Dining out with a food allergy is very challenging. I must remain hyper vigilant about reading the menu for dishes that include ingredients high in nickel. It requires me peppering the server with...
Understanding and accepting my unique food allergy, enables me to think differently about food and what I eat. Finding creative substitutions for foods high in nickel has changed my thinking about...
When I was first diagnosed with my allergy, I only considered being aware of all the food I ate that could have traces of nickel. I never considered how the tap water I drink could be a “trigger,”...
Sometimes I am so focused on my food allergy, and what I can or cannot eat, that I forget that I have eczema. My food allergy and eczema (specifically known as atopic dermatitis) are interrelated...
When I first started the low-nickel diet I began realizing all the colorful foods no longer in my diet. I worried whether or not I was still getting all of the necessary minerals and vitamins in my...
The fact that so much of the heavy metal nickel is in our food should be alarming! We all need to be able to make informed decisions about what we are eating. Labeling genetically modified foods is...
Using Twitter, I connected with others with my same nickel food allergy - @NiChallenged @miss_diagnoses @theallergista and others who create beautiful nickel free products @NonitaJewelry. We have...
My eczema causes me to itch. Many times I itch unconsciously and cannot control it. Reading numerous stories of people suffering from eczema has pressed me to identify exactly what triggers my own...
I LOVE Dreyer's Slow Churned Peppermint Ice Cream! I get excited about its release the beginning of September every year. However, last year Dreyer's added a new ingredient to their Peppermint ice...
From grocery stores to cosmetic counters, skin care is not care at all. Forms of aromatherapy, massage and skin “treatments” traditionally known as delightful indulgences often include a rash when...
The excitement and stress of moving to a new city permeates my daily life. Identifying the location my apartment, the local grocery store and post office takes time. Likewise, moving to a new city...
Spending over 15 minutes today looking at the ingredient labels on every chewing gum wrapper, I struggled to find any without nickel: i.e. soy lecithin or coconut oil.