gov/nanotechnology/
Source: http://www.technologyreview.com/Wire/19100/
Monday, July 23, 2007
New Store!
I have added a new "Food Allergy Talk Store"!
There are a lot of great products to purchase to help you on your allergy journey :)
If you would like to suggest a product to be added, please do so. (Just leave a comment)
Store link: http://astore.amazon.com/foodallergyta-20
There are a lot of great products to purchase to help you on your allergy journey :)
If you would like to suggest a product to be added, please do so. (Just leave a comment)
Store link: http://astore.amazon.com/foodallergyta-20
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
TOO MUCH Food Labeling?
As I was reading an article out of the Arizona Republic, an interesting conclusion occurred...
The article explained how food labels contain "warnings" that the product may "accidentally contain ingredients" that people may be allergic to. This is great-don't get me wrong. People need to know when there are contaminations etc. Recent laws have required this.
Many are arguing that people are beginning to ignore the warnings, because it seems they are on everything. "The Labels may be losing credibility".
Personally, I think industries are printing the possible warnings simply because they are scared about becoming a victim of the "suing spree". If their food is the cause of a person's death, they know they will be sued and even tormented by the media. So why not just post possible contaminations just to be safe, even if they know they do not exist?
Seems like the domino affect is beginning to heart innocent people. Gratefully, it seems like more are beginning to take action. The Food and Drug admin. is trying to decide weather to intervene, and manufacturers are "preparing to update its own guidelines about when foods should carry the warnings".
For now, read and follow the warnings. You never know when one may be telling the truth.
The article explained how food labels contain "warnings" that the product may "accidentally contain ingredients" that people may be allergic to. This is great-don't get me wrong. People need to know when there are contaminations etc. Recent laws have required this.
Many are arguing that people are beginning to ignore the warnings, because it seems they are on everything. "The Labels may be losing credibility".
Personally, I think industries are printing the possible warnings simply because they are scared about becoming a victim of the "suing spree". If their food is the cause of a person's death, they know they will be sued and even tormented by the media. So why not just post possible contaminations just to be safe, even if they know they do not exist?
Seems like the domino affect is beginning to heart innocent people. Gratefully, it seems like more are beginning to take action. The Food and Drug admin. is trying to decide weather to intervene, and manufacturers are "preparing to update its own guidelines about when foods should carry the warnings".
For now, read and follow the warnings. You never know when one may be telling the truth.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Quick Facts
Gluten/Wheat Facts:
- The glue on stamps and envelopes contains gluten!
- Wheat flour can stay airborne for many hours in a home/bakery, and can contaminate exposed preparation surfaces and utensils, or uncovered gluten-free products.
- Wheat-Sensitive people should avoid eating a food that includes other flours on it's ingredient's list; because it is likley that at least some wheat will be present
Get more Facts- http://www.foodallergytalk.com/quickfacts.htm
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Banana Bread Recipe
http://www.foodallergytalk.com/bananabread.htm
Enjoy!
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Childrens FA Books
Help your child understand food allergies-
These great books are made just for children.
Already have one of these books? Leave a comment and let others know how you liked it!
These great books are made just for children.
Already have one of these books? Leave a comment and let others know how you liked it!
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Allergy Bracelets
Stylish bracelets for the whole family.
Laurenshope.com
Dourable wrist bands for your children with severe allergies
wristbands.com.au/wristbands/allergy_wristbands.htm
Monday, July 9, 2007
~Organic Candy~
Can you believe it!? Organic candy just for you :)
St. Claire's Organic Candy store
econaturalsolutions.com
Their candy is made in an allergy-free environment; Wheat-free, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Casein-free, Soy-free, Egg-free, Peanut-free, Tree nut-free, Corn-free, and Fish and Shellfish-free.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
No more Food Allergies!
NEAT is the new treatment for food allergies. Using modern technology people are able to eat foods that they were once allergic to. There are no shots, and no blood tests. The treatment involves a computer (with Acupro II software) and a special electrodermal screening system. The treatment takes place outside the body.
"The Natural Elimination of Allergy Treatment (NEAT) is one of the world's most useful applications of Energy Medicine. The body has an energy system that affects all of its other systems. This physical energy can be measured with electronic devices, and it obeys some of the physical laws of electricity.Many therapies and procedures work on that energy system.This protocol uses principles from Acupuncture and Homeopathy along with computer technology to measure and influence the human energy system. [NEAT uses a] Computron computer with its software, Acupro II; an electrodermal screening system."
-Thomas Stearns Lee, NMD
After receiving treatment, my sister and I now eat some foods that we were once allergic to. This treatment has helped many people all over the world. Contact your local naturalpathic doctor for details. If you would like more information visit this page: http://www.foodallergytalk.com/treatment.htm
"The Natural Elimination of Allergy Treatment (NEAT) is one of the world's most useful applications of Energy Medicine. The body has an energy system that affects all of its other systems. This physical energy can be measured with electronic devices, and it obeys some of the physical laws of electricity.Many therapies and procedures work on that energy system.This protocol uses principles from Acupuncture and Homeopathy along with computer technology to measure and influence the human energy system. [NEAT uses a] Computron computer with its software, Acupro II; an electrodermal screening system."
-Thomas Stearns Lee, NMD
After receiving treatment, my sister and I now eat some foods that we were once allergic to. This treatment has helped many people all over the world. Contact your local naturalpathic doctor for details. If you would like more information visit this page: http://www.foodallergytalk.com/treatment.htm
Friday, July 6, 2007
Are you getting label lazy?
"Many Americans with food allergies are apparently ignoring warnings on labels.
About 12 million Americans are allergic to at least one type of food. A new survey found that 75 percent of people with food allergies paid attention to warnings last year. That's down 10 percent from the year before. "
About 12 million Americans are allergic to at least one type of food. A new survey found that 75 percent of people with food allergies paid attention to warnings last year. That's down 10 percent from the year before. "
Are you reading labels? or getting label lazy...
-Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Traveling? Get this translator!
As I was looking for some great info to help you out, I found this great translator for those of you who like to travel. It can be impossible to go to a foreign language country when you have food allergies, but not anymore!
This site allows you to print out pages of common food allergy terms in the language that you need.
food-info.net/allergy.htm
click on your language first, then click the drop down menu to pick the language of the country you plan on traveling to.
Hope this helps out! Have fun traveling :)
This site allows you to print out pages of common food allergy terms in the language that you need.
food-info.net/allergy.htm
click on your language first, then click the drop down menu to pick the language of the country you plan on traveling to.
Hope this helps out! Have fun traveling :)
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