Disney Planning Tips for Families with Food Allergy
Disney and food allergy go together like Mickey and Minnie! If you’ve ever been to Walt Disney World, then you know that a lot of
Dr. Alice Hoyt
June 24, 2021
Food Allergy Podcast & Articles
Join the conversation between an allergist and food allergy mama!
Are you looking for a educational yet enjoyable podcast that demystifies your child’s food allergy? Tune in as Dr. Hoyt and food allergy mama Pam discuss:
- Food allergy testing
- Anxiety and mental health strategies regarding food allergy
- Potential treatment options, now and future
- And so much more!
Listen on your favorite podcast platform, or listen and learn even more in the articles below!
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Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Articles & Podcast Episodes
5 College-Prep Strategies for Food Allergy Families from FARE’s Kristi Grim
Prepping for college… when should you start thinking about it? (Hint hint: now!) In this episode, Pam and I talk with the amazing Kristi Grim
Dr. Alice Hoyt
June 10, 2021
Food allergy and counseling
De-Stress with Strategies from Tamara Hubbard, LCPC How often do you worry about your kiddo who has food allergy? And have you ever wondered if
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 27, 2021
Turning anaphylaxis tragedy into purpose
Death from anaphylaxis is rare. But when it happens to your child, the rarity of it doesn’t matter. And how do you move forward? Here
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 20, 2021
Food allergy school policies
Schools develop food allergy related policies to try to keep kids safe, but how many of these policies are evidence-based? And how do policies impact
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 13, 2021
Food allergy and parenting – the parent needs…
When it comes to parenting a kiddo with food allergy, remembering that epi is only one of the many challenges faced. Three common themes amongst
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 6, 2021
School, Flying, and Food Allergy – What do the Experts Say?
Kiddos have many challenges growing up in this global era, and, unfortunately, food allergy further complicates things like school and flying. But that where allergists
Dr. Alice Hoyt
April 8, 2021
Food allergy on social media – ask an expert, but not on social.
Social media is a relatively new world, and just as navigating the “real” world with food allergy can be challenging, navigating social media with allergy
Dr. Alice Hoyt
March 25, 2021
Food allergy and bullying
Bullying comes in many flavors, and when it’s related to your kiddo’s food allergy, it’s even more heart-breaking and can be challenging to address. Bullying
Dr. Alice Hoyt
March 18, 2021
Parenting and school preparedness
Co-host of the Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Podcast has picked her top three favorite posts! Topics Pam selected included parenting and being prepared for a medical
Dr. Alice Hoyt
March 11, 2021
Research in treating early food allergy and on preventing anaphylaxis
This past week, I attended the AAAAI meeting. My teams and I presented research posters on treating early food allergy and on treating and preventing
Dr. Alice Hoyt
March 4, 2021
5 Steps to Medical Emergency Planning at School
Medical emergencies can be scary and even scarier at school, but planning a response may seem daunting. So how can your kiddo’s school start to
Dr. Alice Hoyt
February 28, 2021
Food allergy and nutrition strategies
If your kiddo has a food allergy, then you may wonder “Is my Sweet Pea getting enough good nutrition despite the food allergy?” Food allergy
Dr. Alice Hoyt
February 25, 2021
Organize food allergy test results
Maybe you have thought about this and somewhat organize your kiddo’s food allergy test results in a binder, or maybe you have the results available
Dr. Alice Hoyt
February 4, 2021
Food allergy testing and immune tolerance
Yep, you read that title right: food allergy testing is not the be all, end all, as it does not tell us about immune tolerance.
Dr. Alice Hoyt
January 28, 2021
How an allergic reaction really works
Have you ever wondered how an allergic reaction works? Wondered what is going on inside the human body during an allergic reaction? And what allows
Dr. Alice Hoyt
January 21, 2021
Goal-setting strategies for an amazing new year
New Year’s resolutions can be stressful, right? Sometimes they seem so pass-fail that you avoid making one at all. That stress often comes from not
Dr. Alice Hoyt
January 14, 2021
Food challenge safety: what say the data?
The safety of a food challenge is probably the first thing that goes through your mind when your allergist suggests performing a food challenge with
Dr. Alice Hoyt
January 7, 2021
Most Popular Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Podcast Episodes of 2020
Did your favorite Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Podcast episode make the list? You can find a podcast on so many topics these days, and
Dr. Alice Hoyt
December 31, 2020
Can OIT help your kiddo eat safely at a restaurant?
Oral immunotherapy – OIT – can make kiddos with food allergy like peanut allergy more tolerant of the allergen, but does that tolerance translate into
Dr. Alice Hoyt
December 24, 2020
How to read a medical journal article
Have you ever wanted to read an article from a medical journal the way your doctor reads an article? Doctors learn how to read medical
Dr. Alice Hoyt
December 17, 2020
Food allergy prevention in babies
Feeding babies potentially allergenic foods… what does the evidence say about food allergy prevention? Recommendations for when to feed babies certain foods have changed over
Dr. Alice Hoyt
December 10, 2020
Food allergen labeling made easy!
Have you ever attended a party and wished the food had been labeled for allergens? I know I have! Food allergen labeling is super helpful!
Dr. Alice Hoyt
December 3, 2020
Online food allergy testing
Read this before ordering any “food allergy” testing online! Okay, food allergy mama+papa, let’s talk about online food allergy testing. There is evidence-based testing and
Dr. Alice Hoyt
November 23, 2020
Parenting a Kiddo with Food Allergy
Parenting is hard enough, but with food allergy too? Knowing the kryptonite is a great first step! Y’all, parenting ain’t easy (can I get a high-five,
Dr. Alice Hoyt
November 12, 2020
Gatherings, Parties, and Food Allergy
Gatherings can be stressful, especially when managing food allergies! If your kiddo has food allergies, then gatherings – parties, tailgating, any food-associated get together (which,
Dr. Alice Hoyt
October 29, 2020
Wheat Allergy or Gluten Sensitivity or Celiac or Something Else?
Many folks ask me, “Dr. Hoyt, what’s the difference between a wheat allergy and gluten sensitivity and Celiac Disease?” I also get asked, “Is gluten
Dr. Alice Hoyt
October 8, 2020
School nurses are allergy superheroes
When you think about what your school nurse does all day, you may think about your kiddo with food allergy (as you should!) and Sweet
Dr. Alice Hoyt
October 8, 2020
How School Nurses are Preparing for Back-to-School with COVID
Have you ever wondered how school nurses prepare for your kiddos with food allergy? Especially with COVID, how are school nurses getting ready to help
Dr. Alice Hoyt
September 10, 2020
6 Steps to a Successful Evacuation for Your Family with Food Allergy
Are you wondering how to have a successful evacuation – hurricane, fire, etc. – with your kiddo who has food allergy? If so, then read
Dr. Alice Hoyt
September 2, 2020
Worried about food allergy and anaphylaxis and NOT having epinephrine? This will help!
Parents of kiddos with food allergy fear anaphylaxis and also that their kiddo won’t have epinephrine. Have you or your kiddo ever forgotten epinephrine? Or
Dr. Alice Hoyt
August 27, 2020
Food allergy and food insecurity – the Food Equality Initiative will help.
This is a special episode. Can you imagine having a child who has food allergy and that food insecurity challenges your household? This may be
Dr. Alice Hoyt
August 20, 2020
Ingestion challenges for babies
A baby can have a peanut allergy, and the peanut challenge procedure determines that diagnosis. You’ve probably heard about doctors recommending babies eat peanut to
Dr. Alice Hoyt
August 13, 2020
Back-To-School Checklist for Kiddos with Food Allergy
This time of year for your kiddo with food allergy is already stressful. Plus, add COVID-19 to the stress of back-to-school, and heavens to Betsy…
Dr. Alice Hoyt
August 6, 2020
Truths and misconceptions about auto-injectors like EpiPen
Do you know what information is true and what’s not true when it comes to epinephrine from an auto-injector like an EpiPen? EpiPens and other
Dr. Alice Hoyt
July 29, 2020
Peaches, Pollens, Peanuts, and Food Allergy?
Did you know there is more than one way to be allergic to a peach? Read more here, and hear the podcast!
Dr. Alice Hoyt
July 21, 2020
Food allergy and the nutrition label
Especially during COVID, it’s important to know where to find your kiddo with food allergy safe by knowing where allergensare listed on a product’s nutrition label. Here’s how
Dr. Alice Hoyt
July 14, 2020
Mom challenges
Food allergy moms are faced with challenges every day. Things like “do these cookies contain egg” and “I wonder if I should let my Sweet
Dr. Alice Hoyt
June 17, 2020
Food allergy podcast
Demystifying Food Allergy via Podcast I am so excited to demystify food allergy through my new Food Allergy and Your Kiddo podcast! The infoblogcast –
Dr. Alice Hoyt
June 16, 2020
Peanut Allergy Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Palforzia
Peanut allergy has an FDA-approved OIT treatment Peanut allergy affects 2-5% of children. The treatment plan for peanut allergy recommended by most academic allergy centers is
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 20, 2020
Early Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (OIT)
Early Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (EPOIT) can decrease the severity of peanut allergy in young children. Say what?! Let’s discuss early peanut oral immunotherapy (EPOIT). “So
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 15, 2020