Why keep a food journal? When you participate in any elimination diet, it can be extremely helpful to identify what foods you’re eating, what foods you may be reintroducing into your diet and your...
When Christy came home with a note card of all kinds of random ingredients listed on it, I had no idea what I was in for. One of those horrible torture devices known as a patch test had revealed that...
One of the worst nickel food allergy offenders is soy. Nearly all processed foods include soy or soy lecithin. I avoid ingesting foods that contain either soy or soy lecithin. The Food Allergen...
Dining out with a nickel food allergy can be quite a challenged! The majority of restaurant and culinary kitchens are full of stainless steel cookware, which is all high in nickel. I am lucky. My...
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...
Sometimes I crave foods that trigger my nickel food allergy. I call these nickel food allergy offenders. I have read dermatology studies arguing that when you eat foods rich in iron and vitamin C...