Just Allergy Things

In this episode, Dana chats with four rising college freshmen, Audrey, Catherine, Rachel, and Walker, about preparing for college with food allergies. They cover various topics concerning managing food allergies when applying and getting ready for college. They discuss everything that goes into planning the food allergy college experience, from meeting with dietary advisors, to eating at the dining hall, to finding the right roommate. During the episode, they also touch on the college search process as well as give advice to high school students with food allergies who plan on applying to college in the future.

In this episode, Dana chats with Emily and Jacqueline about everything traveling with food allergies. We cover a variety of topics cornering managing food allergies when traveling to new states and countries. We discuss everything from planning trips, to flying on airplanes, to eating new food when traveling abroad. During the episode, we also touch on traveling without parents such as on school trips, and the safety measures that need to be taken when doing so.

In this episode, Dana chats with The Allergy Chef, Kathlina. Kathlina has over 200 food allergies & intolerances, including most types of water. Her family also has restricted diets, none of them the same. After a long journey of misdiagnosis, Kathlina was told that she had 30 days to live. After living through it, Kathlina made it her mission to help others with food allergies and special diets. She started a bakery, published several cookbooks, developed free resources, and has advocated for food allergies on a national level.

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In this episode, Dana chats with Emily, Noelle, and Jackson about everything back to school with food allergies. We cover a variety of topics concerning how we manage our food allergies during the back-to-school season and during the school year. We discuss everything about school, from meeting with teachers about our allergies, to eating lunch, to allergic reactions in class. During the episode, we also touch on food allergy education at school as well as give advice to students with food allergies who are returning to school.

In this episode, Dana chats with Rachel, Anthony, and Lauren about all things summer and food allergies. We talk about various topics concerning how we manage our food allergies during the summer. We cover everything from the Fourth of July, to family gatherings, to friends, to how we keep our EpiPens cool in the summer heat. We also discuss how food allergies factor into our summer vacations.