EpiPen Glove Box Heat Experiment
Dashboard-level heat will destroy an EpiPen, but how does epinephrine fare inside the glove box? Check out my experiment to find out! Read More …
Category: Safety
12 Tips for Grocery Shopping with Food Allergies
12 tips to navigate grocery shopping with food allergies. Maximize safety while you are surrounded by food, with the commonsense tactics! Read More …
EpiPen Extreme Heat Experiment
Extreme heat will damage the EpiPen! I cooked 20 EpiPens on the dashboard of my car to see how the devices would fare. The results will amaze you! Read More …
Meal Modification Form for School Lunches
The Meal Modification Form gives your food-allergic child legal protections and safe food in the school cafeteria. I wish I’d known this sooner! Read More …
Food Allergies and School Lunches
All I ever wanted was to know what was in the food. It can take a lot of work, but it may be possible for a kid with food allergies to eat school lunches! Read More …
No Appetite Food Allergy Bullying
The Allergy Superheroes have joined forces with the No Appetite for Food Allergy Bullying movement. Help us spread awareness to put an end to this! Read More …
Natasha’s Law improves U.K. Allergen Labeling
The United Kingdom already labels more allergens than the United States. Now, with the passage of Natasha’s Law, their allergen labeling is about to get a whole lot better. Read More …
Elijah’s Echo
Elijah Silvera would have turned five years old today. His death following ingestion of a grilled cheese sandwich at preschool still strikes a chord for many food-allergic families because it goes against type. Read More …
Epinephrine Abuse Experiments
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen to your epinephrine if you thoroughly abused it, I have some insight! A few years ago, I stopped disposing of expired EpiPens. I had the vague intention of having a family Epi Practice Party, but instead they just sat there. Then I began thinking about the few studies Read More …
Balancing Anxiety and Risk
Public playgrounds can be intimidating when you think about all the allergens other kids may have left behind, but it’s important to balance that anxiety by looking at how great the risk really is. Read More …