Archive for the Allergy Information Category

Peanut Free Airlines: Air Canada & Westjet are both Peanut Free

This blog is all about living life full out, and how can you do that without the odd vacation? Flying with a peanut allergy is not an easy task. Until recently there were no peanut free airlines which made travel risky at best for those with a peanut allergy.
Here is a brief history on airline [...]

Are Water Chestnuts Safe? Is Nutmeg Safe?

For those of us with a peanut allergy we tend to throw our guard up the instant we read or hear the word nut. Case in point, despite how cute they are, does anyone else have a slight prejudice against squirrels because of their love of nuts? I thought so.
I’ll take this opportunity to answer [...]

Coconut Oil Allergy or Palm Oil Allergy: Any Relations To Tree Allergies or Peanut Allergy?

I’m aware that some individuals are worried about a potential allergy or allergic reaction to palm oil or palm kernel oil. This is a super short blog just clarifying there is no reason to worry.
Coconut, while officially a tree nut, tends not to be related to other tree nuts in regards to allergies. You should [...]

Peanuts, Soy, Legumes and Your Allergy

So you’re deathly allergic to peanuts, how much worse can it get right? As it turns out it can get a lot worse if you’re not careful. Here is my story:
Since as far back as I know I have been allergic to peanuts. Growing up I also had allergies to dairy, eggs and seafood (all [...]

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