Event: Poof! An Allergic World. Why? How? What We Can Do.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 5:03PM Elisabeth Veltman, The Tender Foodie tagged Saffrons a Gluten-free Market, Why are food allergies so prevelant today? Grand Rapids Allergy nurse educator Email Article Print Article Share Article in Events, Food Allergy Facts 
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Food allergies seem to have magically appeared out of nowhere. Twenty years ago, finding an actual kid with peanut allergies was like searching for Sasquatch. We had heard that this kid exists, but sightings were few and far between. Today, peanuts are banned from airplanes and schools, and kids are wearing labels on their clothing like little air-mailed packages, marked “fragile”. “Gluten” is a household word, but we still don’t know what it is. Adults leave their doctor with lists of foods to avoid, even developing celiac disease and other autoimmune conditions in their 40’s, 50’s, 60’s & 70’s.
Why? What has happened? Is there something we can do?
Join The Tender Foodie, for some interesting fact, figures, and discussion. Elisabeth will review the impact of our food environment, the difference between “allergy”, “sensitivity”, & “intolerance”; cross-reactions & why there is no such thing as a gluten-free pizza. You will leave armed with a few positive changes you can make in your every day life.
FREE. CALL TO REGISTER: (616) 447-9902
About Elisabeth Veltman
Elisabeth owns The Tender Foodie, a blog to help shorten the food allergy learning curve through a community of experts – including chefs, bakers, doctors, nutritionists, counselors, researchers, fitness professionals, and more. The Tender Palate will become an interactive website with tools to help people manage their food and health more successfully.
Very pleased and excited to also have Leslie Berigan R.N., one of the nurse educators from Grand Rapids Allergy on hand to answer specific IgE and EpiPen related questions after the talk. Welcome Leslie!
