OnespotTM Allergy Blog is written by Elizabeth Goldenberg, North America’s Allergy Legal Expert & Brand Advocate. She’s a lawyer and mother to two sons, one of whom has a life-threatening allergy to peanuts and tree nuts.
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I’m allergic to dust mites as is my son. I’ve taken steps to control this at home, by:
using hot water and a hot dryer to launder sheets and towels every week
cleaning my house thoroughly every week
changing our furnace filter every three months, and
always running a portable air cleaner.
Dust Mites
One protective measure I hadn’t addressed is using mattress, duvet, and continue reading…
How exciting! We recorded the voice over for our anaphylaxis first aid course yesterday. The voice talent we hired was excellent, and she completed the reading in about four hours. It felt incredible to see our script in every one’s hand when I walked in to the sound studio and to feel it coming to life with the crew’s help.
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Since eczema and allergies often go together, I’m always on the lookout for treatments that control the itch and inflammation of eczema. Recently, I noticed people sharing feedback about DermaSilk Therapeutic Clothing, including this comment I read on Facebook just one day ago:
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When my fourteen year old son heard that I’m writing about water today, he asked what the connection could possibly be to allergies. You know how curious I am, so I searched “allergic to water” on the Internet, and I found out about a rare condition called aquagenic pruritis, which results after exposure to water of any temperature.
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I love Kernels Popcorn, and we buy at least one bag of it every time we visit the mall. I recently had the opportunity to chat with them about their allergen and gluten policies, and I’m very happy with what I learned.
Their ingredients do not contain peanuts or tree nuts at any of their Canadian stores.* They take care to continue reading…
It took less than 90 minutes and the involvement of only one parent and one teacher for my son’s school to raise $2,200 using Kernels Popcorn. That’s three times the amount that was raised selling MacMillan’s cookie dough and muffin batter in previous years.
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I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Qunli Wu, the Founder of Allerbling food allergy awareness bracelets. As an infant, her son was diagnosed with allergies to peanut and tree nuts. Because she longed to travel with him but felt insecure about communicating about his allergies, she spontaneously designed a bracelet to inform and remind people about his allergies. This continue reading…
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