Articles Featuring All Things Allergy, Autoimmunity, & Anti-inflammatory Living

Although Sjogren’s Syndrome is most known for its effects on our eyes and salivary glands, it can affect any part of the gastrointestinal system including the liver. Of the 4 million people affected by Sjogren’s Syndrome, up to 49% have had some sort of abnormal liver testing. In honor of October be...

Developed in the early 1900s by the pharmaceutical industry, bisphenols are synthetic estrogens that came into greater popularity in the 1950s due to their ability to make plastics lightweight and flexible. Unfortunately, they have been linked to fertility problems, heart disease, and diabetes.

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September signals the season change with cooler breezes yet holding on to the warm sunny afternoons. Although this is my very favorite time of year, it can be very challenging for anyone dealing with inflammation. It is peak fall allergy season for anyone struggling with weed and mold allergies and ...

Confession. 
I love cooking. 
I hate cleaning up. 

Thankfully after 9 years of marriage, Aki and I have a good rhythm for cooking and cleaning up. Typically whoever cooks, does minimal clean-up. That said, the fewer the pots and pans, the better. 

AND, if they clean up without a lot of scrubbing ...

Conditions associated with a misbehaving immune system more commonly are associated with immune system-related cancers. From the 30,000 foot view, it is not hard to see why. The immune system is critical in detecting and eliminating early cancers.

In Sjogren’s Syndrome (SS) in particular, the cond...

Every entity has its origin story…

Crunchy Allergist LLC is no different. 

The story of the name, Crunchy Allergist isn’t that exciting.. It came about after I gave my Allergy/Immunology fellowship department lecture in my final year of training. 

But the LLC part, aka building a business w...

Talc is the softest, silkiest mineral on earth. Maybe even as smooth as a baby’s bottom…  It’s high capacity to absorb water made it a great ingredient for baby and body powders and makeup. Also called talcum powder, it is used in many non-cosmetic products as well, including construction, plastics,...

I talk a lot about practicing in an academic medical setting but have not spent much time explaining what that actually means…

What exactly is academic medicine? 

This area of medicine combines teaching, research and treating patients. It typically occurs at centers that are associated with a m...