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

Generally, I try to avoid contributing to the comments on social media…

But today I did...

The gist of the post: scare tactics are commonly used to get new parents to buy products when in reality prioritizing activity and time in nature should take priority over avoiding a long list of chemical...

  Did you see the headlines last week? 
Sigh. 
Another reminder that what we put in and on our bodies can impact our health. 

Artificial sweeteners are extremely common in many packaged & processed foods- especially those found in low carb products. 

They are even recommended by some healthcare prof...

As a medical student and resident, one of the few luxuries I would treat myself to a few times a year was a mani-pedi. It was a relatively affordable act of self-love to get my sore callused feet scrubbed, filed, buffed, and polished. It felt like such a treat to have my paws pampered after several ...

Fragrance - the New Secondhand smoke?

As a practicing allergy doc,  every day I see patients dealing with runny, stuffy noses, asthma, and rashes.

About 1/3 of people that come in for evaluation are found to NOT have allergies. 

So what is the problem?

This is called non-allergic inflammation...

October is National Healthy Lung Month! 

Typically lung health advice is narrowed down to 1 key piece of advice…

Don’t smoke.

Ok…
but that can’t be the only way we can help keep our lungs in tip-top shape, right? 

Let’s dive into a few other strategies you can take to protect your lungs...

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.

Wha...

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 ...

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,...