Invaluable Resources, Products & Info

{This page was updated on 2-12-26.}

• All About Epinephrine: What It Does in a Reaction, How Long It Lasts, When It Gets Hot or Cold from Allergic Living 
  
  
• FAACT   
  
  
• A Guide to Emergency Epinephrine Options (Video, Links and Savings Programs) on SnackSafely.com
     
• I've been seeing a lot about at-home IgG testing for food allergies/sensitivities, and I felt it necessary to share this information from American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology​: The Myth Of IgG Food Panel Testing  Please, before you do an at-home tests for food sensitivities or allergies, do your research!  You are ALWAYS better off going to a board certified allergist who can help you get a reliable diagnosis and help you with any dietary changes and such.
   
• Click here to sign up for recall alerts from the FDA to be sent directly to your email. You can choose as many or as little email notifications as you want. (You can sign up for similar alerts from the USDA here. I also recommend signing up for alerts with FARE/KFA, too.)
     
• Damage Control - Dealing With An Allergic Reaction by Maya of Maya's Happy Place Thank you, Maya, for these great tips and info!
     
• Free Downloadable Food Allergy Resources from Food Allergy Books
    
• What It's Like To Be An Allergy-Mom by Carissa K. posted on the Huffington Post
    
• FREE Food Allergy Cards from BrokerFish
     
• FARE (Up-to-date allergy information, including food/drug alerts.)
     
• Information on how to get tax breaks on your food allergy purchases! Thank you, Maya!
     
• How To Recognize Signs of Choking And What To Do! by Rebecca of Foodie With Family
    
• Nowfoods.com is a company that is "committed to sourcing the very best natural ingredients for our products, and we choose non-GMO, non-irradiated, and organic ingredients whenever possible." From what I've seen, they have quite a varity of allergy-friendly products out there.
     
• Snack Safely is a great place to quickly check to see if your potential snack is safe or not for your allergens.|
     
• Ceela Naturals has "gluten, soy, nut, dairy, cruelty free vegan skin care" that is marketed especially to help eczema and atopic dermatitis.  To read my review on some of these products, go here.
    
• Here's another fantastic resource from Caroline of Grateful Foodie about Food Allergen Labeling: Food Allergen Labeling.
    
• Some very helpful information from SnackSafely.com about allergen labeling can be found here.
    
• Looking for allergy awareness/alert badges, t-shirts, aprons, stickers and more?  Check out Lil Allergy Advocates!  They have some amazing stuff!
    
• When Faith and Food Allergies Collide is a must read article by MI Gluten-free Gal!  It echoes so much of what I believe personally.  We'd all agree that the homes of food allergy/intolerant, diabetic, Celiac, etc. kids need to be safe.  We'd also probably argue that schools of said kids also need to be safe.  However, have we ever considered that churches and church activities also need to be safe for these kids?  I think it's time we did...
    
• Ever hear of the Teal Pumpkin Project?  Wonder what it's all about?  You can find out more here from Food Allergy Research and Education: http://www.tealpumpkinproject.org/ If you will be handing out treats at any time during the fall (or are looking for allergy-safe ideas for parties any time of they year), you must check this out!  Every child deserves to be included!  Great resource!
• Avoiding Cross-Contact is a great page on FARE's website about how to avoid cross-contact.  It is definitely a must read!