Food Allergy Talk

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Kristin Osborne of The Prioritized Group, where she works as a trained disability advocate and food allergy consultant with over 19 years experience.  Kristin lives in Virginia with her husband and three sons all of whom have life-threatening food allergies to wheat, dairy, egg, peanut, tree nut, shellfish, and fish allergies. She also navigates life...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Alyssa Bauder, Founder of All Things Allergies, a Spokin Ambassador and a CFAAR Research Assistant! Today we will discuss with Alyssa her journey living a life with food allergies, All Things Allergies, as well as how she became a Research Assistant.  Alyssa Bauder is a 24-year-old graduate student navigating The Windy City of Chicago, Illinois with...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Ryan Piansky, a college student living with EoE as well as a patient advocate and community member with the American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders also known as APFED. Ryan was just two years old when he was diagnosed with EoE, and has had to deal with the symptoms and food triggers all his life. He has a number of allergens from EoE as well...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Amanda LeFew, Co-Director of The FPIES Foundation. Amanda LeFew lives with her husband and two daughters in Massachusetts, both children have FPIES. Amanda is a Foundation Founding Member and Executive Co-Director, currently serving as Co-Chair and Medical Liaison of The FPIES Foundation. Today we will discuss with Amanda  her story, FPIES – what it...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Claire Baker, Senior Communications Director at Beyond Celiac, the leading celiac disease advocacy organization in the United States.  Claire was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2010. Her symptoms, which included long-term severe anemia, GI problems, brain fog and more, revealed that she may have gone undiagnosed for decades.  Today we will discuss...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Megan Lavin of the recipe site www. AllergyAwesomeness.com  She is a published cookbook author of The Allergy Mom’s Lifesaving Instant Pot Cookbook.  Two of her four kids have multiple food allergies and asthma, and her oldest has a rare allergic condition called eosinophilic esophagitis or EoE.  You can find her and her many top-8-free recipes and t...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Dr. Ratika Gupta, a board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Allergy/Immunology. Dr. Gupta is well published in esteemed journals on various topics. She has been a contributing editor to health magazines and board exam preparation materials. She loves her patients and teaching through different modalities, including the book she co-authored...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Dr. Hoyt of the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy.  Dr. Hoyt is a board certified allergist who leads the Institute, and has a husband that has food allergy.  She has been practicing academic, evidence-based medicine for over a decade. Prior to medical school, she earned a degree in nutrition, so she is well versed in navigating the complexities of food...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Kyle Dine, educator, entertainer, advocate and founder of Equal Eats. I have known Kyle since my son was first diagnosed over 10 years ago. Kyle is a pillar of the food allergy community both as an educator, and an entertainer. He’s also a food allergy innovator and positive role model.  Kyle has turned his diagnosis into something positive by spread...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Gina Mennett Lee, Consultant and Educator, owner of Mennett Lee, Food Allergy Consulting. Gina works both nationally and internationally as a food allergy consultant and educator. Using her education and experience as a former teacher and trained school administrator, she specializes in food allergy management in the school setting. She holds a Maste...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Kathlena, The Allergy Chef.  Kathlena has over 200 food allergies and intolerances, and can’t drink most water. The members of her household also have food allergies and special diets, none of them the same. After being told she had 30 days to live, she made it her mission to help the food allergy and special diet communities thrive.  Three years fro...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome 5 special guests. All 5 of my children which include one that is anaphylactic to 9 foods, and his four siblings that have no food allergies.  Stetson is anaphylactic to peanut and shellfish since he was a baby, and earlier this year was additionally diagnosed with food allergies to pecan, walnut, oat, garlic, sweet potato, watermelon and pear.  His y...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Susie Hultquist, Founder and CEO of Spokin. If there’s one thing she knows, it’s that managing food allergies requires significant time and effort. At the age of three, Susie’s oldest daughter was diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies.  Years later, after spending hours researching what (if any) Girl Scout cookies were safe for her family, t...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome back a good friend of the show,our special guest, author and advocate Stephanie Sorkin of Nutley the Nut Free Squirrel.  In this episode we discuss: Stephanie's children and their related allergies and/or treatments including SLIT and OIT Things that are easier to manage for younger children with food allergies Things that are harder to manage f...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome our special guest, Dave Bloom of Snack Safely.  Dave is a food allergy dad of a 20-year-old daughter diagnosed with peanut and egg allergies at the age of just 1-year-old.  He started Snack Safely in 2011, SnackSafely.com to provide much needed food allergy news and food product information. Snack Safely strives to eliminate anaphylaxis by leveraging...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome our special guest, Lianne Mandelbaum of No Nut Traveler dot Com.   In 2013, following a negative travel experience with her family, Lianne founded No Nut Traveler dot Com – an advocacy website for food allergic flyers. Her goal is to increase awareness of the seriousness of life-threatening food allergies with an emphasis on air travel.  Her writing...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome our special guest, Jamie Kaufmann.  I’m excited to chat with Jamie today. Jamie is a veteran in the food allergy community, with a now teenager with food allergies. She is the creator of MilkAllergyMom.com, which provides a space and community for moms to come together and rally around one another in their food allergy journey. Whether it is recipes,...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome our special guest for a second interview, Stephanie Sorkin, food allergy advocate and author.  On Episode 6, we chatted about OIT, and the books she has authored.  In this episode, we discuss: ·      Her reaction as a 6-year-old, to clam, and how it was treated in the hospital ·      The allergies her 3 teenagers have and how she manages them ·     ...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome our special guest, Dr. Alan Khadavi, board certified allergy and immunologist out of Los Angeles, California.   Dr. Khadavi is an experienced allergist assisting both adult and pediatric patients who suffer from chronic allergies, asthma, and other respiratory conditions. Dr. Khadavi recently enjoyed the privilege of being named a Rising Star in the...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome our special guest, Stephanie Sorkin, author and food allergy advocate.   Stephanie lives in New York. She has authored several books including Nutley the Nutfree Squirrel, Am I a Unicorn, Frenemy Jane the Sometimes Friend, and Chocolate Shoes with Licorice Laces.   She has 3 children with various allergies, and she herself has seasonal and environmen...

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome back our special guest, my oldest son, Stetson Horne. This time to talk all things Disneyland Resort and California Adventure.   Stetson has been to Disneyland Resort, California Adventure, Walt Disney World, Epcot, and a Disney Cruise.  He successfully visited all the parks and went on a cruise with peanut and shellfish allergy. However, between our...

On this episode of The Food Allergy Talk Podcast, Lisa Horne interviews her son, Stetson, a 14-year-old teen with food allergies. Stetson was anaphylactic to peanuts and shellfish since he was just a baby.  In the past 6-8 months of this podcast interview Stetson began having symptoms that appeared at first glance to perhaps mimic potential Celiac, Crohn's and Colitis, IBS or other potential...

In this episode of The Food Allergy Talk Podcast, Lisa Horne interviews Dr. Trill Paullin, Molecular Biologist and CEO & Founder of Free to Feed. Dr. Trill, as she is well-known, is a Molecular Biologist and mother to two beautiful daughters who had severe infant food reactions to proteins transferred from her diet to breast milk.  After processing the painful fact that she could hurt her chil...

In this episode of The Food Allergy Talk Podcast, Lisa Horne interviews Dr. Niha Qamar, also known as Dr. Q.  Dr. Q grew up in Queens New York, and moved back to her home state after training at UC Davis in California. She grew up with allergic rhinitis, which led to her fascination with allergies early on in med school. She recently co-authored a book with a colleague, on unusual allergies one ca...

On the first episode of The Food Allergy Talk Podcast, Lisa Horne interviews her son, Stetson, a 14-year-old teen with food allergies. Stetson is anaphylactic to peanuts and shellfish. While is has been allergic since he was a toddler, Stetson is much more than his food allergy. He is a video gamer, plays both piano and guitar, plays golf, and has recently taken up archery. There may be some thing...